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@mypacks.net says... On 6/22/11 10:35 AM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 22, 8:43 am, wrote: In , says... On 6/22/11 8:12 AM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 20, 12:46 am, wrote: "John H" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:26:15 -0500, Richard Casady wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:40:48 -0400, Wayne B wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:25:10 -0400, John wrote: How has the demand changed in 10 years? I would guess there is more gasoline sold. The taxes are another matter. I'll look into that. Here is some good info on diesel prices. http://www.dieselserviceandsupply.co...el_prices.aspx Worldwide demand for diesel has gone way up. === Good information, thanks. It is obviously biased away from popular folk wisdom however since there was no category in the pie chart breakdown called "Greedy Corporate Speculative Excess Profits". I don't see how they could have missed an obvious item like that in an otherwise well researched article. :-) Agent just ate my reply with a typo, and in 13 yeaars, I have never figured out how. Our Lincoln Navigator has four cams and 32 valves and only manages to get 14 at 70. The thing some real walnut trim, steering wheel, little plates containing the window and door lock switches. Nice looking. So, I sometimes call it:' The Sliverado.' Casady My Silverado gets 14 mpg - when I'm pulling the travel trailer. But, that's 40% better than my 4Runner got, so I'm not complaining. My 1999 Expedition sucked fuel. 14,5 mpg was about normal. In 100,000 miles the best I ever got on a long trip was 16.5 mpg, and that was from Los Angeles to Pleasanton and I do not think I ever got over 65 mph. My 300 HP 327 SS 1964 Impala got better than that, and would do 142 mph.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My 'vette has 436 HP, does 0-60 in 4.3 seconds, and has a top speed of 190 mph. I'm getting 22 mpg around town and nearly 27 on the highway. Of course, it only weighs 3200 lbs and it's easy to push through the air. You just can't compare these big, heavy, blunt SUVs to cars. Apples and oranges. Gee, my less powerful little sports car gets to 60 as quickly as yours, and gets better mileage, too. Of course, it also isn't suitable for pulling a heavy boat trailer, so why bother mentioning it? Oh...you wanted us to know you had a plastic sports car! That's Harry, never miss an opportunity to be a true asshole.... It's pretty funny... notice how he fails to mention exactly what "less powerful little sports car" he has? That's because if he really has one, it isn't nearly a 4.3 second car. Not taking anything away from small, nimble British or other marque sports cars, but they are typically 6-10 second cars. They are great fun to drive, but even a base Corvette will eat them alive on a track. But if he can post a pic of his chubby fingers holding a harry nametag with that little sports car in the background that has a 0-60 time of 4.5 seconds or less, I know we'd all like to see it! Ahhh. I sold my Jag XK150S. It wasn't *fast* by today's standards, but it sure was a lovely car and a lot of fun to drive. I was a big fan of British sports cars for many years, even though most of them were not so hot in the QC department. Had an MGA, a Triumph TR-4 IRS (a very solid car), a Lotus Cortina, among others, in addition to the Jag. The MGA probably was the prettiest car; the Lotus Cortina was the worst, in terms of reliability. I bought the MGA well-used, and I got the troubles with it I expected. And then some. My current "less powerful than your 'vette sports car" is not British. But it does get 33+ mpg at reasonable highway speeds, 28-29 mpg at "higher" highway speeds, and will do 0-60 in under 5 seconds. Your 'vette might be a half to a quarter second quicker to 60, but, of course, that depends somewhat on the skill of the driver. Same is true on the track, of course. If whoever is driving that 'vette isn't good, it's going to wallow and slipslide away. It's not British or Japanese. :) And, like your 'vette, is not suitable for pulling a heavy boat trailer. Lies, lies and more lies. Jack has posted a pic of his car, let's compare.... |
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On Jun 22, 12:50*pm, iBoat wrote:
