[bimmette]

Originally Posted by Aatish

I never understood the point of people complaining about gas mileage on these cars.

Whenever I'm in the Ghost or 458, people ask me about gas mileage. I personally don't check what I'm averaging, so I just say around 18mpg. They get all frazzled and shit. They get even more frazzled when I tell them how much I drive.

It's a car guy thing I guess. Too me, fuel economy isn't as important as the overall experience. Yes, it suck sometimes that I have to fill up multiple times a week. But, I don't mind as my cars make me happy. Plus, they are the reason I'm able to drive and maintain them.

I totally agree! I don't care about gas mileage. I have no control over gas prices and I need to drive places, so I don't even think about it.

[Aatish]

Originally Posted by Verbiage

Right?! LOL so trivial.


What's interesting to me is that someone actually wants to know the mileage on cars like those. It's almost like people looking at my sleeve and going "whoa, that's a lot of tattoos... did they hurt?" Like STFU n00b.

It's weird. More often now then ever. People seem to be more interested in the average than the performance. Then, they try and lecture me on the subject while in waiting for the tank to fill.

Sigh

[Aatish]

Originally Posted by bimmette

I totally agree! I don't care about gas mileage. I have no control over gas prices and I need to drive places, so I don't even think about it.

If I cared about gas mileage, I probably wouldn't keep a car in NYC.

The car, to me, is a tool and a form of release from all the shit daily life throws at me.

[Axius]

My average is 5, due to constant bouncing off the rev limiter at lights and pedal to the floor to get where need to be.

[Aatish]

Lol, this is a very ironic conversation considering I just got a Tesla.

[Axius]

So what's your average, like a hundred millions?

[ASBSECU E93]

Verbiage , silvergray545 , Aatish:

I'm really torn here...LOVE the TDi MK6 (6MT), however I drove a Duramax Diesel Colorado this weekend and LOVE that truck....

I can downsize my Tacoma and the TDi into one vehicle - get the best of both worlds:

30+ MPG from a Truck with 'enhanced' exhaust and tune, TQ out the azz.....

Decisions, decisions...

[silvergray545]

Originally Posted by Verbiage

They must have fixed something for the 2014-2015 MY GLI, because my ex girlfriend's was flawless. It held the power and resisted perfectly. I noticed yours didn't have the LED tails that the newer MK6's have, but I guess it all comes down to the power, also. Kinda refuted by the fact that yours went out without a tune though, so idk. Maybe your car was defective? Srs.

Mine does have the LED tails. It's a 2014 MY. Noob. But they changed the design of the tails for the facelifted Mk6 in 2015, I believe? There are three different GLIs in the Mk6 generation. It's really annoying.

I tuned my car at ~8k miles and the clutch went at 13k. I'm guessing it's power related but I was wondering if it was defective because the throw out bearing went bad which caused everything else to fuck up. That's what the dealer told me. I didn't care at the time. I had a track event two weeks later and just wanted my shit fixed in time. This was all before I owned the E46.

[silvergray545]

Originally Posted by Aatish

I never understood the point of people complaining about gas mileage on these cars.

Whenever I'm in the Ghost or 458, people ask me about gas mileage. I personally don't check what I'm averaging, so I just say around 18mpg. They get all frazzled and shit. They get even more frazzled when I tell them how much I drive.

It's a car guy thing I guess. Too me, fuel economy isn't as important as the overall experience. Yes, it suck sometimes that I have to fill up multiple times a week. But, I don't mind as my cars make me happy. Plus, they are the reason I'm able to drive and maintain them.

Wait, am I the only one here that didn't know you had a Ghost and a 458?

[Aatish]

Originally Posted by Axius

So what's your average, like a hundred millions?

Let me post this

[Verbiage]

Originally Posted by ASBSECU E93

Verbiage , silvergray545 , Aatish:

I'm really torn here...LOVE the TDi MK6 (6MT), however I drove a Duramax Diesel Colorado this weekend and LOVE that truck....

