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AHTOXA wrote:
There was this odd astronaut.

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Rope-Pusher wrote:Aisle also say that when push comes to shove, when a vehicle is near to going down to a lower test weight class if only a little bit of wait savings could be had, that the fuel tank volume is determined in an effort to achive higher fuel economy ratings. It's like a boxer getting themselves dehydrated before weighing-in for a fight,

...well, now that you mention it, that could also be in play when some cars come without a spare, though it seems unlikely to be responsible for a whole lot of those situations.

except in this case, the amount of liquid is permanently reduced but the fighter can go drink and get rehydrated after the weigh-in.

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"True, but I'll be sober in the morning..."

theholycow wrote:

Rope-Pusher wrote:Aisle also say that when push comes to shove, when a vehicle is near to going down to a lower test weight class if only a little bit of wait savings could be had, that the fuel tank volume is determined in an effort to achive higher fuel economy ratings. It's like a boxer getting themselves dehydrated before weighing-in for a fight,

...well, now that you mention it, that could also be in play when some cars come without a spare, though it seems unlikely to be responsible for a whole lot of those situations.

and the fuel smileage ratings are rounded figures, so if you can get the number to round up higher, it could be worth the effort as well. 29.5 mpg and 30.4 mpg both look the same on the window sticker, even if one is actually 0.9 mpg higher.

....or another way to look at it is that 29.4 and 29.5 look to be 1 mpg different when you compare the window stickers.

...and really only $3.46 difference in yearly fuel spending if you consider 12,000 miles per year and $2.50 per gallon fuel cost.

...and the rounded number of 29 mpg and 30 mpg appear to suggest $34.48 yearly fuel cost differences.

...but psychologically, one is 20-something and the other is 30-something. To some people, that would suggest 20 mpg vs 30 mpg, which would be a difference of $500 yearly.

Rope, I've thought about what it would be like to have a mileage sticker that read volume over distance, such as the European l/100km or some such. People would habe a much more realistic view of their vehicle's efficiency.

Since we're mostly American on this forum it would likely be gallons/100 miles.

25 mpg = 4gal/100miles
30mpg = 3.33gal/100miles (not much better)
35mpg = 2.85gal/100miles
40mpg = 2.5gal/100miles
45mpg = 2.22gal/100miles

There's really not a yuge difference. But with our system people focus on the margins and there's really not an appreciable savings twixt 32mpg highway and 41mpg highway or any other minor difference between cars.

10 mpg to 20 mpg is really where all the savings come in.

10mpg = 10gal/100mile
20mpg = 5gal/100miles

Absolutely, distance per unit volume is a horrible way to communicate this information.

It exaggerates the benefit of extremely-high-mileage vehicles and downplays the penalty of very-low-mileage ones. This makes it far too easy for people to do the math wrong in both home economics and public policy contexts.

tankinbeans wrote:Rope, I've thought about what it would be like to have a mileage sticker that read volume over distance, such as the European l/100km or some such. People would habe a much more realistic view of their vehicle's efficiency.

Since we're mostly American on this forum it would likely be gallons/100 miles.

25 mpg = 4gal/100miles
30mpg = 3.33gal/100miles (not much better)
35mpg = 2.85gal/100miles
40mpg = 2.5gal/100miles
45mpg = 2.22gal/100miles

There's really not a yuge difference. But with our system people focus on the margins and there's really not an appreciable savings twixt 32mpg highway and 41mpg highway or any other minor difference between cars.

10 mpg to 20 mpg is really where all the savings come in.

10mpg = 10gal/100mile
20mpg = 5gal/100miles

Miles per gallon works for me, but yes, most people don't understand how to manipulate the numbers to get what they are interested in. I thank my high school chemistry teacher for drawing attention to the units of measure when devising an equation. For many people, it makes more sense to break out the data into a form that they are personally interested in.

For the oil-barrel-huggers, Gallons of oil used per Year might be what they care about.
For the economically frugal, $ per Mile or $ per Year might be what they pay attention to.
For the trip planner, Miles per tankful could be a useful figure.
For the ecologically-minded, annual CO2 emissions might be of interest.

