Fuel prices aren't dropping
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Re: Fuel prices are dropping
<MikeHunt@lycos.com> wrote in message news:40C8B7E1.F598488B@lycos.com...
> Seems to me if ones total yearly income is only $24,000
> they can hardly afford the gas to visit a doctor.
That would be net and after deductions, and more than $24,000. My point
is that healthcare isn't free even if you're relatively not rich...
No, I don't make a lot. But I'm free of corporate hierarchy and to me that
means a lot. I really like being my own boss...
And I pay less income tax.
-'dreas
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Re: Fuel prices are dropping
"MeatballTurbo" <carl.robson@bouncing-czechs.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1b3290e9ae43bd5a98a231@news.individual.ne t...
> In article <Wb_xc.723937$oR5.374104@pd7tw3no>, dreas@shaw.ca says...
> > Damn! The best I can do is realistically about 20MPG on the open road.
> > In city driving it's less than 15. On the plus side, I didn't pay much
for
> > the
> > old car and I drive it only once or twice a week. A tankfull of gas
lasts
> > a month or two...
> >
> >
>
> I do about 180-200 a week, and go through roughly 30-35 litres a week.
>
> Mixed motorway and main road, very little town. if I spend it all doing
> town roads at 30 or less, I end up with the 26.
Try that with 318 cubic inches [5.2 litres] of pushrod overhead valve V8,
a three speed automatic, enough room for six adult passengers, and all
their gear, and lots of groceries. That's my '87 Plymouth RWD personal
car...
But the taxi is another story. It's a full-size Ford ex-police car with a
4.6
litre overhead cam V8 that sucks oil by a litre to every 500 kM, room
for four passengers besides the driver [due to bucket seats instead of a
bench in the front], and it drinks 15 litres of fuel to every hundred kM's
that I drive. That's roughly 15 miles to the gallon at nearly four dollars a
gallon...
No wonder my profits are down this year!
-'dreas
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Re: Fuel prices are dropping
<MikeHunt@lycos.com> wrote in message news:40C8B99D.405E17A@lycos.com...
> Lets see, 20 MPG tops, twice a week max. for two month at
> the most. That's eight trips after which you must fill the
> tank. You must have one hellava small tank or you take
> some really long trips.
I try to combine my errands into big round trips, but since you
appear to be somewhat curious,
It got better after I sprayed some carb cleaner down the intake. ;]
Don't forget warmup time and idling while I run to the mailbox...
-'dreas
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Re: Fuel prices are dropping
How can you be burning all that oil and gas in the same
cylinders, in the same engine, at the same time? Seems
that defies the laws of physics
mike hunt
dreas wrote:
>
> But the taxi is another story. It's a full-size Ford
> ex-police car with a 4.6 litre overhead cam V8 that sucks > oil by a litre to every 500 kM,
<snip>
> and it drinks 15 litres of fuel to every hundred kM's that > I drive. That's roughly 15 miles to the gallon at nearly
> four dollars agallon...
>
> No wonder my profits are down this year!
>
> -'dreas
cylinders, in the same engine, at the same time? Seems
that defies the laws of physics
mike hunt
dreas wrote:
>
> But the taxi is another story. It's a full-size Ford
> ex-police car with a 4.6 litre overhead cam V8 that sucks > oil by a litre to every 500 kM,
<snip>
> and it drinks 15 litres of fuel to every hundred kM's that > I drive. That's roughly 15 miles to the gallon at nearly
> four dollars agallon...
>
> No wonder my profits are down this year!
>
> -'dreas
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Re: Fuel prices are dropping
> From: "dreas" <dreas@shaw.ca>
> Organization: Shaw Residential Internet
> Newsgroups:
> alt.autos.4x4.chevy-trucks,alt.autos.acura,alt.autos.alfa-romeo,alt.autos.anti
> que,alt.autos.audi
> Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:39:34 GMT
> Subject: Re: Fuel prices are dropping
>
>
> "MeatballTurbo" <carl.robson@bouncing-czechs.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1b3290e9ae43bd5a98a231@news.individual.ne t...
>> In article <Wb_xc.723937$oR5.374104@pd7tw3no>, dreas@shaw.ca says...
