Oscar Mayer Mini-Wienermobile?

This whole gas thing is taking its toll on everyone.

Hummer HI fanatics dropping down to H3′s; Ford Excursion lovers settling into their Ford Escape Hybrids and now this: Oscar Mayer has felt the pinch as well and launched their own scaled down version of the classic Wienermobile.

Just consider the savings to Oscar Meyer’s gas bill – this thing drives over 50,000 miles/year at an estimated 10 mpg.

Filling up the Wienermobile’s 32 gallon tank, to power its Vortec V8 engine,  costs about $120. That’s about 156 fill ups – over $18,000/yr.

The new Mini-Wienermobile gets about 31mpg from its compact 13 gallon tank. That equals about 124 trips to the pump for about $6000/yr. in fuel costs. (We were eating some delicious Oscar Mayer hot dogs while doing our math – so we could be off…)

Kudos to Oscar Mayer for towing the green line and updating the Wienermobile.

The Mini Cooper is a nice choice for those looking to save a little on their gas expense – and not just major food conglomerates either

Now if they can only help out the Spam Van.

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