April 25th, 2008

Two plus years of driving the Jeep... under 19k in mileage. I've been downright conservative behind the wheel and am WELL under the mileage I'm allowed for the time I've had the car. Which means I can do a big splurge trip or several small road trips in the final part of my lease, without having to worry about my lease mileage. That is... I can do a big splurge trip if I can afford to gas the Jeep up this summer. $3.69's about the cheapest I can find around here, and we're hearing it's going to keep on rising, topping off well over $4.00 per gallon. Ouch!



I remember driving out of my way in Maryland to gas up at the place that was still under $1.25, because I thought the more-convenient stations' $1.30+ price tag was way too high. Yeah. Things have changed, and not for the best when it comes to the prices at the pump.

Meanwhile, my current car is much smarter than anything else I've driven. I love that it can tell me the outside temp, the direction in which I'm traveling, and even remind me when it's time for an oil change. Thing is, lately, it's been telling me that my tires are running low... and indeed, one of my tires does seem a bit softer than I'd like. Except Brian just filled my tires with air a week or so ago... not thrilled that my tires are less than plump at this point. Gotta get that checked out, 'cause I'm worried that I have a slow leak in at least one tire. On the Belt Parkway's harsh bumpitybumps, that can lead to a messy blowout. On the Belt, it doesn't take much.

Add that to my lengthy to-do list....