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Trojan4Life
ParticipantI’m seeing several “smart” cars on the road here in LA, saw a car hauler yesterday loaded with them. They look oddly small compared to cars we typically see on the road, but in Europe they seem normal as most cars are smaller there. If I wasn’t a freeway commuter I’d buy one. Not sure I trust them against a semi truck or larger SUV in a freeway collision, but NHTSA says they do well in crash tests.
Wish they had 4-seat version here in the US.
Trojan4life
ParticipantI’m seeing several “smart” cars on the road here in LA, saw a car hauler yesterday loaded with them. They look oddly small compared to cars we typically see on the road, but in Europe they seem normal as most cars are smaller there. If I wasn’t a freeway commuter I’d buy one. Not sure I trust them against a semi truck or larger SUV in a freeway collision, but NHTSA says they do well in crash tests.
Wish they had 4-seat version here in the US.
Trojan4life
ParticipantI’m seeing several “smart” cars on the road here in LA, saw a car hauler yesterday loaded with them. They look oddly small compared to cars we typically see on the road, but in Europe they seem normal as most cars are smaller there. If I wasn’t a freeway commuter I’d buy one. Not sure I trust them against a semi truck or larger SUV in a freeway collision, but NHTSA says they do well in crash tests.
Wish they had 4-seat version here in the US.
Trojan4life
ParticipantI’m seeing several “smart” cars on the road here in LA, saw a car hauler yesterday loaded with them. They look oddly small compared to cars we typically see on the road, but in Europe they seem normal as most cars are smaller there. If I wasn’t a freeway commuter I’d buy one. Not sure I trust them against a semi truck or larger SUV in a freeway collision, but NHTSA says they do well in crash tests.
Wish they had 4-seat version here in the US.
Trojan4life
ParticipantBeing able to live the lifestyle you want without having to work is my definition of rich. A homeless person, who is homeless by choice (there are some) may be rich.
A family that can afford to have one or both parents home without working is rich. But, I’d like to caveat that by saying I bet they work hard at managing their finances. If I wanted to move to the mid-west or southeast I could probably afford to not work anymore…but I choose to live in LA and must work to afford my lifestyle. I make a handsome living, but do not consider myself rich.
Trojan4life
ParticipantBeing able to live the lifestyle you want without having to work is my definition of rich. A homeless person, who is homeless by choice (there are some) may be rich.
A family that can afford to have one or both parents home without working is rich. But, I’d like to caveat that by saying I bet they work hard at managing their finances. If I wanted to move to the mid-west or southeast I could probably afford to not work anymore…but I choose to live in LA and must work to afford my lifestyle. I make a handsome living, but do not consider myself rich.
Trojan4life
ParticipantBeing able to live the lifestyle you want without having to work is my definition of rich. A homeless person, who is homeless by choice (there are some) may be rich.
A family that can afford to have one or both parents home without working is rich. But, I’d like to caveat that by saying I bet they work hard at managing their finances. If I wanted to move to the mid-west or southeast I could probably afford to not work anymore…but I choose to live in LA and must work to afford my lifestyle. I make a handsome living, but do not consider myself rich.
Trojan4life
ParticipantBeing able to live the lifestyle you want without having to work is my definition of rich. A homeless person, who is homeless by choice (there are some) may be rich.
A family that can afford to have one or both parents home without working is rich. But, I’d like to caveat that by saying I bet they work hard at managing their finances. If I wanted to move to the mid-west or southeast I could probably afford to not work anymore…but I choose to live in LA and must work to afford my lifestyle. I make a handsome living, but do not consider myself rich.
Trojan4life
ParticipantBeing able to live the lifestyle you want without having to work is my definition of rich. A homeless person, who is homeless by choice (there are some) may be rich.
A family that can afford to have one or both parents home without working is rich. But, I’d like to caveat that by saying I bet they work hard at managing their finances. If I wanted to move to the mid-west or southeast I could probably afford to not work anymore…but I choose to live in LA and must work to afford my lifestyle. I make a handsome living, but do not consider myself rich.
Trojan4life
ParticipantI had a Vespa in high school in the mid 1980’s…are they still made of metal or did they sell out and go plastic?
I made the decision to go from a V8 to a Prius last year (no carpool lane sticker for me) and it cut my fuel bill in half. We still have a smaller SUV (Explorer) and will likely keep it to tow stuff (we’d love to buy an electric boat like a duffy), but my wife now wants her own Prius. I smashed it up last week (damn iPod!) and have had a rental car this week. It SUCKS! I miss not only my fuel economy, but the feature like keyless entry and keyless ignition. In the last year, I’ve gotten so used to just walking up to my car and grabbing the door handle and entering the car, pushing the “start” button and zipping off that I sort of forgot that not all cars are like that. Spoiled me rotten, and I bought mine when there were a glut of Prius’ on the dealer’s lots and gas was $2.50 per gallon, meaning I negotiated $3K off MSRP. Today, dealers are padding those cars by $3k and getting it!
