Does anyone know, without question, what the reason is behind auto manufacturers recommending lighter weight?

December 13, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Maintenance & Repairs

fuel efficiency

dave51_m questioned:

engine lubricating oils?

It used to be not compulsory 10W-30 year ’round, then 5W-30, and now some urge 5W-20. Seems I read somewhere it was a go to get to some EPA fuel efficiency goal. Anyone had any engine failures due to oil thickness related tribulations?
Yeh, I thought so. I never used it, went honest to 10W-30. I only handbook long distances, so my oil is as thin as 5W before I get 1/4th of my trip completed.
Yeah, but is the regime inane to pay for your new engine when it craps out at 80,000 miles? I don’t reflect so. I also don’t judge these “quicker tolerances” are as essential as they would have you to judge.
Yeah, but is the regime inane to pay for your new engine when it craps out at 80,000 miles? I don’t reflect so. I also don’t judge these “quicker tolerances” are as essential as they would have you to judge.

Do people who drive “hybrids” like polluting Earth?

December 3, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Other - Cars & Transportation

hybrid battery

Fedup Veteran questioned:

The wits why I question this is in view of the fact that the hurt from batteries which have been washed-out and are no longer usable costs the Earth much more than the sound gas engines do. Now the hydrogen fuel cells don’t have that pollution, but those kind of batteries aren’t what they use.

Can I charge a car lease to my business?

November 27, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Small Business

payment car

Gato questioned:

I have a business and its protected below my “S” Corp.

I am a top of food harvest.

Can I lease a car below my own confidential name and payment the expense to the business?

I’m discussion about the montly car lease payments and the car indemnity?

The wits why I need to place it below my own name is in view of the fact that I have only been in business for about 1 year and the business showed a loss in the first year. Any view or dreams?

Which Chevy Tahoe saves gas better, the hybrid or the flex fuel?

November 12, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Chevrolet

hybrid vehicles

jesse g questioned:

I am preparation to trade my older tahoe for the newer tahoe. The wits I am compelling into account switching to the newer tahoe is that Chevy recently came up with the fuel state tahoes (hybrid, flexfuel). I am not really sure what the diffenece is, but I want to know maybe the stats on both vehicles. I do some roving with the Family tree tree and some community driving, plus my wife uses to go back and into the planet to work at an approximite 20 mile interval. Does anyone know a website or the pledge to where I can find more in rank.

What is the most common reason for the ‘94 subaru legacy’s check engine light to come on?

November 10, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Maintenance & Repairs

fuel efficiency

Zac questioned:

i read somewhere that here was a feeler retract on the ‘97. the set alight ongoing appearance on about 2 being ago but would only come on sporatically. once the set alight is on, it stays on until the car is twisted off. the car has 170k miles. recently, the set alight comes on nearly everytime that i turn on the car. i place of protection’t noticed any drop in fuel efficiency or anything else that would recommend that here is something incorrect. thankfulness.

Which Chevy Tahoe saves gas better, the hybrid or the flex fuel?

November 10, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Chevrolet

hybrid vehicles

jesse g questioned:

I am preparation to trade my older tahoe for the newer tahoe. The wits I am compelling into account switching to the newer tahoe is that Chevy recently came up with the fuel state tahoes (hybrid, flexfuel). I am not really sure what the diffenece is, but I want to know maybe the stats on both vehicles. I do some roving with the Family tree tree and some community driving, plus my wife uses to go back and into the planet to work at an approximite 20 mile interval. Does anyone know a website or the pledge to where I can find more in rank.

If you have a ground source heatpump (geothermal) in your house does that make you feel green if nobody knows?

November 9, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Green Living

hybrid vehicles

E T questioned:

I read an condition on inane green that confirmed public go green for the unadorned wits that they want to show others that they help the background. The condition said that prius owners can show off to others that they are green. But that hybrid SUV’’s and additional fuel reduction vehicles do not have that same green image so public are not export them as much even even if they may be better for the background. Opinions?

