Never Thought

$3.15 this morning in albany, ny. ACK!

2.99 this morning and 3.19 this afternoon in NE PA. Yesterday morning it was 2.59.

:-O

-Tom

I never thought...the day would come where I didn't crave a new Wrangler. Unfortunately, it has come due to gas prices. My current Wrangler has 150K on the odometer and is rusting worse everyday. I'm seriously thinking of getting a little 4 banger econobox this year to replace it...

I am Jeepless in Spain right now, and I just drove a tiny little Renault the

382 kilómetros from Madrid to Vitoria-Gasteiz, on 24 Euros worth of la gasolina, which is going for about two dollars por litro over here. They're paying at least twice what you are in America. I am looking for an apartament now, and maybe a bicycle to use while I am here.

If you use strictly the "highest gear possible" you may be operating your engine at too low rpms, a condition the old timers like to call "lugging". People found this out during the 70's gasoline crises, when the vehicle manufacturers tried to compensate for the shortage of fuel, by putting really, really inappropriate gear ratios in the new cars. The Dodge dealership where I worked made a pretty good business, swapping ring and pinion sets for people who wanted their Aspens to be driveable. Some reported that their fuel mileage actually increased, a lot, after the upgrade!

Earle

I like this site.

It's hard to drive in a way to get good mileage. You have to plan around not using the brake and that drives a lot of motorists out there completely bonkers. Guess they would rather rush up to the light and sit than coast through. Their loss. Then again I've noticed the "don't waste fuel stopping for anything" bunch.

The 10speed is looking better each day.

tim bur did pass the time by typing:

62 miles a day is going to make a HUGE difference. Thankfully I only live about 6 away from where I work.

While you were forcing the guy behind you to coast up to the signal, he missed the chance to trigger the left turn signal. The light changed, you went through and he was stuck waiting on an entire cycle of the lights.

He was probably mad and you probably wondered why.

-- msosborn at msosborn dot com

Matt Osborn did pass the time by typing:

That would be true, if I wasn't in the right lane. All he did was wind up a whole car ahead of me at the light.

Then you used your brakes and didn't coast through either?

If we look at the numbers, we'll see that coasting up to a traffic light is a false economy. While the coaster may indeed save up to a penny for his conservation efforts, those behind him who missed what should have been their turn at the light waste two cents in gas waiting for the lights to cycle.

Figure the guy worked at McDonalds for $10.00 per hour (16 cents per minute) and he had to wait 2 minutes for the light to change. He just lost 2 cents in gas and 32 cents on the job. It only cost him 34 cents to save the coaster a penny.

-- msosborn at msosborn dot com

You mean she worked in one of those restaurant where they served sushi on ladies, and now they make their customers eat off of plates?

Earle

L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III did pass the time by typing:

That and they tested those sprays. All it took was a bit more work to uncover the number.

In my old pickup all it took was letting the tailgate down. (no front tags here)

Or in the winter, snow packed up against the bumper. :)