[mgibbons19]

You and your metric!

I do know that a 6USD Burger King meal is good for about 40 miles.

Which also buys 2 gallons of fuel, which takes the Durango 20 in town, or 30 highway, or the Corolla 40 in town and almost 60 on the highway.

Funny how markets work. Burger King gets me as far as gasoline, but without the capitol investment of an expensive vehicle.

[emersonbiggins]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mgibbons19', 'W')hich also buys 2 gallons of fuel, which takes the Durango 20 in town, or 30 highway...

[mgibbons19]

?

It's a 5.9 v8. but before the hemi marketing push. So i think its a "Magnum." Not that I know how that's different than any other v8.

that 20 miles is 2 gals worth of in town driving.

[emersonbiggins]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mgibbons19', '?')

It's a 5.9 v8. but before the hemi marketing push. So i think its a "Magnum." Not that I know how that's different than any other v8.

that 20 miles is 2 gals worth of in town driving.

[Zardoz]

Gold is taking a beating today. Down over sixty bucks from its most recent high.

Hmmmm...

[Revi]

A friend of mine just made a vehicle that is perfect for in-town driving that should get infinity miles per gallon. It's a solar car that recharges as it's parked. Why we don't have this as an option it beyond me. A plug in hybrid with solar panels built into the roof would be an awesome thing. It uses all off the shelf technology. Why doesn't it exist?

[SoothSayer]

>> A friend of mine just made a vehicle that is perfect for in-town driving that should get infinity miles per gallon.


Ever heard of life cycle costing?

[Revi]

I don't think people include the cost of maintenance and the energy costs of the car when they calculate miles per gallon. Infinity miles per gallon is possible with a solar car. The cost of the batteries is the reason that most hybrids aren't as much of a deal as they seem to be just from their mpg. Still, that doesn't have anything to do with miles per gallon.

[whereagles]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', 'A') friend of mine just made a vehicle that is perfect for in-town driving that should get infinity miles per gallon. It's a solar car that recharges as it's parked. Why we don't have this as an option it beyond me. A plug in hybrid with solar panels built into the roof would be an awesome thing. It uses all off the shelf technology. Why doesn't it exist?

[max_power29]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', 'A') friend of mine just made a vehicle that is perfect for in-town driving that should get infinity miles per gallon. It's a solar car that recharges as it's parked. Why we don't have this as an option it beyond me. A plug in hybrid with solar panels built into the roof would be an awesome thing. It uses all off the shelf technology. Why doesn't it exist?

[Novus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('max_power29', '
')The reason is the cost of the batteries and photovoltaics. If 300 million americans and 1 billion chindians, and everyone in europe wanted these batteries there would not be enough to go around and the prices would skyrocket faster than oil.

[max_power29]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Novus', 'T')he price of Nickle has doubled in the last year making the Nickle coin worth more as scrape metal then as a five cent coin.

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('max_power29', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Novus', 'T')he price of Nickle has doubled in the last year making the Nickle coin worth more as scrape metal then as a five cent coin.

[OilsNotWell]

Um, pennies are worth more than 1.4 cents of copper now...

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('OilsNotWell', 'U')m, pennies are worth more than 1.4 cents of copper now...

[OilsNotWell]

Yes, forgot to add that disclaimer...know all about the Cu/Zn 59-62, and the Cu/Zn/Tin (bronze) before that

see this for an accurate computation of the current metal price values of circulating US coins:

www.coinflation.com

[Liatris]

Article on cnn.com describes debt-strapped California SUV owners resorting to arson to get out of ballooning car costs.
Torch My Ride: Arson for Hire: Debt-weary SUV owners unload their gas-guzzlers on insurance companies
"At one point, firefighters responding to a report of a vehicle fire arrived at the Los Angeles River Bed to find two SUVs burning at the same time." Previously, this would have been blamed on ELF activists, now the car owners are arranging the arson themselves.
link

[FireJack]

I wonder what happens to the people who torch their cars and are nailed with insurance fraud? Now they have to pay for a vehicle they could not afford and no longer have, they have to pay for another vehicle if they still want to get around.

[Jack]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FireJack', 'I') wonder what happens to the people who torch their cars and are nailed with insurance fraud? Now they have to pay for a vehicle they could not afford and no longer have, they have to pay for another vehicle if they still want to get around.

[Lighthouse]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Jack', 'I') suspect they'll also have a felony on their records. Not a good move, IMO.