CAJUNLAWYER
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If it bothers you so much, I reccomend heavy drinking. May not work for weak minded individuals but I AM a professional. 
Gas prices: Are the hypermilers driving you mad yet? :)
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Funflyer
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I don't know about the hypermilers, but my neighbor doesn't idle his diesel pickup for 20 minutes in the morning anymore. No more stink lingering in the neighborhood. There is an up side to high fuel prices after all.
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Ya, that whole hypermiling thing. It doesn't bother me much UNLESS I get behind someone doing under the speed limit on a two lane. I mean, really? Creeping along at 45 mph in a 55 mph zone is just asking for an accident. If you can't even do the speed limit because you want to "save gas" then get off the road and don't drive at all...
riverrat38
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If it bothers you so much, I reccomend heavy drinking. May not work for weak minded individuals but I AM a professional.
Maybe some day we will get an electric substitute for Scotch. Instead of "watering holes", we will just "plug in"! Maybe thats what the 12 volt outlet on my dash is for. Save enough on booze to pay for my new Leaf.
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Rick
Haven't noticed much difference here or on my trip to Bellingham WA yesterday. I don't have to use the freeways, though; all rural or urban routes.
Gas here (near-coastal BC) was ~$5.60 USG equiv. (~$1.82/litre) for Regular. But our lovely provincial government is tacking another penny tax on gas as of today
At Fred Meyer in Bellingham when I filled up my nearly-empty Ford Ranger yesterday it was $4.30
Gas here (near-coastal BC) was ~$5.60 USG equiv. (~$1.82/litre) for Regular. But our lovely provincial government is tacking another penny tax on gas as of today
At Fred Meyer in Bellingham when I filled up my nearly-empty Ford Ranger yesterday it was $4.30
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Can't fill up my Tundra if it gets done to 1/4 tank because the pump stops at 100 bucks
My personal experience is that electricity costs 1/3 what gas does for same miles, with gas at 4.72 here.
The wife's PHEV is also one of the least efficient currently for sale. Most will do better.
I don't think my Dino-drinking Jeep has seen the good side of 14mpg yet…
Alton
Member
Yes that pissed me off yesterday when I was filling up the wife's 1500 3.0 diesel and it stopped at $100. What made me so made was a few months ago her card numbers where stolen and used to purchase $320 of Diesel in West Texas at a truck stop. So the owner of the card can only get $100, but a thief can get $320 BS.
I'm using my truck and camper for work so I'm putting about $600/month
in its gas tank.
My car averages about 22 mpg and my old Ford PU is getting about 12 mpg
going to town and back.
The old truck is my preferred method of transpiration into town. Round trip
is about 50 miles and I make that trip a few times a week.
The price of gas really hasn't changed my driving habits, just my bank account.
As far as I can tell, gas prices have not affected driving style at all in eastern Massachusetts. 80mph one car length off in the left lane is still common, slightly slower driving still tolerated, slightly faster driving still encountered.
Myself, I am usually in the light foot high speed crowd, but I seldom tailgate, and don't use brakes much. Don't know much theory, but I can do arithmetic - my best mileage is at constant 75-80. Hardly a motivation to slow down.
Myself, I am usually in the light foot high speed crowd, but I seldom tailgate, and don't use brakes much. Don't know much theory, but I can do arithmetic - my best mileage is at constant 75-80. Hardly a motivation to slow down.
My debit card stops at $100. I don't know where my CC stops.
Thats common procedure. You need more gas around here you have two choices. One run your card through the machine again and get another $100 credit available. Two go into the business and give your card to the worker.
We have boats on the lake that can hold 200 gallons to fill up, most boat owners go into the station like I said above! You fill your boat and tow vechicle you can use a lot of gas!
I have a niece whose fiancée is an independent long distance trucker. His rig has two 150 gallon tanks. It is choking him at the pumps with fill ups hovering around $1200.
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TheHobbyist
Member
I haven't noticed any changes in driving pattern by me. What I have noticed is more empty shelves again at the grocery store and seemingly less people out to eat during the week (lunch). FWIW.
bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
The hood hasn't changed.
Everyone still driving like lunatics in Brooklyn.
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Everyone still driving like lunatics in Brooklyn.
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