I can downsize my Tacoma and the TDi into one vehicle - get the best of both worlds:

30+ MPG from a Truck with 'enhanced' exhaust and tune, TQ out the azz.....

Decisions, decisions...

Do the Colorado, man! That is the best looking truck Chevrolet has made in years.

Originally Posted by silvergray545

Mine does have the LED tails. It's a 2014 MY. Noob. But they changed the design of the tails for the facelifted Mk6 in 2015, I believe? There are three different GLIs in the Mk6 generation. It's really annoying.

I tuned my car at ~8k miles and the clutch went at 13k. I'm guessing it's power related but I was wondering if it was defective because the throw out bearing went bad which caused everything else to fuck up. That's what the dealer told me. I didn't care at the time. I had a track event two weeks later and just wanted my shit fixed in time. This was all before I owned the E46.

I completely forgot you used to track the GLI.

[Aatish]

1 gallon of gasoline has approximately 1.32e+8 joules of energy.

306 watt hour is approximately 1.10e+6 joules.

Through math, I'm getting roughly 120mpg

[Aatish]

Originally Posted by silvergray545

Wait, am I the only one here that didn't know you had a Ghost and a 458?

Don't think a lot of people know I have those cars lol.

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by bimmette

Haha, his question was "what". If he said "who", then I would say no one. Because I'm the OT Grammar Nazi, biotch!

So angry. Surely there is a store close by that sells batteries.

Or, you could live vicariously though my bike with your namesake, which i'll be humping (in a way) up and down the trail this afternoon. haha

[Aatish]

Originally Posted by ASBSECU E93

Verbiage , silvergray545 , Aatish:

I'm really torn here...LOVE the TDi MK6 (6MT), however I drove a Duramax Diesel Colorado this weekend and LOVE that truck....

I can downsize my Tacoma and the TDi into one vehicle - get the best of both worlds:

30+ MPG from a Truck with 'enhanced' exhaust and tune, TQ out the azz.....

Decisions, decisions...

X5 Diesel.

[Verbiage]

Originally Posted by Aatish

X5 Diesel.

Just changed the options no fucks given smfh.

[Verbiage]

Originally Posted by silvergray545

Wait, am I the only one here that didn't know you had a Ghost and a 458?

He's a lofty man, bro.

[silvergray545]

Originally Posted by ASBSECU E93

Verbiage , silvergray545 , Aatish:

I'm really torn here...LOVE the TDi MK6 (6MT), however I drove a Duramax Diesel Colorado this weekend and LOVE that truck....

I can downsize my Tacoma and the TDi into one vehicle - get the best of both worlds:

30+ MPG from a Truck with 'enhanced' exhaust and tune, TQ out the azz.....

Decisions, decisions...

I'm not a pick up truck kind of guy. So my opinion would be biased.

Originally Posted by Verbiage

I completely forgot you used to track the GLI.

Hell yeah! It was a ton of fun even though it was way slower than the M3.

Originally Posted by Aatish

Don't think a lot of people know I have those cars lol.

That's a hell of a line up you have!

[ASBSECU E93]

Aatish - I get 50+ in my MK6 TDi

Verbiage - Once VWoA determines how much I'll get for a buyback...it is highly likely this will be added to the stable...will be sad to see the Tacoma go however.

[Verbiage]

Originally Posted by ASBSECU E93

Aatish - I get 50+ in my MK6 TDi

Verbiage - Once VWoA determines how much I'll get for a buyback...it is highly likely this will be added to the stable...will be sad to see the Tacoma go however.

Dammit....oh well.

[ASBSECU E93]

Aatish - I have a Touareg TDi now putting down 600+ TQ, plus the MK6 TDi.

If I get an X5 - it'll be a X5M.

The X5d cannot be optioned with M Sport goodies...

[Aatish]

Originally Posted by silvergray545

That's a hell of a line up you have!

Thank you good sir!