I look at it from the perspective that gas was averaging $2.95 per gallon in the US in Feb 08, and Europeans were paying on average (all European Union countries averaged) $5.49 per gallon (1.22 Euro per liter). We still have it pretty good, but I like it when it’s less expensive.
Trojan4life
ParticipantI had a Vespa in high school in the mid 1980’s…are they still made of metal or did they sell out and go plastic?
I made the decision to go from a V8 to a Prius last year (no carpool lane sticker for me) and it cut my fuel bill in half. We still have a smaller SUV (Explorer) and will likely keep it to tow stuff (we’d love to buy an electric boat like a duffy), but my wife now wants her own Prius. I smashed it up last week (damn iPod!) and have had a rental car this week. It SUCKS! I miss not only my fuel economy, but the feature like keyless entry and keyless ignition. In the last year, I’ve gotten so used to just walking up to my car and grabbing the door handle and entering the car, pushing the “start” button and zipping off that I sort of forgot that not all cars are like that. Spoiled me rotten, and I bought mine when there were a glut of Prius’ on the dealer’s lots and gas was $2.50 per gallon, meaning I negotiated $3K off MSRP. Today, dealers are padding those cars by $3k and getting it!
I look at it from the perspective that gas was averaging $2.95 per gallon in the US in Feb 08, and Europeans were paying on average (all European Union countries averaged) $5.49 per gallon (1.22 Euro per liter). We still have it pretty good, but I like it when it’s less expensive.
Trojan4life
ParticipantI had a Vespa in high school in the mid 1980’s…are they still made of metal or did they sell out and go plastic?
I made the decision to go from a V8 to a Prius last year (no carpool lane sticker for me) and it cut my fuel bill in half. We still have a smaller SUV (Explorer) and will likely keep it to tow stuff (we’d love to buy an electric boat like a duffy), but my wife now wants her own Prius. I smashed it up last week (damn iPod!) and have had a rental car this week. It SUCKS! I miss not only my fuel economy, but the feature like keyless entry and keyless ignition. In the last year, I’ve gotten so used to just walking up to my car and grabbing the door handle and entering the car, pushing the “start” button and zipping off that I sort of forgot that not all cars are like that. Spoiled me rotten, and I bought mine when there were a glut of Prius’ on the dealer’s lots and gas was $2.50 per gallon, meaning I negotiated $3K off MSRP. Today, dealers are padding those cars by $3k and getting it!
I look at it from the perspective that gas was averaging $2.95 per gallon in the US in Feb 08, and Europeans were paying on average (all European Union countries averaged) $5.49 per gallon (1.22 Euro per liter). We still have it pretty good, but I like it when it’s less expensive.
Trojan4life
ParticipantI had a Vespa in high school in the mid 1980’s…are they still made of metal or did they sell out and go plastic?
I made the decision to go from a V8 to a Prius last year (no carpool lane sticker for me) and it cut my fuel bill in half. We still have a smaller SUV (Explorer) and will likely keep it to tow stuff (we’d love to buy an electric boat like a duffy), but my wife now wants her own Prius. I smashed it up last week (damn iPod!) and have had a rental car this week. It SUCKS! I miss not only my fuel economy, but the feature like keyless entry and keyless ignition. In the last year, I’ve gotten so used to just walking up to my car and grabbing the door handle and entering the car, pushing the “start” button and zipping off that I sort of forgot that not all cars are like that. Spoiled me rotten, and I bought mine when there were a glut of Prius’ on the dealer’s lots and gas was $2.50 per gallon, meaning I negotiated $3K off MSRP. Today, dealers are padding those cars by $3k and getting it!
I look at it from the perspective that gas was averaging $2.95 per gallon in the US in Feb 08, and Europeans were paying on average (all European Union countries averaged) $5.49 per gallon (1.22 Euro per liter). We still have it pretty good, but I like it when it’s less expensive.
Trojan4life
ParticipantI had a Vespa in high school in the mid 1980’s…are they still made of metal or did they sell out and go plastic?
I made the decision to go from a V8 to a Prius last year (no carpool lane sticker for me) and it cut my fuel bill in half. We still have a smaller SUV (Explorer) and will likely keep it to tow stuff (we’d love to buy an electric boat like a duffy), but my wife now wants her own Prius. I smashed it up last week (damn iPod!) and have had a rental car this week. It SUCKS! I miss not only my fuel economy, but the feature like keyless entry and keyless ignition. In the last year, I’ve gotten so used to just walking up to my car and grabbing the door handle and entering the car, pushing the “start” button and zipping off that I sort of forgot that not all cars are like that. Spoiled me rotten, and I bought mine when there were a glut of Prius’ on the dealer’s lots and gas was $2.50 per gallon, meaning I negotiated $3K off MSRP. Today, dealers are padding those cars by $3k and getting it!
I look at it from the perspective that gas was averaging $2.95 per gallon in the US in Feb 08, and Europeans were paying on average (all European Union countries averaged) $5.49 per gallon (1.22 Euro per liter). We still have it pretty good, but I like it when it’s less expensive.
Trojan4life
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