Tummy, until you say what you want it for, one form of data is as good as the next.

AHTOXA wrote:The odds of that stone being the right size and shape as well as bouncing just so to lodge in there were astronomical.

Youd be surprised. I see it many times a year.

watkins wrote:

AHTOXA wrote:The odds of that stone being the right size and shape as well as bouncing just so to lodge in there were astronomical.

Youd be surprised. I see it many times a year.

They say that it's just a few Stones that you see over and over again that are causing all the problems.

theholycow wrote:

except in this case, the amount of liquid is permanently reduced but the fighter can go drink and get rehydrated after the weigh-in.

"You're ugly!"
"Yeah? Well you're drunk!"
"True, but I'll be sober in the morning..."

Wasn't that a Churchill quote? IFSO FATSO, (Greek for "Then") didja hafta payem ta yousit?

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tankinbeans wrote: 10 mpg to 20 mpg is really where all the savings come in.

10mpg = 10gal/100mile
20mpg = 5gal/100miles

Yeah no shit. It's mind blowing. I just did this. My Ram was getting me around ten for my daily driving. My Tiburon is pulling like, 22 mixed (been driving a bit grannyish, it's winter after all) and I'm filling up like, every two weeks as opposed to filling that huge ass tank on the Ram every week or week and a half. I can see a visible difference in my bank account. Twentyish dollars every two weeks compared to 40+ every week or so. Sheesh. That gap might shrink a little come summer. I'll be more tempted to hit the twisties and slam the hammer down.

We'll see how she does this tank, since I got nominated to drive a 40 some mile round trip to close another store four days in a row. Tomorrow is day two. Great thing is 2/3 of the trip is highway. The rest of it is a nightmare. Come my day off I'm gonna have the tire shop check my full size spare. As long as the spare rim is okay, I'm having them swap tires (spare is full size rim with a standard tire, my tires are low pro) and pair the tweaked rim with the spare. That crap has got to go.

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comingbackdown wrote:

tankinbeans wrote: 10 mpg to 20 mpg is really where all the savings come in.

10mpg = 10gal/100mile
20mpg = 5gal/100miles

Yeah no shit. It's mind blowing. I just did this. My Ram was getting me around ten for my daily driving. My Tiburon is pulling like, 22 mixed (been driving a bit grannyish, it's winter after all) and I'm filling up like, every two weeks as opposed to filling that huge ass tank on the Ram every week or week and a half. I can see a visible difference in my bank account. Twentyish dollars every two weeks compared to 40+ every week or so. Sheesh. That gap might shrink a little come summer. I'll be more tempted to hit the twisties and slam the hammer down.

We'll see how she does this tank, since I got nominated to drive a 40 some mile round trip to close another store four days in a row. Tomorrow is day two. Great thing is 2/3 of the trip is highway. The rest of it is a nightmare. Come my day off I'm gonna have the tire shop check my full size spare. As long as the spare rim is okay, I'm having them swap tires (spare is full size rim with a standard tire, my tires are low pro) and pair the tweaked rim with the spare. That crap has got to go.

10 mpg mixes is pretty bad light duty trucks sure have come a long way.

My twin-snail half ton gets me around 19 mixed, with 23 highway if I stay below 70 and on the flats. I do remember the days when I had an old V6 with 1/2 the power of my current truck, which got me in single digits in the winter (granted, on big tires with lots of armor, but still).

Went backpacking last weekend; was a good time as always. Kind of tossing an idea of heading out this weekend as well, but this time not taking the gf along. Been longing for a few days of solitude and escape from the standard weekend stuff.

Apples and oranges comparing to a 2500. I got about what you're getting out of my old '97 C1500 when it had the 4.3L. 150/1500 to 250/2500 is a big step in engine options, gearing, and weight.

Gas 3/4 tons are still thirsty and diesels have actually gone backwards with all the emissions garbage that's on them.