12-16-2012, 06:16 PM
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spreading the ecomodding word
I was at the store getting ready to leave when some guy in a fusion was stopped and staring at me in my car. I did the logical thing and made faces at him. He came and asked me what was on the front of my car and over my wheels. I gave him a short speech on ecomodding. His responce was I should just get a fuzion because he always gets over 30 mpg. I responded with "oh, I get between 47 and 50". And then a brick fell out of his pants leg. Lol.
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12-16-2012, 08:10 PM
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...beats walking...
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...as candidate Ronald Regan would've said, "...there you go, again, deflating peoples' egos..."
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12-17-2012, 12:42 PM
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But the very constructive "If you try, you can do better than that" message probably stuck.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%
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12-17-2012, 02:10 PM
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I responded with "oh, I get between 47 and 50". AND don't have a car payment!
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12-17-2012, 02:22 PM
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That's a good one.
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12-17-2012, 02:35 PM
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not sure making faces was the best choice... i stare at modded cars too. at least the guy wasn't driving a soov.
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12-17-2012, 03:59 PM
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I'm in favor of making faces. Someone in a soov, that calls for hand gestures.
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Originally Posted by sheepdog44
Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%
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12-17-2012, 05:53 PM
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I'm in favor of making faces. Someone in a soov, that calls for hand gestures.
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Because hand gestures don't validate many suv drivers' views that people who drive small efficient cars are sanctimonious pricks?
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12-18-2012, 08:58 AM
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I drive a mid-sized, inefficient car, FWIW. 
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Originally Posted by sheepdog44
Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%
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12-18-2012, 11:50 AM
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I drive a mid-sized, inefficient car, FWIW. |
 I was not trying to imply that you are one of those drivers of small cars who think they are better human beings because of it. I drive small efficient car, I use to be a truck and SUV kind of guy partly because I did not have far to drive (so fuel economy was unimportant) and partly because I knew a few small car drivers who thought I was the scum of the earth. Looking back on it I should have rode a bike. I think that friendly exuberance wins hearts and minds better than "hand gestures" (Which I read mean the bird but could very well have misunderstood)
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