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Title: soo.. are there less cars..
Post by: lazs2 on September 28, 2005, 08:47:54 AM
where you live?  with the higher price of gas and all.

I did notice a decline when the gas first blipped... I was diggin it..

Put the elky in third and nailed it getting on to the freeway... sideways all the way through the on ramp and onto the sparsely populated three lanes.... Hit fourth and got a wiggle out of the back end then fifth at about 110 or 20.... let off and dropped it into sixth...

Truck driver gave me the thumbs up as I went by...

good way to get the blood moving.

lazs
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Post by: Ripsnort on September 28, 2005, 09:26:49 AM
I've noticed alot of SUV's for sale in the local Nickel want ads....
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Post by: Leslie on September 28, 2005, 09:31:54 AM
Yep, put a vintage tag on my Olds 98 finally due to gas prices.  Falling back on the Delta 88.



Les
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Post by: Gunslinger on September 28, 2005, 10:35:21 AM
Considering the nearest "wallmart" type store is about 30 miles away my family hasn't been making more than one trip into town a week as of late.  Usually we all go on the weekend and make a day of it.

Before my wife would drive her explorer all that way to save $0.70 on toilet paper.
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Post by: Sixpence on September 28, 2005, 12:02:29 PM
Between lazs and rip 32k posts, holy jebus!

Yeah, less cruising in the caravan these days.
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Post by: Jackal1 on September 28, 2005, 12:40:08 PM
Haven`t noticed much of a decline in autos as a rule. I have noticed a very sharp drop in the number of boats on the lake though.
Title: soo.. are there less cars..
Post by: Ripsnort on September 28, 2005, 12:48:03 PM
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Originally posted by Sixpence
Between lazs and rip 32k posts, holy jebus!

Yeah, less cruising in the caravan these days.


I have an automatic reply C++ based program that runs 24/7 and automatically detects idiotic posts, and sends an automatic, pre-generated reply depending on keywords of the posts, including to my own posts....:huh
Title: Re: soo.. are there less cars..
Post by: Curval on September 28, 2005, 12:53:39 PM
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Originally posted by lazs2
Truck driver gave me the thumbs up as I went by...

good way to get the blood moving.

lazs


I'd be the guy in the SUV with my three kids and wife in it yelling at you and shaking my head at such dangerous foolish behaviour.

Another good way to get the blood moving.
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Post by: NUTTZ on September 28, 2005, 12:56:56 PM
LOL, the BBS burped a few times and Rip's counter was reset to zero. Rip's bbs odomiter has rolled over a few times.

NUTTZ

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Originally posted by Sixpence
Between lazs and rip 32k posts, holy jebus!

Yeah, less cruising in the caravan these days.
Title: soo.. are there less cars..
Post by: Wolfala on September 28, 2005, 12:58:31 PM
I find myself driving in 6th gear at 20mph running around 600 - 1000 rpm. Thank god for Drive by Wire.
Title: soo.. are there less cars..
Post by: Ripsnort on September 28, 2005, 12:58:56 PM
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Originally posted by NUTTZ
LOL, the BBS burped a few times and Rip's counter was reset to zero. Rip's bbs odomiter has rolled over a few times.

NUTTZ

You're correct. I actually LOST 7,000 in one of those burps.
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Post by: GtoRA2 on September 28, 2005, 01:48:15 PM
On week days Trafic is just as bad and the carpool lane just as empty (thats nice for me since I use it).


On weekends I notice less people driving though.
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Post by: Torque on September 28, 2005, 02:02:14 PM
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Originally posted by Sixpence
Between lazs and rip 32k posts, holy jebus!
 


it's a work related thing...
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Post by: lasersailor184 on September 28, 2005, 02:11:06 PM
Wow.  Rip has lost more posts in a single burp than most people will ever earn.
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Post by: indy007 on September 28, 2005, 02:18:55 PM
Traffic was nice Monday & Tuesday. Then everybody was back in town and schools reopened today... went from a 15 minute drive to work back to the usual 45 minutes.