In article , says... On 6/22/11 10:35 AM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 22, 8:43 am, *wrote: In , says... On 6/22/11 8:12 AM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 20, 12:46 am, * *wrote: "John H" *wrote in message om... On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:26:15 -0500, Richard Casady * *wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:40:48 -0400, Wayne B * *wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:25:10 -0400, John wrote: How has the demand changed in 10 years? *I would guess there is more gasoline sold. *The taxes are another matter. *I'll look into that. Here is some good info on diesel prices. http://www.dieselserviceandsupply.co...el_prices.aspx Worldwide demand for diesel has gone way up. === Good information, thanks. It is obviously biased away from popular folk wisdom however since there was no category in the pie chart breakdown called "Greedy Corporate Speculative Excess Profits". *I don't see how they could have missed an obvious item like that in an otherwise well researched article. * *:-) Agent just ate my reply with a typo, and in 13 yeaars, I have never figured out how. Our Lincoln Navigator has four cams and 32 valves and only manages to get 14 at 70. The thing some real walnut trim, steering wheel, little plates containing the window and door lock switches. Nice looking. So, I sometimes call it:' The Sliverado.' Casady My Silverado gets 14 mpg - when I'm pulling the travel trailer. But, that's 40% better than my 4Runner got, so I'm not complaining. My 1999 Expedition sucked fuel. *14,5 mpg was about normal. *In 100,000 miles the best I ever got on a long trip was 16.5 mpg, and that was from Los Angeles to Pleasanton and I do not think I ever got over 65 mph. *My 300 HP 327 SS 1964 Impala got better than that, and would do 142 mph.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My *'vette has 436 HP, does 0-60 in 4.3 seconds, and has a top speed of 190 mph. *I'm getting 22 mpg around town and nearly 27 on the highway. *Of course, it only weighs 3200 lbs and it's easy to push through the air. *You just can't compare these big, heavy, blunt SUVs to cars. *Apples and oranges. Gee, my less powerful little sports car gets to 60 as quickly as yours, and gets better mileage, too. Of course, it also isn't suitable for pulling a heavy boat trailer, so why bother mentioning it? Oh...you wanted us to know you had a plastic sports car! That's Harry, never miss an opportunity to be a true asshole.... It's pretty funny... notice how he fails to mention exactly what "less powerful little sports car" he has? *That's because if he really has one, it isn't nearly a 4.3 second car. *Not taking anything away from small, nimble British or other marque sports cars, but they are typically 6-10 second cars. *They are great fun to drive, but even a base Corvette will eat them alive on a track. But if he can post a pic of his chubby fingers holding a harry nametag with that little sports car in the background that has a 0-60 time of 4.5 seconds or less, I know we'd all like to see it! Gosh...took five seconds to find a Brit sports car that accelerates as quickly as your 'vette: http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/carpag...persports.html Too bad you don't have one.... And it's a little slower and and gets about the same mileage as the 'vette. But didn't he write "my less powerful little sports car gets to 60 as quickly as yours, and gets better mileage"? Now the best he can do is google up a car he doesn't have that isn't as fast, and gets about the same mileage. ~snerk~ You'd think he'd point us to the website with the specs of the car he supposedly *does* have with those performance parameters. Oops, the website and car would have to exist. |
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On Jun 22, 11:19*am, iBoat wrote:
In article d92c4dda-9ac2-45e1-ba09-2ddae280b888 @w4g2000yqm.googlegroups.com, says... On Jun 22, 8:43 am, iBoat wrote: In article , says... On 6/22/11 8:12 AM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 20, 12:46 am, wrote: "John H" wrote in message . .. On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:26:15 -0500, Richard Casady wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:40:48 -0400, Wayne B wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:25:10 -0400, John wrote: How has the demand changed in 10 years? I would guess there is more gasoline sold. The taxes are another matter. I'll look into that. Here is some good info on diesel prices. http://www.dieselserviceandsupply.co...el_prices.aspx Worldwide demand for diesel has gone way up. === Good information, thanks. It is obviously biased away from popular folk wisdom however since there was no category in the pie chart breakdown called "Greedy Corporate Speculative Excess Profits". I don't