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Posted by Gerald Miller on April 22, 2008, 5:43 pm
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On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:01:49 -0400, Leon Fisk
>On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:58:32 -0800, pyotr filipivich
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>> If I get a Motorcycle again, I'll be a whole lot less picky. I
>>figured out last time, it wasn't worth the effort to save a few cents
>>on a fill up of at most two gallons.
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>It still hurts like hell when a $10 spot won't fill it up...
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>First road bike was a 1976 Honda 550-4cyl ~34 mpg. The
>second one was a 1978 Honda 550-4cyl ~38 mpg. My current
>bike is a 1986 Honda Magna VF700C. It will get 48 mpg if I
>just pussy-foot around with it. Pull out on the highway and
>crank it up to 70 mph and it will get ~43 mpg.
>
>You would be better off getting a Toyota Yaris if you want
>good gas mileage. At least you can still use that during the
>winter...
Two years ago we took our '05 Echo on a three week trip, no effort at
mileage, AC on etc. and covered 4200+ kilometers on 251litres of gas
for47.8 miles per imp gallon (39.8/ USG)
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada
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Posted by Leon Fisk on April 23, 2008, 1:42 pm
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On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:43:54 -0400, Gerald Miller
>Two years ago we took our '05 Echo on a three week trip, no effort at
>mileage, AC on etc. and covered 4200+ kilometers on 251litres of gas
>for47.8 miles per imp gallon (39.8/ USG)
If I remember correctly the Echo was phased-out and replaced
by the Yaris. I don't know if I could get used to the funky
instrument cluster in the center of the dash though.
But if I was in the market for a vehicle I would seriously
check out the Yaris. Getting 40 mpg is hard to beat. Another
new vehicle that looks interesting is the BMW Mini-Cooper
Clubman. See:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121869
The base price is kind of high though...
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Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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Posted by Gerald Miller on April 23, 2008, 7:32 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:42:57 -0400, Leon Fisk
>On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:43:54 -0400, Gerald Miller
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>>Two years ago we took our '05 Echo on a three week trip, no effort at
>>mileage, AC on etc. and covered 4200+ kilometers on 251litres of gas
>>for47.8 miles per imp gallon (39.8/ USG)
>
>If I remember correctly the Echo was phased-out and replaced
>by the Yaris. I don't know if I could get used to the funky
>instrument cluster in the center of the dash though.
I was discussing that with a mechanic friend today as he showed me his
new project car ( 1925(?) four door, number matched, original paint,
model "T"). I learned to drive on a centre cluster Model "A", and, to
me, that is the proper place, out of the line of site, but where you
should get used to looking when faced with persistent high beams.
Yes, they did chop off the "boot" in '06 and revert to the European
name, but brought back the "boot" in '07 when they discovered that
here in North America, we have more parking space, not like senior son
in Walthamstow, where there is no such thing as double parked. On his
"Close", a double parked car is automatically triple parked, blocking
the street from "pavement" to "pavement"
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>But if I was in the market for a vehicle I would seriously
>check out the Yaris. Getting 40 mpg is hard to beat. Another
>new vehicle that looks interesting is the BMW Mini-Cooper
>Clubman. See:
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>http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121869
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>The base price is kind of high though...
Last base price with which I am totally familiar was the '67 Valiant
at $2150.00. I managed to get mine up to $2500.00, of course this was
before SWMBO discovered Air Conditioning. Since then, I have let her
take care of the budget.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada
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Posted by Hawke on April 24, 2008, 10:35 pm
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> >Two years ago we took our '05 Echo on a three week trip, no effort at
> >mileage, AC on etc. and covered 4200+ kilometers on 251litres of gas
> >for47.8 miles per imp gallon (39.8/ USG)
>
> If I remember correctly the Echo was phased-out and replaced
> by the Yaris. I don't know if I could get used to the funky
> instrument cluster in the center of the dash though.
>
> But if I was in the market for a vehicle I would seriously
> check out the Yaris. Getting 40 mpg is hard to beat. Another
> new vehicle that looks interesting is the BMW Mini-Cooper
> Clubman. See:
You sure you don't want a nice SUV? How about a Chevy Yukon or a Ford
Excursion for you to drive around town by yourself and run errands with,
they're nice. And I see people driving similar vehicles all the time. One
person per vehicle. It's not wasteful or stupid. It's the American way to do
things. It's our right to use all the oil we want.
Hawke
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Posted by pyotr filipivich on April 23, 2008, 4:17 am
Please log in for more thread options I missed the Staff meeting, but the Memos showed that Leon Fisk
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>It still hurts like hell when a $10 spot won't fill it up...
>
>First road bike was a 1976 Honda 550-4cyl ~34 mpg. The
>second one was a 1978 Honda 550-4cyl ~38 mpg. My current
>bike is a 1986 Honda Magna VF700C. It will get 48 mpg if I
>just pussy-foot around with it. Pull out on the highway and
>crank it up to 70 mph and it will get ~43 mpg.
>
>You would be better off getting a Toyota Yaris if you want
>good gas mileage. At least you can still use that during the
>winter...
Up here, we don't get a lot of snow, so running a bike is easier.
I am a bit concerned about a graveled road on a hillside. Especially
headed downhill ...
But if this works out, I'll be able to give directions which
include "continue past the end of the paved road... then turn off the
gravel road ..."
Anyway, I had a Honda 350, and it got 50 mpg, till I got it tuned
up, and then it was 60. But I forgot to lock the forks (after coming
home in the cold and the wet) and "gave up riding bikes for Lent."
when it was stolen.
tschus
pyotr
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pyotr filipivich
"I had just been through hell and must have looked like death warmed
over walking into the saloon, because when I asked the bartender
whether they served zombies he said, ‘Sure, what'll you have?'"
from I Hear America Swinging by Peter DeVries
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