Sales here haven't changed much. They sell just as many SUVs & trucks as ever. However, the waiting list for the Prius keeps getting longer & longer.
Title: soo.. are there less cars..
Post by: lazs2 on September 28, 2005, 02:21:18 PM
post before work and during lunch (which is now) and on days off.. I only work 4 days a week..

Six pense drives a mini van!   is anyone here surprised?  When I go to hell I will probly have to drive a silver mini van.

as for curval.... haveing him (and his ilk) shake his fist in outrage at my "dangerous" behavior.... is part of what I live for...

lazs
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Post by: lasersailor184 on September 28, 2005, 02:22:50 PM
Well, for a while I was at school over the summer.  There were no cars, no people, no (guy) freshmen.  It was awesome!


But now it's started up again and it's tight with traffic.
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Post by: eagl on September 28, 2005, 02:44:16 PM
There was a mini gas "crisis" here for a few days, but all that happened was a couple of stations ran out of gas because a bunch of people filled up their tanks when they were only 1/4 empty instead of waiting as usual.
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Post by: Sandman on September 28, 2005, 02:45:17 PM
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
I have an automatic reply C++ based program that runs 24/7 and automatically detects idiotic posts, and sends an automatic, pre-generated reply depending on keywords of the posts, including to my own posts....:huh


Must. resist. smart. ass. reply....
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Post by: Curval on September 28, 2005, 02:53:21 PM
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Originally posted by lazs2
as for curval.... haveing him (and his ilk) shake his fist in outrage at my "dangerous" behavior.... is part of what I live for...


No doubt....right up until you are killed in a hideous crash.

I only hope you are the only victim.
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Post by: Leslie on September 28, 2005, 03:21:25 PM
Why the hell are you talking about car crashes and going to hell?

Must be an inside joke,  Lazs has already been to hell.  Hot Rods to Hell is Lazs favorite movie.:)




:es
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Post by: ASTAC on September 28, 2005, 03:26:19 PM
Sorta back on topic...alot of guys that ride motorcycles, have been riding them to work alot more lately.
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Post by: Vipermann on September 28, 2005, 03:30:40 PM
Took my motorcycle out for a ride last Saturday, after 15 minutes I turned around and went home. More cars than ever on the roads around here, even the lonely back roads have cars all over the place. :(
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Post by: lasersailor184 on September 28, 2005, 04:11:06 PM
Where in PA viper?
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Post by: Vipermann on September 28, 2005, 04:34:44 PM
I live in Fleetwood which is between Reading and Allentown. The whole area is getting developed, huge housing developments going up everywhere.

When I was a kid the drive from my house to Reading was through fields, now it's through housing developments. Makes me sick.
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Post by: lasersailor184 on September 28, 2005, 04:52:16 PM
I used to live on the Main Line.  Shall we get into that a little bit?
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Post by: beet1e on September 28, 2005, 04:57:03 PM
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Originally posted by lazs2
where you live?  with the higher price of gas and all.
Lazs! Y'ole willy-woofer! :D

Earlier this month, I drove up to your ancestral seat - Scotland! There I discovered what is now my favourite road in the UK - the A82 from the Glasgow area up to Fort William. I was winding the Golf in and out of those bends - touching 90 sometimes, but having to slow down for the curves.

Previously, my favourite road was the A303 which I'm sure Mr. Toad has used on his jaunts to Devonshire! :p

Coming back from Scotland was all down the motorways - 80/90 speed - by the time we got to Leicester (430 miles) I'd averaged 52mpg. Good job, as there was the threat of a fuel shortage that week.
Title: Re: Re: soo.. are there less cars..
Post by: Ripsnort on September 28, 2005, 05:27:57 PM
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Originally posted by beet1e
Lazs! Y'ole willy-woofer! :D

Earlier this month, I drove up to your ancestral seat - Scotland! There I discovered what is now my favourite road in the UK - the A82 from the Glasgow area up to Fort William. I was winding the Golf in and out of those bends - touching 90 sometimes, but having to slow down for the curves.

