Reply With QuoteThey should carpool!Originally Posted by Miatamoto
BTW, now that I'm done proving Iain wrong
My wife does the same commute everyday and gets around 30 mpg in her GTI. Good gas mileage for the amount of performance that's there.
Thomas
V-to-the-Dub
They should carpool!
Makes it more liable to be a VW...Does that chip make the car not a VW?
I thought about it but I wouldn't want to put my wife through that.They should carpool!
Thomas
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Not a bad idea! I'd take the train if I could. Maybe you could get a Segway for between the train station and the courthouse!How about a pass on the TRINITY RAILWAY EXPRESS? It Would take ya downtown! Tarrant County offer employees a heck of a deal on a pass, I'm sure Dallas offers a similar deal.
Randy (who'd rather be)
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Out of curiosity, how long do you keep 'em? (years, miles)Me and the wifey have been very happy with our VW/Audi products (knock on wood).
Can I carpool with your wife!I thought about it but I wouldn't want to put my wife through that.
We had an Audi TT for about 30K miles and the same for the GTI that we still own. This is over about the last 3 years. We plan on keeping the GTI for a while, hopefully it'll hold up. I know VWs don't have a good track record, but I hope we're just a couple of the lucky few.
Thomas
V-to-the-Dub
Can I carpool with your wife!
That's a big NO!
Thomas
V-to-the-Dub
Drat!That's a big NO!
Nice
Come to think of it, I've never met her. She must be so HOT that your afraid to introduce me.I thought about it but I wouldn't want to put my wife through that..
However, I don't like navigating South 360 going Northbound at 7am. 1/2 mile line at every friggen stop sign. It takes a full 30 min to get to I-20, it will drive you MAD. Even when I take my kid to Mans High, I still go all the way back to Matlock or Cooper.
However, if the HOA lanes aren't open to Hybrids, then that will probably kill the Hybrid (again) for me. I figured If I could cut the drive time down, as well as get better MPG, then it would be a double win.
Maybe I'll get a bike....oh what to do? I've got three vehicles currently, my son is soon turning 16. No one except me, likes my old truck. To be fair, it is a BEATER and I like beating on it and not worring about denting, scratching or just abusing it. My son doesn't want to drive it, says it's too ugly, but that doesn't mean he won't. However, my mother has offered me my Dads old '90 TownCar for my son, hahaha, and I think I'll take her up on it for his first year. It should be safe, and drink gas like a tank, so it should minimize his driving cause he can't afford the gas, [evil laugh].
Hmm, maybe I'll sell the old truck and buy a fresher Economical truck that my wife doesn't mind. She likes trucks. I do need a truck as I do a lot of maintance on my properties and often use it as a truck should be used. Thats why I bought it, that and I needed something to drive after my CarWash incident. Then buy a MotorCycle and enjoy the dangerous commute in the HOA lane
Bottom line is that I'm in no hurry, I just want to stir things up a bit, at least think about it untill I get settled into the new job. My main objective is to keep the miles off of the Miata, followed by MPG, however I still need a truck. Does Subaru still make that little truck/car? As some of you know, I've talked about the RHD Miata, but it doesn't make since to have two Miatas and I love my '97 and have no desire to sell it. The wife doesn't get it, she says sell the '97 and buy the RHD, but I know me, and I'll end up wanting to mod it, but won't till the warranty runs out. Now where's the fun in that?
Hey Thomas, If I get a bike, your wife can ride bi7chj/k
'08 Copper Red GT PRHT, '06 Accord EXL, '05 Dodge Magnum R/T, '01 V8 Dakota for pulling 2135 Chaparral.
LOL!Come to think of it, I've never met her. She must be so HOT that your afraid to introduce me.
Hey Thomas, If I get a bike, your wife can ride bi7ch
Skip all of the 360 stuff and go across through cedar hill to 67. South 360 is evil!
Thomas
V-to-the-Dub
Why would you want a Right Hand Drive Miata?
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Did DART authorize HOV lanes for Hybrids? I know that congress said they COULD do so... But I've seen ZERO indication from DART that they have opened the lanes to hybrids...I landed a job in Downtown Dallas. So, now I'm going to have a bit of a commute. I've been thinking of purchasing another car. I'm thinking about a Hybrid again, possibly a Civic Hybrid, one or two years old. It seems they are taking quite a beating on resale, therefore I'm thinking I can get a 04 or 05 for between 12k and $14,000.
So, what have you heard about the Civic Hybrids that may persuade me either way.
Oh, one of the reasons for the Hybrid is HOV lanes
Maybe 4 wheels aren't so bad after all... wickett.org
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How about a 2007 Mini Cooper. They get 32/40 with a 6 Speed stick or 30/37 with an automatic. Much sportier looking and feeling. Able to zip in and out of traffic.
How about a 1982 Chevy Luv Diesel or Isuzu Pup Diesel iwith a 5 speed. I always got 35 mpg out of mine. I sold it with 285,000 on the Odometer and the thing never had any major engine work in the whole time I owned it. I abused the thing and it never once complained. Somebody try to ride your tail, just put the pedal to the metal. That cleared the road way and got rid of any mosquitoes at the same time.
Did I mention that I had a bad experience with my Honda Civic Hybrid?
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I'd get a bike!Maybe I'll get a bike....
Then buy a MotorCycle and enjoy the dangerous commute in the HOA lane
Hey Thomas, If I get a bike, your wife can ride bi7ch
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1966 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40. Restification in progress. or should I say De-RUSTification in progress?
1984 Honda VF1100S. V4 Fury!
no Hybrids in the HOV lane
Thomas
V-to-the-Dub
I don't know about you, but the last thing I'd want to use to get me through ~100 miles of freeway gridlock every day would be a motorcycle.
I used to commute 110 miles a day round trip through the Mid-Cities and North Dallas. I had my choice of taking my ‘99 Miata, a slushbox ’00 Accord, or a slushbox ’05 CR-V. Guess which one I hardly ever drove?
When I spent a couple of hours a day sitting in gridlock, “fun to drive”, and “responsive” were the last things I was looking for. I honestly preferred driving the slushbox Accord to work. It was comfortable, quiet, and undemanding to drive, and I tended to arrive at the office much more relaxed than I did when I drove a small, cramped, stiffly sprung sports car. I can’t imagine how frazzled I’d be when I arrived at the office after spending 50 miles on a motorcycle dodging the idiots that clog our local freeways in the morning.
My commute now is a 12 mile round trip of two-lane back roads. I could see buying a motorcycle for that commute, but not for 100 miles of rush hour traffic. YMMV.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Hey you got a job congradualtions.
Later,
Matt
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