Filled up the Fit with gas yesterday…

[Manwich]

… and it cost me CAD$75

At this rate, my monthly fuel costs will be around $300-$350/month.

I am now pining for a sub-$10,000 used electric car that has at least 200 miles of EPA-rated range.

Can someone PLEASE make this happen for me?

Maybe @Satan can fix me up.

Nothing bad ever happens when you make a deal with the devil, right? RIGHT???

[CarsOfFortLangley]

@Manwich Buy 2 i-Meivs, keep one at work, the other at home. Drive one to one place, the other back.

lol

[Peter_Black]

@Manwich lol. I filled the Colorado Yesterday for a friend who is using it for a trip.

$230. for 77L of diesel and 13L of DEF.

fuck this

[GibbsEmphasis]

@Manwich I’m not sure there exists any sub-$10k EV that gets that kind of range.

@Satan has some cool vehicles but they won’t cure your fuel woes:

[ibRAD]

@Peter_Black

It is still a better deal than the gas version though, isn't it?

[RiceRocketeer]

had my first 3 figure (>$100) fill up the other day. should've taken a picture for posterity.

[Peter_Black]

@ibRAD cost to fill, no. but I get ~ 45% more out of a tank. (I clear 1000km with a little bit of difficulty)

but atm, diesel is only like 10% more then regular at some stations. 10-15%

[ibRAD]

@Peter_Black Oh yeah, I've seen it at 2.35 near my house. Hopefully you stay ahead of the game.

[Genesis_Haysenhox]

@Manwich said in Filled up the Fit with gas yesterday…:

Maybe @Satan can fix me up.

[FourMalibus]

@Manwich
You need to make a deal with UppU. Only he can make it happen!

I am seriously thinking my next car needs to at least be a hybrid. Gas for something that gets ~40mpg isn't too bad.

[Peter_Black]

@ibRAD I saw it at 2.50 somewhere. that made me almost hurl.

but yea, on my commute to work, i get it down to 5.9L/100km. for a mid-sized truck?

[Manwich]

@FourMalibus said in Filled up the Fit with gas yesterday…:

@Manwich
You need to make a deal with UppU. Only he can make it happen!

I am seriously thinking my next car needs to at least be a hybrid. Gas for something that gets ~40mpg isn't too bad.

Incidentally my Fit averages around 40 MPG (based on US gallons)

I just don’t like the idea of spending $300+ per month on fuel

[ibRAD]

@Peter_Black Can't beat that. I get 6.1 on my mazda 2! And it is most definitely not a midsize truck.

[ibRAD]

@Manwich said in Filled up the Fit with gas yesterday…:

@FourMalibus said in Filled up the Fit with gas yesterday…:

@Manwich
You need to make a deal with UppU. Only he can make it happen!

I am seriously thinking my next car needs to at least be a hybrid. Gas for something that gets ~40mpg isn't too bad.

Incidentally my Fit averages around 40 MPG (based on US gallons)

I just don’t like the idea of spending $300+ per month on fuel

I got my echo to stop paying through the nose driving my 4runner to work... and now it costs the same as it did when I used to drive my 4runner to work.

[BicycleBuck]

@Manwich

We are about to see the rise of the electric bike.

[Manwich]

@ibRAD

Well your Echo is probably more than paying for itself now. Imagine how it would be if you didn’t have the Echo…

[Manwich]

@BicycleBuck said in Filled up the Fit with gas yesterday…:

@Manwich

We are about to see the rise of the electric bike.

Thinking about getting one for myself. That might be the way to get a BEV with the range I want

[ibRAD]

@Manwich said in Filled up the Fit with gas yesterday…:

@ibRAD

Well your Echo is probably more than paying for itself now. Imagine how it would be if you didn’t have the Echo…

I got it for 600 bucks. it paid for itself in a few months! (or a year if you include the money I put into it to make it roadworthy)

[ibRAD]

@Manwich said in Filled up the Fit with gas yesterday…:

@BicycleBuck said in Filled up the Fit with gas yesterday…:

@Manwich

We are about to see the rise of the electric bike.

Thinking about getting one for myself. That might be the way to get a BEV with the range I want

That thing isn't legal in ontario though. 500W and I think 32kms/hr is the max.

[ash78]

Buy a Leaf!

Unless you're a Habs fan.

This comment created using Canadian Pop Culture Reference Generator v2.112. It's a Rush.

[ibRAD]

@ash78 ^Hoser.

[Chariotoflove]

@Manwich
I paid about that to fill up my K900 this week. With my mileage, thank goodness my gas prices are lower than yours.

[zipfuel]

@Manwich oh man, last year you could find old beater Nissan Leafs which you knew would have bad battery degradation for under $10k any day.
Now they start at $14k for 9 or 10 year old examples.
This is the sort of consumer behaviour carbon pricing is supposed to drive but much more gradually.

[ibRAD]

@zipfuel I was considering a lexus CT200h and they were going for 12-18 last year. Now they are going for 18-25!

[Jarrett]

@Manwich I've been splitting the driving between all 3 vehicles in hopes that fuel crashes before any of them run out of gas.

Looks like I might be in luck this weekend!

We both WFH so or driving isn't huge.