Previously, my favourite road was the A303 which I'm sure Mr. Toad has used on his jaunts to Devonshire! :p

Coming back from Scotland was all down the motorways - 80/90 speed - by the time we got to Leicester (430 miles) I'd averaged 52mpg. Good job, as there was the threat of a fuel shortage that week.


90 kph? Ooooh...you CHANCE TAKER! ;)
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Post by: Vipermann on September 28, 2005, 05:28:26 PM
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Originally posted by lasersailor184
I used to live on the Main Line.  Shall we get into that a little bit?


On the Main Line? Not sure where you mean. Get into what? Sorry I'm confused by your post :confused:
Title: Re: Re: Re: soo.. are there less cars..
Post by: beet1e on September 28, 2005, 05:51:32 PM
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
90 kph? Ooooh...you CHANCE TAKER! ;)
No, idiot - mph! We're not THAT metricated! :lol
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Post by: lasersailor184 on September 28, 2005, 05:58:13 PM
Ah, you don't know what the Main Line is?  Shame.
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Post by: Vipermann on September 28, 2005, 06:36:59 PM
Please enlighten me. If it's around here I probably know about it but have never heard it called that?
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Post by: lasersailor184 on September 28, 2005, 08:34:17 PM
It's a little more towards Philadelphia around Berwyn, Paoli, Wayne...


Basically it's 90 pound women in Escalades putting on make up and talking on the phone on route 30.  It's like signing a death warrant going on 30 at rush hour.
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Post by: vorticon on September 28, 2005, 09:27:57 PM
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Originally posted by eagl
There was a mini gas "crisis" here for a few days, but all that happened was a couple of stations ran out of gas because a bunch of people filled up their tanks when they were only 1/4 empty instead of waiting as usual.




thers a major gas crisis here right now, the esso and race trac are both having new tanks installed, and the only diesel and gas pumps (1 nozzle each) just went bust because of the overuse, nearest gas station is a UFA 10 minutes away, and thats hidden in the back of a even smaller little hick town, so the only people that use it are locals- highway traffic is screwed.


as for more or less cars on the road, seems pretty much the same- but that could be because im seeing more at one time than before, since all the truck traffic is going slower to save fuel, and the roads i travel most frequently have very few passing areas.
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Post by: Vipermann on September 28, 2005, 10:01:57 PM
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Originally posted by lasersailor184
It's a little more towards Philadelphia around Berwyn, Paoli, Wayne...


Basically it's 90 pound women in Escalades putting on make up and talking on the phone on route 30.  It's like signing a death warrant going on 30 at rush hour.


I'll take your word for it. My father works in Paoli and I've heard some stories from him. I stay away from the whole 422,202,476 area unless I'm getting a new suit at Brooks Brothers in King of Prussia.
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Post by: stiehl on September 29, 2005, 12:28:19 AM
130+?(speedometer was pegged) in a 69 GTO down the jersey turnpike at 3am. ~$3.70 for gas, might as well make it worth it.
Title: soo.. are there less cars..
Post by: Sixpence on September 29, 2005, 12:56:39 AM
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Originally posted by lazs2
Six pense drives a mini van!   is anyone here surprised?


lol, and I love it! Had an suv but got the caravan because I needed to seat more. It actually works better as a utility vehicle than my suv. When I take the seats out I can lay 4x8 sheets of plywood or sheetrock flat. My brother gave me a projection screen tv(huge), no problem. Dressers, beds, you name it.

When we hit the drive-in, I back into the parking space and lift the hatch, reverse the back bench and take out the two captains chairs and place them on the ground at the rear. It's great, i'll never go back to an suv.
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Post by: SOB on September 29, 2005, 01:23:28 AM
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Originally posted by Curval
Hello.  I'm an accountant.  Allow me to crunch the numbers to determine whether or not your fun is worth the calculated risk to yourself and others.  Please stand by...

