Posted on 06/16/2008 5:57:29 AM PDT by Dukes Travels
Now that I have your attention, here’s how.
Slow down. Stop the jack rabbit starts. Don’t slam the brakes. Dump the junk in the trunk. Use the cruise. Ride on air. And sweat on the way home.
A properly maintained vehicle, plus changing your driving behavior can actually increase your gas mileage by 50 percent, which saves you $2 per gallon on your next gallon of gas. And I have the listeners who have done it to prove it. Here’s the math.
The pain at the pump is now averaging $4 a gallon. If you are currently getting 20 miles per gallon in the hot wheels of your choice and you increase the mileage by 50 percent, then you will be getting 30 miles per gallon. That’s 10 extra miles for which you will not have to buy gas. Therefore, you save $2, since you are paying $4 per 20 miles driven.
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You just need to call the department and ask for your beat coordinator, or senior lead officer. That’s the vernacular in SoCal. They’d be more than happy to increase the revenue of the city while simultaneously preventing a kid from getting ironed in the street.
A good case for individual counties getting equal representation in one house of the state legislature. But Reynolds v. Sims would have to be overturned first.
It wasn’t an option at all, before all cars had air conditioning.
I drive a 1996 Windstar (3.8L, auto) for a lot of local trips. I live 45 miles from big store shopping. In WV, I-81 allows 70mph, and I drive aboit 1/2 the time on it and I-70/68 allowing 65.
About three months ago, I slowed myself to 55 max and "egg-under-foot" style acceleration. (I can get away with it, with my gray hair and WV plates.)
I drive business miles, so track well. I have gone from avg 18.1 to over 24. That's like paying for 3/4 of the miles and getting the others free!
Can you take that on the highway? (I’d love to get one for my daughter, but she’d have to drive a 5 mile stretch of highway to get to school.)
Also, can it take a passenger?
You've got to be kidding.
fwiw, ALL the girls wanted to "hang on the back of it", as they thought it was CUTE! (i don't think it was ME that they liked as much as the scooter = not even my mom thinks i'm handsome.)
i'm seriously thinking of buying another one or two for errands, as Vespa is BACK in the US marketplace.
free dixie,sw
You are so right. It's 15 minutes to the nearest grocery store from where I live; 20 to walmart.
I'd take the bus if it were available. Heck, my kids would be in heaven. (...35 minutes to the mall or the movie theater... 45 to the swimming pool...)
I agree 100%.
2. Transition step 1 : massive butanol and biodiesel production. Research money to develop the best large scale production techniques.
Some bio plans (ethanol) don't work well here in the US (e.g., corn). We only get about an 18% energy gain. Using switchgrass improves this, but may still take land resources out of their best use (e.g., food production).
3. Transition 2 : move more of the cars to pure electric or electric butanol hybrid. Massive funding for hydrogen research in conjunction with the nuclear power plants we built.
Where does the electricity come from? I do like hydrogen and nuclear, but also think new coal-fired power plants are possible. Newer technology makes them relatively clean, plus we have plenty of coal.
4. Final step : cars transition to hydrogen, trucks and trains run biodiesel.
See early caveats.
Also, can it take a passenger?”
The One I'm thinking about has a 150cc engine and I would never consider taking it out on a freeway. It would be sure suicide. But for short trips around town on side streets and around the neighborhood like to the store it would be fine. But like everyone is saying people are idiots and will try to kill you. Think of the Enterprise of WWII being surrounded by Hundreds of Japanese Kamikazes, and you're the Enterprise. ;0)
And yes it will carry two adults.
LOL
Reminds me of a trip I took years ago with a friend in Calif.
We were returning from a weekend trip for a wedding in Eureka, to get back to Santa Barbara County where he was a Sargent with the Santa Barbara Sheriff's dept.
He had a deadline to meet in getting back on duty and needed sleep so he turned the wheel over to me...Wheee...
The car was a sweet, silver, 1963 Corvette Stingray, split window, fuel injection 327...no air cond.
It was a hot Calif. day - but he said to keep windows up to make better time by cutting down on drag.
It was fine by me - he NEVER let anyone drive his "Silver Bullet" - it was a sweet little car.
Here in Maine, there's not a whole lot of days one "needs" air cond., and on those days, I carry a bottle of water with a fine mist spray - it works amazingly well for cooling -
Carolyn
Since your gas is lasting so long, I would recommend you use a fuel stabilizer to prevent varnishing or moisture contamination. I like the color.
Thank you Carolyn if and when I get One I will indeed be cautious.
the bears love the pipeline - they use it for a highway because it's warm on the footsies - ans the caribou calve under it because of the warmth and the green strip of grass...and the caribou population has increased above average because of it - some inconvenient truths you don't hear about - the caribou don't seem terribly perturbed - 
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