It took about a week of driving the 2007 Chrysler Aspen all over southern California to empty the bank account. Not to say that it’s a thirsty beast, but the kid’s college fund now belongs to Chevron, Mobil and Arco stations around the southland. Station managers came out to shake hands, slap backs and offer free coffee whenever we pulled up to the pump, and one station actually reserved a pump for our use alone. The Aspen we drove was fitted with a 5.7-liter Hemi and virtually all of the power and interior upgrades – including liftgate and navigation. All told, our Aspen had a sticker price of $38,880.