Gas book, whee!

So I keep track of every tank of gas I buy. My parents did it for their cars when I was growing up. And while I neglected to do so for my first two cars, I decided that since I bought my current vehicle with only 30 miles on the odometer, I should start the habit.

The statistics I’m seeing are a bit interesting: In the last 445 days, I’ve driven 11,000 miles (or so), put 636 gallons of gas into the tank, and spend a little over $1400 (US). That’s a hell of a lot of money, at an average of $0.13/mile.

Although, given that I drive a V-6 pickup, the 17.6 mpg that I’m averaging isn’t too bad. Please, no comments from the drivers of hybrid vehicles on this.

Needless to say, I’m very interested to see if Ford actually comes out with a hybridized version of the F-150 like they’ve said they could; if they do, it should hit the market some time in the next couple years. I’ll probably get in line for one of those if they’re not too much more than I paid for my Ranger.