I use the transit 6 days a week and save a lot of money $60.00 per month. $780.00 per year just in gas alone.
I ride the troll who lives under the bridge close to my house to work every day.
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Originally posted by Im calling you out
I use the transit 6 days a week and save a lot of money $60.00 per month. $780.00 per year just in gas alone.
Nobody cares how Texans get to work.
Why do you still post on this forum? Do you have no friends there either?
I'm countering it by increasing my gas production.
Eat more beans.
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Originally posted by wavoka
I ride the troll who lives under the bridge close to my house to work every day.
Get off my back Wavoka...
I've tried mass transit options but they won't get me to work on time. I tried carpooling but no-one works my schedule or location, so I finally just shifetd my hours by about 30 minutes. Earlier commutes are smoother, get better gas mileage.
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Originally posted by sgrizzle
I've tried mass transit options but they won't get me to work on time. I tried carpooling but no-one works my schedule or location, so I finally just shifetd my hours by about 30 minutes. Earlier commutes are smoother, get better gas mileage.
Same here.
Luckily my wife and I work at the same place which helps.
I am doing nothing. I drive a Nissan Altima, work no where near where a bus line runs, and do not live within 30 miles of anyone I work with. Thus, practically speaking nothing can be done.
Recreationally, I am also doing nothing. Gas is not so expensive to dissuade me from taking trips just yet.
I have always joined by errands, walked when I can, and not driven like a madman. Those all continue. Otherwise, I can truthfully say I have done very little.
I'm doing the same as cannon. Absolutely nothing!
I am combining trips. I am trying to avoid drive through windows and am trying to drive in off-peak times.
I keep the vehicle tuned up and check the air pressure in the tires regularly. I don't completely fill up and make sure the cap is on tight to avoid any seepage. I try to always go the speed limit and I avoid quick starts.
I should probably try to lose some personal weight as well. Every 250 pounds of extra weight costs you about one mile per gallon.
Tulsa's public transit as it is today is not really a good option for me, but I combine all auto trips when possible, and use "shank's ponies" as much as possible.
I drive a 1993 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight and I am the original and only owner of this car, it still looks brand new, and it only has 53,000 original miles on it today. So I keep my gasoline burning to a minimum.
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Originally posted by Steve
I drive a 1993 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight and I am the original and only owner of this car, it still looks brand new, and it only has 53,000 original miles on it today. So I keep my gasoline burning to a minimum.
That is less than ten miles a day. Very impressive.
But, how do we know you only have the one car?
I used to have a 1963 Rolls...not a Rolls Royce, but a Rolls Downhill.
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Originally posted by recyclemichael
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Originally posted by Steve
I drive a 1993 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight and I am the original and only owner of this car, it still looks brand new, and it only has 53,000 original miles on it today. So I keep my gasoline burning to a minimum.
That is less than ten miles a day. Very impressive.
But, how do we know you only have the one car?
You don't, but it is true I swear, this is the only auto I have owned and driven since March 1993. The jobs I have had since 1993 have been within 5 miles of my home, and I have been semi-retired since 2004. (I used to work for Citgo.) I special ordered this car from Dean Bailey Olds in Dec. 1992 and took delivery of it on March 12, 1993. I have the original window sticker and all sales paperwork. I traded in a 1989 Chevy Caprice LS Brougham with only 22,000 miles. (I wish I still had that Caprice today, in addition to my Oldsmobile.)
When clean & polished, my 1993 Olds still looks brand new today and I intend on keeping it till one of us, the car or me, croaks first. I replaced the original set of tires about 4 years ago because the sidewalls were cracking from age, not use. The leather upholstery is still in pristine shape, probably because I keep the interior clean and always park in the shade, out of direct sunlight.
It has the Buick-derived 231 V6 engine (3.8 litre) and only gets about 18 MPG in town on regular gas. On the highway, even with A/C in use, it still gets about 30 mpg today. Not bad for a 14+ year old car. As far as I am concerned, GM made a damn good car with the 1993 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight. And stylewise, I think it still looks pretty darn good today, not dated at all. GM should have kept the Oldsmobile brand and retired Pontiac, IMO.