The "gas crisis" bullsh*t never ceases....
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Its too bad the license plates don't turn green with the spring anymore, it was always something to look forward too
well if it were a true oil crisis, wouldent the price of gas be the same across the board? and even if they do change the speed limit to 55, ill still do 70 when ever possible.
(thats amazingly where my car gets the best mileage at about 26-28, i went from thompson falls to st.regis doing 70 then hit I-90 and did 80 all the way to I-15 about 30 miles this side of butte before having to fill up and i got 27 mpg doing it)
(thats amazingly where my car gets the best mileage at about 26-28, i went from thompson falls to st.regis doing 70 then hit I-90 and did 80 all the way to I-15 about 30 miles this side of butte before having to fill up and i got 27 mpg doing it)
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Snow Fox
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Yes, I did say that, because where I live it is the case that people have not reduced their driving. Now if you live in say, NE South Dakota where the Jackalope outnumber the people........it very well could be a different story.
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Thank god for fuzz busters, I'll still be doing 75+ and won't ***** if I get a ticket either.
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shortstop20
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Now if you live in say, NE South Dakota where the Jackalope outnumber the people........it very well could be a different story.
LOL......the truth hurts.
Seriously though, I have noticed people slowing down in this area of SD too, probably about 2-4 MPH. If I'm not in a hurry I'll go 65 MPH on the Interstate. Gas mileage is quite a bit better when I keep the RPM's under 2K. When I'm on my motorcycle though gas mileage is as far from my mind as the moon.
I usually go about 80 MPH.
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supersmith
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The wife and I just got back from a trip from Bigfork to Spokane in our 6.0L suburban. We typically get 11.5-13 mpg driving the usual 80+mph. I decided to see how much $$$ I could save by driving no faster than 65 the whole way (approx. 480 miles round-trip). To my suprise I made it there and back on the same tank with just under a 1/4 to spare. I got between 16.2mpg on average and it saved me around $50. That's damn near a half days work!!!
The trip took be about 45 minutes longer each direction than usual and I was pleasantly suprised to see some things along the way that I never knew exsisted on that strech of road because I am usually in a big hurry hauling #$%.
The trip took be about 45 minutes longer each direction than usual and I was pleasantly suprised to see some things along the way that I never knew exsisted on that strech of road because I am usually in a big hurry hauling #$%.
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Over the yrs my 04 Ram 5.7 hemi 2500 has gotten 1-2 mpg better fuel milage doing 4-6 mph less than posted speeds. So my trips I will leave a whole whoppin 10-20 minutes earlier than normal. And yes the savings DO add up.
But the whole 55mph thing is a load of crap. Let people make up their own minds on how fast they want to drive. If they can't do the math, let them burn their $.
But the whole 55mph thing is a load of crap. Let people make up their own minds on how fast they want to drive. If they can't do the math, let them burn their $.
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DOO DAWG
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Not at all.....I really don't think these are soccer moms at 5;30 am on I-5 headed for work. Now soccer....that's another thing. No one who belongs here would miss that!!!
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I have noticed the same, especially on broken down snowmobiles... Sometimes we need to be forced to stop (or at least slow down) and smell the roses.
It scares me that when we have a energy problem the first thing people call for is more regulation: tax the obscene profits out of the oil companies, shut down the oil speculators, slow down the speed limit, regulate the type of fuel (i.e. ethonal, wind mills, solar, etc), add more gas tax to reduce consumption, conserve energy, raise CAFE standards. The list goes on.
I have been hearing this same mantra from even usually conservative sources, for example Bill O'reilly blames our energy woes on the speculators. I don't have all the answers, but I can study history and see stark similarities to the last major energy crisis of the early 1970's. We tried to regulate our way out of that crisis and everyone should know how well that worked.
I have been hearing this same mantra from even usually conservative sources, for example Bill O'reilly blames our energy woes on the speculators. I don't have all the answers, but I can study history and see stark similarities to the last major energy crisis of the early 1970's. We tried to regulate our way out of that crisis and everyone should know how well that worked.
my belief is that its all been orchestrated because its all about control. there is no real crisis just an orchestrated or created one. control energy, control the people.
Orchestrated or not, it still provides the opportunity for government to gain more power over the population.
So.....just out of curiosity..has anyone bought any motor oil or tranny fluid lately? Oddly enough gas and deisel have sky rocketed in price lately..yet oils are still at the same basic price...kind of odd that a barrel of oil has more then doubled in price yet only gas and deisel reflect that as of now....
dude your on crack if u think motor oil has stayed the same
What they should be doing instead of FORCING everyone to drive slower is put a moratorium on these azzhole oil futures speculators that keep driving the price up and start telling these enironmentalist kocksuckers that they can go piss up a rope because we are GOING to drill our own flucking oil wherever the hell we can find it!
America is based on land of the free. If a housewive wants to drive an SUV it is nobody's business. The whole notion of looking down on what anyone drives because it wastes too much energy is wrong.
Snowmobilers of all people should understand this concept, look at the inherent waste of fuel in running sleds and tow vehicles hundreds of miles. If the USA can ban soccer moms from driving a suburban due to fuel they can surely ban snowmobiling due to fuel waste. Then think obout the fuel to run a golf course, boating, ski resort, cruise ships etc...
Snowmobilers of all people should understand this concept, look at the inherent waste of fuel in running sleds and tow vehicles hundreds of miles. If the USA can ban soccer moms from driving a suburban due to fuel they can surely ban snowmobiling due to fuel waste. Then think obout the fuel to run a golf course, boating, ski resort, cruise ships etc...
try driving around a big city, here in chicago things have slowed tremendously... fewer cars on the road and more carpoolers, more motorcycles, etc...