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Tourist Trap: Make Sure You Have a Full Tank of Petrol!!!
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  • Written by M0B1US on Oct 1, 2002
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    • The US is the land of cheap petrol right??? Not here in Big Sur it's not!!! At US$2.39/gal it was the MOST EXPENSIVE PETROL I HAD YET SEEN IN 20 ODD US STATES INCLUDING THE REMOTE DEATH VALLEY!!! For a comparison, the cheapest we saw was US$0.99/gal and the Californian average (an expensive petrol state!) was US$1.57. Remember Big Sur is about 100 miles long which is no small amount of distance!

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    At Least Do This: Just don't do it!!!
    Alternative: Fill up BEFORE you get to Big Sur, preferably at a big town... We didn't pay on principle and risked running on empty than pay those heinously rip-off prices! Even when we got to the outskirts of Carmel and had to pay US$1.79 (cheaper than Hawaii!), I still filled up the minimum amount!
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    MikeBird Tue Oct 21, 2008 23:03 UTC
     Really helpful advice here Mobius. Many thanks, Mike    		sourbugger Wed Sep 27, 2006 14:14 UTC
     what a stunning page. impressive
    garridogal Mon May 22, 2006 15:32 UTC
     What a gorgeous shot of Big Sur! That's one place I definately hope to re-visit some day.    		chewy3326 Sat Jan 7, 2006 02:50 UTC
     Great pics and great page! I really loved Big Sur, too, your page is very good at showing it's beauty.
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