[Homestead] gas prices
Gene GeRue
genegerue at ruralize.com
Wed Jun 6 10:18:59 EDT 2007
On Jun 6, 2007, at 7:00 AM, Jerry W. Shepperd wrote:
> I did something small about gas prices this past weekend. I bought a
> 1999 Natural Gas powered pickup, as my 1976 needs major
> transplants. Natural Gas gives about the same power and slightly
> less mileage, but I filled up for $2.149 a gallon. The downside is
> that there are very few places to buy natural gas. I have had it for
> only three days, so it is not much of a test, but so far I am happy
> with it.
I have considered using propane for vehicle fuel. A conversion costs
about $3,000 and the payback period would be long. The tank uses up
cargo space. Let us know how you feel about your natural gas pickup
from time to time, please.
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