Random Thoughts - Part III The Search for Spark (No Politics)

[2020BRZtS]

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

Oh do shut up.
98 is about $2.50 per litre here.

Sorry, mate. This will annoy you even more. I only fill up about 6x a year and the BRZ is my daily.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by 2020BRZtS

I was playing off the woke part. Didn't realize we were composing a limerick.

lol
This is better

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by pope

8 days
4 days

try filling up half tank every 22 days. It's torture I tell you. Everyone always complaining about gas prices, me over here having no clue what the current cost is. Joining normal conversation is impossible.

I'm still on the same tank from last year.

[2020BRZtS]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

8 Days!!!!!!!!

I fill up every 4. Staying at my parents house right now my commute is a little over 90 mi round trip My fuel stipend is 150/month so that helps.

That's cute. You still get an allowance. A nice one too.

[gen3v8]

98 $1.85 Litre

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by gen3v8

98 $1.85 Litre

Huh? I wonder why it's so much cheaper there than Canberra?

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

...I shudder to think what it must cost to fill one of those things.

We took our '04 Suburban (31 gallon tank) on a trip to the beach July 4th weekend. I don't recall the $/gallon but on one stop it took $120 to fill up after I had run the tank to somewhere less than a 1/4 tank. That's the most I've ever spent fueling it.

At the peak price in Atlanta in June ($5.04), it would have taken about $156 to fill it up from completely empty.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I'm still on the same tank from last year.

Doesn't gas degrade over time?

[86-75309]

Slightly off-topic- I remember one trip I took on my '79 Yamaha RD400F (Daytona Special!) where the first leg was one long drone down the interstate. After about 150 miles at something slightly above the federally mandated 55MPH speed limit, I figured it was time to fill up the tank. 1.9 gallons is all it took. That works out to 79 MPG! I've never come close to that in any vehicle since. And now, back to the gas price discussion.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by 86-75309

Slightly off-topic- I remember one trip I took on my '79 Yamaha RD400F (Daytona Special!) where the first leg was one long drone down the interstate. After about 150 miles at something slightly above the federally mandated 55MPH speed limit, I figured it was time to fill up the tank. 1.9 gallons is all it took. That works out to 79 MPG! I've never come close to that in any vehicle since. And now, back to the gas price discussion.

I got a best ever indicated 40.1 mpg (50-mile average) in my Buick on our July 4th trip. But I don't put a whole lot of faith in those calculations.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by 2020BRZtS

That's cute. You still get an allowance. A nice one too.

Yeah, it's basically a tax free "raise" that the company can write off as an expense. All management and department heads get it here. If I was living in my house it would cover my current fuel cost for the month as it is only about half the distance to work.

Originally Posted by 86-75309

Slightly off-topic- I remember one trip I took on my '79 Yamaha RD400F (Daytona Special!) where the first leg was one long drone down the interstate. After about 150 miles at something slightly above the federally mandated 55MPH speed limit, I figured it was time to fill up the tank. 1.9 gallons is all it took. That works out to 79 MPG! I've never come close to that in any vehicle since. And now, back to the gas price discussion.

That is pretty good. Best I can manage out of my bike is around 60 cruising. Still only has a 3.6 gal tank though so riding it I essentially fill it every other day.

[NoHaveMSG]

Came into work early today for a meeting........that is tomorrow. Damnit.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

Came into work early today for a meeting........that is tomorrow. Damnit.

Well, technically you are still early for the meeting...

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Well, technically you are still early for the meeting...

Yeah, I am begrudgingly doing the prep for what I was going to do before the meeting now. I came in early to rush to get things done, not be prepared for tomorrow