What are you doing to reduce gas consumption

[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.

[Ibanez]

I ride the troll who lives under the bridge close to my house to work every day.

[RecycleMichael]

quote: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?

[inteller]

I'm countering it by increasing my gas production.

Eat more beans.

[Conan71]

quote: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...

[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.

[Ibanez]

quote: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.

[cannon_fodder]

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.

[Wilbur]

I'm doing the same as cannon.  Absolutely nothing!

[RecycleMichael]

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.

[Steve]

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.

[RecycleMichael]

quote: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.

[Steve]

quote:Originally posted by recyclemichael

quote: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.