VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Philip Banks · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:51 am Post subject:

In my world it should be very easy to live with one car but sadly it hasn't worked out like that ...Such is life!

Diane Maggipinto · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:12 am Post subject:

there i was, thinking you've finally given the landrover landcruiser thingy a heave ho.

lovely beemer, tho.
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Philip Banks · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:44 am Post subject:

The truck is a Land Rover Range Rover TDV8 Vogue! What's wrong with the Land Rover Dave?

"So, waddya drivin' at the moment?"

"I got me a Dave!"

"Awesome!!"

cyclometh · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:01 pm Post subject:

Very nice! That's a sleek-looking vehicle. Smile

I just picked up a Chevy Volt a couple of weeks ago. It's so weird to not have to visit a gas station at all.
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Philip Banks · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:23 pm Post subject:

I quite like the Volt. In the UK it sells for $53,000

cyclometh · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:26 pm Post subject:

Wow! That's quite a bit. Mine was a year old and very gently used. Got it for a great price, and the savings in gas alone are about the same as the car payment.

I do like the look of the one you posted a picture of, though. Some day. Smile

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Fran McClellan · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:34 pm Post subject:

Wow...sweet deal! I'm a little jealous, I have to admit Laugh

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Jason Huggins · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:08 pm Post subject:

cyclometh · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:22 pm Post subject:

Jason:

Here where I live the electric rate is $0.08 per kWh for the first 600 kWh, then $0.10 above that. Our last bill cycle shows we used 1100 kWh, which was before we got the car, so any increases will be at the higher ten cents per kWh rate.

The Volt battery holds 16 kWh but only uses 9.6 of it (for longevity), so if I discharged it totally every day and recharged it every night for a month, it would add about $30 to our electric bill.

Of course, that's not how we use it- I rarely drive more than every other day any more (I used to drive 60 miles per day), and since we purchased it have only dropped below 3/4 charge once. So I'd guess my electric bill will go up by $5 to $10 per month. In electric mode I'd say the Volt costs less than one-fourth per mile than using gasoline.
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Jason Huggins · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:38 pm Post subject:

That rocks!

Philip Banks · Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:14 am Post subject:

Bit of UK persepctive here. To fill the Range Rover with diesel costs me about $220.

cyclometh · Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:40 am Post subject:

Indeed. Americans are pretty spoiled, even now, with fuel prices.

I remember very clearly when I was a young man of 18, in 1989, buying gas for my '78 Toyota Corona hatchback. It was 73 cents a gallon. I'd usually have enough left after filling up for a couple of the "burgers" they sold at the AM/PM.
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heyguido · Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 4:43 am Post subject:

Kids these days.... Rolls Eyes

I finished high school during the "gas wars".... In a Buick so thirsty you could watch the needle drop when you punched it. Gas was 29 cents. And we drove all night....
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Bish · Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:09 am Post subject:

Lee Gordon · Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:04 am Post subject:

Apparently, if you're young enough, you may find ugly Japanese cars attractive. I am not young enough.
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