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Old 03-14-2010, 06:30 PM   #16 (permalink)
Frank Lee
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Blue - '93 Ford Tempo
Last 3: 27.29 mpg (US)

F150 - '94 Ford F150 XLT 4x4
90 day: 18.5 mpg (US)

Sport Coupe - '92 Ford Tempo GL
Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US)

ShWing! - '82 honda gold wing Interstate
90 day: 33.65 mpg (US)

Moon Unit - '98 Mercury Sable LX Wagon
90 day: 21.24 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by Bicycle Bob View Post
I think waste is not much different than an attack on our descendants. If my time is worth anything, I'm not saving much money by working on just one old car at a time.
Agree re: waste!

And yet, doesn't it seem that the people who "are all about the children" are the same ones that have more than two of them, and cart them all over creation in Suburbans?

Disagree re: old car. I work on old cars, drive them, and my costs/mile are practically all for fuel... unlike the typical American motorist who spends more on financing costs, insurance, depreciation, and mechanic bills than anything.

Haven't quantified the value of my time though. Afraid to do that, as I waste 98% of it.
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