see how they could have missed an obvious item like that in an otherwise well researched article. :-) Agent just ate my reply with a typo, and in 13 yeaars, I have never figured out how. Our Lincoln Navigator has four cams and 32 valves and only manages to get 14 at 70. The thing some real walnut trim, steering wheel, little plates containing the window and door lock switches. Nice looking. So, I sometimes call it:' The Sliverado..' Casady My Silverado gets 14 mpg - when I'm pulling the travel trailer. But, that's 40% better than my 4Runner got, so I'm not complaining. My 1999 Expedition sucked fuel. 14,5 mpg was about normal. In 100,000 miles the best I ever got on a long trip was 16.5 mpg, and that was from Los Angeles to Pleasanton and I do not think I ever got over 65 mph. My 300 HP 327 SS 1964 Impala got better than that, and would do 142 mph.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My 'vette has 436 HP, does 0-60 in 4.3 seconds, and has a top speed of 190 mph. I'm getting 22 mpg around town and nearly 27 on the highway. Of course, it only weighs 3200 lbs and it's easy to push through the air. You just can't compare these big, heavy, blunt SUVs to cars. Apples and oranges. Gee, my less powerful little sports car gets to 60 as quickly as yours, and gets better mileage, too. Of course, it also isn't suitable for pulling a heavy boat trailer, so why bother mentioning it? Oh...you wanted us to know you had a plastic sports car! That's Harry, never miss an opportunity to be a true asshole.... It's pretty funny... notice how he fails to mention exactly what "less powerful little sports car" he has? *That's because if he really has one, it isn't nearly a 4.3 second car. *Not taking anything away from small, nimble British or other marque sports cars, but they are typically 6-10 second cars. *They are great fun to drive, but even a base Corvette will eat them alive on a track. But if he can post a pic of his chubby fingers holding a harry nametag with that little sports car in the background that has a 0-60 time of 4.5 seconds or less, I know we'd all like to see it! It was just another of his long list of lies. Kind of a lobsta boat if you will. Are you saying it's a custom built, Zimmerman-like sports car? Yeah, that's the ticket... |
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On 6/22/11 1:38 PM, Jack. wrote:
On Jun 22, 12:50 pm, wrote: In , says... On 6/22/11 10:35 AM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 22, 8:43 am, wrote: In , says... On 6/22/11 8:12 AM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 20, 12:46 am, wrote: "John H" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:26:15 -0500, Richard Casady wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:40:48 -0400, Wayne B wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:25:10 -0400, John wrote: How has the demand changed in 10 years? I would guess there is more gasoline sold. The taxes are another matter. I'll look into that. Here is some good info on diesel prices. http://www.dieselserviceandsupply.co...el_prices.aspx Worldwide demand for diesel has gone way up. === Good information, thanks. It is obviously biased away from popular folk wisdom however since there was no category in the pie chart breakdown called "Greedy Corporate Speculative Excess Profits". I don't see how they could have missed an obvious item like that in an otherwise well researched article. :-) Agent just ate my reply with a typo, and in 13 yeaars, I have never figured out how. Our Lincoln Navigator has four cams and 32 valves and only manages to get 14 at 70. The thing some real walnut trim, steering wheel, little plates containing the window and door lock switches. Nice looking. So, I sometimes call it:' The Sliverado.' Casady My Silverado gets 14 mpg - when I'm pulling the travel trailer. But, that's 40% better than my 4Runner got, so I'm not complaining. My 1999 Expedition sucked fuel. 14,5 mpg was about normal. In 100,000 miles the best I ever got on a long trip was 16.5 mpg, and that was from Los Angeles to Pleasanton and I do not think I ever got over 65 mph. My 300 HP 327 SS 1964 Impala got better than that, and would do 142 mph.