08-03-2010, 02:33 PM
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YKYAEM...
If every time you see a 1st gen Honda Insight you get jealous of how aerodynamic they are compared to your car.
If you've saved $614 and 219 gallons of gas by driving a Geo Metro vs. the 20 MPG car the Geo replaced, in the first 7800 miles you've owned your Geo.
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08-03-2010, 08:28 PM
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... you play chicken with your gas gauge
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meh, an electric fuel pump doesn't appreciate being run low on fuel pump coolant, AKA gas.
The top half of the tank is just as easy to keep full as the bottom half 
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I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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08-04-2010, 11:08 AM
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...but, which weighs less? (A) a half-FULL gas tank? or, (B) a half-EMPTY gas tank?
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08-04-2010, 02:04 PM
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You're kinda bummed out your average is gonna go down since you won't be driving primarily highway miles anymore.
But you're happy anyway because you know you'll be putting nearly as many miles on the car, and hence, using less gas anyway.
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08-04-2010, 04:51 PM
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YKYAEM...
If every time you see a 1st gen Honda Insight you get jealous of how aerodynamic they are compared to your car.
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08-04-2010, 10:28 PM
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...but, which weighs less? (A) a half-FULL gas tank? or, (B) a half-EMPTY gas tank?
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LOL they weigh the same. Had to think about that for a minute
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Originally Posted by jamesqf
I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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08-05-2010, 10:15 AM
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...but, which weighs less? (A) a half-FULL gas tank? or, (B) a half-EMPTY gas tank?
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A half-empty tank is also half-full, so it can't weigh less...
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[Old] Piwoslaw's Peugeot 307sw modding thread
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08-05-2010, 10:18 AM
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YKYAEM when...
... You see the word 'ECO' and mistake it for 'EOC'. And you wonder "Hmm, so they're making an EOC version of that model, interesting..."
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e·co·mod·ding: the art of turning vehicles into what they should be
What matters is where you're going, not how fast.
"... we humans tend to screw up everything that's good enough as it is...or everything that we're attracted to, we love to go and defile it." - Chris Cornell
[Old] Piwoslaw's Peugeot 307sw modding thread
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08-05-2010, 11:53 AM
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YKYAEM when...
You see an old VW Beatle that has the transmission+engine removed and the first thing you think of is an EV conversion.
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08-05-2010, 04:48 PM
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you compare notes with your neighbour (not the naked one thankfully) who owns a VW Polo Blumotion - you know, the one that is supposed to get 75 mpg. And your average is better. 
My, how we laughed together.
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