#10 Rafael, I did even better....I walked to the Publix twice last week, and I walked over to my vet's to pick up my dog's prescription today. I even stopped at the Walgreens on the way back, and took care of two errands at the same time. (Riding a bike is not advisable in my current condition.)
Your point is????
The only reason I mentioned minivans is that yes, they are big, and yes, the gas mileage can really suck. Maybe not as much as a truck, but it still ain't no Honda Civic.
I'm lucky enough to live somewhere where the roads are decent and I don't really need a SUV, a truck, or some other road monster. But if you think you can bounce around on some rural roads out here in a tiny little 4 banger, you're nuts. I don't advise you try that trick in the winter in the Rockies, especially when the snow's melting.
Low gas prices might have made them trendy for a while in the big cities, but in other parts of the country they've been popular way before they were cool.
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RIYADH: Saudi King Abdullah ordered petrol prices in the oil-rich kingdom slashed by more than 30 percent on Sunday, according to a copy of the decree carried by the official SPA news agency. "In order to improve the living standards of citizens and for the public good, we have ordered that the price of one litre of petrol for the consumer be changed to 0.60 riyals (17 cents) instead of 0.90 riyals (24 cents) until 10/12/1427," the decree said, referring to the last month of the Muslim lunar calendar which would coincide with next January. The move came as Western consumers of the world's leading oil producer and exporter were facing sharply increased prices at the pumps amid record high crude prices.