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My 'vette has 436 HP, does 0-60 in 4.3 seconds, and has a top speed of 190 mph. I'm getting 22 mpg around town and nearly 27 on the highway. Of course, it only weighs 3200 lbs and it's easy to push through the air. You just can't compare these big, heavy, blunt SUVs to cars. Apples and oranges. Gee, my less powerful little sports car gets to 60 as quickly as yours, and gets better mileage, too. Of course, it also isn't suitable for pulling a heavy boat trailer, so why bother mentioning it? Oh...you wanted us to know you had a plastic sports car! That's Harry, never miss an opportunity to be a true asshole.... It's pretty funny... notice how he fails to mention exactly what "less powerful little sports car" he has? That's because if he really has one, it isn't nearly a 4.3 second car. Not taking anything away from small, nimble British or other marque sports cars, but they are typically 6-10 second cars. They are great fun to drive, but even a base Corvette will eat them alive on a track. But if he can post a pic of his chubby fingers holding a harry nametag with that little sports car in the background that has a 0-60 time of 4.5 seconds or less, I know we'd all like to see it! Gosh...took five seconds to find a Brit sports car that accelerates as quickly as your 'vette: http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/carpag...persports.html Too bad you don't have one.... And it's a little slower and and gets about the same mileage as the 'vette. But didn't he write "my less powerful little sports car gets to 60 as quickly as yours, and gets better mileage"? Now the best he can do is google up a car he doesn't have that isn't as fast, and gets about the same mileage. ~snerk~ You'd think he'd point us to the website with the specs of the car he supposedly *does* have with those performance parameters. Oops, the website and car would have to exist. You commented about "British" sports cars and how most of them were lacking in performance. I pointed you to one of many that is not lacking. I see no reason to mention the brand names here of current cars, motorbikes, boats, et cetera. BTW, I'm pretty sure my motorbike will out-accelerate your 'vette to 60 mph and some ways beyond. -- Want to discuss recreational boating and fishing in a forum where personal insults are not allowed? http://groups.google.com/group/rec-boating-fishing |
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On Jun 22, 2:34*pm, Harryk wrote:
On 6/22/11 1:38 PM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 22, 12:50 pm, *wrote: In , says... On 6/22/11 10:35 AM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 22, 8:43 am, * *wrote: In , says... On 6/22/11 8:12 AM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 20, 12:46 am, * * *wrote: "John H" *wrote in message news:sk3tv6lc65urva2buuc8k7bf2sjpiah7pr@4a x.com... On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:26:15 -0500, Richard Casady * * *wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:40:48 -0400, Wayne B * * *wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:25:10 -0400, John wrote: How has the demand changed in 10 years? *I would guess there is more gasoline sold. *The taxes are another matter. *I'll look into that. Here is some good info on diesel prices. http://www.dieselserviceandsupply.co...el_prices.aspx Worldwide demand for diesel has gone way up. === Good information, thanks. It is obviously biased away from popular folk wisdom however since there was no category in the pie chart breakdown called "Greedy Corporate Speculative Excess Profits". *I don't see how they could have missed an obvious item like that in an otherwise well researched article. * *:-) Agent just ate my reply with a typo, and in 13 yeaars, I have never figured out how. Our Lincoln Navigator has four cams and 32 valves and only manages to get 14 at 70. The thing some real walnut trim, steering wheel, little plates containing the window and door lock switches. Nice looking. So, I sometimes call it:' The Sliverado..' Casady My Silverado gets 14 mpg - when I'm pulling the travel trailer. But, that's 40% better than my 4Runner got, so I'm not complaining. My 1999 Expedition sucked fuel. *14,5 mpg was about normal. *In 100,000 miles the best I ever got on a long trip was 16.5 mpg, and that was from Los Angeles to Pleasanton and I do not think I ever got over 65 mph. *My 300 HP 327 SS 1964 Impala got better than that, and would do 142 mph.