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07-18-2006, 07:50 AM
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Real Name: Michael Brazee
Location: Fairport, NY
Hybrids: 2006 HCH II Mag Pearl with Navi and 2007 HCHII Galaxy Gray with Navi
Posts: 65
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Act your age, not your MPG
I was explaining to a friend of mine on how I was doing with the HCHII (via e-mail). I told him, that on my last 300 miles (1st tank of gas) that I was getting 51.7 mpg.
His responses was:
For some stupid reason, this pops into my head: “Act your age, not your MPG”. Would that now be good or bad for you? Let’s see, if you drove a big SUV, you might act like a teenager, (or younger). Now you get to act over 50. Yippee! I’m impressed. I hope to see it some day.
I pondered this for a minute and responded:
Let's see. My birthday is 4 months away. I am 51 and 8 months. Yep, that equals 51.7 rounded. Can't wait to get older now.
Boy I'm getting weird now. All that gas I'm saving must be going to my head.
Mike
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07-18-2006, 03:36 PM
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Real Name: neil balthaser
Location: oakland, ca.
Hybrids: 06 hch w/navi (opal)
Posts: 163
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Re: Act your age, not your MPG
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Originally Posted by FourSticks
I was explaining to a friend of mine on how I was doing with the HCHII (via e-mail). I told him, that on my last 300 miles (1st tank of gas) that I was getting 51.7 mpg.
His responses was:
For some stupid reason, this pops into my head: “Act your age, not your MPG”. Would that now be good or bad for you? Let’s see, if you drove a big SUV, you might act like a teenager, (or younger). Now you get to act over 50. Yippee! I’m impressed. I hope to see it some day.
I pondered this for a minute and responded:
Let's see. My birthday is 4 months away. I am 51 and 8 months. Yep, that equals 51.7 rounded. Can't wait to get older now.
Boy I'm getting weird now. All that gas I'm saving must be going to my head.
Mike
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love the story. i hope to act 55 one day...
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07-18-2006, 03:55 PM
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Real Name: Chris Todd
Location: Baltimore, MD
Hybrids: Honda Civic 2003
Posts: 881
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Re: Act your age, not your MPG
Actually, I'm 36 and my FE is about 42. Is this going to hurt my gas mileage? Ha ha ha ha ha! 
Hope is like a candle held against the night. -------------------------------------------------------------- --> My Forums / Blogs / Logs / Webs <-- -------------------------------------------------------------- "Compassionate Conservatism": An American Oxymoron -------------------------------------------------------------- Confirmed Hypomiler. Road Rage and Jackrabbit Starts Forever!
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07-18-2006, 06:25 PM
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Hybrids: 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid
Posts: 107
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Re: Act your age, not your MPG
49 and 49
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07-18-2006, 07:41 PM
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Real Name: Nic
Location: Singapore
Hybrids: 2006 Civic Hybrid
Posts: 55
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Re: Act your age, not your MPG
0 mpg because car has yet been delivered...
so I am yet to be borned....  |
07-18-2006, 08:51 PM
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Wo ai Zheng!
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Real Name: Chris
Location: Columbus, OH
Hybrids: 2006 HCH2
Posts: 510
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Re: Act your age, not your MPG
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Originally Posted by helicraz
0 mpg because car has yet been delivered...
so I am yet to be borned.... |
Except in the course of about two miles, you'll age maybe 40-45 years. While there's plenty of things about growing up I'd love to skip over, I'd really prefer keeping that one moment in fifth grade when I was looking at a girl, she was looking at me, and we came to the "not all girls are icky, and not all boys have cooties" realization at the same time 
Someday I might even beat that wascally kenny!
No whammies... no whammies... no whammies...
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07-19-2006, 03:15 AM
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Always > 50 mpgUS+
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Real Name: Phil
Location: Metrotown Burnaby B.C
Hybrids: 04 NHW20 Salvage Prius
Posts: 444
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Re: Act your age, not your MPG
20 and 43... hmmm :O
i got around 20 km a liter when i drove a civic 5 spd using advanced hypermiler techniques
and now I drive a salvage nwh20 prius that gets almost to 25 km/l with 192,000 km to date.
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07-19-2006, 04:42 AM
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Ridiculously Active Enthusiast
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Hybrids: 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid
Posts: 1,090
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Re: Act your age, not your MPG
I guess I need to retire.
Need fewer troops to support.
Drive a hybrid.
Best tank 71.65 MPG.
Before this car I spent two years learning hypermiling on my 2004 HCH1.
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07-19-2006, 05:33 AM
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Active Enthusiast
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Real Name: Michael Brazee
Location: Fairport, NY
Hybrids: 2006 HCH II Mag Pearl with Navi and 2007 HCHII Galaxy Gray with Navi
Posts: 65
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Re: Act your age, not your MPG
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Originally Posted by kenny
I guess I need to retire.
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Old Hypermilers never die, they just pulse & glide away.
Mike
Last edited by FourSticks : 07-19-2006 at 06:26 PM.
Reason: Just wanted to modify the text slightly
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07-19-2006, 08:10 PM
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my other car is a FJORD
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Real Name: laurie
Location: small farm in minnesota
Hybrids: 2005 honda civic hybrid MT
Posts: 445
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Re: Act your age, not your MPG
hmmmmmmmmm...i am 59. summer average is 59. but i still think like a teenager. so does that mean i should buy a hummer? LOLOL
Best fill 66.7 MPG, best tank 801.5 miles
laurie, central minnesota
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