Remember last week when the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series? It was pretty awesome. Of course Philly fans celebrated the victory the only way they know how... by destroying shit. This poor guy is an example of the wrath of destruction. His car was flipped over on Broad Street and he cannot afford to repair it or purchase a new one. Donate to this guy if you were there or are just feeling generous....
With gas prices being what they are these days, everyone is (or should be) looking for ways to save money at the pump. Or maybe you’ve put a little more thought into it and decided to move away from gas completely. Regardless of your approach, the suggestions in this article should help improve your fuel mileage or at least help you to spend less on day to day traveling.
The first suggestion applies to anyone who owns a vehicle. Cars that are in need of a tune up burn more gas. Depending on what year and type of car you drive, the gas mileage improvement affects of a tune up may not be as evident, however, treat your car well and give it one anyway. The first question you’re probably asking is how often does my car require a tune up? The answer depends on how old it is. Cars manufactured prior to 1980 generally require a tune up every 15,000 miles (roughly 5 months). All 80’s and most 90’s vehicles require a tune up every 30,000 miles (roughly 10 months). Newer vehicles may not require a tune up for up to 100,000 miles (about 30 months). Refer to your owner’s manual for the proper mileage numbers.
Now that I know a tune up is needed, what does it consist of? Changing the air filter, checking the tire pressure, belts, fluid levels, and PCV valve, changing the oil and oil filter, and replacing the distributor, distributor cap, spark plugs, and wires. Depending on the year, make, and model of the vehicle, additional items may need to be checked or some listed above may not apply. Your car’s user manual probably won’t tell specifically what needs to be checked when the car is due for a tune up, so if you’re looking into doing it yourself, Read more
"Sure you want to save gas, but there's a lot of bad advice on how to do it. Some of it makes no difference, and some of it can wind up costing you. With gasoline prices hitting record levels, it seems everyone has a tip on how to save fuel. Much of the advice is well-intentioned, but in the end, much of it won't lower your gas bill. Here's a look at a few misconceptions:
#1 Fill your tank in the morning
You may have heard that it's best to fill your gas tank in the early morning while the fuel is cold. The theory goes that fluids are more dense at lower temperatures, so a gallon of cold gas actually has more gas molecules than a gallon of warmer gas. But the temperature of the gasoline as it comes out of the nozzle varies little during the course of the day, according to Consumer Reports, so there's little, if any, benefit, to getting up early to pump gas.
#2 Change your air filter
Maintaining your car is important, but a clean air filter isn't going to save you any gas. Modern engines have computer sensors that automatically adjust the fuel-air mixture as an increasingly clogged air filter chokes of... Read more
The Dude's Gran Torino
Type of car: 1973 Ford Gran Torino
Special features: Nihilists hate it.
Appears in: The Big Lewbowski
1973 Volkswagen Transporter
Type of car: 1973 Volkswagen Transporter
Special features: Bench seats, detachable door
Appears in: Little Miss Sunshine
Richard's classic Plymouth
Type of car: 1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX
Special features: Can carry stunned deer in back seat
Appears in: Tommy Boy
Shaggin' Wagon
Type of car: 1984 Ford Econoline
Special features: Custom bodywork and exterior fur lining
Appears in: Dumb and Dumber
Garth's Mirth Mobile
Type of car: 1976 AMC Pacer
Special features: Custom flame job, cassette player
Appears in: Wayne's World
Ecto-1
Type of car: 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor
Special features: Siren, sliding proton pack storage
Appears in: Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 2
Doc Brown's De Lorean
Type of car: 1981 De Lorean DMC-12
Special features: Flux capacitor, remote control, hover conversion, Mr. Fusion generato... Read more
"Representative Anthony D. Weiner, Democrat of Brooklyn and Queens, drives a 2008 Chevrolet Impala, leased for $219 a month. Representative Michael R. McNulty, a Democrat from the Albany area, gets around in a 2007 Mercury Mariner hybrid, a sport utility vehicle, for $816 a month. “It gets a little better than 25 miles a gallon,” Mr. McNulty said.
Charles B. Rangel, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, is not so caught up in the question of gas mileage. He leases a 2004 Cadillac DeVille for $777.54 a month. The car is 17 feet long with a 300-horsepower engine and seats five comfortably.
“It’s one of the bigger Cadillacs,” Mr. Rangel, of Harlem, said cheerfully this week. “I’ve got a desk in it. It’s like an airplane.”
Modest or more luxurious, the cars are all paid for by taxpayers. The use of a car — gas included — is one of the benefits of being a member of the House of Representatives.
There are few restrictions on what kind of car the member... Read more
“Having a DeLorean is like 5 percent being a rock star,” said Lauren J. Reilly, a bubbly 31-year-old producer at the Deutsch advertising agency who owns a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 — the only model DeLorean built (and for just two years).
It was an unseasonably warm winter Sunday when Ms. Reilly drove her DeLorean in a several-block radius around Midtown Manhattan, where she lives and keeps her car. Tourists were out in full force, convening at every street corner with directionless awe. In front of Radio City Music Hall, a tall man in a black raincoat stared at the DeLorean, eyes squinting, as he strode up the block. In Times Square, a cluster of red-faced teenagers pointed, bursting into a fit of giggles."
" A Los Angeles man is getting his Mustang back — 38 years after it was stolen. The vehicle has an extra 300,000 miles and a different paint job, but Eugene Brakke's 1965 Mustang is evidently running just fine. Brakke reported the car stolen to Burbank police in May 1970. One month later, a Long Beach teenager named Judy Smongesky received the car as a high school graduation gift from her father, who had bought it at a used-car dealership.
Smongesky, who now lives in San Diego, said Thursday she had been driving and maintaining the car for nearly four decades, and only learned that it had been stolen when she recently prepared to sell it. San Diego police verified the car was hot."
"More than two dozen cars and trucks crashed today on a slippery section of Interstate 94 in northern Indiana, closing a six-mile stretch of the westbound lanes, police said. State police Sgt. Ann Wojas said no serious injuries were reported in the crash that involved 15 cars and 12 tractor-trailers about three miles east of the Michigan City exit. Between 2 and 3 inches of snow fell overnight making driving slick along the highway and heavy snow was falling at the time of the crash about midmorning.
Wojas said police expected to keep the road closed until at least late afternoon. Troopers were diverting traffic off I-94 at the U.S. 20 exit in LaPorte.
I was coming down that hill there and all of a sudden I saw all these cars and trucks flaring left and right, Todd Skiles, of Westland, Mich., told The News-Dispatch as he stood next to his van. Everybody started smashing up. Then I saw this semi coming from behind. If (the truck driver) wasnt such a great driver, this couldve been a ... Read more
The first suggestion applies to anyone who owns a vehicle. Cars that are in need of a tune up burn more gas. Depending on what year and type of car you drive, the gas mileage improvement affects of a tune up may not be as evident, however, treat your car well and give it one anyway. The first question you’re probably asking is how often does my car require a tune up? The answer depends on how old it is. Cars manufactured prior to 1980 generally require a tune up every 15,000 miles (roughly 5 months). All 80’s and most 90’s vehicles require a tune up every 30,000 miles (roughly 10 months). Newer vehicles may not require a tune up for up to 100,000 miles (about 30 months). Refer to your owner’s manual for the proper mileage numbers.