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My *'vette has 436 HP, does 0-60 in 4.3 seconds, and has a top speed of 190 mph. *I'm getting 22 mpg around town and nearly 27 on the highway. *Of course, it only weighs 3200 lbs and it's easy to push through the air. *You just can't compare these big, heavy, blunt SUVs to cars. *Apples and oranges. Gee, my less powerful little sports car gets to 60 as quickly as yours, and gets better mileage, too. Of course, it also isn't suitable for pulling a heavy boat trailer, so why bother mentioning it? Oh...you wanted us to know you had a plastic sports car! That's Harry, never miss an opportunity to be a true asshole.... It's pretty funny... notice how he fails to mention exactly what "less powerful little sports car" he has? *That's because if he really has one, it isn't nearly a 4.3 second car. *Not taking anything away from small, nimble British or other marque sports cars, but they are typically 6-10 second cars. *They are great fun to drive, but even a base Corvette will eat them alive on a track. But if he can post a pic of his chubby fingers holding a harry nametag with that little sports car in the background that has a 0-60 time of 4.5 seconds or less, I know we'd all like to see it! Gosh...took five seconds to find a Brit sports car that accelerates as quickly as your 'vette: http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/carpag...persports.html Too bad you don't have one.... And it's a little slower and and gets about the same mileage as the 'vette. *But didn't he write "my less powerful little sports car gets to 60 as quickly as yours, and gets better mileage"? *Now the best he can do is google up a car he doesn't have that isn't as fast, and gets about the same mileage. *~snerk~ *You'd think he'd point us to the website with the specs of the car he supposedly *does* have with those performance parameters. *Oops, the website and car would have to exist. You commented about "British" sports cars and how most of them were lacking in performance. I pointed you to one of many that is not lacking. You mentioned owning a "little" sports car that had less power and got better mileage with the same acceleration as my Corvette. You also said it wasn't British or Japanese. That pretty much leaves French, German, or Italian. The closest thing would be a Z4 or a Boxster/ Cayman. All fine cars, except they all fall short in one area or another compared to your make-believe sports car. They are either slower, or if they are nearly as fast, get the same or worse mileage. I owned a Boxster S, remember? Face it, your supposed sports car doesn't exist in your garage or likely in the real world. I see no reason to mention the brand names here of current cars, motorbikes, boats, et cetera. BTW, I'm pretty sure my motorbike will out-accelerate your 'vette to 60 mph and some ways beyond. That would be your Zimmerman-like bike, right? Thanks for reminding us all how you've done, and are continuing to do, your best to trash this NG. cya |
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On 6/22/11 3:30 PM, Jack. wrote:
On Jun 22, 2:34 pm, wrote: On 6/22/11 1:38 PM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 22, 12:50 pm, wrote: In , says... On 6/22/11 10:35 AM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 22, 8:43 am, wrote: In , says... On 6/22/11 8:12 AM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 20, 12:46 am, wrote: "John H" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:26:15 -0500, Richard Casady wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:40:48 -0400, Wayne B wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:25:10 -0400, John wrote: How has the demand changed in 10 years? I would guess there is more gasoline sold. The taxes are another matter. I'll look into that. Here is some good info on diesel prices. http://www.dieselserviceandsupply.co...el_prices.aspx Worldwide demand for diesel has gone way up. === Good information, thanks. It is obviously biased away from popular folk wisdom however since there was no category in the pie chart breakdown called "Greedy Corporate Speculative Excess Profits". I don't see how they could have missed an obvious item like that in an otherwise well researched article. :-) Agent just ate my reply with a typo, and in 13 yeaars, I have never figured out how. Our Lincoln Navigator has four cams and 32 valves and only manages to get 14 at 70. The thing some real walnut trim, steering wheel, little plates containing the window and door lock switches. Nice looking. So, I sometimes call it:' The Sliverado.' Casady My Silverado gets 14 mpg - when I'm pulling the travel trailer. But, that's 40% better than my 4Runner got, so I'm not complaining. My 1999 Expedition sucked fuel. 14,5 mpg was about normal. In 100,000 miles the best I ever got on a long trip was 16.5 mpg, and that was from Los Angeles to Pleasanton and I do not think I ever got over 65 mph. My 300 HP 327 SS 1964 Impala got better than that, and would do 142 mph.