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View Poll Results: Have high fuel prices slowed you down?
I run the speed limit -10 below
43.41%
I run 5-10 above the speed limit
43.90%
I still run 10-20 above the speed limit
4.88%
Speed limit? I hammer from fuel stop to fuel stop!
7.80%
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Slow down or cry?

Old Mar 18, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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Look guys, i have no mods so I gotta get some satisfaction somewhere.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 07:01 AM
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i've had the same tank of fuel for about 3 months now.. of course it hasn't left the garage either...
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 10:42 AM
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I'm kinda surprised at the results of this thread. Whenever I'm driving on the freeway, I feel like I'm the only one going "slow." Seems like everyone else, whether it's a Civic or a diesel Excursion, flies by me.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 11:02 AM
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I usually run the limit or just below, but there are times when boys must play, even at 4.00 plus a gallon. The price never used to stop me with any of my old muscle cars either, you just dont drive them as often.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 01:30 PM
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I've noticed a lot of cars, SUV and trucks from MN, IL, WI, MO, NE, KS, SD who don't know how to drive the speed limit. For some reason most of theses people seem think the speed limit is between 85-100 MPH. I wonder if they get there fuel for free or have lots of money to burn!
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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I've always driven and still do drive between 65-72mph on interstate (with 70mph limit) and 60mph on all 55mph highways. I would get blown away all the time on the freeway especially, until very recently. Yeh, there still the occasional yahoo, but it seems I'm not driving as slow anymore now that it seems others have slowed down to my speed.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 02:35 PM
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Just got back from a round trip Houston, TX to Casa Grande AZ. Even with the 80MPH limit across west Texas run about 65 MPH. Haven't done the fuel calculations but from past expierence I know above 65 it sucks up the fuel.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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Great!
Getting lots of comments!

I hauled 4 bits weighing 14,000 lbs total to Phoenix yesterday.
Even with the 75 mph limit on I-10 from Ehrenberg to Goodyear, the majority of those pulling trailers still ran along at 65.
There were those whose life seemed to be coming to an end if someone selfishly got in front of them thus making them slow down below 80.
There will always be those kind of drivers around....
The ones who think that anyone who drives slower than them is butt hole and anyone who drives faster than them is an idiot.

I just keep to the right and watch them fly by.
The funny thing is that I often end up passing them when they stop for fuel,
stop to fix the tire they just shredded,
or stop to sigh the speeding ticket that the nice LEO is handing them





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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by RollOver Pete
I just keep to the right and watch them fly by.
The funny thing is that I often end up passing them when they stop for fuel,
stop to fix the tire they just shredded,
or stop to sigh the speeding ticket that the nice LEO is handing them
Yeah, I laugh my butt off when I see something like that.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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70 in the truck, but will probably back it down to 67-68.
71 in the civic(it's sooo easy to faster) but i'm trying to hit 40mpg in it. Haven't done it yet, but i'm trying...
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 09:05 PM
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With the traffic around here these days it's a rarity you even get up to the speed limit
To do 80 you would have to be there at 3 in the morning or something .
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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I have slowed down to 2000 RPM and I am getting close to 20 MPG
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by RollOver Pete
Great!
Getting lots of comments!



I just keep to the right and watch them fly by.
The funny thing is that I often end up passing them when they stop for fuel,
stop to fix the tire they just shredded,
or stop to sigh the speeding ticket that the nice LEO is handing them



I see the same thing.

I think to myself:

1. They are driving a gas hog and sucking fuel like crazy at 80mph.

2. Or they have a bladder control problem.

MikeyB
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