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08/11/2004 12:08:33 PM · #1 |
Used to go on photo tours every weekend,now cutting down.
Also looking to buy Golf /Jetta TDI 45-54 miles/gallon !
My Buick at 22-25 is killing me ! |
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08/11/2004 12:09:22 PM · #2 |
| I traded my Pathfinder in for a Beetle |
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08/11/2004 12:12:16 PM · #3 |
I traded in the minivan (which was a guzzler) for my new convertible... hehehehehe ;o)
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08/11/2004 12:33:31 PM · #4 |
I found this article a few days ago...
//www.enn.com/news/2004-06-04/s_24528.asp
Message edited by author 2004-08-11 12:34:19. |
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08/11/2004 12:43:30 PM · #5 |
Good thinking Pittman, too bad we didn̢۪t start and keep the trend of efficient vehicles in the 70's. This double up in price wouldn̢۪t hurt so bad.
Personally, I usually get rides into work and both my gf and my cars get over 30 mpg. |
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08/11/2004 12:51:27 PM · #6 |
I drive a Toyota Prius. Ten gallons of gas takes me well over 450 miles.
I love my hybrid. :)
Message edited by author 2004-08-11 12:52:12. |
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08/11/2004 12:52:50 PM · #7 |
i take transit to work and walk to the gym from home. ;) I don't own a car.
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08/11/2004 12:57:29 PM · #8 |
| I plan to hitch hike to work. Beyond that I also plan to convert from oil fired furnace to wood and/or coal this winter. |
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08/11/2004 01:42:09 PM · #9 |
I walk the mile to work, and rarely need the car for anything else. Total driving for me is usually 30-40 miles a week.
David
Nothing has changed on that front for a couple of years.
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08/11/2004 01:54:45 PM · #10 |
I car share on longer commutes and often commute by bike - though that hasn't changed much in the last 10 years either. Used to be about 50 miles a week by bike, though given the Texan road infrastructure, it was a lot friendly to do this in the UK.
Message edited by author 2004-08-11 13:55:51.
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08/11/2004 03:23:49 PM · #11 |
My scooter has left the warehouse in California and is on the way here. I plan to commute to work with it and buzz around town getting in everyone's way. Hopefully I can use it until we start to get deep snow. Otherwise I use the bus system and ride share for longer trips.
I also walk a lot. |
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08/11/2004 03:33:41 PM · #12 |
| Well, prices are going down, aren't they? The low grade finally got under the $2 mark here. |
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08/11/2004 03:37:16 PM · #13 |
| I've gone back to drinking vanilla extract and sterno/ saves a lot more money than huffing gas. |
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08/11/2004 03:55:34 PM · #14 |
I save money by just eating less. :)
With the eventual weight saving even the gasoline usage has to come down a bit. That way I can burn even more fuel.
Seriously?
With the motorcycle I burn just as much as normal, the thing lives between 6.000 and 12.000rpm. It is my toy.
With the cars (Chevrolet Transsport, VW T4 1.2 TDI, Nissan Micra 1.4 16V i):
* Shortshift, the torque of modern cars is enough to shift early the VW for example around 2500-2800rpm (max 4800)
* Ride high gears when you are not increasing speed, like 50km/hr in 4th gear and 70km/hr in fifth (five speed gearbox)
* Let the car rol out early for traffic lights and such, especially with the Chevrolet this saves a lot fuel. The thing hardly loses any speed over hundreds of meters when you let go of the throttle
* Avoid to stop at junctions. Look far ahead, plan far ahead, try to plan your crossing or turn such that you don't have to stop. Getting up to speed from 0 mph burns the most fuel
* Don't loose (too much) speed in corners -I go around the corner very hard honestly, people who sit beside me used to complain, now I only do it when I am on my own-. The advantage is that I keep my speed up and my fuel consumption stays constant. If you corner too slow, you need to rev up / shift down and at that moment you are burning a lot of fuel
* Increase speed downhil when you know you need to go uphil again for a while (I don't mind to go over the speedlimit). The downhil increase burns less fuel than trying to maintain the same speed uphil. Average it out.