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My 'vette has 436 HP, does 0-60 in 4.3 seconds, and has a top speed of 190 mph. I'm getting 22 mpg around town and nearly 27 on the highway. Of course, it only weighs 3200 lbs and it's easy to push through the air. You just can't compare these big, heavy, blunt SUVs to cars. Apples and oranges. Gee, my less powerful little sports car gets to 60 as quickly as yours, and gets better mileage, too. Of course, it also isn't suitable for pulling a heavy boat trailer, so why bother mentioning it? Oh...you wanted us to know you had a plastic sports car! That's Harry, never miss an opportunity to be a true asshole.... It's pretty funny... notice how he fails to mention exactly what "less powerful little sports car" he has? That's because if he really has one, it isn't nearly a 4.3 second car. Not taking anything away from small, nimble British or other marque sports cars, but they are typically 6-10 second cars. They are great fun to drive, but even a base Corvette will eat them alive on a track. But if he can post a pic of his chubby fingers holding a harry nametag with that little sports car in the background that has a 0-60 time of 4.5 seconds or less, I know we'd all like to see it! Gosh...took five seconds to find a Brit sports car that accelerates as quickly as your 'vette: http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/carpag...persports.html Too bad you don't have one.... And it's a little slower and and gets about the same mileage as the 'vette. But didn't he write "my less powerful little sports car gets to 60 as quickly as yours, and gets better mileage"? Now the best he can do is google up a car he doesn't have that isn't as fast, and gets about the same mileage. ~snerk~ You'd think he'd point us to the website with the specs of the car he supposedly *does* have with those performance parameters. Oops, the website and car would have to exist. You commented about "British" sports cars and how most of them were lacking in performance. I pointed you to one of many that is not lacking. You mentioned owning a "little" sports car that had less power and got better mileage with the same acceleration as my Corvette. You also said it wasn't British or Japanese. That pretty much leaves French, German, or Italian. The closest thing would be a Z4 or a Boxster/ Cayman. All fine cars, except they all fall short in one area or another compared to your make-believe sports car. They are either slower, or if they are nearly as fast, get the same or worse mileage. I owned a Boxster S, remember? Face it, your supposed sports car doesn't exist in your garage or likely in the real world. I see no reason to mention the brand names here of current cars, motorbikes, boats, et cetera. BTW, I'm pretty sure my motorbike will out-accelerate your 'vette to 60 mph and some ways beyond. That would be your Zimmerman-like bike, right? Thanks for reminding us all how you've done, and are continuing to do, your best to trash this NG. cya Asshole, no it is not a Zimmerman-Like bike. It is a custom bike built by Orange County Choppers. It was built for a charity auction, and I decided I had to have it. -- Want to discuss recreational boating and fishing in a forum where personal insults are not allowed? http://groups.google.com/group/rec-boating-fishing |
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In article , payer33859
@mypacks.net says... On 6/22/11 1:38 PM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 22, 12:50 pm, wrote: In , says... On 6/22/11 10:35 AM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 22, 8:43 am, wrote: In , says... On 6/22/11 8:12 AM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 20, 12:46 am, wrote: "John H" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:26:15 -0500, Richard Casady wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:40:48 -0400, Wayne B wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:25:10 -0400, John wrote: How has the demand changed in 10 years? I would guess there is more gasoline sold. The taxes are another matter. I'll look into that. Here is some good info on diesel prices. http://www.dieselserviceandsupply.co...el_prices.aspx Worldwide demand for diesel has gone way up. === Good information, thanks. It is obviously biased away from popular folk wisdom however since there was no category in the pie chart breakdown called "Greedy Corporate Speculative Excess Profits". I don't see how they could have missed an obvious item like that in an otherwise well researched article. :-) Agent just ate my reply with a typo, and in 13 yeaars, I have never figured out how. Our Lincoln Navigator has four cams and 32 valves and only manages to get 14 at 70. The thing some real walnut trim, steering wheel, little plates containing the window and door lock switches. Nice looking. So, I sometimes call it:' The Sliverado.' Casady My Silverado gets 14 mpg - when I'm pulling the travel trailer. But, that's 40% better than my 4Runner got, so I'm not complaining. My 1999 Expedition sucked fuel. 14,5 mpg was about normal. In 100,000 miles the best I ever got on a long trip was 16.5 mpg, and that was from Los Angeles to Pleasanton and I do not think I ever got over 65 mph. My 300 HP 327 SS 1964 Impala got better than that, and would do 142 mph.