I was working the pumps.
Flags, minimums, last car sign.
Line when you opened after the truck came until the cop needed to sit at the end of the line and let their friends in, which were my dads friends so I would have fit them in anyway
Tariffs...what to make of them.
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I was working the pumps.
Flags, minimums, last car sign.
Line when you opened after the truck came until the cop needed to sit at the end of the line and let their friends in, which were my dads friends so I would have fit them in anyway
John the Plumber
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My mother bought the Vega, what a bad car.
My friend did a 327 transplant, but couldn't afford a proper rear. Amazing how much metal it could shred!
GSTim
Formerly M3Tim
My first car was a '72 Vega GT. Used so much oil I had a gallon in the trunk. 😁
Ian F
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My grandparents kept that Pinto into the late 80s. Replaced with a Geo Metro - which I thought was ironic since my grandfather gave my mother a hard time about buying a Japanese Subaru... He could have afforded almost any car he could have wanted, but his NJ born, Quaker heritage wouldn't let him buy a flashy car.
GSTim
Formerly M3Tim
I blew out the rear and the trans in one shot doing a side-step burnout on the last day of high school. That was with the stock 4 banger.😁
GSTim
Formerly M3Tim
Giant Turd?
GSTim
Formerly M3Tim
For sure, but we're talking about 1980, non-parent subsidized transport. Bought it for $50, fixed it up and sold it for $650 a year later. Used that money to buy a '70 Chevelle SS396. 😁
GSTim
Formerly M3Tim
P.S. It did have a 4 speed also. 😉
MMuller
Well-Known Member
Loved my Geo Metro! 3 cylinders of pure muscle! I got almost 50MPG before it was cool. I've moved on to a Ford Fiesta. You can really feel the power of that extra cylinder!
Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
what are you gonna do NOT drive? pull up your boot straps
Ian F
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This winter I've hardly driven at all. Like I said in the post you edited - I'm WFH, so I don't commute. I filled up the minivan at the end of February to use Giant rewards points and it still has almost a full tank. I'll probably get the MINI out and top off the tank since I haven't driven it in a couple of weeks. I'll likely start driving more now that the weather is getting a bit nicer and my local crew starts riding more.
I'm fortunate is that the difference between $3.50/gal and $5/gal gas won't really affect my budget much.
Interesting thought.
Our EV, for $1 of electricity goes 13 miles, so 39mpg if gas is $3/gal
With gas at $5/gal we will get 65mpg equivalent.
Just found jcpl does a small discount for charging at night.
Roadie
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Read the fine print on that JCPL offer. If you sign up for that I think they have the right to throttle back your usage during peak hours
SmooveP
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How would they do that? Is that a function of their new "smart" meters? 30-some years ago, my house was set up for off-peak metering. There was a second meter that I believe only had my water heater on it. Supposedly the idea was to help ensure a more consistent load on their generators at night. Got a rate discount on the second meter.
Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
Since Venezuela is the 51st state, shouldn't all that extra oil keep our gas prices down?
They can talk to the EVSE, just like they can throttle back your ac if you are in that program
The idea would be to use the scheduling in the EVSE to come on during the night. I'm looking at a decent level 2 at 40 amps. So 5 or 6 hours should cover it.