>>> Damn! The best I can do is realistically about 20MPG on the open road.
>>> In city driving it's less than 15. On the plus side, I didn't pay much
> for
>>> the
>>> old car and I drive it only once or twice a week. A tankfull of gas
> lasts
>>> a month or two...
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I do about 180-200 a week, and go through roughly 30-35 litres a week.
>>
>> Mixed motorway and main road, very little town. if I spend it all doing
>> town roads at 30 or less, I end up with the 26.
>
> Try that with 318 cubic inches [5.2 litres] of pushrod overhead valve V8,
> a three speed automatic, enough room for six adult passengers, and all
> their gear, and lots of groceries. That's my '87 Plymouth RWD personal
> car...
>
> But the taxi is another story. It's a full-size Ford ex-police car with a
> 4.6
> litre overhead cam V8 that sucks oil by a litre to every 500 kM, room
> for four passengers besides the driver [due to bucket seats instead of a
> bench in the front], and it drinks 15 litres of fuel to every hundred kM's
> that I drive. That's roughly 15 miles to the gallon at nearly four dollars a
> gallon...
>
> No wonder my profits are down this year!
>
> -'dreas
>
Why don't you drive a more efficient vehicle? You could quite easily reduce
your engine size by two litres, double your economy whilst improving your
performance and leave the rest of us with more fuel to go round.
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Re: Fuel prices are dropping
> From: "dreas" <dreas@shaw.ca>
> Organization: Shaw Residential Internet
> Newsgroups:
> alt.autos.4x4.chevy-trucks,alt.autos.acura,alt.autos.alfa-romeo,alt.autos.anti
> que,alt.autos.audi
> Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:39:34 GMT
> Subject: Re: Fuel prices are dropping
>
>
> "MeatballTurbo" <carl.robson@bouncing-czechs.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1b3290e9ae43bd5a98a231@news.individual.ne t...
>> In article <Wb_xc.723937$oR5.374104@pd7tw3no>, dreas@shaw.ca says...
>>> Damn! The best I can do is realistically about 20MPG on the open road.
>>> In city driving it's less than 15. On the plus side, I didn't pay much
> for
>>> the
>>> old car and I drive it only once or twice a week. A tankfull of gas
> lasts
>>> a month or two...
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I do about 180-200 a week, and go through roughly 30-35 litres a week.
>>
>> Mixed motorway and main road, very little town. if I spend it all doing
>> town roads at 30 or less, I end up with the 26.
>
> Try that with 318 cubic inches [5.2 litres] of pushrod overhead valve V8,
> a three speed automatic, enough room for six adult passengers, and all
> their gear, and lots of groceries. That's my '87 Plymouth RWD personal
> car...
>
> But the taxi is another story. It's a full-size Ford ex-police car with a
> 4.6
> litre overhead cam V8 that sucks oil by a litre to every 500 kM, room
> for four passengers besides the driver [due to bucket seats instead of a
> bench in the front], and it drinks 15 litres of fuel to every hundred kM's
> that I drive. That's roughly 15 miles to the gallon at nearly four dollars a
> gallon...
>
> No wonder my profits are down this year!
>
> -'dreas
>
Why don't you drive a more efficient vehicle? You could quite easily reduce
your engine size by two litres, double your economy whilst improving your
performance and leave the rest of us with more fuel to go round.
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In article <Gujyc.732318$Ig.573638@pd7tw2no>, dreas@shaw.ca says...
> Try that with 318 cubic inches [5.2 litres] of pushrod overhead valve V8,
> a three speed automatic, enough room for six adult passengers, and all
> their gear, and lots of groceries. That's my '87 Plymouth RWD personal
> car...
>
Sounds wonderful, except the fuel.
The taxi sounds even nicer.
Wish fuel was affordable.
--
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> Try that with 318 cubic inches [5.2 litres] of pushrod overhead valve V8,
> a three speed automatic, enough room for six adult passengers, and all
> their gear, and lots of groceries. That's my '87 Plymouth RWD personal
> car...
>
Sounds wonderful, except the fuel.
The taxi sounds even nicer.