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My 'vette has 436 HP, does 0-60 in 4.3 seconds, and has a top speed of 190 mph. I'm getting 22 mpg around town and nearly 27 on the highway. Of course, it only weighs 3200 lbs and it's easy to push through the air. You just can't compare these big, heavy, blunt SUVs to cars. Apples and oranges. Gee, my less powerful little sports car gets to 60 as quickly as yours, and gets better mileage, too. Of course, it also isn't suitable for pulling a heavy boat trailer, so why bother mentioning it? Oh...you wanted us to know you had a plastic sports car! That's Harry, never miss an opportunity to be a true asshole.... It's pretty funny... notice how he fails to mention exactly what "less powerful little sports car" he has? That's because if he really has one, it isn't nearly a 4.3 second car. Not taking anything away from small, nimble British or other marque sports cars, but they are typically 6-10 second cars. They are great fun to drive, but even a base Corvette will eat them alive on a track. But if he can post a pic of his chubby fingers holding a harry nametag with that little sports car in the background that has a 0-60 time of 4.5 seconds or less, I know we'd all like to see it! Gosh...took five seconds to find a Brit sports car that accelerates as quickly as your 'vette: http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/carpag...persports.html Too bad you don't have one.... And it's a little slower and and gets about the same mileage as the 'vette. But didn't he write "my less powerful little sports car gets to 60 as quickly as yours, and gets better mileage"? Now the best he can do is google up a car he doesn't have that isn't as fast, and gets about the same mileage. ~snerk~ You'd think he'd point us to the website with the specs of the car he supposedly *does* have with those performance parameters. Oops, the website and car would have to exist. You commented about "British" sports cars and how most of them were lacking in performance. I pointed you to one of many that is not lacking. I see no reason to mention the brand names here of current cars, motorbikes, boats, et cetera. BTW, I'm pretty sure my motorbike will out-accelerate your 'vette to 60 mph and some ways beyond. If you had one. You see, you don't realize this because you're stupid, but in the past, the things that you really DO own, if someone called you on it, you'd offer up a picture in a heart beat. And when you don't really have something, no picture. You're too easy to read, so you get caught in your lies. |
Silverado report
On 6/22/11 3:30 PM, Jack. wrote:
On Jun 22, 2:34 pm, wrote: On 6/22/11 1:38 PM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 22, 12:50 pm, wrote: In , says... On 6/22/11 10:35 AM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 22, 8:43 am, wrote: In , says... On 6/22/11 8:12 AM, Jack. wrote: On Jun 20, 12:46 am, wrote: "John H" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:26:15 -0500, Richard Casady wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:40:48 -0400, Wayne B wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:25:10 -0400, John wrote: How has the demand changed in 10 years? I would guess there is more gasoline sold. The taxes are another matter. I'll look into that. Here is some good info on diesel prices. http://www.dieselserviceandsupply.co...el_prices.aspx Worldwide demand for diesel has gone way up. === Good information, thanks. It is obviously biased away from popular folk wisdom however since there was no category in the pie chart breakdown called "Greedy Corporate Speculative Excess Profits". I don't see how they could have missed an obvious item like that in an otherwise well researched article. :-) Agent just ate my reply with a typo, and in 13 yeaars, I have never figured out how. Our Lincoln Navigator has four cams and 32 valves and only manages to get 14 at 70. The thing some real walnut trim, steering wheel, little plates containing the window and door lock switches. Nice looking. So, I sometimes call it:' The Sliverado.' Casady My Silverado gets 14 mpg - when I'm pulling the travel trailer. But, that's 40% better than my 4Runner got, so I'm not complaining. My 1999 Expedition sucked fuel. 14,5 mpg was about normal. In 100,000 miles the best I ever got on a long trip was 16.5 mpg, and that was from Los Angeles to Pleasanton and I do not think I ever got over 65 mph. My 300 HP 327 SS 1964 Impala got better than that, and would do 142 mph.