What I can't figure out is how you manage to work the calculator while shaking your finger in a stern manner.
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Post by: Toad on September 29, 2005, 01:31:29 AM
That's not his finger.
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Post by: Pooh21 on September 29, 2005, 01:43:24 AM
Hmmm while I scoff at a man who rides around on an island on a scooter, because nanny gubbmint won't let him have anything bigger.


I admire his dexterity in operating a calculator in that manner.
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Post by: Pei on September 29, 2005, 01:43:57 AM
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Originally posted by Toad
That's not his finger.


Make sure he doesn't wave that thing around too much: someone could get pregnant.
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Post by: SOB on September 29, 2005, 01:46:30 AM
If it ain't a finger, why's it got a nail?!
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Post by: Curval on September 29, 2005, 05:42:08 AM
Strangely when lazs wants to go shooting he doesn't go to a mall and set up targets.  He goes to a garbage dump or a range.  Why?  

Pei..no danger of that anymore.
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Post by: Pooh21 on September 29, 2005, 06:01:52 AM
maybe cause he is responsible and doesnt want to hit anything he don't want to hit downrange I guess.

I mean what kind of maniac would shoot paper or even metal targets in an uncontrollable enviroment like the mall?


dang get back on yer scooter and say "meep-meep"
edit: i bet you feel like driving 40kph through School Zones?
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Post by: Curval on September 29, 2005, 06:16:31 AM
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Originally posted by Pooh21
maybe cause he is responsible and doesnt want to hit anything he don't want to hit downrange I guess.

I mean what kind of maniac would shoot paper or even metal targets in an uncontrollable enviroment like the mall?


But...but...it's lazs' fun we are talking about.  Shouldn't he be free to have fun wherever he likes?  He could just wait until the coast is clear before pulling the trigger, surley?

If he is so "responsible" with guns...why not with cars?  He has cited many many statistics on the deadly nature of vehicles and used that to back up his gun theories...ala, cars kill far more people than guns so shouldn't they be banned?  Reckless driving is what kills and maims more people than guns right?

Hypocracy and selfishness at its finest evidenced in this thread.

Well done lazs.:aok
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Post by: Pooh21 on September 29, 2005, 06:28:35 AM
hmm personally I just got back from driving down Portland's I5 at about 98mph.  and you know what, it was an empty freeway, if I made a booboo it was just me involved. Now would I drive at 100mph when others(either in my car )or others, say an SUV full of Soccer kiddies?were in danger? No.

just the same as I and most responsible gun owners would not shoot unless we are sure of our backstop.



so back on your "meep-meep" scooter
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Post by: Sixpence on September 29, 2005, 06:34:34 AM
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Originally posted by Curval
Hypocracy and selfishness at its finest evidenced in this thread.

Well done lazs.:aok


lol, he cries for absolute freedom, but doesn't want women to vote. And is a city worker who denounces socialism. I would say that is about as hypocritical as it gets
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Post by: Curval on September 29, 2005, 06:50:12 AM
A booboo huh?  Like hitting an on ramp sideways?

Had a police officer seen that would lazs have gotten a thumbs up, or would he have been ticketed for dangerous driving?

lazs calls people selfish when they litter city streets...but somehow driving like a 16 year old on a public highway is an expression of his freedom to have fun?

Tell that to a soccer mom whose child was killed by such lunatic behaviour...I'm sure they will be comforted.:rolleyes:
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Post by: Pooh21 on September 29, 2005, 07:16:58 AM
Curval do you drive like a 16 year old on your little mariokart scooter?
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Post by: SOB on September 29, 2005, 08:58:22 AM
LOL, you get him, Curvy.  Surely he was inches away from launching his vehicle into a bus loaded with kindergardners!
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Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on September 29, 2005, 09:10:51 AM
and nuns, don't forget the nuns.
-SW
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Post by: lazs2 on September 29, 2005, 09:29:10 AM
I have actual tears running down my cheeks!

Yes... I am a law breaker and life taker and my fun is what is important to me...  but.... I do agree with curval the stern.... If I die hidiously in a car wreck I too hope that I am the only victim.

