Economy, yo..

"vdub_nut: scooter snob" (jollyroger1210) 12/13/2013 at 17:19 • Filed to: None

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01.5 Passat, driving like a saint: 30.2 (summer blend, premium)

98 Saturn, driving like an asshat: 34.4 (winter blend, regular 87, forgot to check tire pressure till halfway through the tank)

Muh economy.

oldirtybootz > vdub_nut: scooter snob 12/13/2013 at 17:22

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93 octane winter blend, driving like I'm late for work.

Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT > oldirtybootz 12/13/2013 at 17:24

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I'm averaging like 21mpg in my car xD

Driving like I'm late for work as well....

HammerheadFistpunch > vdub_nut: scooter snob 12/13/2013 at 17:25

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was lat fillup was 10

vdub_nut: scooter snob > HammerheadFistpunch 12/13/2013 at 17:27

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ColoradoTaco > vdub_nut: scooter snob 12/13/2013 at 17:28

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My last tank lasted 175 miles, 12 gallons to refuel, less than 15mpg. Me boosta.

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > vdub_nut: scooter snob 12/13/2013 at 17:31

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I always thought she should have been a "who?"

oldirtybootz > Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT 12/13/2013 at 17:34

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People are shocked when I say I'm getting around 25. I like listening to the engine sing, not hum along at 2k RPM.

On the other side, I told a customer I bought a turbo Dart and he said, "wow, so whats that doing 60mph in? Like 4 seconds?" He seemed just a bit disappointed when I said more like 8 seconds. Truth is that it's not much faster than my Focus was, mostly because the Dart is a pig but the gearing conspires against it too. I'm shifting twice before 60.

Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT > oldirtybootz 12/13/2013 at 17:35

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I hit 60 in second.

In a drag race I hit the top of third gear as I cross the line.

My gearing is perfect haha.

but yeah people are shocked when I tell them I get shit gas mileage.

I have over 300whp at my control.....I wanna see them roam.

Decay buys too many beaters > vdub_nut: scooter snob 12/13/2013 at 17:47

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Shit, my Jetta has been getting like 20 on winter blend. But that probably has a lot to do with my 2.5 mile each way commute, it never even moves off the low stop on the temp gauge.

oldirtybootz > Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT 12/13/2013 at 21:24

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2nd tops out at like 40 or 50 for me. 3rd gear is very usable though, from like 25 to 70. I just love the sounds my car makes. It makes up for the lack of power.

Have you taken your car to the strip?

Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT > oldirtybootz 12/13/2013 at 21:26

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Took mine to the strip ran a 12.6 once. Usually I can get a low 13 or high 12

3rd is good til about 100-120 4th is good up to 160ish and then 5th is claimed to 190+

oldirtybootz > Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT 12/13/2013 at 22:30

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Wow that's C6 territory. And I lied. Its 50 in 2nd, 80 in 3rd, and I took it up to 120 this morning. I didn't push any further.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Decay buys too many beaters 12/13/2013 at 23:12

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You know to take it for a solid drive every few days, right?

Burns off the accumulated water vapors.

Decay buys too many beaters > vdub_nut: scooter snob 12/13/2013 at 23:31

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Actually for a while when I first got the car, I thought that I had a blown headgasket due to the milky white sludge that was building up under my oil cap. So, naturally, I did what any other car enthusiast would do with a car they were convinced was on its last leg and not really worth fixing, I started rallycrossing it. Much to my surprise, it not only lived through a few weeks of me abso-fucking-lutely thrashing it, but the white sludge disappeared. Now I give it a good Italian tune up every week or so to evaporate all the moisture out of the oil.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Decay buys too many beaters 12/14/2013 at 00:02

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Italian tune up

My new favorite phrase

Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT > oldirtybootz 12/14/2013 at 17:06

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It's a car, it pisses people off when they see that a Cobalt pulls on them on the highway.

I've taken the car to 160 and let off.

I was on a flat highway at 1 am going home.

I knew the cops wouldn't bother if they saw me, they can't chase around here over 100

oldirtybootz > Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT 12/14/2013 at 17:36

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I'm sure we'll be publicly shamed now, like no one else has ever sped like that. I hit 130 in a Chally R/T at work, that's the fastest I've ever driven in any car.

Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT > oldirtybootz 12/14/2013 at 17:47

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I've done 175 in a car that shall remain unnamed. The car is no longer around, I scrapped it for obvious reasons.

As for being publicly shamed, I don't care. I own up to what I do, but I don't do it in traffic, or during the day time. I do it at night with no other cars around haha