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - My 'vette has 436 HP, does 0-60 in 4.3 seconds, and has a top speed of 190 mph. I'm getting 22 mpg around town and nearly 27 on the highway. Of course, it only weighs 3200 lbs and it's easy to push through the air. You just can't compare these big, heavy, blunt SUVs to cars. Apples and oranges. Gee, my less powerful little sports car gets to 60 as quickly as yours, and gets better mileage, too. Of course, it also isn't suitable for pulling a heavy boat trailer, so why bother mentioning it? Oh...you wanted us to know you had a plastic sports car! That's Harry, never miss an opportunity to be a true asshole.... It's pretty funny... notice how he fails to mention exactly what "less powerful little sports car" he has? That's because if he really has one, it isn't nearly a 4.3 second car. Not taking anything away from small, nimble British or other marque sports cars, but they are typically 6-10 second cars. They are great fun to drive, but even a base Corvette will eat them alive on a track. But if he can post a pic of his chubby fingers holding a harry nametag with that little sports car in the background that has a 0-60 time of 4.5 seconds or less, I know we'd all like to see it! Gosh...took five seconds to find a Brit sports car that accelerates as quickly as your 'vette: http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/carpag...persports.html Too bad you don't have one.... And it's a little slower and and gets about the same mileage as the 'vette. But didn't he write "my less powerful little sports car gets to 60 as quickly as yours, and gets better mileage"? Now the best he can do is google up a car he doesn't have that isn't as fast, and gets about the same mileage. ~snerk~ You'd think he'd point us to the website with the specs of the car he supposedly *does* have with those performance parameters. Oops, the website and car would have to exist. You commented about "British" sports cars and how most of them were lacking in performance. I pointed you to one of many that is not lacking. You mentioned owning a "little" sports car that had less power and got better mileage with the same acceleration as my Corvette. You also said it wasn't British or Japanese. That pretty much leaves French, German, or Italian. The closest thing would be a Z4 or a Boxster/ Cayman. All fine cars, except they all fall short in one area or another compared to your make-believe sports car. They are either slower, or if they are nearly as fast, get the same or worse mileage. I owned a Boxster S, remember? Face it, your supposed sports car doesn't exist in your garage or likely in the real world. They fall short, eh? Well, you're just not up to speed. At least one of them accelerates just about as quickly as your 'vette, 0-60 at between 4.5 and 4.9 seconds, and with better mileage. Hey, I know several people who like 'vettes. I've never been a fan; I've always found them to be hard-riding, with not that impressive interiors. But they do give you a big bang for the buck, if you like that sort of thing. -- Want to discuss recreational boating and fishing in a forum where personal insults are not allowed? http://groups.google.com/group/rec-boating-fishing |
Silverado report
On 6/22/11 3:30 PM, Jack. wrote:
I see no reason to mention the brand names here of current cars, motorbikes, boats, et cetera. BTW, I'm pretty sure my motorbike will out-accelerate your 'vette to 60 mph and some ways beyond. That would be your Zimmerman-like bike, right? Nope, it's Italian, and it's very fast. Faster than your pushrod V8 hawg car under many conditions, I am sure, though I'm not a skillful enough rider to wring its best out of it. I can't do this, but I've seen tests of the same model I have run the quarter mile in a hair over 10 seconds, with a terminal velocity of 145 mph. How's that hawg 'vette do in the quarter mile? -- Want to discuss recreational boating and fishing in a forum where personal insults are not allowed? http://groups.google.com/group/rec-boating-fishing |
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