Wish fuel was affordable.
--
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In article <Gujyc.732318$Ig.573638@pd7tw2no>, dreas@shaw.ca says...
> Try that with 318 cubic inches [5.2 litres] of pushrod overhead valve V8,
> a three speed automatic, enough room for six adult passengers, and all
> their gear, and lots of groceries. That's my '87 Plymouth RWD personal
> car...
>
Sounds wonderful, except the fuel.
The taxi sounds even nicer.
Wish fuel was affordable.
--
The poster formerly known as Skodapilot.
http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
> Try that with 318 cubic inches [5.2 litres] of pushrod overhead valve V8,
> a three speed automatic, enough room for six adult passengers, and all
> their gear, and lots of groceries. That's my '87 Plymouth RWD personal
> car...
>
Sounds wonderful, except the fuel.
The taxi sounds even nicer.
Wish fuel was affordable.
--
The poster formerly known as Skodapilot.
http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
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Re: Fuel prices are dropping
In article <BCEF8AFE.23B62%nospam@hotmail.com>, nospam@hotmail.com
says...
>
>
> > From: "dreas" <dreas@shaw.ca>
> > Organization: Shaw Residential Internet
> > Newsgroups:
> > alt.autos.4x4.chevy-trucks,alt.autos.acura,alt.autos.alfa-romeo,alt.autos.anti
> > que,alt.autos.audi
> > Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:39:34 GMT
> > Subject: Re: Fuel prices are dropping
> >
> >
> > "MeatballTurbo" <carl.robson@bouncing-czechs.com> wrote in message
> > news:MPG.1b3290e9ae43bd5a98a231@news.individual.ne t...
> >> In article <Wb_xc.723937$oR5.374104@pd7tw3no>, dreas@shaw.ca says...
> >>> Damn! The best I can do is realistically about 20MPG on the open road.
> >>> In city driving it's less than 15. On the plus side, I didn't pay much
> > for
> >>> the
> >>> old car and I drive it only once or twice a week. A tankfull of gas
> > lasts
> >>> a month or two...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> I do about 180-200 a week, and go through roughly 30-35 litres a week.
> >>
> >> Mixed motorway and main road, very little town. if I spend it all doing
> >> town roads at 30 or less, I end up with the 26.
> >
> > Try that with 318 cubic inches [5.2 litres] of pushrod overhead valve V8,
> > a three speed automatic, enough room for six adult passengers, and all
> > their gear, and lots of groceries. That's my '87 Plymouth RWD personal
> > car...
> >
> > But the taxi is another story. It's a full-size Ford ex-police car with a
> > 4.6
> > litre overhead cam V8 that sucks oil by a litre to every 500 kM, room
> > for four passengers besides the driver [due to bucket seats instead of a
> > bench in the front], and it drinks 15 litres of fuel to every hundred kM's
> > that I drive. That's roughly 15 miles to the gallon at nearly four dollars a
> > gallon...
> >
> > No wonder my profits are down this year!
> >
> > -'dreas
> >
> Why don't you drive a more efficient vehicle? You could quite easily reduce
> your engine size by two litres, double your economy whilst improving your
> performance and leave the rest of us with more fuel to go round.
>
Agreed. While, hevean forbid me for mentioning it on an Alfa group, but
if you want a biggish engine in a largish car, why not look at the V6
TDi Skoda Superbs (if they are avialable on your home market) as the
taxi, or the features of a Passat, but cheaper and bigger, and something
like a 164 as your own car?
Both a engines more suited for the kind of use, and both as
substantially cheaper to run. The superb in particular has a good size
boot, and the more efficient modern TDi would feel similar to a torquie
US V8. I'm sure something in the Alfa 166 range would be equally
suitable as a taxi, but the initial high price, depreciation, and heavy
use of a taxi wouldn't make it the best shot.
--
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http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
says...
