Get ready for lines at the pumps ...

[old_tony]

Air pumps, that is.



Holy crap, this guy is really showing himself to be an empty suit. If I'm the McCain campaign, I make sure this clip is seen in campaign commercials from now till the election.

I'd also photoshop a picture to show Obama in a service station suit with a tire gauge in his hand and a caption saying something like, "The solution to our energy problems."

 

[Ace]

Keeping your tires properly inflated is probably the easiest and most effective way to get your best gas mileage.

Modern cars don't really do tune ups, though.

 

[jgmacg]

Consensus seems to be that proper tire inflation would save the US average motorist around 3% in gasoline consumption.

Daily gasoline consumption in the US: 9,253,000 barrels/day (388.6 million gallons/day)

Properly inflated tires on every car and truck in the country would save us 277,590 bbls of gasoline a day.

Or 101,320,350 bbls of gasoline a year.

Or 4,255,170,000 gallons a year.

Whatever.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Today on SportsJournalists.com: Tony learns about basic car maintenance.

 

[old_tony]

Today on SJ. Coffeeman acts like people are stupid to cover for Obama's incredible stupidity.

Seeing as I just got a personal record 29 mpg for the last tank of gas on my 9-year-old car (it's rated 26mpg hwy) and have so far gotten 94,000 miles out of this set of tires, I don't think I need to take any tips from you.

 

[Grimace]

Obama should have addressed the biggest problem with checking your tires: change. These days its 75 cents -- quarters only!

I usually have one dime and 1,000 pennies in my change thingy.

 

[cranberry]

Meanwhile, Exxon-Mobil this morning reported an $11.7 billion profit in the second quarter....

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Here you go, Grimace. You have $60 available on your charge card?

At home or in the car, the Powercharger puts air compressor convenience into an extremely portable and easy-to-use design. Powerful enough to inflate tires up to 200 psi, the Powercharger recharges using either a standard wall AC outlet or your car's cigarette lighter or 12V accessory socket. Auto-select head works with both Presta and Schrader valves.

http://bontrager.com/model/07176/en

 

[Dickens Cider]

Meanwhile, Exxon-Mobil this morning reported an $11.7 billion profit in the second quarter....

A record for any American business. In any field. Ever.

 

[andyouare?]

Meanwhile, Exxon-Mobil this morning reported an $11.7 billion profit in the second quarter....

A record for any American business. In any field. Ever.

Which is why we must natinonalize the oil companies! SportsJournalists.commers of the world, unite!

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Today on SJ. Coffeeman acts like people are stupid to cover for Obama's incredible stupidity.

Seeing as I just got a personal record 29 mpg for the last tank of gas on my 9-year-old car (it's rated 26mpg hwy) and have so far gotten 94,000 miles out of this set of tires, I don't think I need to take any tips from you.

You could have had significantly more, that's the point.

 

[old_tony]

Today on SJ. Coffeeman acts like people are stupid to cover for Obama's incredible stupidity.

Seeing as I just got a personal record 29 mpg for the last tank of gas on my 9-year-old car (it's rated 26mpg hwy) and have so far gotten 94,000 miles out of this set of tires, I don't think I need to take any tips from you.

You could have had significantly more, that's the point.

Yeah, I should have gotten 50 mpg on a car rated for 26mpg. And I should be getting at least 150,000 miles on a set of tires. ::)

 

[Dickens Cider]

Today on SJ. Coffeeman acts like people are stupid to cover for Obama's incredible stupidity.

Seeing as I just got a personal record 29 mpg for the last tank of gas on my 9-year-old car (it's rated 26mpg hwy) and have so far gotten 94,000 miles out of this set of tires, I don't think I need to take any tips from you.

You could have had significantly more, that's the point.

Yeah, I should have gotten 50 mpg on a car rated for 26mpg. ::)

Significantly = almost double?

Which dictionary are you using?

 

[old_tony]

Today on SJ. Coffeeman acts like people are stupid to cover for Obama's incredible stupidity.

Seeing as I just got a personal record 29 mpg for the last tank of gas on my 9-year-old car (it's rated 26mpg hwy) and have so far gotten 94,000 miles out of this set of tires, I don't think I need to take any tips from you.

You could have had significantly more, that's the point.

Yeah, I should have gotten 50 mpg on a car rated for 26mpg. ::)

Significantly = almost double?

Which dictionary are you using?

I got more MPG than the car is rated to get. Tell me how often that happens in the first place. Then tell me how much more I should have gotten.

 

[Dickens Cider]

Today on SJ. Coffeeman acts like people are stupid to cover for Obama's incredible stupidity.

Seeing as I just got a personal record 29 mpg for the last tank of gas on my 9-year-old car (it's rated 26mpg hwy) and have so far gotten 94,000 miles out of this set of tires, I don't think I need to take any tips from you.

You could have had significantly more, that's the point.

Yeah, I should have gotten 50 mpg on a car rated for 26mpg. ::)

Significantly = almost double?

Which dictionary are you using?

I got more MPG than the car is rated to get. Tell me how often that happens in the first place. Then tell me how much more I should have gotten.

According to jgmacg's statistics: 3 percent of 29 mpg.

Do the math.

 

[Ace]

Obama should have addressed the biggest problem with checking your tires: change. These days its 75 cents -- quarters only!

I usually have one dime and 1,000 pennies in my change thingy.

If we could convert pennies to oil, we'd never have to drill again!

 

[KG]

Keeping your tires properly inflated is probably the easiest and most effective way to get your best gas mileage.

Modern cars don't really do tune ups, though.

But keeping the air and fuel filters clean/replaced, as well as changing out the spark plugs/wires can help alot too.

 

[goalmouth]

Which is why we must natinonalize the oil companies! SportsJournalists.commers of the world, unite!

No, in the US we only nationalize the losses of investment banks and mortgage brokers.

 

[novelist_wannabe]

If your tires have 94k on them, I'd submit that new ones might actually squeeze out a nother mpg or two. Not to mention giving you better control of your car. Just saying. Double? I don't think so.

 

[KG]

Ok, I finally got around to watching the video. That was the best entertainment I've had all day.