[pianotech] The Fuel You Use In Your Car

[John Ross]

I can almost match you for weight, but I am almost 5'8", so I should  
lose some weight, or grow.
That is good mileage for a comfortable car.
You can't beat comfort, not to mention safety. I just feel safer in a  
larger vehicle.
Remember it is not how safe your driving is, it is the other guy.
When I drove to the Anaheim convention, took about 65 hours driving  
and I averaged 27 mpg, in Dodge Grand Caravan.
I just got a 2010 Dodge Journey, and I think I will be over 30 mpg, if  
I go to Vegas.
It is considered one of the safest vehicles as well.
I haven't got it fitted out yet, for what I am going to carry to do  
jobs. I used to carry too much.
The actual cost for gas is not that much, when you take the cost of  
the vehicle, comfort, safety etc into consideration.
People put too much emphasis on economy.
Just my take.
John Ross,
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
On 14-Mar-10, at 5:25 PM, Gerald Groot wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>
> I just got back today from a nice trip to D.C., celebrating our 31st  
> anniversary.  I have not had time to read all of my zillion emails  
> so I am just responding to the first one I felt like answering….
>
> First, what a great trip.  Nice city and friendly people.
>
> I drive a Cadillac.  I'm 6'2" and 225 #.  I don't want a dinky car.   
> Including all of the stops for gas, highway miles, side trips and  
> everything to and fro, a total of $1,350 miles, I averaged 28.5  
> MPG.  Highway mileage only, I averaged between 29 & 33 MPG.  Not bad  
> at all for a luxury car with lots of power and a great ride.  Just  
> thought I'd share that…
>
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]  
> On Behalf Of Brian Trout
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 8:53 AM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] The Fuel You Use In Your Car
>
> Cool!!  Would be nice to have a natural source of that natural  
> gas.  :-)  Only thing is if you want to take a trip longer than what  
> the tank lasts.  Might be a little more challenging finding a place  
> to fill up.
>
> Very happy with the VW Jetta wagon TDI.  Felt guilty about buying  
> it ... back when gas was over $4/gal... as everyone wanted to see  
> Americans "buying American".  Well, if Detroit would actually make a  
> car that gets 48 mpg (which is my ACTUAL overall mileage... 43 if we  
> run it like we stole it, 53 if we drive it like we have an egg on  
> the dash)... I would have considered buying American.
>
> The technology is here to do much better than what we're seeing.  In  
> my opinion, there is no excuse for not seeing cars in the Detroit  
> linup that are pushing towards 70 mpg.  Yes, they can do it.  Did  
> anyone read about the new Ford Festiva with a great little high tech  
> British diesel that gets well over 60 mpg?  Some executive decided  
> that the British diesel was a little too expensive for the American  
> market so they're going to sell them in Europe.  AARRRGGGHHH!!!!!   
> That's the kind of attitude that will have me shopping for another  
> VW someday.
>
> And lest this be considered off topic...  piano tuners gotta  
> travel!!  LOL!!
>
> Brian
>
> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 08:03:03 -0500
> From: jpdraine at gmail.com
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] The Fuel You Use In Your Car
>
> If memory serves me well, his car runs on natural gas, and he fills  
> its tank from the natural gas that heats his home. I forget what  
> model he drives, whether he had it modified or purchased new with  
> this system.
> A bit envious, but happy with my 45-55 mpg Prius,
> Patrick Draine
>
> On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Brian Trout  
> <brian_trout at hotmail.com> wrote:
> So, whatcha using, Rob??  Biodiesel, maybe?
>
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