Maui driver unhappy after paying $97.20 for 24.5 gallons of gas to fill his Chevy Avalanche

[Amerigo Vespucci]

No automotive paradise: $4 gas in Hawaii

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080314/ap_on_bi_ge/four_dollar_gas

By JAYMES SONG, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 24 minutes ago

WAILUKU, Hawaii - "Maui No Kai Oi" is a popular Hawaiian saying that means Maui is the best. Mike Sweeney recently moved to this idyllic island from Denver and was hit with the other side of living in paradise with his first visit to the gas pump: Maui is also No. 1 in gas prices.

"After seeing the total, I won't be smiling," Sweeney said as he watched the numbers on the Chevron pump spin faster than a slot machine.

The pump finally stopped at $97.20, which put 24.5 gallons in his Chevrolet Avalanche.

He was elated about living on Maui and being reunited with his black, super-size pickup truck, which just arrived from Colorado, but he wasn't so thrilled about paying nearly $4 for a gallon of regular.

Below: The Chevy Avalanche, not designed for life on an "idyllic island" with $4 per gallon gas.

:nopity:

[LynneSin]

1. Well you know the problem with all the snow and sleet in Hawaii

:eyes:

[gbate]

2. Uh yeah. My brother lives in HI and works 3 jobs just to keep his head above water.

He doesn't drive an SUV either. His little Scion does just fine there.

[LynzM]

3. Cry me a friggin' river.

:eyes: He paid to ship that giant beast all the way there, and *then* started paying attention to the prices? Who doesn't do research before they move?

[grace0418]

4. If you have the money to have your giant planet-mobile shipped to your new

new home in friggin' Maui, then you have the money for the gas. The rest of us feel *real* sorry for you. :eyes:

Spoiled, stupid, selfish, greedy people really piss me the fuck off.

[LeftinOH]

5. ..and he probably keeps the windows up/air conditioning on...so as not

to suffer that irritating sweet balmy Pacific air.

[Shine]

6. Guess he's not feelin' the Aloha spirit. Bummer, dude.

It's gotta suck for everybody on the island, no matter what type of car you drive.