QUOTE: Originally posted by donclark If you want a 30 percent increase in gas mileage, buy a diesel car.... Instead of around 30 mpg highway you'll get over 40 mpg.... Volkswagen Passats, Jettas, Beetles, and Golfs have TDI diesel engines.... A year ago it seemed like diesel was cheaper than unleaded, now it appears diesel fuel is more expensive, but you'll still be ahead due to the increased gas mileage.....
cheers, krump
"TRAIN up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" ... Proverbs 22:6
QUOTE: Originally posted by S.A.Deerfield Typical skeptic Don, my m.p.g. average is up 20%. You can use any facts and figures you like, only one that matters to me is in my wallet! Stew
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
QUOTE: Originally posted by S.A.Deerfield 93 ranger 100,00 miles 4.0 litre v-6 18 mpg city since new, now 22 mpg. Next subject.
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Quentin
QUOTE: Originally posted by krump 97.9 cents per Canadian litre over here (pretty close to $4/gal) crazy
QUOTE: Originally posted by Torpedo I would like to see the gas prices encourage AmTrak to TRIPLE it's number of trains. As it is, AmTrak is crowded, chronically late and way too expensive. Recently I tried to get ANY kind of compartment a month before my trip and found everything booked up.
QUOTE: Originally posted by adrianspeeder Hey if you didn't notice, the "biggest" "meanest" "gas guzzler" that I own is infact not. My diesel can squeeze out 20mpg on the highway (weighs 4tons), will burn alternitative fuels with no mods, and most of the Ford Excursions that get so much bad press have the same engine. I already experiment with waste cooking oil to reduce my dependance on crude. As soon as biodiesel made by AMERICAN FARMERS is available round here, I'll pay 10.00bucks a gallon to support that. One other thing I dont get is the constant reference to the H2. IT"S NO FREAKIN DIFFERENT THAN A TAHOE. Don't see anyone talkin bout corvettes either, seems to get even worse milage. Thats ok, I don't really care what others think anymore. Adrianspeeder
QUOTE: Originally posted by underworld Buy a diesel and run on vegetable oil or biodiesel.....diesel fuel made from vegetable stocks instead of petroleum. www.veggievan.org underworld [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed Not in the lower SE air is a $0.25 & vacum is also a quarter [:o)][8D] Originally posted by passengerfan [ Near Disney World country ( Orlando / Kissimmee ) it's many quarters for vac and air for x minutes . . Matt "There is nothing in life that compares with running a locomotive at 80-plus mph with the windows open, the traction motors screaming, the air horns fighting the rush of incoming air to make any sound at all, automobiles on adjacent highways trying and failing to catch up with you, and the unmistakable presence of raw power. You ride with fear in the pit of your stomach knowing you do not really have control of this beast." - D.C. Battle [Trains 10/2002 issue, p74.] Reply passengerfan Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Central Valley California 2,841 posts Posted by passengerfan on Monday, May 16, 2005 7:48 PM ABC just reported National Average for regular this week 2.16 per gallon and California average for regular 2.47 per gallon whats wrong with this picture. Reply CG9602 Member sinceSeptember 2002 From: US 383 posts Posted by CG9602 on Monday, May 16, 2005 8:24 PM I've posted this before, on another thread here, but I think it bears repeating: (gas price - $ per gallon in 2003) Hong Kong 5.34 London, England 4.55 Paris, France 4.41 Amsterdam, Netherlands 4.38 Seoul, S. Korea 4.35 Copenhagen, Denmark 4.24 Tokyo, Japan 4.20 Milan, Italy 4.14 Oslo, Norway 4.13 Frankfurt, Germany 4.00 For those of you who think it's bad here in the U.S. I read these prices, and I think the we in the U.S. have little to complain about. Reply oltmannd Member sinceJanuary 2001 From: Atlanta 11,971 posts Posted by oltmannd on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 8:46 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by S.A.Deerfield Hey guy's did you hear that, snake oil improves gas mileage! What ever. I hope you didn't part with too much of your hard earned cash for that ponzi-like marketing scheme. Amway anyone? -Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/) Reply passengerfan Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Central Valley California 2,841 posts Posted by passengerfan on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 8:42 PM Our news just reported that San Francisco has nations highest gasoline prices this week at 2.68 per gallon for regular. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 22, 2005 2:27 PM Enough animosity, Don I appreciate your knowledge of railroading and see that it runs through your veins like mine. I'm also a railroader, enough of this subject and back to trains! Reply Edit Sterling1 Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Traveling in Middle Earth 795 posts Posted by Sterling1 on Sunday, May 22, 2005 3:45 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by S.A.Deerfield Enough animosity, Don I appreciate your knowledge of railroading and see that it runs through your veins like mine. I'm also a railroader, enough of this subject and back to trains! Looks like everyone's ignoring this fight . . . I'm joking . . . [(-D] [zzz] "There is nothing in life that compares with running a locomotive at 80-plus mph with the windows open, the traction motors screaming, the air horns fighting the rush of incoming air to make any sound at all, automobiles on adjacent highways trying and failing to catch up with you, and the unmistakable presence of raw power. You ride with fear in the pit of your stomach knowing you do not really have control of this beast." - D.C. Battle [Trains 10/2002 issue, p74.] Reply passengerfan Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Central Valley California 2,841 posts Posted by passengerfan on Monday, June 13, 2005 8:25 PM Gasoline prices dropping says the evening news but how come when it goes up it is always in .10 cent increments. And when it comes down its only .01 cent at a time? Reply « First«78910111213 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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QUOTE: Originally posted by S.A.Deerfield Hey guy's did you hear that, snake oil improves gas mileage! What ever.
QUOTE: Originally posted by S.A.Deerfield Enough animosity, Don I appreciate your knowledge of railroading and see that it runs through your veins like mine. I'm also a railroader, enough of this subject and back to trains!
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