I just paid $2.139 the other day for 94 octane in Cherry Hill, NJ. I was enjoying that particular gas station for a few weeks as they were selling 94 octane for $1.809, only 3 cents more than 93 octane, when everyone else was selling 94 for $1.95. Then prices skyrocketed on all grades and they marked up 94 octane to about the same as everyone else.
I've just flat out stopped caring what I spend on gas. It doesn't matter. It's well worth paying $2.139/gal getting 12/15 MPG to be able to drive my Galaxie again. Finally a car that just works. Yeah I need to tinker now and again, or adjust this or that, but I can do it at my convenience. Not like my lousy Honda Prelude or my half-assed Olds Calais. Lousy modern econo-boxes.
I can't even tell you how many mornings I was late to work becasue of one thing or another. Like with the damn Olds, I had to dump gas down the throttle body to get it started on extremely cold mornings. Yes, you heard me right, the throttle body, as in _fuel injection_. Eventually with either of the cars I would get up a half hour early so I would ahve time to get the car runing. I cant' tell you what a relief it is to have a car that _just works_. My '68 Galaxie has never left me stranded or made me late for work. Every morning, even when it's below 0* out, it will start.
When it needs attention I can usually do it at my own convenience (within reason). Like right now I have a few rocker arms tapping. I gotta re-adjust them. No big deal, I'm gonna try to get up early enough to do it in the morning, but it still got me to work and back today. Anyway, I'd take my '68 Galaxie over a modern car any day. Too much trouble with modern cars, and when something breaks, I'm stranded. When something breaks on my Galaxie, I fix it. If I don't have the right parts with me I've always been able to make something work long enough to get me to a place where I can get the parts. It's great to finally have a real car again. One that won't leave me late or stranded. One which I can actually stretch out in and carry almost anything with me.
Cory