hey y'all

[boxchain]

I've been alternating from riding a bike all the time to driving. I used to be a bike courier/delivery guy. Unfortunately, now I have to (reverse) commute about 12-15mi one way.

I drive a 98 Civic LX. Just got it, and it has 39k miles :O Before that I had a 92 Accord EX. Great car, smooth, comfy, sunroof, ABS. Still around, its my gf's now, 165k and running fine. I also have a 92 Isuzu pickup that flooded a little from Katrina, but I got it running again. It's strictly a hauler, unless I need to drive though a flood, it's got 30" tires

I'm a mechanical / materials engineer, so I'll be posting lots of nerdy stuff. I'm planning on getting a Scangauge and using my 1337 Excel skills to collect and analyze lots of data. Right now I'm just trying to get a baseline fro the car.

I'm rebuilding a house (have been for 9 months) so that's taking all of my time, energy, and money

[SVOboy]

Welcome to the site! You definitely sound like our type, already,

Hoping to see some good data and possibly some interesting tests?

[Lazarus]

Welcome to the site. Most here love the nerdy stuff.

[hondaworkshop]

Welcome to the forum

The Civic's a great little car... I love mine to death.
http://forum.ecomodder.com/showthread.php?t=812

[MetroMPG]

Originally Posted by boxchain

I'm a mechanical / materials engineer, so I'll be posting lots of nerdy stuff. I'm planning on getting a Scangauge and using my 1337 Excel skills to collect and analyze lots of data.

The SG is an investment you won't regret.

And that sound you hear? It's fellow nerds gleefully rubbing their hands together in anticipation of impending quality data.

I'm rebuilding a house (have been for 9 months) so that's taking all of my time, energy, and money

I read somewhere recently that something like 1 in 4 Americans' families was affected by Katrina. Even my small Ontario city received a "refugee" family in the aftermath.

Anyway, welcome to the site.

[Daox]

Welcome to the site. Indeed we like the nerdy stuff here.

[AndrewJ]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

And that sound you hear? It's fellow nerds gleefully rubbing their hands together in anticipation of impending quality data.

Wait a minute! You all could hear that?

[boxchain]

Thanks for the warm welcomes!

As promised, some dorkiness. A quick & drrty fuel cost vs MPG chart. Shows just how bad that 15/20 MPG can get.



What floors me is people I work with who spend $300/month commuting. All of that time and money wasted...

[RH77]

Originally Posted by AndrewJ

Wait a minute! You all could hear that?

The pseduo-evil laugh on my end probably gave it away... "Moo-hoo-ha-HA-HAaaa".

BTW, Welcome -- great chart!

RH77

[DifferentPointofView]

And that sound you hear? It's fellow nerds gleefully rubbing their hands together in anticipation of impending quality data.

especially those last 3 words

Wait a minute! You all could hear that?

You have a gift!