jraf 0 #1 March 12, 2003 I paid $42 for 22 gallons of gas last night. This is some nightmare. I want a diesel engine immediately - it gives me double the milage and much more reliability!!!jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slim 0 #2 March 12, 2003 I just spent $39 for almost 17 gallons! gas bastards!!!! <<<>>> A good friend will bail you outta jail... A true friend will be sitting next to you saying "That was fucking awesome!!!' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DYEVOUT 0 #3 March 12, 2003 I have a diesel Ram. Out here diesel is more expensive than midgrade gas. SUX!! ----------------=8^)---------------------- "I think that was the wrong tennis court." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #4 March 12, 2003 Same over here would cost around 120 USD. Be glad that's all you pay. ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #5 March 12, 2003 I bought gas in January. Forgot how much it was. I'll let you know when I fill up again in April. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #6 March 12, 2003 paying money for gas is a nightmare, ehh? there might bw worse things.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmcd308 0 #7 March 12, 2003 I just did the same. Whenever I see one of those hybrids, I used to think of my Tahoe running over it in triumph (picture me saying "little cars are for wussies"). Now, I keep thinking of my truck parked with Billvon driving in little circles around it (picture him saying "big cars are for people who can afford the gas"). Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #8 March 12, 2003 Quote I have a diesel Ram. Out here diesel is more expensive than midgrade gas. SUX!! So do I and Diesel is around $1.69 here. I get 18.5 in my Dodge, not bad for a large truck. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #9 March 12, 2003 http://www.narprail.org/gas.htm http://www.heraldnet.com/Stories/03/3/1/16582932.cfm Not that bad really.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stacy 0 #10 March 12, 2003 Quote I paid $42 for 22 gallons of gas last night. wow, that $250 you had left a month ago isn't going to last very long, is it? Perhaps I'll see ya SDC this weekend. Will be around all day sat and sunday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #11 March 12, 2003 My Discovery I had in over in Europe had a 2.5 liter turbo diesel engine. It was quiet, extremely powerful, very efficient and extremely reliable. The Discovery is a 2.5 tonn vehicle and yet the power of a 4 cylinder engine was more than sufficient. It did max out at 100 mph, but what do I need more for?jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #12 March 12, 2003 Quote My Discovery I had in over in Europe had a 2.5 liter turbo diesel engine. It was quiet, extremely powerful, very efficient and extremely reliable. The Discovery is a 2.5 tonn vehicle and yet the power of a 4 cylinder engine was more than sufficient. It did max out at 100 mph, but what do I need more for? Land Rover Discovery?? 2.5 tonn?? Surely you mean .25 ton Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,396 #13 March 12, 2003 >I have a diesel Ram. Out here diesel is more expensive than >midgrade gas. SUX!! You can make biodiesel for about 50 cents a gallon. You need vegetable oil (used or new) methanol and lye. It's sold commercially for about $2.25 a gallon, so if prices get too high that's an option. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #14 March 12, 2003 Discovery weighs 5,000 lbs. It is a heavy vehicle, and yet the 2.5 liter turbodiesel is more than sufficient for it. Toyota puts a 3.0 liter 4 cylinder turbodiesel into the Land Cruiser. Mitsubishi have a 2.8 liter in line 6 tubodiesel for the Montero. Mercedes has a 2.5 liter for the M class, Isusu has a 3.0 liter tdi for the trooper...etc...etc...etc. Oh, I would have forgotten...you should see how sweet the Jeep Grand Cheerokee and the Jeep Wrangler run with a 2.5 liter italian made ZF turbodiesel with which they are marketed in Europe. In Europe prices of gas are so ridiculous, practically every car maker gives you the option of having a diesel in every model they make.jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #15 March 12, 2003 Quote Discovery weighs 5,000 lbs. It is a heavy vehicle, and yet the 2.5 liter turbodiesel is more than sufficient for it. Dohh!! i was thinking along the lines of the way we classify trucks, ie. 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, 1 ton etc. Wasn't even thinking of gross weight, only payload. Sorry jraf Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #16 March 12, 2003 The price of gas where I live rose yesterday to 91.4 cents per litre ... possibly the highest in the country. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racer42 0 #17 March 12, 2003 See...this is why I had to sell my 79 Coupe de Ville. God I miss that car.L.A.S.T. #24 Co-Founder Biscuit Brothers Freefly Team Electric Toaster #3 Co-Founder Team Non Sequitor Co-Founder Team Happy Sock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #18 March 12, 2003 Very scary....I WAAAAAANT MY DIESEL!!! The Jetta with the 1.9 TDI engine does amazing milage.jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masher 1 #19 March 13, 2003 QuoteI paid $42 for 22 gallons of gas last night. This is some nightmare. I want a diesel engine immediately - it gives me double the milage and much more reliability!!! diddums.... quick calc. 22 gallons = 83 L petrol is ~AU$1 per litre -> $83 if we just did a conversion beteen AU and US, it would cost me only AU$70.-- Arching is overrated - Marlies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMFin 0 #20 March 13, 2003 You should come to Finland.. 1 litre about 1.3 $ Wich is almost 5$ a gallon (US gallon) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowflake 0 #21 March 13, 2003 I knew this day would come, cause I grew up in the 70's, and now when some gas guzzeling soccor mom cuts me off I know shes gonna pay. I love my little rice burner, I was pissed cause it cost 17 bucks to fill and I only get around 30mph Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #22 March 13, 2003 I just paid $79 for an hour in a Cessna 172..???WTF......But at least I'm not renting in Europe!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #23 March 13, 2003 Anybody know: How many gallons of airplane fuel gets consumed every jump run? How many does a twin otter consume per jumprun/22 skydivers= $howmuch/little-ole-me?? And what would that calculation be in UK or ??Marc "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #24 March 13, 2003 Marc let's keep our hands off this one and not give TK any ideas about increasing the jump ticket prices jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,396 #25 March 13, 2003 >How many does a twin otter consume per jumprun/22 skydivers= >$howmuch/little-ole-me?? For a full load on a normal day to 12.5, it's a little over a gallon per jumper per load according to Bryan Burke. So for a full load, we're talking another $.50 a jumper compared to about six months ago. Since loads often aren't full it's probably closer to $1 per jumper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
