Not sure how many from our HALF group will or can attend....we just did a quick calculation the other night on just gas usage....
I`m not trying to be negative about this ,but just realistric.
not sure exactly what MPG everybody gets , but lets say the "normal" for most are around 14 mpg....if we travel to the center of the US...its a little over 1,000 mi from Houston, I know its quite a bit more from many areas , like Miami...+_ 1500 miles...
so a round trip, plus a little driving while at the meet 100-200 miles? would be 2,200 to 3,200 miles , at 14 mpg that is 155 to 230 gallons, and at current prices that’s about $425 to $630 , not to speak about a gas increase (that very possibly is coming?) if it goes back to $4/gal, it would then be $620-$920 worth of gas alone... then you`ll have hotel/motel costs , not much for food since you`d eat at home too, for most people at least one night in ea direction , plus one to two nights at the meet......so that’s 4 - 6 nights, at ?? of course depending on where you stay , but lets use a low/medium number of $50 avg, that’s another$200-300....
again not trying to put a damper on the enthusiasm , but I know that for many this could be very expensive ,especially the ones trying to finish a car also....
It would still be a blast, I may try to do it, but I know that several in our group probably would hesitate at this expense, plus a week "vacation" taken that possibly the spouse may not totally agree with...
has everyone thought this thru?
I wouldnt have a lot of thoughts like this if we were a group of Ferarris, Lamborghinis or Aston Martins, but afterall, we are not quite in that league...
