- #3856 of 9978
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Re: kyfdx becomes a host and gas prices go up [docnukem]
by jjacura
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Sep 06, 2005 (12:03 pm)
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Replying to: docnukem (Sep 06, 2005 8:56 am)
Honda Accord Hybrid purchase...
Also you may have risked being excommunicated from the LPS forum, and we would miss you 
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- #3857 of 9978
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Re: kyfdx becomes a host and gas prices go up [lexusguy]
by jjacura
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Sep 06, 2005 (12:22 pm)
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Replying to: lexusguy (Sep 06, 2005 11:03 am)
"Sales of GM's Chevy Tahoe, GMC Yukon and Hummer H2 all fell more than 30 percent"
Yesterday as I eased out from an intersection the young woman next to me in a HUMMER 2 went to the floor with the excelerator and kept it there...and I'm thinking perhaps gallons per mile not MPG for that rig!
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- #3858 of 9978
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Re: kyfdx becomes a host and gas prices go up [lexusguy]
by ksoman
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Sep 06, 2005 (1:03 pm)
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Replying to: lexusguy (Sep 06, 2005 11:03 am)
I personally feel that atleast some of the E class category owners (that's the E, 5, RL, M, GS, etc.) are only in this category due to the cheap money available through refinancing and if the weekly gas prices pinched them, they would run helter-skelter. Case in point, i've some people in my firm who own some of these cars who i can confidently say couldn't afford to put down 50K on a car if it wasn't for riches from refinancing.... a lot of them and with gas as cheap as it was, they didn't care, but at 3+, suddenly a lot of them are staring at the computer screens wondering about what else to sell to pay for gas, when they should be working....
i believe this is atleast a 25% solid block of people in this car market... the LPS market. a lot of us on this forum who live and breathe cars may not be in this 25%, but if this market lost 25% sales, who will be affected the most? for some reason i think not MB or BMW, yes, they'll lose some but lesser than the others or maybe the inifinity and rl will convince people that they offer better milage... i dunno...
ksso
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- #3859 of 9978
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Filled up my A6. . .
by markcincinnati
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Sep 06, 2005 (2:16 pm)
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. . .and the miles to empty "meter" jumped to 635!
Trip from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh AND back, largely interstate, three people, two shelties, full trunk of luggage, ac running all the time and speed NEVER less than 75MPH -- mainly "S" mode.
This dude sips gasoline! I kept thinking the gas gauge was broken -- hello, hello, are you ever going to drop?
Read Jay Leno's article in Pop Mech -- he (and now I) can't wait for the upcoming diesels!
The A6 3.0TDI must be quite spanky. And even more frugal.
No hybrids (at this time) need apply.
The 3.2 engine in my A6 makes me wonder what could be done with this FSI technology, tho.
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- #3860 of 9978
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Re: Filled up my A6. . . [markcincinnati]
by kdshapiro
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Sep 06, 2005 (2:26 pm)
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Replying to: markcincinnati (Sep 06, 2005 2:16 pm)
You had to read Jay Leno to find out about the upcoming diesels? TSK, TSK.
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- #3861 of 9978
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gas prices go up [docnukem]
by rrob
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Sep 06, 2005 (3:13 pm)
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Replying to: docnukem (Sep 06, 2005 8:56 am)
Indeed, my 1999 Honda Accord 4cyl is the best mileage car in our family (30-32) , but my M45 is within a few mpg of our '02 New Beetle 1.8T (22 vs 25 mpg), and they both beat our '04 Nissan Quest minivan (18 mpg). As my kids are now driving the first two, I guess my LPS is my 'best' economy choice!
Now, there's a rationalization 
rrob
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- #3862 of 9978
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Re: gas prices go up [rrob]
by mexibec
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Sep 06, 2005 (3:39 pm)
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Replying to: rrob (Sep 06, 2005 3:13 pm)
The latest Consumer Reports states that most of the EPA are so incorrect that a better estimate is to lower the estimated MPG by as much as 30% for city driving... According to Infiniti, the M45 should get 17/23, but the car only shows 16.4 after ~3000 mi of about 75% highway (instead of ~21.5 MPG under that condition). Those sensitive to the gas price can't really rely on those EPA numbers, and should instead simply slow down...
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- #3863 of 9978
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Re: gas prices go up [mexibec]
by lexusguy
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Sep 06, 2005 (6:56 pm)
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Replying to: mexibec (Sep 06, 2005 3:39 pm)
Yeah a lot of people dont understand that you simply cant use EPA test numbers as real world indicators. What they are useful for is taking the driver which is the biggest variable out of the equation, so the numbers can be used for direct comparison to another car.
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- #3864 of 9978
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Re: gas prices go up [lexusguy]
by jjacura
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Sep 06, 2005 (7:51 pm)
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Replying to: lexusguy (Sep 06, 2005 6:56 pm)
Tony in the RL forum got us a little excited with his trip from California to Colorado and back getting about 31 MPG while driving 75 most of the time. that's about 5 mpg better than epa estimates. When questioned, he admitted to measuring between Durango and Flagstaff which is down hill most of the way! 
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