bdc 255 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 That shows the retardedness about "clean/green" energy vehicles. Remember the chevy volt? They couldn't give those things away and even with ridiculous tax rebates. Where are they now? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stretch cab 122 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 "How was your blind date?" a college student asked her roommate. "Terrible!" the roommate answered. "He showed up in his 1932 Rolls Royce." "Wow! That's a very expensive car. What's so bad about that?" "He was the original owner." 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ply33 419 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 44 minutes ago, bdc said: I have no problem with with EV's, but I do have a problem with the government picking winners & losers. Let the market dictate what it wants/ needs. None of these vehicles would of seen the time of day without huge subsidies. So you are in favor of removing the billions of dollars of subsidies that the petroleum industry gets? Apparently in 2017 the US gave $649 Billion in subsidies to the petroleum industry. 25 minutes ago, oldcarfudd said: My stepdaughter has had a Volt for several years and loves it. She's a schoolteacher and commutes in the Volt. She plugs it in whenever she's home. She almost never uses gasoline, but it's there when she needs it. We have a Prius Prime, the Toyota competitor to the Volt. We have been averaging 80 MPG in it (total miles divided by total gallons). It seems to get about 57 MPG on the highway the way I drive it and the reason why the total MPG is higher is because we don’t use any gas around town. You could say that we should count the cost of electricity on the around town portion. But we switched to “time of use” billing when we got the car and our electrical bill actually went down so I consider the electric miles to be pretty much free. Link to post Share on other sites
padgett 2,034 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 People who have Priuses do seem happy with them. OTOH my CTS is paid for. Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bollman 680 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Didn't intend to derail the humor with the charging wagon just thought it was funny. Please now back to humor. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Morgansdad 196 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) I am not a fan of electric vehicles no matter the make. I don't believe enough have been sold or are old enough to really weigh the savings from them. I have always been a believer that every person has their own choice for what they drive. I'll get in my 8 mile to the gallon big block Corvette as quickly as my 25 mile to the gallon Crown vic. But, otoh, I just love my '29 model A. Edited November 30, 2020 by Morgansdad punctuation (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Morgansdad 196 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 What do you get when you put a car and a pet together ? Carpet! LOL Back to humor! An Irish priest and a Rabbi get into a car accident. They both get out of their cars and stumble over to the side of the road. The Rabbi looks at the smashed cars and says, "Oy vey! What a wreck, what a wreck!" The priest asks him, "Are you all right, Rabbi?" The Rabbi responds, "Just a little shaken." The priest pulls a flask of whiskey from his coat and says, "Here, drink some of this. It will calm your nerves." The Rabbi takes a swig and shakes his head ruefully, still looking at the cars. They are severely damaged. "Oh, but this will be sooo expensive!" he says. "Yeah, well, it's just money, rabbi. Have another swig; in fact you can drink the whole bottle if you like." The rabbi nods and drinks most of the bottle, never taking his eyes off the broken cars. Then he turns to the priest and says, "What are we going to tell the police?" "Well," the priest says, "I don't know what you're going to be telling them. But I'll be telling them I wasn't the one drinking." Link to post Share on other sites
padgett 2,034 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Cars are pets. Meanwhile back at the rabbit. I believe electric cars have a place: Little Tikes. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
bdc 255 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 4:34 PM, ply33 said: So you are in favor of removing the billions of dollars of subsidies that the petroleum industry gets? Apparently in 2017 the US gave $649 Billion in subsidies to the petroleum industry. We have a Prius Prime, the Toyota competitor to the Volt. We have been averaging 80 MPG in it (total miles divided by total gallons). It seems to get about 57 MPG on the highway the way I drive it and the reason why the total MPG is higher is because we don’t use any gas around town. You could say that we should count the cost of electricity on the around town portion. But we switched to “time of use” billing when we got the car and our electrical bill actually went down so I consider the electric miles to be pretty much free. 80 mpg? Wow what a gain we made in the last 25 years. In the late 90's Volkswagen offered the Lupo in western Europe and it was called a 3 liter car: it uses 3 litres of diesel in 100 kilometers. That's the equivalent of 77 mpg in a production car in the last century. No hybrid or anything. We have made no progress in 25 years. The same is true for the airline industry. We are still flying in big aluminum tubes? You are telling me that nobody could of came up with something better in the last 90 years?? I beg to differ... Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bollman 680 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Extended Cab RV. Great for hauling part to Hershey next year. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SC38DLS 1,528 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Do you think the roof air deflector is really going to do any good? I’m surprised the back of the van isn’t an opening into the shed too. LOL 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bollman 680 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 I liked the air conditioner on the front of the shed with the satellite dish on top. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ply33 419 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 43 minutes ago, SC38DLS said: Do you think the roof air deflector is really going to do any good? I’m surprised the back of the van isn’t an opening into the shed too. LOL There seems to be something fabricated between the van body and the shed. Maybe a crawl through for access? Link to post Share on other sites
DLynskey 275 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 11/28/2020 at 10:10 AM, padgett said: License plate on friend's Porsche "WHATAVW". License tag on another Porsche driven by an attractive young lady "WAS HIS". Link to post Share on other sites
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bdc 255 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 17 hours ago, 28 Chrysler said: It goes in a reservoir next to the blinker fluid 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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George Cole 670 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) Edited December 5, 2020 by George Cole Lost Image (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
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padgett 2,034 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) My Judge has the gas cap behind the license plate. Can pump from either side. ps over a buck a gallon must be in the 80s (or one of the Cs, Canada or California), I remember 22c/gal for premium. Edited December 5, 2020 by padgett (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
George Cole 670 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bollman 680 Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 Ok admit who owns this place? 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Dobbin 941 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 16 hours ago, Jim Bollman said: Ok admit who owns this place? Looks like a 2 motor home family, probably two 45 footers Link to post Share on other sites
padgett 2,034 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Looks unfinished. My big garage is drive through. Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Harwood 11,859 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 17 hours ago, Jim Bollman said: Ok admit who owns this place? I seem to recall that guy got a lot of flack for building that garage. The city issued permits and approved the construction but after it was done his neighbors complained and the city tried to force him to tear it down. I believe he prevailed (as he should have) and got to keep it but moved out soon afterwards because everyone made it miserable for him to live there. I tried to find the article but my Google-fu has failed me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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George Cole 670 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Jim Bollman said: You beat me to it. I was going to post this one tonight. I love it. Link to post Share on other sites
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padgett 2,034 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I thought NASCAR cars back then used a three speed transmission ? Link to post Share on other sites
jeff_a 386 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Morgansdad 196 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 9 hours ago, jeff_a said: Well, anyone with any sense at all can see nobody would be able to get one of those huge tires down from there ! LOL Link to post Share on other sites
28 Chrysler 511 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 11 hours ago, jeff_a said: A bigger tire would block the rear view and make it hard to parallel park. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Dobbin 941 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 22 hours ago, Matt Harwood said: I seem to recall that guy got a lot of flack for building that garage. The city issued permits and approved the construction but after it was done his neighbors complained and the city tried to force him to tear it down. I believe he prevailed (as he should have) and got to keep it but moved out soon afterwards because everyone made it miserable for him to live there. I tried to find the article but my Google-fu has failed me. There are RV communities in Florida where all the houses look like that, but maybe with with a single RV garage. It takes a BIG garage to keep a 45' RV inside. I wonder if the guy with the Greyhound Scenic Cruiser has a house like this? Link to post Share on other sites
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