05-12-2009, 08:37 PM
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EcoModding Lurker
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METRO now MAKING me money!
SEE JR Executive fuel log for whole story...... heres an excerpt.
"18928 miles so far. Add savings for premium fuel that I use for Frontier. I have forgotten to include this from day one. I will conservatively say its a .03cents difference .....thats $567.84 more saved alone.
I purchased a pair of tires also for 100$ from Caruso so that is 467.84+31.87 from this tank. 499.71 saved
so far car has MADE me +257.57.....NICE"
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05-12-2009, 09:48 PM
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Nothing beats a Metro for mileage! All the repairs I had to do to mine were already repaid in fuel savings. Now I am just reaping in the benefits.
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05-12-2009, 10:43 PM
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Congrats, Pillzilla!
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05-12-2009, 11:44 PM
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MAKING money by driving? Sounds like government accounting.
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05-13-2009, 12:32 AM
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Great to have it paid off! Keep up the savings!
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05-13-2009, 04:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
MAKING money by driving? Sounds like government accounting.
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I think it's more from popular advertising than anything else. The whole "save money on our n-day sale" stuff, which when loosely translated to English means, "temporarily pay less for our junk". From that, we get the whole "saving=paying less=making money" as opposed to "saving=accumulating money for some purpose". At least IMO.
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05-13-2009, 08:31 AM
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Master EcoModder
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank Lee
MAKING money by driving? Sounds like government accounting.
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My company pays 80¢/mi for travel, so in some occasions I'm definitely making money just for driving.
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05-13-2009, 12:19 PM
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A penny saved is a penny earned.
Good job, Pillzilla!
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05-13-2009, 05:00 PM
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I'm still waiting for my driving cheques...
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