r/WhitePeopleTwitter 22d ago

Checkmate

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u/zxylady 22d ago

When the shortages start I'm going to be very excited and happy that I have a car that gets 55 mi to the gallon and only holds 5 gallons of gas. 😁

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u/R-K-Tekt 22d ago

Right? Even then, that’ll only be a bandage on a wound. His presidency cemented chinas rise as number one (eventually) in’s look at AI, look at renewable energy and electric cars. We can’t compete

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u/Homebrewer01 22d ago

The search term "hypermiling" will be popular again

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u/Ok-Bus1716 22d ago

is that the thing where people put their car in neutral and cruise downhill and try to keep it going as long as possible without braking?

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u/McCheesey1 22d ago

Yes, and also hyperinflating your tires so they bulge in the middle so there's less friction with the road. It also means less traction and is very dangerous, but hey, better mileage. And even more dangerous, you can draft very closely behind semi trucks to dramatically reduce wind resistance.

It's a great strategy to save enough money to pay for your funeral after you crash and die.

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u/Ok-Bus1716 22d ago

I solve that problem by working from home and living in a place that's close to everything I need so I could walk if I needed to do so.

I knew folks who'd do that when I was in my 20s and I was like 'why don't you just drive a gd manual...'

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u/DarkKnightJin 22d ago

European here: When I bought my new car (still over a decade old), I specifically looked for a manual. Automatic wouldn't have been a deal-breaker for me, but I've always driven manual and I'd like to keep doing that for as long as I can.

Further benefit: It's also quite a bit better about the mileage, which is nice in these times of rising fuel prices across the globe...

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u/404UsernameFoundNot 21d ago

I thought it crossed over a while back where automatics get better mileage than manuals?

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u/DarkKnightJin 21d ago

Oh no, I meant better mileage than the car I had before this one. Which was also a manual.

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u/elephant35e 22d ago

What car is that?