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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
How did you come up with that?
Am I living beyond my means? Hardly!
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Cleanspeed1 got it. If our nationwide fleet got a 46 mpg average, we would be self-reliant. Instead, because of all you slackers who are living beyond your means by driving FSPs, we have to import as much oil as we produce.
If your income is x dollars annually, you shouldn't spend 2x dollars annually. If we produce 5 million barrels of oil per day, we shouldn't use 10 million bbls/day. Yet, that's exactly what we're doing. Congresses of both parties, and the average American, have net negative bank balances. Our oil thirst is double our oil production.
So, are you living beyond your means? I say yes, as far as your oil consumption goes.
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Darrell
Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin
Mean Green Toaster Machine
49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
