$2.50? Ouch! Do like we do and get ya a 90 gallon reserve tank in your bed and then fill it up with the cheap (that's relative, I guess!) fuel here in the midwest! It would almost be like you are saving money by makin' the trip! LOL!!
Seriously, I know it's one heck of a haul from your neck of the woods, and we genuinely enjoyed hangin' with y'all a couple years back...
