00solstice commented on How Much Did It Cost To Fill Up For Gas Today?

"$7.62 gets me 110 miles on the DRZ400sm... I've put almost 2400 miles on that machine in less than ninety days, and probably under 100 miles on the Jetta -- which consumes nearly $70 in gas for every 330 miles driven."

00solstice commented on 2009 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Brings Smug to Seoul

"@grzydj: "Smug" is a Southpark reference; you may or may not have gotten the joke and its related social commentary. I remember Hyundai claiming in 2006 that they were going to bring an "affordable" hybrid to market, and I keep waiting for news of something headed stateside."

00solstice commented on What Should The National Speed Limit Be?

"The "speed limit by car [type]" notion is absurd. Speed doesn't kill, differentiation in speed kills."

00solstice commented on Keep Your Premium Car, Ditch The Premium Gas

"I have an 2 MPG readouts (measuring both immmediate trip and tankfull) on my stock 1995 VR6 (~113,000 miles)."

00solstice commented on The Second Malaise Era IS Upon Us!

"@The Uncle_Bo 500: I'm not prone to spouting COTD nominations, but your comment really hit the nail on the head. And your last paragraph?"

00solstice commented on In 1974 Car & Driver Mods Pinto With $11 and Tires, Gets 25% Better Mileage

"@skaz: "My 1986 VW Cabriolet weighed 3,000 pounds." With or without the 800lb gorilla in the passenger seat?"

00solstice commented on It's a Long Way To Empty In a 1980 Datsun 210

"My dad had a '78 or '79 B210 when I was 6 years old."

00solstice commented on How About A Yugo For The 24 Hours Of LeMons?

"gah."

00solstice commented on How About A Yugo For The 24 Hours Of LeMons?

"Pop culture paints the Yugo as lemon, but those in the know recognize the unflattering reputation stemmed from consumers believing they could treat a $4000 car as disposable, maintanence-free appliance. The detractors can say what they want about the Yugo, but it reminds me of when my friend and I took our $250 1986 Yugo GV on the 2006 BigAppleBigEasy Rally. [killboy.blogspot.com] I bought it off ebay somewhere in central Connecticut, drove it 100 miles up Boston."

00solstice commented on GMCock-Block: Arnett Out As Voice Of KITT, Val Kilmer In

"@2006Jeeptj: sexy and sultry [...] not that aweful AppleBeee voice though." Wanda Sikes as KITT?"