If you don't mind burnt valves and want to go fast you can pay prices like
they do in Europe for gas (but not the same grade). The local "76" station
has "racing " gas, 100 octane, for $3.49 a gal.
Ralph
Charlotte NC
----- Original Message -----
From: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
To: 'Mike Welch' <mikew@turbopower.com>; Spitfires (E-mail)
<Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 1:29 PM
Subject: RE: Back from cruising (No LBC)
>
> Alright !!!!
> It's the Southerners turn.
> In Up State SC it's $0.90 for regular
> Craig Smith
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Welch [mailto:mikew@turbopower.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 11:51 AM
> To: Spitfires (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: Back from cruising (No LBC)
>
>
>
> Gee, now I don't feel bad about the $1.07 being charged here in Colorado.
>
> Mike Welch
> '68 +/- Spitfire MkIII
> '60 Jaguar MkII
> http://home.turbopower.com/~mikew
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simmons, Reid W [mailto:reid.w.simmons@intel.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 10:02 AM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Back from cruising (No LBC)
>
>
>
> Barry;
>
> Don't feel bad, gas hit $1.71 per gallon here in Oregon after being in the
> $1.30s for many months!!!
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry Schwartz [mailto:bschwart@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 7:58 AM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Back from cruising (No LBC)
>
>
> Well, got back Sunday from "The 7 Day Caribbean Cruise".
> FANTASTIC!! The
> lottery lifestyle is definitely for me, but what the heck
> happened?? When
> I left, gas was about $1.30 a gallon (regular, USA) After I
> returned it is
> now $!.60 a gallon and rising!! Sheese, all hell breaks
> loose when I leave
> :-). Only saw one LBC, and alas, although it did have a
> Triumph engine in
> it, it was a rubber bumper MG Midget (on the Cayman
> Islands).
> And of course, she said YES. . .I have to shamely admit
> though, I really
> didn't think of Tiumph's, LBC, cars or much of anything but
> what a great
> time I was having all the while. . .
> But It's good to be back (I keep telling my self over and
> over ;-})
>
> Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
>
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