SilverBullet
never slow down...you never grow old
OMG I can't believe that. That truck goes into pieces like it was made entirely of plastic. Even the frame seems to be blown apart into bits.
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To bring it back to the original topic, my strategy for $5/gallon gas is simple.
1. Ride motorcycle when possible and practical. (Doing that already anyway, no change in behavior.)
2. For times when bike is not practical, obtain enormous diesel Ford F-350 4x4 crew cab truck (done), fit rock rails/nerf bars and roll bar to correct safety issues (in progress), convert to multifuel capability (in progress), run off WVO and other very cheap or free alternative fuels (soon).
3. Laugh maniacally at hidebound morons who think the only solution to high fuel prices is to sacrifice everything and purchase an ecocr*pbox while watching them cringe and flinch in terror any time something larger comes near them on the road. (Doing so already.) Improvise, adapt, overcome.
3. Laugh maniacally at hidebound morons who think the only solution to high fuel prices is to sacrifice everything and purchase an ecocr*pbox while watching them cringe and flinch in terror any time something larger comes near them on the road. (Doing so already.) Improvise, adapt, overcome.
As an SCCA member and a small sporty car lover, I hate to tell you that I have OWNED too many trucks to count. Since it is illegal to assault people in a vehicle, I run circles around trucks and I never cringe or flinch. Troll unsuccessful or should i say "overcome" unsuccessful. By the way I love my truck, but Silverbullet is right, it is boring to drive.
That American Girl said:Not really sure where to post this so:
I was headed down the freeway earlier and came up behind one of those Smart cars. Just as I was thinking about passing her (she was doing maybe 62-63mph) a semi drove past her on the left, and the resulting wind sort of swept her all over her lane to the point I thought she was going to lose it.
I went ahead and passed her on the right, and as I looked over to see who it was I saw a look of pure terror on her face.
I know I really shouldn't laugh, but Jesus, If you're that terrified to be driving any car on the road, you need a different car lady!
Just last week, I was doing about 80 in the far left lane of 183, as my Passat like it, and I got passed, nay, BLOWN BY, on my right by a smart. Freaked me out.
There's always one exception to the rule, of course. .
Exactly. Like the guy who drives around Las Colinas in a Porshe Quattro Puerto at approximately 9 miles an hour everywhere.
They top out in the mid to high 90s for max velocity. It takes them a long, long time to get there as they basically run out of steam around 80 or so. Most Smart car owners are too busy trying not to become roadkill to do that and the car itself makes its displeasure at going faster than 65 well felt (drove one more than once when I was dating a girl that had one). That little three cylinder engine is not happy about highways.
There's always one exception to the rule, of course. For example, we all know the majority of Prius owners are slow to the point of holding up traffic on the highway because they're busy playing the fuel economy video game on their center console display (go check their forums sometime for them posting their 'top scores'), but there's a black Prius with aftermarket wheels and blackout tint that I often see in DFW who is the only one I've seen that didn't fit that stereotype. Every time I see it, he's got to have that thing floored - even coming away from lights or speeding on the freeway. I figure he got stuck with the thing as a company car or because his wife insisted and he's trying to drive it as uneconomically as possible - because he drives it like he hates it.
Porsche Panamera. My bad. It's def. the Porsche.
maybe it was this thing:
Smart with Hayabusa engine - YouTube
I used to live in a small town in NC that would have been perfect for a SMART car, but I would not drive one in Harris County if you gave it to me. Everything has its use/s so I don't dump on anything, its narrow minded. It bothers me how much it cost your average joe to buy a "green" car, it is still cheaper in the long run to buy a cheap truck like CB700SC did. I have recently managed to "justify" or "convince myself" that I can almost pay for a WR250R due to it's 71mpg, now I need to convince my wife!
Keep those truck/car tires inflated properly!
There's a company that just does those conversions.
Smartuki
wow...i understand one guy doing it on a lark...
John - where do/will you get your WVO to run the diesel off of? That's always been interesting to me, but it seems like you'd get tired of sourcing the cheap stuff and just fill up at the gas station..
Were you asking me or John?
oops.. I actually paged up to make sure I got the right person, and saw it was you, but then I typed John anyway..
There's always one exception to the rule, of course. For example, we all know the majority of Prius owners are slow to the point of holding up traffic on the highway because they're busy playing the fuel economy video game on their center console display (go check their forums sometime for them posting their 'top scores'), but there's a black Prius with aftermarket wheels and blackout tint that I often see in DFW who is the only one I've seen that didn't fit that stereotype. Every time I see it, he's got to have that thing floored - even coming away from lights or speeding on the freeway. I figure he got stuck with the thing as a company car or because his wife insisted and he's trying to drive it as uneconomically as possible - because he drives it like he hates it.
Now I know why the Prius owners up here don't go over 55 in a 65 zone
To the Prius owner: you were saying?
Also, I run a helmet video cam on most rides. Trust me, almost all of your fellow Prius drivers are playing the video game. I often catch them on video.