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i will walk or take the public city bus to go where i want to go on weekends so i don't have to drive and waste gas. and I have an economy car, a 1992 Toyota Tercel. Cost $22 dollars to fill the 10 gallon tank 2 weeks ago. I think 25 years ago it cost a bit more than that to fill up a 1975 Buick Century
and I'm always talking of how I want a 1973 Dodge Monaco Brougham with a 360 V8!!!
I could go to NJ to fill up (prices are lower than here in NY) but there's at least a $6 toll coming back to NY so scratch that!!
Not really. In my middle-aged years, I find I have less NEED FOR SPEED (lol) and tend to drive sort of thriftfully, day-to-day.
But sometimes I still like to let them monkeys out, no matter what gas costs, and let 'er rip. That doesn't happen that often, since currently I do not have a "let 'er rip" type car.
Last time gas prices were this high, I changed how I drove to increase my mpg. It got to be a habit. I acelerate softer, take foot off gas sooner for coasting, no drive thru ATM nor fast food, and try to plan trip for no left turns. Only things in trunk are tiny air compressor and California duster. I've also learned the timing of the traffic lights for my daily drive to work.
Same here, we save trips and do them in one trip. Light on the pedal, reduce loads in the truck if I do not need to carry it. I drove older (1967) 4 cyl Volvos for years, I got 32 mpg with them but reduced payload. I have a '08 Ford truck now and get 20 mpg. I get the jobs done better now with a truck.
Yes.I also pick time to do things when highways have less traffic and I can go 60 because I am retired. I also combine those things into one trip as much as possible. I don't take trips to next town just for the heck of it to shop or dine out. I really have never gone back to previous habits since 70's embargo.
No, mainly because my usual driving radius is no more than 10 miles plus I don't make sudden accelerations from a stop or fast, hard stops (if I can possibly help it), both of which can increase fuel consumption.
Not really. Peak torque on the v6 in the F150 is at 3700 RPMs, so I don't think being a granny with the go-pedal is really worth the effort. Granted, ~1800 RPMs cruising on the highway is nice, but not a good way to get up to speed.
This does give me an excuse to look into a v6 Mustang convertible a 3.8L version, since parts for that and the 4.2L in the truck are pretty much identical) for a sunny day ride, but I don't exactly live check-to-check, so I'm not bothered otherwise.
Nothing like a good "brake check" to get the monkey off the back.
So far, minding my RPMs whenever I'm driving a rental has usually kept the personal fuel costs down.
As for the rig, it's a company truck so I don't pay for the Diesel like a lease-op or an owner-op does.
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Where was this? You paid $2.20/gal two weeks go?
