Let's see... Increasing gas prices, premium fuel, increasing commute times, and poor fuel economy...

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 04/25/2018 at 11:19 • Filed to: Paseo

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I am a financial weeeeeeezord!  Worth it.

CalzoneGolem > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 11:23

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Gotta pay to flex in the lex.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 11:34

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Same

gettingoldercarguy > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 11:37

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I can’t wait to see people with their SUVs purchased under the fog of cheap gas have to cut back on other expenses in order to keep them behemoth running.

HammerheadFistpunch > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 11:45

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now when you say poor fuel economy...

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 11:51

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Yeah....

Seriously though... All but the Alfa drink premium. Alfa get the best mileage at about 28MPG. Discovery gets 15MPG on a good run. I’ve stopped calculating it because I don’t want to know.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > HammerheadFistpunch 04/25/2018 at 11:57

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Best tank: 22.4

Worst tank: 16.6

On a little RWD hatchback

HammerheadFistpunch > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 11:58

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I think I got 15 once. What a day!

Future next gen S2000 owner > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 12:02

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You should hypermile it for a tank or two. See what you can squeeze out of it.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Future next gen S2000 owner 04/25/2018 at 12:04

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I have tried! Last attempt I got a mere 20.

I think the only way to hypermile this would be to be on a 55mph road four hours on end. At freeway speeds, I’m turining over 3100rpm. chug chug chug!

BeaterGT > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 12:08

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5 speed I’m guessing? Didn’t realize my Z would get better gas mileage! Time for low drag hubcap covers.

InFierority Complex > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 12:19

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Iron Duke swap for better fuel economy. Alternative solution: only ever drive downhill.

UltraLibKinjaGod > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 12:20

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I want to adjust the picture so that the street is level, but all the houses look crooked.

shop-teacher > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 12:23

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That’s what I did the one time my truck actually achieved it’s 21 mpg EPA highway rating. I was steady state cruising at 58 mph basically all day.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 12:41

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This is why I didn’t get a Spertcrass and instead I got my Prius. My priorities were all wrong back then.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 12:42

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In order to save gas, just buy a second Vibe and keep the IS for fancy time driving.

https://kalispell.craigslist.org/cto/d/2008-pontiac-vibe/6542810359.html

fintail > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 13:04

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Don’t buy a new house, and you can easily afford it. Problem solved.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 13:20

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Well, I get 17-19 in my mini minivan, but at least I can use regular. Blame the 2.3 mile commute for why I’m not mid-20s like I used to be when I had to drive a few hundred miles per week...

deekster_caddy > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 13:22

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both of our commuter cars plug in. Gas price is doing what again?

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 13:30

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Things that make me happy with my TSX: I’ve gotten the best fuel economy I’ve ever gotten the past 3 tanks (28.9, 28.3, and 27.8 respectively).

Things that don’t make me happy: it takes premium and the price jumped $0.40/gal right as I ran out of money and prices haven’t changed at all in the past 9 days.

At least I can put regular in my TSX, even if it will lower mileage and power.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 13:38

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Fuel economy matters not to me.

Pich, with Z32 now featuring Civic [Si] / No > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 13:42

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YOUR HOUSE IS SIDEWAYS

you might want to look into that

average user > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 13:44

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I was in my hood the other day and I saw this. I know it was the wagon by the roofline. I am not sure what the vintage or restomod is.

Your boy, BJR > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 13:52

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Bruh my Chrysler 300 gets like 24 on average and is at least...twice as big!

(I’m awful at math)

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 13:54

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My car gets RIDICULOUS fuel economy on a run like that.

This was during a return trip from Ocean Shores. Over 400 miles per 12 gallon tank if you are doing nothing but highway driving. This was in spite of traffic in Tacoma... If I was just cruising around rural highways on the great plains, I would likely get a solid 39-40 on every tank.

The car is rated 22 city/30 highway and most owners never get above the teens due to traffic and hard driving.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Your boy, BJR 04/25/2018 at 13:57

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No u

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 04/25/2018 at 13:58

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I miss my civic sometimes... only sometimes. I got 38 without even trying

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/25/2018 at 13:59

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The Vibe is a substantial downgrade in comfort and drivability. I’ve gone native.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > fintail 04/25/2018 at 14:00

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I can afford it now just fine

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 14:07

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That, I can’t claim. I think mine is floating around 26mpg due to the fact I often do like a .5 mile round trip to grab pizza in mine and the rest of the time I feel like I’m in traffic...

The LS would get around 24-25mpg with a lot of highway driving, I suspect it could have done 27mpg on an Ocean Shores run. That would be distinctly better than the best in your IS, which is mind boggling to me.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 15:35

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Oh yes! In case you missed it, we’re putting a cruise together sometime in May or June.

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/pnw-oppo-cruise-spring-2018-planning-1825469742

fintail > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/25/2018 at 21:24

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Yeah, no bigly new mortgage and even worse commute.

functionoverfashion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/26/2018 at 14:37

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That is surprisingly low. I get 23 ish with my E46, even with AWD - in the summer - with very little highway driving.

Winter is another story. Roof box + snow tires + constantly doing donuts = hovering around 20mpg.

My father in law has a 17.7 long-term average in his 2005 Yukon XL Denali - 6.2 V8 + AWD.

bhtooefr > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/26/2018 at 19:11

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Really, I wish three things were true.

#1: That this were sold in the US:

#2: That that existed in a SportCross version, which was also sold in the US (instead of the NX 300h being what Lexus directs you to if you want a large rear opening and a 2.5 liter hybrid).

#3: That Toyota Motor Europe would stop with the fucking stupid “self-charging hybrid” marketing.