Personal Record Set I have been driving Model A's for 45 years and yesterday I set a personal record. I put $43.44 worth of gas in my Roadster. Those $5 fill ups were the good old days.
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Re: Personal Record Set Pathetic. :rolleyes:
A fill up of my '28 Model A over here costs ~85 $. :mad: |
Re: Personal Record Set When I first drove my A in the summer of 73 I worked at a gas station,and gas was 28 cents.But,i made less than $2.per hour,so I had to work nearly 2 hours to fill it up.Now,it's less than an hours pay to fill it.To be fair back then it was wages,today,it's what I charge for contract labor,whether I'm working on something,building,plumbing,doing electrical,driving truck,or operating equipment.I do short term work for guys in the trades that need help for an hour or a day.
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Re: Personal Record Set Being retired and living on a fixed income, I limit gasoline purchases to $40 each, and no more than one per week. No more washing parts in gasoline. I am thinking about a wood chip burner I can tow and run my Model "A" with.
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Re: Personal Record Set The kids will be eating the putty out of the windows before I quit fueling my A..
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Re: Personal Record Set I filled my A up with ethanol free gas about three weeks ago for $4.299. It’s gone up since then, but I haven’t needed gas while I have the car apart for servicing and waiting for parts.
I don’t like the gas prices, but I love to drive the car. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Yeah, but to be honest EVERYTHING seems to be expensive down under. :p |
Re: Personal Record Set The kids will be eating the putty out of the windows before I quit fueling my A..
I like your attitude Jack.............. now back to my bicycle! |
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Re: Personal Record Set I fill my Model A with whatever I find, gas, diesel, jet fuel, used motor or veggie oil, alcohol, you name it. never had a problem. I usually use about 90% gas or alcohol and 10% something else. I scrap so I always find mowers with motor oil and gas in 'em, mix it up, filter it, run it. never had a problem, runs fine with no smoke, no fouling, no clogged jets. Thank God Henry made em multifuel.
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Re: Personal Record Set A good habit to remember to close down the GAV when engine heats up. Every mile counts. I'm not ready to build a dung burner on my truck yet.
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Re: Personal Record Set paid $4.19 for gas Friday at Sam's Club.
first time I have paid over $3.99 since 2008 (at the MARC/MAFCA meet in Ft. Worth). |
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Re: Personal Record Set I saw an article that said GA had some of the cheapest gas in the country. As much as it hurts me to fill up, I cant imagine what those of you in CA are dealing with.
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Re: Personal Record Set Lots of deleted posts and 1-week bans handed out. Fellas - NO POLITICS HERE!
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Re: Personal Record Set I am so glad I bought my hybrid car before the fuel prices started up. An honest 50 mpg. Such a pleasure to pass gas stations.
I am getting around 20 mpg with my 1930 Fordor A. Weber carb with 5.5 Snyders head. Mitchell overdrive. 2,000 rpm at 60 mph. |
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