Hah! Double hah!
For a roomy car which cost about only about $17,000, it's a much better value than a Prius.
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I payed $3.35 a gallon in gas today.
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For a roomy car which cost about only about $17,000, it's a much better value than a Prius.
lunakilo
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lunakilo
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I found this: Most and Least Fuel Efficient Cars
I know facts tend to ruin a good discussion, but I was curious myself as to what good mileage is
I know facts tend to ruin a good discussion, but I was curious myself as to what good mileage is
Party pooper!
Historically here, diesel has been cheaper than gasoline, IIRC because of different taxes on the different fuels.
Yeah... I'm pretty happy with the fuel economy we've gotten. Funny that you mentioned the Vibe, because our diesel Grand Cherokee gets the same highway mileage as my Mom's Vibe.
In town, it's a different story: the Jeep's still a heavy pig, and the energy to accelerate all that mass still has to come from somewhere. Still, we've got a lot better overall fuel economy than I worried we would.
I think if it stayed up for a year or two straight, then people would start to change their habits. They'd switch to transit (or scream at their politicians to provide transit), carpool, get rid of their gas-guzzlers, etc. I think this may be part of why gas prices tend to go up for a month or so, and then go back down. While they're high a lot of the time, they don't stay high long enough for people to explore those other options and get new habits.
I mean, you're not going to find a home closer to where you work just because a month of high gas prices. After a year or two, though, it might affect where you look for your next job.
I like that. It's good to put the kids in the crumple zone. They're very energy-absorbent.Works for children to:
In case it matters, remember that an American gallon is smaller than a British gallon, so 36 mpg US works out to 43 mpg UK.
... and this yet another example of why metric is better. A litre is a litre is a litre anywhere in the world.
The Aston Martin DB9 is a "minicompact"?
Flankerl
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You still don't catch me
8.75 $ .. come on some one can beat that
Iam kind of happy that i cant beat you.
That's a mileage table for cars sold in the US. Find a similar table for European, Asian or S. American models and see the difference.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
I've been paying 3.40, and driving 100 miles a night for a newspaper route, that sudden jump hurt. If it keeps going up I'm gonna have to quit.
You should buy stock in these companies then.
Let the conspiracy work for you, rather than against you.
The only problem is that even if it's working for you, it's still working against you.
But if he truly buys into the conspiracy, at least this mitigates the damage.
Personally, I prefer to travel less by car/plane, & more by bike/walking.
Terrywoodenpic
Oldest Heretic
I drive a Camry which does 20 to 29 MPG
Fortunately I do not do many miles these days.
Fortunately I do not do many miles these days.
lunakilo
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In most car-bike accidents the bike is hit from the side, not the front.Works for children to:
I like that. It's good to put the kids in the crumple zone. They're very energy-absorbent.
You could move the box I guess...:sarcastic
Oh noIn case it matters, remember that an American gallon is smaller than a British gallon, so 36 mpg US works out to 43 mpg UK.
... and this yet another example of why metric is better. A litre is a litre is a litre anywhere in the world.
!And just to add to the confusion (from wikipedia):
- The imperial (UK) gallon was legally defined as 4.54609 L.
- The US liquid gallon is legally defined as 231 cubic inches,[3] and is equal to exactly 3.785411784 litres
- The US dry gallon is one-eighth of a US Winchester bushel of 2150.42 cubic inches, thus it is equal to exactly 268.8025 cubic inches or 4.40488377086 L.
- statute mile of 5,280 feet (1,760 yards, or 1,609.344 metres)
- the survey mile of 5,280 survey feet (1609.3472 m)
- the nautical mile of 1,852 metres (6,076.12 ft)
- Arabic mile: around 1925 meters
- The Danish mil (traditional) was 24,000 Danish feet or 7532.5 meters.
- The Meile was a traditional unit in German-speaking countries:7586 metres in Austria or 7532.5 metres in northern Germany
- In Norway and Sweden, a mil is a unit of length which is equal to 10 kilometres
- The Portuguese milha: 2087.3 metres.
- The Russian milya: 7.468 km.
- The hrvatska milja (Croatian mile) is 11,130 meters = 11.13 kilometers
- The banska milja (also called hrvatska milja) (mile of Croatian Ban, Croatian mile) was 7586 meters = 7.586 kilometers
We could change the unit of messure to km/L, but I suppose that would be less fun
(SI units :bow
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The metric system blows goats.
Who in their right mind would go into a pub to order anything other than a "pint"?
Who in their right mind would go into a pub to order anything other than a "pint"?
Fun fact: you know how the popular story is that everyone laughed at Columbus because he thought the world was flat? It's not true - they actually laughed at him because he horribly underestimated the circumference of the Earth.
He based his plans on a Latin translation of an Arabic commentary on Marinus of Tyre, where all the distances had been given in miles. The Arabic commentator (Al-Farghani, also known by his latinized name, "Alfraganus") had fastidiously converted all of Marinus' figures into the units of measurement of his audience, so all distances were given in Arabian miles. The Latin translator just copied everything literally, and when Columbus got ahold of it, he took the distances in Arabian miles to be in Spanish miles (less than a km), which led him to conclude that he could carry enough food and fresh water to sail all the way from Europe to Japan without stopping.
It always struck me that how a culture measures fuel economy can say something about its mindset:We could change the unit of messure to km/L, but I suppose that would be less fun
(SI units :bow
- L/100 km: "I've got to go this set distance; how much fuel will I need?"
- mpg: "I've got this much fuel in my tank; how far can I go?"
Well, you would need to be drunk to think that using the same unit for force AND mass is a good idea.
Dezzie
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I would love to do this instead... I wouldn't want to count on buses though. I'd rather use a bike or walk... I live too far from work though and I definitely don't plan on walking or biking in this area. I don't feel safe enough.
Gas for us is about $3.30... It took one day to go from $2.80-3.30... Just a tad ridiculous. I can only imagine how gas in Hawaii is going to be...
lunakilo
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(Again wikippedia)
"The pint is an English unit of volume or capacity in both the imperial system and in United States customary units. The imperial version is 20 imperial fluid ounces and is equivalent to about 568 ml, while the U.S. version is 16 U.S. fluid ounces and is equivalent to about 473 ml. Thus the traditional British pint of beer is approximately 20% larger than the American pint."
So confusing, so confusing...
I usually order half a liter (that is 500 ml) , does that mean my mind isn't right?