Your personal vehicle. Keeping it, or tossing it???

KiddieKorral · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:05 am Post subject:

I have a 1999 Plymouth Breeze that used to be my mom's. 140K miles on it, 5K of which I put on. My mom abused it, so it's not in good shape, but I'll drive it until it finally dies. I use about a tank's worth of gas every month, and I usually only drive it to school and work. My post-Breeze transportation needs will depend on what's going on in my life as well as the world at large when it kicks the bucket.
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JoeW · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:20 am Post subject:

Roy · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:34 am Post subject:

We are making several "vehicular adjustments" to help us prepare for the coming price increases.

First, I'm putting my '67 Camaro on EBAY to sell it, after owning it for almost 20 years. Sad

I need to sell it now while people still have discretionary income to buy it. I hate to see it go, but its got no use in the future I envision. The money from it will buy me a small motorcylce and pay for my 1982 Ford F-100. Only used for hauling heavy stuff for short distances.

2005 Jetta TDI wagon. Just traded in my 02 Outback for it. Double the gas mileage and a much lower monthly payment. Quality seems better and we got one of the last ones they had. 47 mpg? Unbelievable to me.

2003 Nissan Altima. 28mpg. avg. My car. I drive it as little as possible.

In short the knowledge of peak oil has us making changes in our lifestyle, hobbies, and where we live.

Some people I know just lack the ability to comprehend the whole concept of downsizing. They think instead of trading my Outback for a smaller cheaper car, that I should've upgraded to a BMW 540 sportwagon or some such. Not me.

We sold our bigish house in the burbs and are getting a much smaller house (with a much bigger yard) near my work. this will allow me to bicycle to work, and to start my gardening on a small scale so I can start learning how to do it. That is until we're debt free and are able to move to a more desireable location.

Roy

Downsizing in a climate of bigger is better.

woodies · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:55 am Post subject:

Ford Falcon EA 1989, 3.9L 6cyl.
Mighty Ford runs on LP gas. Here in Oz petrol is $Au 1.05 L, LP gas is 40c per litre, and gets around 80 % mileage of petrol
I bought the car last year mainly because it was on gas and cheap ($Au 1500). Hopefully LP gas price does not rise in unison with oil price as demand and taxation ratchet up
Does anyone here know exactly how LP gas is produced, and LP gas future depletion profile.

NiKfUrY69 · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:07 am Post subject:

mmm · Tar Sands Joined: Jul 05, 2004 Posts: 37

I have a bicycle with a trailer that attaches to it. The trailer is rated to carry 60 pounds.

mmm · Tar Sands Joined: Jul 05, 2004 Posts: 37

And I plan on keeping my bicycle/trailer combo.

3rensho · Tar Sands Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 85

According to http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question527.htm
I'm getting roughly 912 miles to the gallon.
I don't forsee having to tinker with the engine for quite some time, although I might go ahead and buy up some tires and spare parts so I have them on hand.

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pip · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:45 pm Post subject:

-From link above-
If you look at a page like this calorie chart, you will find that a person riding a bicycle at 15 miles per hour (24 km per hour) burns 0.049 calories per pound per minute. So a 175-pound (77-kg) person burns 515 calories in an hour, or about 34 calories per mile (about 21 calories per km).

Did How Stuff Works mess up the fact that calories used in food and exercise are actually kilocalories?
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hymalaia · Tar Sands Joined: May 13, 2004 Posts: 78

'98 Subaru Impreza Wagon, gets a pathetic 23 mpg (should be higher). 122k miles, almost paid off. I'm keeping it till the bitter f*cking end. Those things have engines that will run forever, the rest of the car will probably break next week. I'm not looking foward to replacing the auto transmission!

If the opportunity to get a good deal on a bio-diesel vehicle (like an 80's Mercedes Sedan) presents itself and the Subaru can still be sold for a decent price, than I'll go for it. But I won't go searching too much..

abelardlindsay · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:39 pm Post subject: My Car

I got a 2001 Prius and a 96 Toyota Corolla

The prius gets 41mpg avg
The toyota corolla gets around 25 mpg.

I think I'll sell the Corolla and get a 100+ mpg scooter with pedals if the SHTF.

Something like this
http://www.stonewallcycle.com/makes/tomos/Tomos_Mopeds.shtml

Like what they ride around in in Vietnam where fuel consumption is low.

Anjorni · Tar Sands Joined: Oct 11, 2004 Posts: 61

Currently I'm driving a '94 Ford Ranger. I absolutely love this truck, but I'm currently deliberating with myself whether I should stick with it, or splurge for a 4x4.

The Ranger has some electrical problems, but runs like a charm. It has gotten me in and out of some precarious situatinos, and will swear by this truck till the day I die. So I'm thinking of replacing it with an equally old Ranger (or maybe Tacoma - a little more clearance) but 4x4.

The last I heard these trucks came in diesel was the 84 model, so unless I wanna purchase something that I need to really overhaul, I think i'm stuck with the petrol version - cant get ANYTHING diesel here that is less than a 6L engine - how pathetic...

So - for all of you that care about my quandry, I'm thinking about a 10 year old, low mileage Ford Ranger 4x4 - swapping out the engine, and adding a 100 gal fuel cell (for the inevitable bug-out situation - even though i currently have nowhere to go).

Any suggestions?

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