06-19-2008, 02:12 PM
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Shadetree Engineer
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 503
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You know you're an ecomodder if...
I was at the gas station, filling up last night. As I watched the gallons tick away, I got more and more giddy, 'cause I was thinking how far I could stretch each one. Then I had to chuckle at myself. Since when have I EVER enjoyed filling up? (I almost forgot how, last time was nearly two weeks ago)
That made me start thinking...
You Know You're an Ecomodder If;
You get a stupid smile on your face when you fill up at the gas station.
You know what DWL, P and G, and EOC stand for.
You say the name 'Basjoos' with respect and awe.
You either own a Scangauge or have a serious case of SG-envy.
you look at election signs in people's yards and think, "front air dam".
C'mon, help me out here. Add some of your own. 
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06-19-2008, 02:21 PM
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Captain Slow
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 6,031
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You know you're an ecomodder if:
... The sight of empty roof racks on other vehicles makes you cringe.
... Your neighbour drives past your house in her manual shift car each day and you find yourself telepathically urging her: "up shift! Up shift!" 
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06-19-2008, 02:27 PM
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Contumacious Rapscallion
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Virginia Beach, Va. USA
Posts: 619
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The neighbors walk by and say "Do you have enough cardboard yet?
You Listen to other engines running at a stoplight thinking {.49 gph x 2 min here x 10 more lights to work = cr@p wheres my calculator}
I'm sure there are many more of you, C'mon speak up.
S.
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I drive a piece 'o' Krap, so remember, "If you can't be handsome at least be handy"(Red Green).Schultz.
!!WooHoo I did it!! (now for the 55 MPG mark)
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06-19-2008, 02:29 PM
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Bicycle Junky
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 456
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Haha, I definitely have been guilty of all of those in the past, most recently the "Gas pump giggle".
You might be an ecomodder if: - you think of gravity as a means of motor assist
- you take your shoes off whenever you drive your car
- you have ever slapped your passenger's hand away from the A/C button
- your mechanic has ever asked you how you stop your car when he checks your brake pads
- your monthly gas budget is less then your monthy phone/internet bill
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06-19-2008, 02:36 PM
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Captain Slow
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 6,031
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Quote:
Originally Posted by metroschultz
The neighbors walk by and say "Do you have enough cardboard yet?
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... or when the neigbours have stopped coming over to ask about the latest cardboard + duct tape "prototype"
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06-19-2008, 02:38 PM
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Contumacious Rapscallion
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Virginia Beach, Va. USA
Posts: 619
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Man how many years does that take?
Mine still marvel at the tape all over the front on my bumper.
BTW black duct tape bleaches in the sun to a darkish grey.
S.
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I drive a piece 'o' Krap, so remember, "If you can't be handsome at least be handy"(Red Green).Schultz.
!!WooHoo I did it!! (now for the 55 MPG mark)
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06-19-2008, 02:43 PM
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NES Collector
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Millbury, MA
Posts: 87
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You find yourself cursing when someone is behind you. Saying "SOB now I can't roll up to this stop sign going 10mph!"
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"Would you like a jelly baby"

Miles Displaced By
Walking = 3.6
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06-19-2008, 02:50 PM
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EcoModding Apprentice
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Davenport,FL
Posts: 209
Eva - '85 300D Turbodiesel 90 day: 25.68 mpg (US)
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... your wheel covers consist of modified pizza pans
... the case of spray foam in your room
... the weird faces you see when you drive your car while gauge airflow over the body ( tuft testing??)
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06-19-2008, 03:04 PM
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Ex-lurker
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Jersey
Posts: 332
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... every election sign you see just says "FREE COROPLAST!"
... your neighbors wonder why your not-that-old car seems to be held together with packing tape.
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06-19-2008, 04:02 PM
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Slow and easy
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: SE USA - East Tennessee
Posts: 291
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- Your trunk and the rest of your car is actually empty of unnecessary junk
- You wish you weren't the passenger in a non-hypermiler's car
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You're not in front of me...
I'm 25,000 miles in front of you.
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06-19-2008, 04:06 PM
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Captain Slow
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 6,031
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... "Sure, I can drive you. Just give me a few minutes to re-install the seat."
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06-19-2008, 04:08 PM
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Captain Slow
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 6,031
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDon
... the case of spray foam in your room
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Too funny! Not a case, but a can that I still haven't used yet. 
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06-19-2008, 04:09 PM
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Captain Slow
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 6,031
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Quote:
Originally Posted by metroschultz
Man how many years does that take?
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Approximately two. 
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06-19-2008, 04:19 PM
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Shadetree Engineer
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 503
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Quote:
Originally Posted by echomodder
You find yourself cursing when someone is behind you. Saying "SOB now I can't roll up to this stop sign going 10mph!"
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HAHAHA! I've done that!
You know you're an ecomodder if...
...you smile and wave at bicycle and scooter riders.
...you know how to convert a Geo Metro into an EV by transplanting forklift components...just from reading an online thread.
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06-19-2008, 04:34 PM
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Veggiedynamics
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Alexandria, MN
Posts: 658
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You go the the gas station more often for snacks, soda and other needs more often than fuel..
I stopped the other night to pick up some milk on the way home, they always always ask if you have fuel.. I said nope, I should be able to get another 300 miles out of my 6 gallons thats left in the tank
The cashier didn't even think and just rang up my milk.. hopefully after i left it registers that 6 gallons at 300 miles is 50mpg..
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06-19-2008, 04:40 PM
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Veggiedynamics
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Alexandria, MN
Posts: 658
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when your favorite fish in the world is a boxfish..
when you cant believe crysler/Dodge (the 80's econobox kings) best EPA rated car is only 32mpg..
when you look out at the cars in parking lots looking for that car that really looks like a great project car for areomods.
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06-19-2008, 05:17 PM
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EcoModding Apprentice
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Waikele, Hawaii
Posts: 108
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I'm not an ecomodder, I don't know what DWL is.
I can tell you guys are because of the "Hypermiler" in your sig.
btw - what is "DWL"?
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06-19-2008, 05:19 PM
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Captain Slow
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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06-19-2008, 05:35 PM
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EcoModding Apprentice
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Waikele, Hawaii
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Thanks, i didn't even know about that.
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06-20-2008, 01:22 AM
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no
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: texas
Posts: 437
- - '93 Civic DX hatchback
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You cringe and shake your head when a commercial touts 32 MPG as being 'class leading "
You are more concerned with the underside of the car than the cars 0-60 time.
Last edited by Cd; 07-07-2008 at 02:40 PM.
Reason: Offensive post
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