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Forum: In the News 02-04-2012, 03:26 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,812
Posted By laurieaw
Re: The Verdict: Honda Loses $9,867 in Small Claims Due To EPA vs. Real World

interesting story. as I watch car ads lately, they all seem to make you believe you can get good mileage at the same time you drive it like a rocket. so many commercials, even advertising hybrids,...
Forum: General 11-03-2011, 01:22 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 286
Posted By laurieaw
Finally caught up my mileage log

still lurking after all these years :o

i hadn't posted in the logs for a year. ok, i'm a little slow. you would think with all the time i have on my hands while i am on medical leave waiting for a...
Forum: In the News 11-03-2011, 01:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 704
Posted By laurieaw
Re: OP/ED: Slow drivers, get out of our way (or was that road?)

so the flip side of this coin is the ones who come up behind a person in the right lane (me) and try to force me to go faster because they want to speed. so....it's not ok for us to cause them to...
Forum: In the News 11-03-2011, 12:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,606
Posted By laurieaw
Re: Kick and “Open Sesame” Liftgate for both the Upcoming Ford CMAX and Escape

and women will like this? wayne, wayne, wayne.....

will it also pop open when you are tailgated? LOL
Forum: In the News 09-14-2011, 09:55 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,211
Posted By laurieaw
Forum: Honda 08-31-2011, 12:02 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,125
Posted By laurieaw
spotted CRZ hybrid

pulled up to the fitness center, and parked there was a beautiful, brand new honda CRZ hydrid. dang nice looking car. i wish i could have figured out who the owner was so i could have asked him about...
Forum: General 08-28-2011, 12:03 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 4,305
Posted By laurieaw
Re: Your best and worst MPG vehicles?

obviously the best is my current, HCH1, 5mt, 2005 with about 120,000 miles on it.

i think my second was probably my 85 accord 5mt, back when they were still small. i loved that car and i know i got...
Forum: Hero and Jerk of the Day 08-25-2011, 10:08 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 697
Posted By laurieaw
almost in my trunk!

hi, still lurking.......off work for 6 months for medical leave and second knee replacement...

going to the barn to visit my horse, driving on the usual 3 miles of two lane, hilly road. because of...
Forum: Hero and Jerk of the Day 08-25-2011, 09:54 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,207
Posted By laurieaw
Re: Not me but I see this stuff a lot.

he is about to go past the driver in the right lane....looks like my definition of passing. the BMW was just too impatient to wait until he got past him.
Forum: In the News 08-21-2011, 10:20 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,249
Posted By laurieaw
Re: Bevy of Hybrids Earn Respect for Minimizing Their Environmental Impact

i don't think we will see much improvement until the marketing departments stop creating commercials with cars whose tires are obviously going at a rapid speed....those that come to sideways sliding...
Forum: General 06-19-2011, 11:45 AM
Replies: 823
Views: 94,925
Posted By laurieaw
Re: You Know You're a Hypermiler if....

i thought that WAS driving normally ;)
Forum: In the News 06-16-2011, 02:40 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,879
Posted By laurieaw
Re: Earth may be headed into a mini Ice Age within a decade

i don't think anything will change until the media stops promoting big fast cars and the continual game of one-up-manship with how much we purchase and consume. today's affluent purchasers are all...
Forum: Off-Topic 06-16-2011, 02:12 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,108
Posted By laurieaw
Re: Ginger, my Golden Retriever – Saying goodbye to my best friend :(

hugs, wayne. it's never easy to say goodbye......i am so sorry.
Forum: In the News 06-11-2011, 10:20 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,262
Posted By laurieaw
Re: 2012 Volt Receives New Base Starting Price Of $39,995!

i've bought houses that were cheaper than that. kind of prices it out of reach of regular people.
Forum: Start Your Journey Here 06-05-2011, 11:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,130
Posted By laurieaw
Re: smart guy from Minnesota

welcome from another minnesota old timer.
Forum: In the News 05-22-2011, 09:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,098
Posted By laurieaw
Re: A Car to Remember!

its profile bears a striking resemblance to basjoos's civic.
Forum: General 05-01-2011, 01:41 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,929
Posted By laurieaw
Re: How do you pay for GAS?

same here. i have no credit cards and rarely carry cash.
Forum: In the News 05-01-2011, 01:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,229
Posted By laurieaw
Re: Low-mileage drivers benefit from insurers' pay-as-you-drive plans

i should check into this. i estimate i am doing maybe 400 miles a month.:)
Forum: Fuel Economy 04-26-2011, 09:35 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,719
Posted By laurieaw
Re: Gas pumps

hmmm, that's about what i'm using, too.
Forum: In the News 04-23-2011, 01:45 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,555
Posted By laurieaw
Re: Gas Prices Surge by $4 per Gallon: Hypermilers Prepared

since i retired, and work part time 2.7 miles from home, and 6 miles from the barn where i keep my horse, i think i fill up about once a month.

back in the day when i was commuting, i average about...
Forum: General 03-28-2011, 10:05 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 710
Posted By laurieaw
Re: Car ads still tout speed and power

isn't that redundant when talking about a cadillac? :p
Forum: General 03-27-2011, 08:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 710
Posted By laurieaw
Re: Car ads still tout speed and power

my bad. i saw the commercial again with the driver stomping down the pedal, and it was BMW not mercedes....but still.

maybe the 195 mph wipers are the combination of the speed of the rain and the...
Forum: General 03-26-2011, 10:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 710
Posted By laurieaw
Forum: General 03-26-2011, 09:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 710
Posted By laurieaw
Car ads still tout speed and power

in the past couple of days i have noticed several advertising examples that show me that the general tone of ads still aims for power and speed, even while trying to brag about how fast they...
Forum: In the News 02-26-2011, 08:22 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,968
Posted By laurieaw
Re: Remember when gasoline was < $0.20 per gallon?

when i first started driving (back when dirt was new) i can remember gas wars with the prices between .19 and .25.

today in minnesota it's 3.49.
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