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Re: I agree... [iluvmysephia1]

by gagrice on Sat Nov 15 11:20:22 PST 2008

that most cars today put out cleaner air than they take in That is probably limited to PZEV cars and depending what part of So CA you live in. I imagine a diesel truck cleans the air it breaths in San Bernardino... :sick: Though we were up there a couple weeks ago and could see the mountains. That was a real treat you rarely see in that smog trap of a city.

Love my new Smart, no regrets

by rdrygg on Tue Nov 11 19:08:59 PST 2008

I've always said that there should be one person cars as I am usually the only one in my car, and notice that many others are too on their way to and fro.So, I've been waiting for the Smart to get here. I didn't get the power steering and its just fine without it. I took it to the mountains for the weekend, it was a little sluggish uphill, but didn't bother me at all, I was able to drive the same way I always do on this route. It was a very comfortable ride. At first the no cruise control bothered me, then I found a comfortable angle for my foot to stay on the accelerator and it was fine. The weather was mild so I'm not sure I can vouch for it not getting blown around, but I didn't notice anything so far with that. There was plenty of cargo room for my friends and my stuff in the back. I live in the city and street park at home and work. My quality of life is so much better now that I don't have to wait for spots right in front of my home anymore (I can always count on someone to leave a big enough gap for me to get into, which used to aggravate me because it was usually someone taking up two spaces) I wanted the shortest possible car I could find. This is the perfect car for me.

Update MPG

by kevperro2 on Sun Nov 09 14:42:06 PST 2008

Ok... I've had my car for 3 months and about 2400 miles. I've kept track of every single drop of fuel put in the car with a log on the fueleconomy.gov site. Most of my driving is in-town. I don't even live near an Interstate and our house is 1100 ft above sea level. I drive down to sea level every day for work so my driving is in town and mountain driving in shot trips, the worst possible situation for efficiency. To date, I'm averaging 35.5 MPG overall. My break-down is 70% city, 30% HWY overall. My lone highway trip was a 3-4 hour trip to Portland down I-5 with 70mpg & A/C blowing. I averaged 37 MPG on that trip. Most of my 100% city tanks come in at 35-36 MPG. My worst tank was 31.2 MPG and my best tank has been 37.3 MPG. Not too shabby.

Subaru at SEMA

by rsholland on Fri Oct 31 08:06:47 PDT 2008

2 wild Forester concepts to be shown: XTI and Mountain Rescue. Bob http://blogs.edmunds.com/straightline/2008/10/2008-sema-preview-subaru-forester-- xti-and-xt-mountain-rescue.html

Re: Time to replace Air Filter [mclincoln]

by whobodym on Fri Oct 31 06:06:57 PDT 2008

or, for a more conservative approach, take out the air filter yourself and look at it. Yes a plugged up air filter is bad, but it entirely depends how dusty the environment of your usual driving has been. I replace mine on time, not early, and while they always look a little dirty, they aren't dramatically packed with volumes of dust -- you can tell what color the original new filter element was. My driving is ordinary urban/suburban Pacific Northwest, not very dry or dusty. I'd guess the midwest / south / eastern seaboard cities and suburbs would be similar, but the southwest, dry mountain west, and farming regions would be worse. Frequent dirt roads would obviously be bad. And I also advise, don't take mileage / power claims too seriously.

The good, the bad, the ugly.

by boaz47 on Thu Oct 16 08:45:09 PDT 2008

High fuel prices worried everyone early this year and 6 to 8 dollar gas was predicted by every talking head you watched on TV. Like everyone else I was more worried by the falling housing market and how high fuel prices would effect everything else I bought. I had more cars than I needed so I sold off all but my GMC 2500 and my old Pontiac 4 banger. I put my mountain home up for sale and moved to the desert where our place is paid for. The good part was my house was priced right and it sold quickly. I didn't make a killing on it but I could pay every thing I owed money on off. Still there was the price of gas. Then someone took offense to my GMC and set it on fire destroying my truck and killing my dog. Not a happy day. Because of the fuel prices I thought about getting something small like and Edge or even a Outback. But I wanted to travel and I wanted to have a travel trailer so I compromised and got a Tahoe. Used but with low miles and because of the fuel prices it was a very good deal. I decided to get a bicycle for doing light errands around town and ended up joining a bicycle club. I am now losing weight and my doctor is happier than he has been in 15 years. I don't use the Tahoe much unless we are taking an trip out of the state so my fuel useage has dropped by maybe 50 to 60 percent. The Pontiac only get about 25 to26 MPG but it only get gas once every three weeks. we now save up for vacations and plan how much we think we will spend and make sure we have the cash in the bank to take the trip. We decide to take another trip to Colorado this October, I am posting from the camp site as I type. We left California paying $3.58 a gallon. Got hit with a higher price in Needles a bit over $4.00. I had budgeted for $4,00 a gallon. Arizona was $3.48. New Mexico was $3.38. And as we got to Pueblo Colorado a Pilot station was selling gas for $2.99. The stock market may be taking a dive but oil is dropping to less than 90 bucks a barrel. I was thrilled. In Colorado Springs gas at a Chevron on Monday was $3.11 and in Canyon City on Tuesday it was $3.07. If this continues I will have spent far less on gas and bought far more in souveneres. I plan on spending the day at the Garden Of the Gods today and who know were we will go tomorrow. So the good news is my vacation and my choices haven't hurt me as much as I thought and I over reacted. The other good news is the prices of some of these little econo boxes should drop. The bad news is I still haven't found a small EV for around town, I have been looking for a used GEM I can get a deal on so I can pay cash. The Ugly news is the economy is a mess and those of us who took time to protect ourselves will have to bail out those who didn't. But that is life and I would still have done pretty much what I did so why complain?