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Hi All
I noticed today that I am no longer running as often to the redline as I was when gas was 70-90 cents a litre. Making sure I am keeping out of the secondaries. Added some more air to the tires. Anyone else doing anything to try to squeeze a few more mpg out?
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Doing both! :P actually today I was going to ride my bike to work! but I couldn't find my bike lock so I got pissed and drove to work.. but if gas keeps going at $1.40 /L I will be bikeriding to work at least 3 times a week :P
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Yeah I now drive normaly (aaron cant drive around u for a while sorry  ) keeping it under 3 grand...Please oh GOD please let gas go down i wanna have fun again. Wesley
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And a Blond Haired Blue eyes girlfriend. How can it get any better?
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Yes and no. I live where gas is cheapest in Ontario (thank you,oh horrible $#!+hole province) and filled up at $1.09 today. I filled up at a half tank and it cost me $38 for 34L.
I think I'll be filling up when I get to about a half tank just to keep it full and to keep costs down,even though I'm pulling more weight around with a full tank. I have my tire pressures up and I drive a little less aggressively now.
Stupid hurricane. Stupid gas. Stupid prices. Stupid everything.
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Yes, I just leave my cars in the garage and car pool to the meets.  Seriously though, I don't have aspirations, right now, to take the cars out unless I really have to (ie. grocery shopping). 
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Well since gas prices went over 90c/litre I raised my hourly rate by $5 to compensate ... ain't no way I'm going to ease up yet 
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Originally posted by Christian:
Well since gas prices went over 90c/litre I raised my hourly rate by $5 to compensate
Must be nice to get paid what you want....
Originally posted by SleeperTour:
I think I'll be filling up when I get to about a half tank just to keep it full and to keep costs down,
I've been doing this for quite some time now. I put in $20 when I feel I should top up.
Hard to do proper mileage records this way, but what are you gonna do.
As for changing driving habits.
I don't drive a ton, so when I need to go somewhere, I let it rip!!!!! 
I was in Niagara Falls last week and got 312km on 29lt best fuel usage yet. (9.29L/100 or 25mpg)
avg speed according to gps 75km (damn rush hour traffic) top speed 152kph.
most of the highway driving was at 120-130kph.
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I started riding my bike to work about 2 months ago. I have a 1994 Kona Cindercone that has been hanging upside down in my garage for 4 years. Had to replace the tires, but that was it.
I still haven't put gas in it since July....
EDIT: which raises an interesting question. How long does it take for gas to go bad?
Last edited by joe; 09/02/05 03:09 PM.
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I think the owners manual say if your going to store for 90 days or more to put fuel stabalizer in. Don't remember the exact number though.
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1999 Silver Frost SVT - 80,000km #2603/2760 Aug. 10, 1999.
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Yeah, I moved into Toronto so I'm doing 12 k's a day instead of 100.... Since I'm splitting the place my rent cost as much as my gas. I feel bad for the guy who has my old 3L.. That thing was not good on gas at all...
Go 1.8T, chipping it next month.....
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