I am a socialist who bids for my job every year... tho I admit that there were no other bidders in some years... I seem to have beaten out most of em enough that they don't compete even any more.   I was 10% under budget last year.  And of course... all real men know that women shouldn't be allowed to vote.

Lot's of folk get killed in cars.  To bad..  I sure as hell don't want to get killed in a mini van tho if I gotta go.   Or some friggin moped.   And I got no idea of what it  would take for me to want to by a car based on how good I could use it in a parking lot not even moving.  

I was within twenty miles of my home so no cop would have given me a ticket... where I work is where every sheriff, highway patrol and city cop for 20 miles uses for a shooting range... I have my guys manicure the areas and make sure that these guys have a place to shoot.... I drive my hot rods to work and tell the cops.... I don't care what else you do but you do NOT pull over one of these here cars.

I went by one the other day at over 120 and he couldn't catch me till I got to work and parked.   I gave him a ride.

beet... If you drive 80 mph on the freeways around here the soccer moms will run you over.... at the very least they will have a scowl and finger shaking attack on you that would make curval proud.

Today I am off.... I am gonna drive my hell camino to my brothers house and shoot a variety of firearms and then he is gonna take me to lunch cause it's my birthday.

One time my brother was helping me bolt in the seats on my Healey... we got the drivers side in and then he had to go... I told him I needed him to stay and help with the passenger seat.... he said "why?  no one is gonna be dumb enough to ride with you anyway."
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Post by: lazs2 on September 29, 2005, 09:42:48 AM
but... curval and sixpense... thank's

It is somettimes hard to get a point across when, like me, yu are not real articulate...

I thank you both for helping to get my points across better than I could have ever hoped to on my own.

sincerly
lazs
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Post by: Curval on September 29, 2005, 09:46:56 AM
Sorry, your point is what now?
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Post by: Charon on September 29, 2005, 09:57:42 AM
People have been watching out for that magic gas price number that would seriously stunt demand. Many thought that $2.00/gal. would be it, but it didn't generate all that much change in behavior. I hear that $3.00/gal. had a dramatic impact on behavior. Perhaps that is the magic number -- but you would have to look at behavior over time after the initial emotional shock wore off.

To some extent gasoline demand is inelastic in that people are locked into automotive commuting to some degree. Behavior change will impact the people who choose not to take public transportation when they could, vehicle choice and vacation and casual driving.

Since I telecommute, and my wife has a company gas card -- I worry mainly about how much it costs me to cut my lawn :)

Charon
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Post by: lazs2 on September 29, 2005, 10:01:53 AM
I have an electric lawn mower.

lazs
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Post by: Jackal1 on September 29, 2005, 10:18:49 AM
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Originally posted by Sixpence

When we hit the drive-in, I back into the parking space and lift the hatch, reverse the back bench and take out the two captains chairs and place them on the ground at the rear. It's great, i'll never go back to an suv.


This episode will air on TV`s Lifetime channel next week.
"Jethro And Elly Mae Goes To Town." :rofl
Title: Gas costs
Post by: KD303 on September 29, 2005, 11:27:44 AM
Huh! Try living in the UK - nearly $2 US  for a litre over here. Boo hoo. Brit Gallons aren't the same as US galons so I'm using litres. That way we can  all be confused together.;)
Title: Re: Gas costs
Post by: Curval on September 29, 2005, 11:55:23 AM
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Originally posted by KD303
Huh! Try living in the UK - nearly $2 US  for a litre over here. Boo hoo. Brit Gallons aren't the same as US galons so I'm using litres. That way we can  all be confused together.;)


In another thread I made a mistake quoting the gas price here....I said it was now $6.50/gallon.

After getting gas yesterday I discovered my mistake....it's actually $6.50.litre.

:eek:
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Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on September 29, 2005, 12:02:34 PM
I don't want large farva, I want a whoopee litre-o-cola!
-SW
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Post by: Charon on September 29, 2005, 12:11:17 PM
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I have an electric lawn mower.


