Could be a labourer. I didn’t see much point in trucks and such before but now it makes sense for some to have them.
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bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 1 month ago
And I think you shouldn’t be driving a giant gas guzzling SUV or truck.
Saapas@piefed.zip 1 month ago
athatet@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
80 bucks to fill up my minivan.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
17 gallons is 64 liters, that’s a midsize sedan tank.
Sirius006@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Yeah you should not drive a tank either.
cheers_queers@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
some people have a buttload of kids to haul around. generalizing this topic isnt helpful
Sirius006@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I was refering at a tank as in “Main battle tank”.
That being said, I have 2 kids and my car is (I just checked) 3.81 meters long. I’m not even sure cars of that size are still being sold in north America. What I’m sure of is that finding a convenient one of this size is becoming complicated in Europe, so my next one will probably be a tad bigger.
Still, I don’t understand what so called trucks or SUV are for.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I filled up a family members Rav4 the other day. It was $96.
Not exactly the best car, but hardly a gas guzzler. Or maybe it is, idk. I normally drive electric.
bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 1 month ago
My CRV takes 10 gallon when it’s on empty. and gets 32 mpg. Just saying.
adarza@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
we’ve been going backwards on fuel efficiency. the little compact i had back in the early 90s got over 40mpg.
mech@feddit.org 1 month ago
Greenpeace modified a Renault Twingo with off-the-shelf parts in 1996 so it could get 68mpg.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SmILE
Spur4383@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Because we discovered that running the engine lean and hot for maximum efficiency creates NOx and we don’t like acid rain.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I think the gas was in the 6.50 range? Idk.
bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 1 month ago
The display say 17.624 gallons. That is a full size SUV or truck.
0ops@piefed.zip 1 month ago
Even my motorcycle is $25 to fill
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yeah I mean at these prices even a lawn mower might cost $10 to fill
Justifier@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I follow a lot of lawn care YouTubers
More than a few commenting about raising prices and canceling contracts of customers not willing to pay enough to cover it
Its not an insignificant difference either, like +$40 on a weekly cut for a quarter acre lot. That’s between a 35-50% price increase depending on the market of the people I’m watching
The trucks to get there being the big portion of that increase not the mowers, but certainly the mower/trimmer/blower opex increased as well
Regardless though anyone not running primary electric rigs are definitely hurting right now
Those who invested into it early, and especially those who got State and Govt incentives, before the current administration shut them down have a massive opportunity to cash in over at least the next ~2 years while this settles, keeping their prices just below whatever their competitors have to charge until their routes are fully booked while those running gas are forced to raise prices and renegociate contracts to maintain profits
cheers_queers@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
i took a chance last year and bought a honda ruckus for daily driving. it pays for itself in the gas im saving, i spend abt 10 bucks a month for gas. i hope to upgrade to a real bike at some point but for now i will enjoy the 100mpg perk.
can i ask what you ride, and the mpg?
0ops@piefed.zip 5 weeks ago
Honda ruckus hell yeah I love those things! Sv650 and I get 60mph