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    Posted: 21/June/2008 at 5:04pm

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I spend easily around 400-450 a week on fuel...
 
it takes $170 bucks to fill up and that usually last 2 days 4 to 5 calls a day.
 
Then you have the customers that want freebee's  lol
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I guess we should start driving to Mexico to fill up?????Big%20smile

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Originally posted by FreshAire FreshAire wrote:

I dream of your fuel prices Mr Slide
Average is $150-200/wk ($30-40/day) driving approx 400miles
Why do you think I'm so keen on trying the Ethos FR??
 
WOW.. About the same $$$ average on my Van with smallblock 350cu.in. but about 150mi. not 400.. and that includes doing 3-4 cleans on that trip..Cry
 
Hey Gas is about $2.54 US in Tiajuana Mexico...LOL
 
 
 
 


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Friendly, It's auto and about 27mpg , lots of hillsOuch
 
FreshAire View%20Drop%20Down , MAN, I thought I had it rough, like they say, there is always someone
who has it rougher then you!Dead


Edited by Mr. Slide - 18/June/2008 at 11:56pm
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I dream of your fuel prices Mr Slide
Average is $150-200/wk ($30-40/day) driving approx 400miles just for my 4 cyl Nissan Diesel truck and I don't drive 118 miles to & fro either, my work is on my doorstep!! Paying approx $7/USGallon for my diesel.Dead

At least my machine is converted to run on LPG gas which only costs $2.50/USG.

Why do you think I'm so keen on trying the Ethos FR??
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We will see people moving a lot closer to their work to save mega bucks on fuel, Feel sorry for people who live in our town and drive into Toronto every day for work.
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Originally posted by Mr. Slide Mr. Slide wrote:

Well I'm going to need something real soon!Ouch
A 110mi. drive to work every day, is now costing me $18.00 a dayDead that's with a 4 cy nissan truck.  that's about $360.00 a month ,at 5 days a week
Truck has 305,000 miles on it.
I could easliy make a car payment with that much money I spend on gas!Dead


Is it an automatic or a manual? What's your mileage?
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"This will cause oil to rise to near $100 by the end of November. It stays up there to about the end of February. Better save this so you know who told it to you first."
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Well I'm going to need something real soon!Ouch
A 110mi. drive to work every day, is now costing me $18.00 a dayDead that's with a 4 cy nissan truck.  that's about $360.00 a month ,at 5 days a week
Truck has 305,000 miles on it.
I could easliy make a car payment with that much money I spend on gas!Dead
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I saw that at autobloggreen a few days ago. The problem is that the alleged "energy generator" needs something to power it. They never say what that is. If it's batteries, then what powers the batteries that power the energy generator that powers the fuel cell? The answer must be that the batteries are recharged via an electric outlet. If so, why not simply run the car off the batteries?
Ken Harris Nov 08:

"This will cause oil to rise to near $100 by the end of November. It stays up there to about the end of February. Better save this so you know who told it to you first."
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Go to ecomodder.com and gassavers.org. There's a lot you can do. Usual increase in efficiency is at leat 30%.
 
Yes, increasing the psi to the max listed on the sidewalls of your tires will help considerably, as well as coasting a lot.
 
 
If you know a genuine hypermiler, get him/her to drive with you and coach you. Otherwise, spend a lot of time at the ecomodder forum and let them into your head. Also, buy a ScanGuage. It will pay for itself in less than 6 months in most cases.


Edited by FriendlyHammer - 15/June/2008 at 8:04pm
Ken Harris Nov 08:

"This will cause oil to rise to near $100 by the end of November. It stays up there to about the end of February. Better save this so you know who told it to you first."
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Siphon fuel from your neighbour's tankEvil%20Grin

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