Not practical for me with a corner lot and grass that can really take off when the rain hits. I have a simple, non-self propelled  push mower, but I did hot rod it up to get more power on the blade :)

Charon
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Post by: Sixpence on September 29, 2005, 12:48:23 PM
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Originally posted by Curval
Sorry, your point is what now?


His point is he is a hypocrite
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Post by: AcId on September 29, 2005, 01:04:47 PM
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Originally posted by Sixpence
When we hit the drive-in, I back into the parking space and lift the hatch, reverse the back bench and take out the two captains chairs and place them on the ground at the rear. It's great, i'll never go back to an suv.


I thought drive-in's were extinct :confused:

haven't seen any less traffic round Houston but have noticed more motorcyles and seen a few speed-bumps...errr mopeds too.
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Post by: mora on September 29, 2005, 01:38:06 PM
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Originally posted by indy007
Sales here haven't changed much. They sell just as many SUVs & trucks as ever. However, the waiting list for the Prius keeps getting longer & longer.

Why would anyone want a Prius? Any small turbo Diesel car is as economical in average driving and even more economical on the highway, while the price is much lower.

It is a nice car though, I had the pleasure to be part of the team that took this particular example to pieces(To utililize the engine, drivetrain and some other parts in a research vehicle):
(http://www.citycab.stadia.fi/press8.jpg)
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Post by: Sixpence on September 30, 2005, 07:34:57 AM
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Originally posted by AcId
I thought drive-in's were extinct :confused:


Yeah, a dying breed. We go to the one out in Fitchburg, ma. You get the sound through your FM radio
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Post by: lazs2 on September 30, 2005, 09:50:44 AM
I'm being called a hypocrite by sixpense?

On the way home yesterday from shooting out at my brothers.... a late model lowered vette come up on me fairly fast.... I was cruising at about 80mph..

I waited till he was about to move to get around me then got in the other lane and let him by.... soon as his bumper cleared I downshifted into 5th and punched it and moved back behind him... saw the telltale puffs from his exhaust... waited till he got a few cars ahead and then punched it and got on his bumper again... we did that a few more times.... never getting over 110 or 120... safe and sane... he had to turn off so he pulled over...  big smile and a wave from him.

lazs
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Post by: Sixpence on September 30, 2005, 09:52:53 AM
Pointless, but good story, you do that on the taxpayer's dime too?
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Post by: lazs2 on September 30, 2005, 09:54:50 AM
Nooo... minivans are pointless.

and no.. I did it on my dime.  

comeon tho... tell us all what you do for a living.

lazs
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Post by: Sixpence on September 30, 2005, 10:04:29 AM
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Originally posted by lazs2
Nooo... minivans are pointless.


How many have you owned?
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Post by: lazs2 on September 30, 2005, 10:12:41 AM
I would never own one..

What do you do for a living?

lazs
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Post by: Sixpence on September 30, 2005, 10:50:22 AM
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Originally posted by lazs2
I would never own one..


But how can you know so much about what you have never experienced?

I have owned myself a 74 LT camaro(black with the old keystone mags), an el-camino(I think if they brought that back it would sell), 73 or 74(I forget) cutlass "S"(had the nice steering wheel and swivel buckets stock, I totalled it) and a 70 dodge superbee(still had the original plum crazy purple paint)

There car I want is a 77 vette, but economics and practicality state otherwise. Someday.
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Post by: lazs2 on September 30, 2005, 10:53:27 AM
You have really strange taste in cars except for perhaps the superbee..

Are you really defending a mini van as a viable choice of car for an American male?

lazs
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Post by: Curval on September 30, 2005, 11:01:35 AM
I rented a Dodge Caravan a few weeks ago...it was great.

I could fit the entire family, my friends and even their dog in the thing.  It was one of the "deluxe" jobs with really nice captain style seats...felt like I was flying a 747 driving it.

Of course I couldn't take on ramps sideways in it or anything...but it was fantastic for getting everyone around the city.
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Post by: GtoRA2 on September 30, 2005, 11:09:08 AM
Curv, now we know the end result of the snip job you recently had...



