Gas saver!
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Printed Date: 05 Oct 2025 at 1:12am
Topic: Gas saver!
Posted By: dave
Subject: Gas saver!
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 12:53pm
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I decided to do my part in saving the planet and stop burning mass fuel with a big SUV. I traded my SUV in for this fun little guy. You can hold all the comments, I already heard them all....clown car, girl car, wind up toy, etc.... Everyone shuts up when they find out it gets 40mpg and can go 130mph!!!!  Ya, Ya, I know its my sea Kayak on top...bla bla bla.... ------------- Nomad |
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Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 12:57pm
| nice car, dave. |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 12:58pm
 Is that better? ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: dblanchard
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 1:23pm
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There you go. With that sea kayak up there, I wouldn't want to push much more than 80 mph. You could inadvertently start gliding.
Honestly, I'm jealous. We are looking at getting something with a third row of seats, not something that with one and half rows. |
Posted By: RemAcct2
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 2:01pm
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For those of you who say my truck is a gad hog...
When carrying a full load (5), a small vehicle carrying 2 would have to get 37 mpg to match my truck. And I can easily carry 10 boats. ------------- |
Posted By: RemAcct2
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 2:02pm
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Make that "gas" hog. Wish I could edit...
You have to be in Jame's super happy special club to get to edit. ------------- |
Posted By: ThrowYaMittsUp
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 2:08pm
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You'd to find 10 people to ride with you for your math to work out. Additionally, you could also "edit" before you post, as in, stick a booty in it!  ------------- "Call on God, but row away from the rocks." ~H.S. Thompson |
Posted By: RemAcct2
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 2:17pm
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Evidently mechanical engineers are bad at math. ------------- |
Posted By: ThrowYaMittsUp
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 2:30pm
Ok, but if you made plans with ten, you might get six to go, at least one would undoubtedly bail mid trip, and two of the remaining four would stiff you on gas $, so dave still wins. (even though I think minis are stupid and 40mpg ain't that good for such a tiny overpriced pos) Just face it dude, your truck gets sh*tty mileage, and most of your driving is by yourself. You ain't doin' the planet any good. ------------- "Call on God, but row away from the rocks." ~H.S. Thompson |
Posted By: ThrowYaMittsUp
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 2:31pm
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Put that math of an excel spreadsheet!
------------- "Call on God, but row away from the rocks." ~H.S. Thompson |
Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 3:12pm
| nice car, dave. |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 3:39pm
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You forget that you already posted brett?.... lol Saving Gas is great, it is also important for the economy but environmentally consumer cars stack up to just a sliver in total emissions and fuel consumption. |
Posted By: justin
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 5:41pm
| I wish I had a local park and play spot, then I wouldn't have to drive at all. |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 5:56pm
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Thanks Bret! ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 5:57pm
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Brett.... ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: chipmaney
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 7:02pm
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brett's just high...cut 'im some slack
------------- sitting all alone on a mountain by a river that has no end |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 7:25pm
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Originally posted by ThrowYaMittsUp
Ok, but if you made plans with ten, you might get six to go, at least one would undoubtedly bail mid trip, and two of the remaining four would stiff you on gas $, so dave still wins. (even though I think minis are stupid and 40mpg ain't that good for such a tiny overpriced pos) Just face it dude, your truck gets sh*tty mileage, and most of your driving is by yourself. You ain't doin' the planet any good.  Dave, I heard those things actually didn't get all that great of mileage, but I guess I was wrong. And don't be ashamed to sport the Saltwater boat on PP. Most of the paddlers on this site could stand to broaden their horizons a little anyway. ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2010 at 10:48am
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If you get the performance version with a turbo then they don't get great mileage. But the basic version I have gets around 37 in town and I have been getting 40 back and for to Bellingham. I used to get 19-20 in my suv on the freeway, so this doubles my money so to speak...
------------- Nomad |
Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2010 at 11:12am
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Isn't Dave in that car like 20 pounds of potatoes in a 10 pound bag?
Like it Dave. Just saying. ------------- Sure? |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2010 at 11:27pm
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Actually this car has more leg room than any car I have ever owned. And I have owned a lot of cars and I mean a lot!!! I have owned a lot of trucks too....The only other vehicle with more leg room is the new Dodge Challenger. This car is like one of those rooms on Wilie Wonka and the chocolate factory... ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2010 at 10:23am
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Originally posted by chipmaney
brett's just high...cut 'im some slack Chip's just wishin' he had a boof stroke. |
Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2010 at 10:26am
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Originally posted by James
You forget that you already posted brett?.... lolSaving Gas is great, it is also important for the economy but environmentally consumer cars stack up to just a sliver in total emissions and fuel consumption. No, I just thought it was funny. Tryin' to keep these threads on topic! 
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Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2010 at 10:28am
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Since Chip thinks he's such a badass, he should go run Sunset...
------------- Nomad |
Posted By: rayw
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2010 at 11:11am
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does it have the most leg room of any car after you fill all of your seat belts?
------------- rayweinrich@gmail.com 253.370.6299 |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2010 at 3:15pm
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Since I have no friends or kids, thats not a problem... ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: Travisimo
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2010 at 9:40pm
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Originally posted by leifkirchoff Evidently mechanical engineers are bad at math. Ouch, I'm offended now. Since I bring my slide rule along to calculate my survival odds before every rapid, I hold that because I'm still alive... mechanical engineers are pretty good at math  ------------- H2O please |
Posted By: Courtney
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2010 at 8:12am
| Nice car Dave. Can't wait to suttle in it. |