Text 15532, 39 rader
Skriven 2005-11-07 22:30:00 av FRANK SCHEIDT (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av ROY WITT
Ärende: Speed Limits
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-=> Quoting Roy Witt to Frank Scheidt <=-

 FS>> If they're serious about the current energy crunch Congress would
 FS>> bring back the 55 MPH law.  It would benefit almost everyone.
 
 RW>> Not in the least. 55mph makes driving a chore on long trips. I just
 RW>> got back from a 3 day jaunt to Illinois to visit my 86yo mother for
 RW>> her birthday last Thursday. 98 Camaro, 350cu V8 with 6spd overdrive
 RW>> trans. I convoyed on the first leg with my friend here in Texas, as
 RW>> he was going to a wedding in Minnesota. We split up at De Moines,
 RW>> IA. Along the way, he figured he could out run my Camaro on fuel
 RW>> mileage. Wrong! I matched him mile for mile and gallon for gallon at
 RW>> around 70-75mph at 32mpg...Of course he was flabbergasted, because
 RW>> he was driving Japan's finest Nissan Maxima. When we filled up, we
 RW>> were within 10ths of a gallon of each other and of course, the miles
 RW>> were the same. This made him yearn for his little Ford Fiesta, 3cyl,
 RW>> 5spd and 45mpg...I'd rather have the comfort of the Camaro over that
 RW>> little Ford.
 
 FS> I drive only locally these days.  Not that I couldn't take longer
 FS> trips but I have no real need for that.  For that reason my gas
 FS> mileage and the cost of gas means little to me.  BTW, today at
 FS> Starvin' Marvin's 87 octane is going for $2.19/gal -- quite a
 FS> change from the $3.25 or so, a couple of months ago.

 RW> I saw it for $1.97 somewhere in Missouri this past week. Iowa, Kansas
 RW> and Missouri are in the low $2.xx range at the moment. I just filled up
 RW> the Silverado for $2.23 yesterday.

A month or two ago it seemed to increase in price every day.  Now 
it's going *down* every day.  I keep topping my tank because I 
simply cannot believe it's not gonna shoot up to $3 again soon 
...

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