Did you name her after my car??? Dinah and I feel honored and justified in our dedication to good gas mileage... or perhaps you did not remember the name of the pregnant rollerskate :)
Dinah is a 1991 Honda CRX HF (High Fuel-efficiency), and is almost completely stock. The inspiration for her name came from CRX, shortened to C-Rex; smaller cousin, of course, to the famous Tyrannosaurus.
I wasn't consciously emulating you, Emily, but there may have been some subconscious connections :)
She's in the process of being doctored, as I just found out that her radiator is cracked.
It sure does! I can go almost as far on an 8 gallon tank as I could before on 15 gallons. I'm also trying to learn more about hypermiling, which should help as well :)
What happens when you have a passenger? I think Christy is right, this is really to enforce bachelorhood while in grad school. "Sorry, I can't take you anywhere, you're hurting my gas mileage."
Whoa!!!! That's awesome mileage! Where did the inspiration for the name come from?
ReplyDeleteNice! Sylvie's mileage has dropped. Maybe I'll show her the picture to inspire her until I can take her to the garage :-)
ReplyDeleteDid you doctor her?
Did you name her after my car??? Dinah and I feel honored and justified in our dedication to good gas mileage... or perhaps you did not remember the name of the pregnant rollerskate :)
ReplyDeleteDinah is a 1991 Honda CRX HF (High Fuel-efficiency), and is almost completely stock. The inspiration for her name came from CRX, shortened to C-Rex; smaller cousin, of course, to the famous Tyrannosaurus.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't consciously emulating you, Emily, but there may have been some subconscious connections :)
She's in the process of being doctored, as I just found out that her radiator is cracked.
Nice! That would make traveling much more fun when 100 miles is only 2 gallons of gas! :)
ReplyDeleteIt sure does! I can go almost as far on an 8 gallon tank as I could before on 15 gallons. I'm also trying to learn more about hypermiling, which should help as well :)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to meet her! However, you'll have to upgrade when you have a family - there's only enough room for a wife in there!
ReplyDeleteWhile I expect that to be a while, there is a solution that doesn't require upgrading to a new car :)
ReplyDeleteNice ride, Joel :)
ReplyDeleteI'd say this relationship is going somewhere:)
ReplyDeleteIt's ironic that this relatively old car gets better milage than most of the new "high milage" cars.
:) Well, to be fair, new cars have many more features. I just have different priorities.
ReplyDeleteWhat happens when you have a passenger? I think Christy is right, this is really to enforce bachelorhood while in grad school. "Sorry, I can't take you anywhere, you're hurting my gas mileage."
ReplyDeleteOh Dorinda, you have no idea how hard I just laughed!
ReplyDeleteMaybe if I find the right woman I can trade her for my spare tire ;)
Lol, many men would like to trade in their spare tire. (all puns intended)
ReplyDeleteWell, at least I'm not trying to trade for a spare tire
ReplyDeleteMost recent average (mostly city driving) is around 54 mpg :) High of 59!
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