Minivans are the devil.




:D
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Post by: Ripsnort on September 30, 2005, 11:15:06 AM
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Originally posted by Curval
I rented a Dodge Caravan a few weeks ago...it was great.

I could fit the entire family, my friends and even their dog in the thing.  It was one of the "deluxe" jobs with really nice captain style seats...felt like I was flying a 747 driving it.

Of course I couldn't take on ramps sideways in it or anything...but it was fantastic for getting everyone around the city.


If you enjoyed that Caravan (I've driven them too, my sis has a 2005 DC) you should try the Chrysler Pacifica. It has alot more to the visual style than the "boxy" minivan, as much room too. We had 7 people in it when we went to the St.Paul Saints baseball game this past summer. Good, strong, high torque V6 engine at 20 mpg avg (city/highway driving) was impressive. I thought for sure my wife was going to buy one after we drove this car for a week, but she had other plans for a midlife crisis car...
The backseat area was the most impressive, the 3-seat  rear folded down to give you lots of cargo room while still allowing for 4 passengers overall, or a quick convert to allow 7. Backseat passengers had their own center arm rest console in separate climate control for the back seat. Interior was ergonomically perfect from a driver/passenger point of view.

It also had the option of a AWD model for those colder climate types who get lots of snow.
Title: soo.. are there less cars..
Post by: Sixpence on September 30, 2005, 11:15:25 AM
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Originally posted by lazs2 [/B]

You have really strange taste in cars except for perhaps the superbee..

The pistol grip is classic

Are you really defending a mini van as a viable choice of car for an American male?

For the American male with kids? Absolutely. I was not thrilled to sell the blazer for a van, but I needed one. This thing does everything. My nephew is using it to move this weekend and a guy at work wants to borrow it to bring his snowthrower to get serviced. It is actually a better utility vehicle than an suv is. 4x8 sheets of sheetrock lay flat. All the leaves I rake I can take with one trip to the city yard.
Title: soo.. are there less cars..
Post by: Curval on September 30, 2005, 11:58:27 AM
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Originally posted by GtoRA2
Curv, now we know the end result of the snip job you recently had...
:D


lol

Good one.:aok

If I lived in North America I'd own one....for sure.  Maybe not a Caravan, I'd shop around a bit.  Possibly the one Rip mentioned.

I'd probably own a Mustang too though....love those cars.
Title: soo.. are there less cars..
Post by: Torque on September 30, 2005, 12:14:12 PM
gee laz, all you had to say was "it was my birthday burnout" for the "wtfg".

altho, i don't argee with your philosophy, that certain people should be above the law due to their affiliation with law enforcement personel, well other than on their bday.

less cars i dunno, on my street each household has a fullsize suv ( fer dodging polar bears) plus a van and usually a midsized sedan. 'minivans' is their such a thing anymore?

oh btw, happy birthday.
Title: soo.. are there less cars..
Post by: vorticon on September 30, 2005, 12:27:05 PM
"minivans' is their such a thing anymore? "

yeah, some people have no consideration for other peoples eyesight- so they buy a PT cruiser
Title: soo.. are there less cars..
Post by: lazs2 on September 30, 2005, 12:39:40 PM
most laws suck... if you can break em go ahead... if you can use any kind of influence so much the better.   I endanger no one with my driving..

I have raced cars and driven for 40 some years with only one accident that I couldn't drive away from and no one was hurt.

Birthday burnout?  I replace rear tires on the hell camino about every 6 months.

six... for once we agree... the pistol grip is a classic... they are making the shifter again but it is like $275... total ripoff.. I will buy one when they get down to around $100.

I have to get my grand daughter around... will pick her up today as a matter of fact...  I bought a Lincoln Town Car for that kind of stuff... drive it about every two weeks... mostly it sets but it is a decent car with as much room as some girly mini van... the trunk would take 2 bodies at least and.... it gets like 22 mpg all around.

lazs