Someone please tell me how a no-cat downpipe helps the environment. Sure, you reduce the amount of palladium the Russians have to mine from Norilsk's infamous pits, but there is the small matter of nitrous oxides.
I don't begrudge the fun, but hacking up a carefully designed emissions system seems somewhat less than "green". #s2000
I'm about to move closer to school, so I'm cutting my commute from 90 miles round trip down to 10-15. Of course, my Miata is pretty economical anyway, but the time bonus is invaluable.
I had looked into public transportation options here on Long Island, and while there is a train I could take, I would have to spend 1 1/2 hours (and $12), then $6 and 45 minutes on a bus, and then another 25-35 minutes on a shuttle. That's over two and a half hours and $18, EACH DIRECTION, not taking into account the hassle of dragging my giant architecture models all over town. No thanks, I'd much rather spend 1-1 1/2 hours driving myself there, at a cost of $4.35 each way. #s2000
and for the record i commute on an electirfied honda CB750 i converted myself, and i hoon the crap out of an Audi wagon the rest of the time. Only wish i still had mt Saab 9000. great gas mileage AND big turbo fun...
but the rEcycle gets it done and more looks than anything I've ever ridden/driven.
If Gregory really cared about the environment he would not operate a vehicle for pleasure. To play this scenario as environmentally responsible is so ridiculous it hurts my head.
I would do the same as him if I could commute with public transport. But I would in no way hoist some ridiculous idea that I am creating my own 'carbon offset'(whatever the h*ll that really is) by taking the train.
We humans consume resources to exist. The only way to change that is to kill yourself.
@Steve_in_NC: You could also kill other people. Or stop eating meat. Cattle are teh big polluters. Me, I love cars and whompburgers, so I might have to murk someone. #s2000
if I could do that I would love it, but sadly there is no easy way of hitching a ride between san jose and redwood city without some sort of private motorized transport. Don't even start on Amtrak either, cuz its a bit of a drive just to get to the the station on both sides... Maybe I just need to get a beater miata as my commute car. #s2000
I commute 12 miles roundtrip with an '86 CRX SI on rainy days, 49cc scooter on sunny days, '85 Ferrari 308 on weekends and sunny weekdays days when I wake up on the wrong side of the bed, an outrageously thirsty '99 5.9L Grand Cherokee in the winter, and walk to the food market and bars on most nights out. Oh yeah I recycle religiously, change the oil in my cars frequently, rarely use the clothes dryer, leave my home computer on 24/7, but turn out lights when I'm not in a room.
How the hell do I run THAT through an eco-impacto-meter? #s2000
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Someone please tell me how a no-cat downpipe helps the environment. Sure, you reduce the amount of palladium the Russians have to mine from Norilsk's infamous pits, but there is the small matter of nitrous oxides.
I don't begrudge the fun, but hacking up a carefully designed emissions system seems somewhat less than "green". #s2000
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I had looked into public transportation options here on Long Island, and while there is a train I could take, I would have to spend 1 1/2 hours (and $12), then $6 and 45 minutes on a bus, and then another 25-35 minutes on a shuttle. That's over two and a half hours and $18, EACH DIRECTION, not taking into account the hassle of dragging my giant architecture models all over town. No thanks, I'd much rather spend 1-1 1/2 hours driving myself there, at a cost of $4.35 each way. #s2000
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but the rEcycle gets it done and more looks than anything I've ever ridden/driven.
[www.evalbum.com] #s2000
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I would do the same as him if I could commute with public transport. But I would in no way hoist some ridiculous idea that I am creating my own 'carbon offset'(whatever the h*ll that really is) by taking the train.
We humans consume resources to exist. The only way to change that is to kill yourself.
The moral of the story?
Live is short, drive fast. #s2000
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How the hell do I run THAT through an eco-impacto-meter? #s2000
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