>
>
> > From: "dreas" <dreas@shaw.ca>
> > Organization: Shaw Residential Internet
> > Newsgroups:
> > alt.autos.4x4.chevy-trucks,alt.autos.acura,alt.autos.alfa-romeo,alt.autos.anti
> > que,alt.autos.audi
> > Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:39:34 GMT
> > Subject: Re: Fuel prices are dropping
> >
> >
> > "MeatballTurbo" <carl.robson@bouncing-czechs.com> wrote in message
> > news:MPG.1b3290e9ae43bd5a98a231@news.individual.ne t...
> >> In article <Wb_xc.723937$oR5.374104@pd7tw3no>, dreas@shaw.ca says...
> >>> Damn! The best I can do is realistically about 20MPG on the open road.
> >>> In city driving it's less than 15. On the plus side, I didn't pay much
> > for
> >>> the
> >>> old car and I drive it only once or twice a week. A tankfull of gas
> > lasts
> >>> a month or two...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> I do about 180-200 a week, and go through roughly 30-35 litres a week.
> >>
> >> Mixed motorway and main road, very little town. if I spend it all doing
> >> town roads at 30 or less, I end up with the 26.
> >
> > Try that with 318 cubic inches [5.2 litres] of pushrod overhead valve V8,
> > a three speed automatic, enough room for six adult passengers, and all
> > their gear, and lots of groceries. That's my '87 Plymouth RWD personal
> > car...
> >
> > But the taxi is another story. It's a full-size Ford ex-police car with a
> > 4.6
> > litre overhead cam V8 that sucks oil by a litre to every 500 kM, room
> > for four passengers besides the driver [due to bucket seats instead of a
> > bench in the front], and it drinks 15 litres of fuel to every hundred kM's
> > that I drive. That's roughly 15 miles to the gallon at nearly four dollars a
> > gallon...
> >
> > No wonder my profits are down this year!
> >
> > -'dreas
> >
> Why don't you drive a more efficient vehicle? You could quite easily reduce
> your engine size by two litres, double your economy whilst improving your
> performance and leave the rest of us with more fuel to go round.
>
Agreed. While, hevean forbid me for mentioning it on an Alfa group, but
if you want a biggish engine in a largish car, why not look at the V6
TDi Skoda Superbs (if they are avialable on your home market) as the
taxi, or the features of a Passat, but cheaper and bigger, and something
like a 164 as your own car?
Both a engines more suited for the kind of use, and both as
substantially cheaper to run. The superb in particular has a good size
boot, and the more efficient modern TDi would feel similar to a torquie
US V8. I'm sure something in the Alfa 166 range would be equally
suitable as a taxi, but the initial high price, depreciation, and heavy
use of a taxi wouldn't make it the best shot.
--
The poster formerly known as Skodapilot.
http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
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Re: Fuel prices are dropping
In article <BCEF8AFE.23B62%nospam@hotmail.com>, nospam@hotmail.com
says...
>
>
> > From: "dreas" <dreas@shaw.ca>
> > Organization: Shaw Residential Internet
> > Newsgroups:
> > alt.autos.4x4.chevy-trucks,alt.autos.acura,alt.autos.alfa-romeo,alt.autos.anti
> > que,alt.autos.audi
> > Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:39:34 GMT
> > Subject: Re: Fuel prices are dropping
> >
> >
> > "MeatballTurbo" <carl.robson@bouncing-czechs.com> wrote in message
> > news:MPG.1b3290e9ae43bd5a98a231@news.individual.ne t...
> >> In article <Wb_xc.723937$oR5.374104@pd7tw3no>, dreas@shaw.ca says...
> >>> Damn! The best I can do is realistically about 20MPG on the open road.
> >>> In city driving it's less than 15. On the plus side, I didn't pay much
> > for
> >>> the
> >>> old car and I drive it only once or twice a week. A tankfull of gas
> > lasts
> >>> a month or two...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> I do about 180-200 a week, and go through roughly 30-35 litres a week.
> >>
> >> Mixed motorway and main road, very little town. if I spend it all doing
> >> town roads at 30 or less, I end up with the 26.
> >
> > Try that with 318 cubic inches [5.2 litres] of pushrod overhead valve V8,
> > a three speed automatic, enough room for six adult passengers, and all
> > their gear, and lots of groceries. That's my '87 Plymouth RWD personal
> > car...
