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Posted: 6/5/2008 9:39:05 PM | Are Smart Cars cool?
Anyone drive a scooter?...you can get'em with a sidecar...honest injun.
Which make or model do you prefer?
What is your current fill up cost?
I drive a six cylinder 4 runner...costs near $80 bucks to fill up.
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| Own an Electric...Propane...Diesel...or Hydrogen vehicle yet?
Posted: 6/6/2008 12:46:12 AM | A couple of my guy friends own scooters, they are a ton of fun to ride but i'd only do so when it's a nice, sunny day. They use them as their primary vehicles which is just nuts in the middle of winter!
Smart cars.... yeah... no. | |
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| Own an Electric...Propane...Diesel...or Hydrogen vehicle yet?
Posted: 6/6/2008 2:24:08 AM | I have been driving a propane powered p/u truck for 15 yrs. It passes aircare with flying colours..... 
However, I hate to report that I have you somewhat beat.... cost of fill........ wait for it................. $180.00 !!!!   
Yes u heard me correctly! | |
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| Own an Electric...Propane...Diesel...or Hydrogen vehicle yet?
Posted: 6/6/2008 4:05:58 AM | Yikes! arleneangel, that bites!
I have a Toyota Yaris/07 and I think its awesome!
Cost of fillup right now, about $60 and thats getting gas in Aldergrove.
I love a smaller car to drive and hope to drive it for many years to come. | |
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| Own an Electric...Propane...Diesel...or Hydrogen vehicle yet?
Posted: 6/6/2008 2:58:07 PM | My bicycles don't run on gas, so I use those for getting to work most of the time. The '57 panel truck costs around $60 to fill with gasoline. I'd considered converting to diesel since I've heard good things about the 4BT engine. But, the current cost of diesel fuel isn't encouraging. Maybe swap in the drivetrain out of a hybrid Explorer or Escape.
I'm also looking into converting to use M85 or M100. I'm not sure if that's any cheaper, though, and availability could be a problem. | |
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| Own an Electric...Propane...Diesel...or Hydrogen vehicle yet?
Posted: 6/6/2008 11:26:07 PM | <<<<<<<<<
04 Dodge Dually Diesel= Last fill a week ago was $170
04 Chryslar Intrepid= $55
03 Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad 1500= $17
07 Raptor 40 ft fifth wheel toy hauler with on board generator= $100
Works in the oilfield just to afford gas lol. Never mind actally wanting to take a holiday. Maybe 2 jobs soon lol. | |
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| Own an Electric...Propane...Diesel...or Hydrogen vehicle yet?
Posted: 6/7/2008 9:53:44 AM | My SUV gets 18mpg on avg. It is full time 4wdr. I see no need to change it. Show me a smart car/hybrid that can perform the way this does during our winters, and go the places I need to go during the summers.. Thought about changing over to diesel in the same vehicle...but at 1.40/l+? hmm... methinks the changeover cost and price differences for the added mileage aren't worth it...
I did change one of my work trucks from gas (5mpg) to a bigger diesel which now gets 11mpg with much more power..happy with that, but not fueling it up (350.00)..lol
Am looking at maybe getting a motorcycle though, just for cruising..and those odd trips to the city for "nothing"... | |
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| Own an Electric...Propane...Diesel...or Hydrogen vehicle yet?
Posted: 6/7/2008 10:19:44 AM | I own a 06 Dakota with a V8, bit of a gas guzzler, sure, but, BUT, I feel a lot more comfortable and safer, driving my DAK, because of it;s size and weight of over 4,ooo pounds then a Smart Car of what, 1,500 pounds could or would ever possibly give me.
NOPE, I will stick with the DAK, and NOT bother with a Smart Car, thank you much.
Comfort, and safety comes first with me. | |
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| Own an Electric...Propane...Diesel...or Hydrogen vehicle yet?
Posted: 6/7/2008 11:07:20 AM | My SUV ranges from 12 to 20 liters per 100km (24 to 14 miles per gallon) , highway-city and 4x4 off road, fill up went from 55 to 90 lol and the little city wheels do about 6/100 (47 m/g) fill up is $ 50 now.
Watched this on Discovery a while ago.
A young fellow bought a small used pick up 4 years ago for $ 6000, spent 3 years to convert it to electric (batteries in box) cost him $ 7000 in parts.
Power output (acceleration) is faster than most equal sized vehicles (6/7 seconds, 0 to 100 km)
A full charge will give him a range of about 150 km and he can plug it in at every 110 outlet. Empty to full charge time is about 6 to 8 hrs.
His monthly kilowatt battery charge consumption is about $ 15.00. Don’t know how much he drives, but apparently he uses the vehicle to commute to work.
^^^
because of it;s size and weight of over 4,ooo pounds then a Smart Car of what, 1,500 pounds could or would ever possibly give me.
if you read the safety specs for the Smart you will learn that the crash resistance is better for this little thing than a big heavy car, due to the 'bounce' effect. The only disadvantage one has in the small car is when one gets wedged between 2 heavier objects. | |
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| Own an Electric...Propane...Diesel...or Hydrogen vehicle yet?
Posted: 6/7/2008 2:01:28 PM | I'm watching the bottom drop out of the bigger luxury SUV's........
Holy, vehicles that originally sold for 50-60 k 3-4 yrs ago are a mere 15-20 k.....
Whatta loss eh??
They can't givem away.
As I don't really don't rack up tooooo many miles, I'm eye'n up one of those Ford Expeditions.....live for the day right??
I'll go green next yr.......
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| Own an Electric...Propane...Diesel...or Hydrogen vehicle yet?
Posted: 6/7/2008 9:09:33 PM | I went from a smaller family car(saturn) to an explorer. I don't have to fill up any more often though it does cost more. I went from 50 a fill to 80+ I find it worth it I feel much safer in a bigger vehicle. Added to that more room for the kiddies.
Have no plans to go green in that aspect anytime soon. | |
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| Own an Electric...Propane...Diesel...or Hydrogen vehicle yet?
Posted: 6/7/2008 10:41:49 PM | I drive my Honda ridgeline just to pull my atv and thats about it lololol cause it costs 100bucks to fill
I just purchased a Yamaha BWSR scooter 50cc size engine, it ain't fast but it is so darn rooten tooten cheap on gas I filled up yesterday for $3.50 !!!!! and gas was at 1.36
insurance was 159 bucks for 5 months!
I drive the scooter around town and now I love to go and get the mail lolol | |
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