* Cut off the engine when you need to wait at a railroad crossing and stuff like that
* Try to maintain a low average speed in a traffic jam instead of pulling up and stopping all the time
* Use your airco, opening up windows makes a mess of your aerodynamics and costs more fuel
* If you want to speed, do it with the wind in the back. If you've got a headwind, speeding will result in a much higher fuel consumption
* Don't take weight with you that you don't need (assume that you work with bricks and keep packets of cement in your van. You don't need the stuff until friday next week. Take it out!)
You'd be amazed how much fuel you could save if you don't yet do anything of the above.
Don't go slipstreaming lorries, that's extremely dangerous.
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08/11/2004 03:55:42 PM · #15 |
I complain every chance I get, but I haven't changed anything other then having less money in my pocket.
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08/11/2004 04:03:06 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by waterlilies:
I drive a Toyota Prius. Ten gallons of gas takes me well over 450 miles.
I love my hybrid. :) |
Yeah, I'd like one of those as well. But at the moment way too expensive over here. Toyota should come with a basic prius, no luxury, lower price.
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08/11/2004 04:08:37 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by movieman:
Well, prices are going down, aren't they? The low grade finally got under the $2 mark here. |
It would probably be a good idea to just go ahead and plan for gas prices to only go up from now on. |
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08/11/2004 04:10:49 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by movieman:
Well, prices are going down, aren't they? The low grade finally got under the $2 mark here. |
Crude oil prices hit a record high yesterday, at $45 a barrel. Estimates predict that it will likely go above $50/ barrel in the near future and is unlikely to drop below $30 again for a long time (2006), if ever.
That compares with about $21/barrel in 2001/2002 and $25 in 2003 (these are inflation adjusted figures) In real terms, it hasn't been this expensive since the early 1980s.
Message edited by author 2004-08-11 16:15:55.
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08/11/2004 04:16:35 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by Azrifel:
Don't go slipstreaming lorries, that's extremely dangerous. |
...or Lauries. I can attest to that. :o)
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08/13/2004 03:27:13 AM · #20 |
I don't have a car and my parents still pay for the gas in their cars (since, well they're their cars and I rarely use up a full tank). I don't know what's gonna happen with me on campus this year though...
Gas up at Yosemite this past week ranged from $2.69 to $2.03...we're at about $2.13 down in South Cali.
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08/13/2004 06:53:01 AM · #21 |
Originally posted by Azrifel:
Originally posted by waterlilies:
I drive a Toyota Prius. Ten gallons of gas takes me well over 450 miles.
I love my hybrid. :) |
Yeah, I'd like one of those as well. But at the moment way too expensive over here. Toyota should come with a basic prius, no luxury, lower price. |
...but first they need to work down the 1½ year waitlist.
-Terry
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08/13/2004 07:47:13 AM · #22 |
You americans don`t know your born when it comes to petrol prices.
Here in the UK we pay £4 a gallon which includes 70% tax. |
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08/13/2004 07:56:34 AM · #23 |
Originally posted by marbo:
You americans don`t know your born when it comes to petrol prices.
Here in the UK we pay £4 a gallon which includes 70% tax. |
The tax at least helps stablise the price though - it has more than doubled in the last 4 years here in Texas |
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08/13/2004 08:45:46 AM · #24 |
i drive a diesel, and a motorcycle.
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08/13/2004 08:46:46 AM · #25 |
Originally posted by pitsaman:
Used to go on photo tours every weekend,now cutting down.
Also looking to buy Golf /Jetta TDI 45-54 miles/gallon !
My Buick at 22-25 is killing me ! |
actually that's the diesel i have, a tdi jetta. i average 50mpg's with it, it's an 01, going on 100k miles right now. i used to commute 110 miles a day, which is why i got it. it really is awesome, i couldnt' have asked for a better car to commute, and get great mileage.
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