> >
> > But the taxi is another story. It's a full-size Ford ex-police car with a
> > 4.6
> > litre overhead cam V8 that sucks oil by a litre to every 500 kM, room
> > for four passengers besides the driver [due to bucket seats instead of a
> > bench in the front], and it drinks 15 litres of fuel to every hundred kM's
> > that I drive. That's roughly 15 miles to the gallon at nearly four dollars a
> > gallon...
> >
> > No wonder my profits are down this year!
> >
> > -'dreas
> >
> Why don't you drive a more efficient vehicle? You could quite easily reduce
> your engine size by two litres, double your economy whilst improving your
> performance and leave the rest of us with more fuel to go round.
>
Agreed. While, hevean forbid me for mentioning it on an Alfa group, but
if you want a biggish engine in a largish car, why not look at the V6
TDi Skoda Superbs (if they are avialable on your home market) as the
taxi, or the features of a Passat, but cheaper and bigger, and something
like a 164 as your own car?
Both a engines more suited for the kind of use, and both as
substantially cheaper to run. The superb in particular has a good size
boot, and the more efficient modern TDi would feel similar to a torquie
US V8. I'm sure something in the Alfa 166 range would be equally
suitable as a taxi, but the initial high price, depreciation, and heavy
use of a taxi wouldn't make it the best shot.
--
The poster formerly known as Skodapilot.
http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
says...
>
>
> > From: "dreas" <dreas@shaw.ca>
> > Organization: Shaw Residential Internet
> > Newsgroups:
> > alt.autos.4x4.chevy-trucks,alt.autos.acura,alt.autos.alfa-romeo,alt.autos.anti
> > que,alt.autos.audi
> > Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:39:34 GMT
> > Subject: Re: Fuel prices are dropping
> >
> >
> > "MeatballTurbo" <carl.robson@bouncing-czechs.com> wrote in message
> > news:MPG.1b3290e9ae43bd5a98a231@news.individual.ne t...
> >> In article <Wb_xc.723937$oR5.374104@pd7tw3no>, dreas@shaw.ca says...
> >>> Damn! The best I can do is realistically about 20MPG on the open road.
> >>> In city driving it's less than 15. On the plus side, I didn't pay much
> > for
> >>> the
> >>> old car and I drive it only once or twice a week. A tankfull of gas
> > lasts
> >>> a month or two...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> I do about 180-200 a week, and go through roughly 30-35 litres a week.
> >>
> >> Mixed motorway and main road, very little town. if I spend it all doing
> >> town roads at 30 or less, I end up with the 26.
> >
> > Try that with 318 cubic inches [5.2 litres] of pushrod overhead valve V8,
> > a three speed automatic, enough room for six adult passengers, and all
> > their gear, and lots of groceries. That's my '87 Plymouth RWD personal
> > car...
> >
> > But the taxi is another story. It's a full-size Ford ex-police car with a
> > 4.6
> > litre overhead cam V8 that sucks oil by a litre to every 500 kM, room
> > for four passengers besides the driver [due to bucket seats instead of a
> > bench in the front], and it drinks 15 litres of fuel to every hundred kM's
> > that I drive. That's roughly 15 miles to the gallon at nearly four dollars a
> > gallon...
> >
> > No wonder my profits are down this year!
> >
> > -'dreas
> >
> Why don't you drive a more efficient vehicle? You could quite easily reduce
> your engine size by two litres, double your economy whilst improving your
> performance and leave the rest of us with more fuel to go round.
>
Agreed. While, hevean forbid me for mentioning it on an Alfa group, but
if you want a biggish engine in a largish car, why not look at the V6
TDi Skoda Superbs (if they are avialable on your home market) as the
taxi, or the features of a Passat, but cheaper and bigger, and something
like a 164 as your own car?
Both a engines more suited for the kind of use, and both as
substantially cheaper to run. The superb in particular has a good size
boot, and the more efficient modern TDi would feel similar to a torquie
US V8. I'm sure something in the Alfa 166 range would be equally
suitable as a taxi, but the initial high price, depreciation, and heavy
use of a taxi wouldn't make it the best shot.
--
The poster formerly known as Skodapilot.
http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
