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Old 10-28-2008, 04:06 PM   #20 (permalink)
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meemooer - sorry to hear about your job & glad to hear you're adapting. Looks like there are going to be others in similar situations in the coming months.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Cheap View Post
I don't doubt that many people became ecomodders out of necessity. Prices are now about what they were two years ago, but I now get 20% better mileage. I'm not surprised by the decrease in activity here.
I agree with you, and I'm not surprised either.

I haven't looked closely, but I'd bet you that the traffic graphs for this site would have a similar profile to a graph of gas prices. I bet the busiest month here was the same month gas prices peaked (or maybe a few weeks after).

Those of us "left behind" have an interest in the subject that goes beyond the purely financial (or a lower financial pain threshold than most! ).

We haven't been around long enough to know if there's also a seasonal up/down (summer/winter), but we can sure tell you that Wednesdays are the busiest day of the week for some reason!
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