Comments on: Zen and the Art of Automobile Maintenance http://www.ridelust.com/zen-and-the-art-of-automobile-maintenance/ Cars, trucks, motorcycles, ATVs, skateboards and all manner of vehicles Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:40:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Your Furniture » Blog Archive » Ten Ways to Improve Your Car’s Gas Mileage http://www.ridelust.com/zen-and-the-art-of-automobile-maintenance/comment-page-1/#comment-7746 Your Furniture » Blog Archive » Ten Ways to Improve Your Car’s Gas Mileage Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:19:03 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=1535#comment-7746 [...] a safe thing to do at stop lights. What do you guys think? 7. Check your spark plugs. According to Vito Rispo over at Ridelust, “Putting in a new set can do wonders for a car; they can increase mileage, drastically cut down [...] [...] a safe thing to do at stop lights. What do you guys think? 7. Check your spark plugs. According to Vito Rispo over at Ridelust, “Putting in a new set can do wonders for a car; they can increase mileage, drastically cut down [...]

]]> By: Ten Ways to Improve Your Car’s Gas Mileage : EcoLocalizer http://www.ridelust.com/zen-and-the-art-of-automobile-maintenance/comment-page-1/#comment-5557 Ten Ways to Improve Your Car’s Gas Mileage : EcoLocalizer Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:11:20 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=1535#comment-5557 [...] your spark plugs. According to Vito Rispo over at Ridelust, “Putting in a new set can do wonders for a car; they can increase mileage, drastically cut [...] [...] your spark plugs. According to Vito Rispo over at Ridelust, “Putting in a new set can do wonders for a car; they can increase mileage, drastically cut [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://www.ridelust.com/zen-and-the-art-of-automobile-maintenance/comment-page-1/#comment-3040 Ryan Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:16:19 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=1535#comment-3040 Interesting thought of the day... if electric cars become the norm ... how many of these aspects of car maintenance will become obsolete? Interesting thought of the day… if electric cars become the norm … how many of these aspects of car maintenance will become obsolete?

]]> By: Terry http://www.ridelust.com/zen-and-the-art-of-automobile-maintenance/comment-page-1/#comment-2848 Terry Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:21:54 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=1535#comment-2848 This is a great and thoughtful article. A pal of mine who is a machinist is a hyper-miler par excellence. He has parked his Chevrolet half-ton, save for occasional trips to swap meets or the dump. His daily driver is now a 1966 Volkswagen Beetle, he bought off of eBay. He tracks the mileage, from home to the shop he works at, weekly. He claims to have gotten as much as 30 miles-per-gallon. The car runs radials; however, he is thinking about buying some bias ply tires from Coker Tires (makers of new old stock, vintage tires) to get lower rolling resistance and a smaller contact patch. His thinking is that while he will give up something in handling, since he is mostly using the freeway to get to work - in the far right hand lane, doing 60 mph - it is worth what he believes he can achieve in terms of mileage. I believe he is aiming for 35 mpg. - Terry Parkhurst This is a great and thoughtful article. A pal of mine who is a machinist is a hyper-miler par excellence. He has parked his Chevrolet half-ton, save for occasional trips to swap meets or the dump. His daily driver is now a 1966 Volkswagen Beetle, he bought off of eBay. He tracks the mileage, from home to the shop he works at, weekly. He claims to have gotten as much as 30 miles-per-gallon.

The car runs radials; however, he is thinking about buying some bias ply tires from Coker Tires (makers of new old stock, vintage tires) to get lower rolling resistance and a smaller contact patch. His thinking is that while he will give up something in handling, since he is mostly using the freeway to get to work – in the far right hand lane, doing 60 mph – it is worth what he believes he can achieve in terms of mileage. I believe he is aiming for 35 mpg. – Terry Parkhurst

]]> By: lawrence http://www.ridelust.com/zen-and-the-art-of-automobile-maintenance/comment-page-1/#comment-2844 lawrence Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:21:32 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=1535#comment-2844 I for one have noticed that the finest things in the world from guitars to cars require daily maintenance. I love checking the air in my tires and changing the oil- it reminds me of the lengths I go to please my girlfriend, who incidentally is very high maintenance and I wouldn't have it any other way. So the next time you're giving your significant other a massage, think about how good your car will look and sound if you wash it once a week and check the fluids when you're at the pump. PS- drive safely. I for one have noticed that the finest things in the world from guitars to cars require daily maintenance. I love checking the air in my tires and changing the oil- it reminds me of the lengths I go to please my girlfriend, who incidentally is very high maintenance and I wouldn’t have it any other way. So the next time you’re giving your significant other a massage, think about how good your car will look and sound if you wash it once a week and check the fluids when you’re at the pump.
PS- drive safely.

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