Paul, there's also the urban legend that high octane
fuel equals high power. Many people run their
89-octane-designed cars on 93 octane fuel, at 20-30
cents a gallon more, expecting superior performance.
There's also a belief amoung some, that 93 octane fuel
is more "pure" than 89 octane - which is exactly the
opposite of reality.
And you're right. Given the relatively cheap fuel
prices here (compared to the rest of the 1st world),
we just fill 'er up and drive. I've seen people start
their V8 Buick and drive 800 feet to their mailbox!
Okay, I saw one fat woman do that. :-P
And to further support your cause; My M-B C300 gets
20mpg, the Ferrari gets 17mpg if I am careful, 15 if
typical and our Land Rover gets 13mpg city, 13mpg
highway. :-) Our MGB gets no miles per gallon as it
is up on jack stands. :-P
rick
--- Paul Root <ptrmgb@gmail.com> wrote:
> People still don't give a rip about gas milage in
> the US. Sure, there
> are a few that will knee jerk buy a smaller car
> (truck) when gas
> spikes, but 6 months later, they can't stand having
> something so small
> (Ford 500) and trade it in for a full size pickup
> (true story). I
> doubt the back of that pick up has seen anything
> other than a cooler
> of beer.
>
> Look at all the remote car starters and people
> leaving their car
> idling when going in to the convenience shop. Many
> will even leave
> their car running when filling the tank unless the
> person behind the
> counter yells at them.
>
> With my DD in the driveway and never seeing the
> garage, I thought
> about a remote starter (for remote locks as much as
> anything). But I
> ended up with a block heater and a heated seat pad
> instead.
>
>
> On Jan 13, 2008, at 10:31 AM, Barney Gaylord wrote:
>
> >
> > Gasoline here was around $0.25/gallon in the 60's,
> sometimes cheaper
> > during "gas wars". It didn't hit $0.60/gallon
> until the oil shortage
> > in the mid 70's. With cheap fuel available the
> buyers were making
> > the value judgement between saving perhaps
> $0.0015/mile on fuel cost
> > or paying up font an additional 2% for the
> purchase price of the car.
>
> Paul Root
> ptrmgb@gmail.com
> '77 MGB
> '99 OBS
_______________________________________________
Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
Mgs@autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/mgs
http://www.team.net/archive
|