Gas in the Avalanche is a killer. I find me babying it more than I ever have...coasting as much as I can vs. hitting the brakes, accelerating very slowly, and trying to squeeze every extra MPG that I can.
If it hits about $5-6 a gallon, I'll have to buy another car to DD, as the monthly cost difference between the Av vs a 30+ MPG vehicle will be too much to ignore.
What I hate is the fact that every year I get a raise, I am really making less money. The cost of living is going up way quicker than my income is. Electric, natural gas, property tax, gasoline, insurace, water bill (by a LOT)...6 years ago I could be making $3/hr less and still have more to spend after paying all my bills/fuel costs simply because of these major price hikes in everything.
Things need to change, and change quick. Looking at the 3 front running canidates for the next leadership...not going to happen.