jpbikerfreak's Blog

Ya my vehicle gets about 17 everyhwere. Surprisingly, it got 18 on E85.

I'm like you, though, I pretty much have to have a big vehicle with a family of 5.

And I only commute 7 miles to work, and that's on the bike whenever the weather is good.

Not trying to be self-righteous. People can drive whatever they want, just so long as they're willing to pay.

Yeah, we have an SUV for the six in our family, but we have another smaller car for most of our commuting.
I feel sorry for people who have long commutes and here is a scary thought- What happens when that occurs? 10 a gallon, you cannot exactly bicycle to Overland Park, which means you find closer employement OR you move...and property values are in the toilet with the housing industry atm... I can see people with no choice migrating downtown to live and work...subburbs will either become ghost towns or intertwined with commercial zones just so people can afford ro work and live.

I have a 4 cylinder Chevy Cobalt. I get about 400 miles per tank, around 25 to 28 average covering city and highway driving. Never understood the SUV, ie a glorified pick-up, craze. They aren't safe, horrible to park, unable to get in the garage, and basically useless. But that is just me.

You know, folks use to do that all the time and had a station wagon with the extra seat in the back and was still better than an SUV. And from ones I have ridden in and seen loaded, the wagon had more room all around.

Marketing ploy to make money. The Surburban, the original 'SUV', never sold for over $22K, second some marketing person came up with SUV, same Surburban became $35K to $40K plus.

Yeah, but the third seat in the back was always so hot because of that great big tailgate glass...

golfer, the SUV craze was in response to federal laws regarding gas milage on cars if I recall.

They build a station wagon on a truck frame to get around the mileage limitations on passenger cars.

Another example of the inefficacy of gov't regulation.

jp - you are right. Because trucks, including SUV's, are considered Recreational Vehicles and are subject to safety and mileage requirements of an automobile. Vans and minivans are also considered RVs.

jp - I actually meant that trucks, therefore SUVs, minivans and vans are NOT subject to the same safety standards and mileage requirements of automobiles.

Well, I am not happy and I havent been a medium for a long long time.

Oh I forgot some:

Peripheral / periphreal

Familiar / fermiliar

Nuclear / Nucular

Feel free to add to the list.