Random Chit Chat

[Wallaby Dan]

So far we have had over a inch. I have a new leak. right in front of the keyboard!! I have had a leak over between my computer desk and the tv on and off but this one is new. If,, i could get out of this rain pattern and get a day of sun the roof would dry off and i could find the problem and fix it. But i am not that lucky.....

 

[Cortb]

Can you find a parking garage it'll fit into? if you could park it there over night, it might dry out enough to do something about it...

 

[Celery]

Put a tarp over it as a temp fix.

 

[Smart_Guy]

Do you guys keep track of your car's fuel economy, and how? I burn up to the last quarter of the gauge then refill for a fixed amount (~$10.6 USD). That amount gives ~400km (~106.7 miles) with A/C on and 85-90% highway at 110kmph. I compare different results to follow up. Fuel tank is 70 liter (~18 US Gallons). Best MPG I've had was ~22 at 100kmph with the rest same above.

 

[Cortb]

I get a receipt every time i get gas and the put the current mileage on it. then every oil change i enter them into a google spreadsheet and have it calculate my mpg. I usually get 20-18mpg depending on how poorly i drive.

usually i just fill it up until the pump stops, and then top it off so i can make sure i'm getting a full tank. that way, i know how many gallons i've used since the last fill up. then i take the current mileage, and subtract the mileage from the previous receipt to get total miles driven on that tank. then divide that mileage by the total number of gallons i just put in.

edit: as long as you fill up all the way, you don't have to wait until a specific point on the gas gauge, it can be all the way empty or 3/4 full...

 

[Celery]

I think I got screwed buying 93 octane gas. On my last fill up I noticed the performance degraded like I'm on 87 instead. I filled up on 87 last week and it ran the same.

Walmart's putting 87 in 93 pumps it seems. Probably in 89 pumps too. I thought WTH I'll just run 87 from now on and forget the performance.

 

[Cortb]

Apparently, there are some vehicles that get better performance on 87 than 93, even though the manufacturer recommends 93: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpVHLTRrxCw

only thing is that you'll get knock/pinging if you use 87 in some vehicles...

 

[Wallaby Dan]

Could be a new driver that hasn't learned the color codes on the tanks or don't give a shit...
Well, I got enough of a dry spell i went up on the roof and found two places where it was cut over 12 inches and another spot that was around 2 inches. I dried it off and then i washed it down with alcohol and used rubber patch on it and used lap sealant to finish it up. Now i have to wait till it rains again to see if i got it all....

 

[Celery]

We had a hurricane not too long ago and it dried up the gas supply for almost a month. I wouldn't be surprised if they filled up all tanks with 87 just to meet the demand.

Anyway, my car has a flex fuel engine so the better the octane the better it runs.

 

[Trotter]

My car keeps tabs on my MPG for me. I run from 29-31, with most of that on the interstate running 75-80mph.