[GreenMachine]

lets see if they (media)scream about gas hitting 5 bucks a gallon....different president now and politics...I'll drive my little accent now and the enfield too...I think everyone will bend over as usual and do what they are told...As hateful as it sounds, I won't feel sorry for these people driving these huge vehicles with one or two people in them......You would have figured that a different mindset would have set in 2 years ago when it hit almost 4 bucks a gallon...People don't really change unless conditions make them..I'm still waiting for filling with h2o and drop in a pill and give the old gas tank a good shake...

[single]

I am glad I do not have to make any more trips to Michigan to bring my worthless possessions to Missouri.

[boggy]

Are things like hydro, solar, and wind farms not green?  I'm asking because I don't know but assumed they were.

[Lahti35]

I've seen Mad Max, its only a matter of time!
 
One day you're out having a picnic and the next some guy named "The Toe cutter" and his bro's kill you for your tank full of juice

[mikail gransee]

The corn we currently turn into alcohol for E10 and E85 gas,,,turn that into bio diesel instead.

During the war (ww2) the German army ran alcohol in there machines just fine...and that was when? I have an old Motor Trend mag that talks of a 50 mpg carb...what system do cars run off? And what really is that oxygen sensor for?...I remember when Regan put solar panels on the White House. And the next guy took 'em off.  BUT remember our government is here to HELP.

[blueberry]

My wife's car = 25 mpg, my truck = 20 mpg, our RE = 68.5 mpg, our Honda 250 = 75 mpg, Honda 90 = 100 mpg. All per U.S. gal. I'm now looking for a cheap used scooter 125 cc or under to use for short runs to the store and running errands. I intend to outfit it with as many baskets and bags as I safely can. I don't like using any of our vehicles unless I go at least 10 miles. IMHO, its the short runs that give poor mileage and doesn't heat the oil long enough to burn off moisture. With an old cheap scooter, who cares? IMHO some of us Americans have been spoiled by low gas prices and have been lead into buying what the auto makers want us to buy. The bigger and more complacated, the better. For them, not us.

[robbw]

The corn we currently turn into alcohol for E10 and E85 gas,,,turn that into bio diesel instead.

Or grease from your local diner.  This is becoming a popular choice as well.  Lord knows there is plenty of grease available in our country.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0718/p01s04-ussc.html

[cyrusb]

Then, to save us money, Chevy saves the day with its $35,000 Volt. And that is the base price. $35000 could buy an awful lot of even $5 dollar a gallon gas. Who the hell are they kidding? Hang on to your Geo Metro's until these guys come to their senses.

[1Blackwolf1]

a new note to "blow it out your ass"
Fortunatly I go 200 miles on 3 gallons, in the summer, but the winter ride doesn't fare so well, using the remote start may be a thing of the past.
WHY doesn't  Detroit stop making them faster, we have needed economy since 1974

  Oh but they did the previously mentioned Metros got at least 50 mpg, mine got over 70 mpg highway.  Chevy had a V8 back in the 50s' that got over 80 mpg.  What happened?  OPEC and investors wanting to get rich.  Plain and simple..and everyone believing they needed a sub 20 mpg SUV.  The Metro with its' 3 cylinder Suzy engine squashed..the Chevy never produced.  Big oil and big car makers needed to make more bucks.  Cross investing..buyouts, the list keeps on going.

[GreenMachine]

same ole crap....i thought 2 years ago their might be a significant shift but alas just a bit of movement..i always wonder what those old low compression v8 engines got for mileage with those steel body containers in the 40/50's..

[RBHoge]

$5.00 per gallon?   Hmmm. I guess I will need to find something that gets more than 80 M.P.G. and retire my Bullet.   The Mazda only gets 40 M.P.G.  .. I ride my Bullet when the temperature is above freezing! (In Tennessee that has not been for a few weeks, and about four more till riding weather resumes.)  

[single]

GreenMachine-50s mileage.It varied quite a bit from  car to car.I have owned Studebaker V8s that were able to get 24mpg.A Hudson that would get 23,it was a flat head 6.My fathers' 53 Buick straight 8 20+.My Uncles' Packard also got 20mpg.But I have known of 6s that never got 20 and 8s that were stuck at about 15-17.A lot of Buicks got around 20.Around town mileage really nose dived for the heavier cars.For the most part,a car that would get 20mpg and run 120mph was respected.

[r80rt]

It's a matter of perspective, my C5 gets roughly 372.000 rods per keg, sounds much better that way

[clamp]

After the war  Lanacster bombers --hundreds of them fueled and ready to go were sold for 50 pounds --75 dollars.

      The fuel in them was worth more than the alluminium.

    Oh I wish I had one today.  I drove the crane that removed the propellors off the last Lancaster in the world. Blackpool airport which was ironically one air field where they were made.    She still flies today.

   When BAC took over the airfield Lancasters were used to send parts to local airfields.

   After that we used  ubiquitous dakota's or DC 3

     Ooops I hope I have'nt let any official secrets out.

[1Blackwolf1]

GreenMachine-50s mileage.It varied quite a bit from  car to car.I have owned Studebaker V8s that were able to get 24mpg.A Hudson that would get 23,it was a flat head 6.My fathers' 53 Buick straight 8 20+.My Uncles' Packard also got 20mpg.But I have known of 6s that never got 20 and 8s that were stuck at about 15-17.A lot of Buicks got around 20.Around town mileage really nose dived for the heavier cars.For the most part,a car that would get 20mpg and run 120mph was respected.

  I had a '63 Rambler 2 door with the small straight six and the push button auto that got around 28 mpg.  My grand father had a Studebaker that got around 35 mpg..but that had the lean burn system on it that allowed the engine to run mostly on fumes at highway speeds. 

  I've often wondered if we put a supercharged 750 Honda engine in a car what the possible outcome could be.