How many average citizens can really afford $4.00 per gallon for gas?

November 6, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Commuting

hybrid vehicles

robotchic questioned:

I’m life serious here, these gas prices are ridiculous, I don’t ever dredge up gas prices fluxuating like they have been the past few being. When gas prices hit $3.00 per gallon in ‘04, we were told it was in view of the fact that of the hurricanes, and now they are inane up even more than they were then, for what wits? I feel that we are in a catch 22, in order to be more fuel efficient, we would have to waste 10’s of thousands of dollars on a hybrid vehicle or keep the vehicle that’s already paid for but not be able to meet the expense of to place the gas in it to get to work and back. I don’t know about you but I’m feeling very overwhelmed by this and something wants to be done or this president and his oil associates are inane to bankrupt this public before he’s out of office. We need to do something about this, any suggestions by anyone????

is it possible to fool oxygen sensor’s to allow more oxygen in the mix to increase fuel efficiency?

October 28, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Maintenance & Repairs

fuel efficiency

skittle_goddess_2525 questioned:

for those who thought i was cheating? *L* i’m not cheating i need the info to figure out this material. a assemble of my friends and i are looking into tiresome the diplomacy for a fill up powered vehicle via browns gas, as some vehicles have the oxygen sensors and some don’t , i looked-for to know for the 2 test vans we are building the test units for. my van is the astro, excellent van but older and so i volunteered it to test the first go round on. my friend has this van, and thus if van 1 facility out with this, then her van will get a unit as well. if it doesn’t work? no loss, if it does even if that’d be some significant fuel cost savings. value the effort to try..yeah? i researched browns gas thouroughly before i even bought the diplomacy. :D therefore all my questions now about vehicles. CHEERS!
just thought i’d let ya know..:D
the way i be with you it ( and yes, i may not have it right!! :D ) on some vehicles the O2 sensors need to be tweaked a bit to allocate the browns gas to be used and diverse with the gas. i force have questioned the pledge misaligned, but i kinda get the wits for the O2 sensors and why it wants be tweaked to use the unit that produces the browns gas.

or am i completely not being paid this? *L*

thankfulness all!!

What car do you think was the best you ever owned, in terms of function, fuel efficiency, design and price?

October 27, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Other - Cars & Transportation

fuel efficiency

2 Luckily Married Americans questioned:

Just been thought of some of the earlier manufactured cars that really were priced right and efficient. Of the cars I have owned, my 1995 Ford Escort Wagon was probably the best investment I ever made in a car. Got over 300K miles on it with no tribulations at all. Splendid efficiency, may maybe hold a lot of material, no mechanical tribulations, simple to sterile seats and baffle, and splendid resale. Wish I had that car again!

It was so efficient,I finished up having to pay back part of the mileage credit on my taxes…I was effective a sales job, and got more out of that car than they figured was possible.

The additional car I want to have, is an ancient Volvo 240 sedan. The only wits I have never owned one is that I live in rural Michigan, and here are no service places that can work on it. But I have friends in Sweden that have obsessed that model for up to 25 being!

what is the whole reason for these hybrid cars and since they dont run off of gas how do they run?

October 26, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Other - Cars & Transportation

hybrid cars

‘Mocha!=]* questioned:

im a modest confused

why are hybrid cars bad?

October 25, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Other - Cars & Transportation

hybrid cars

SF questioned:

ok im in argument and i need to know some cons about hybrid cars. but i really want to know about this….a name wrote this and i cant say it in my speech except i have sources so i need some help in view of the fact that this would help alot

“Here are no wits why you must get one.

Public who say this is enviromentally friendly are not educated about the real deal of hybrid cars. They are the most polluted cars on the planet.

Just assembling a hybrid car makes more emissions than assembling a Hummer and driving one for 100,000 miles. Why? In view of the fact that making the many batteries and the administer. Just one battery has to make 4 trips to uncommon countries.

Plus, you have to handbook 20 being just to really save cash on fuel. 10 for a diesel.”

also another business that would be really excellent is if you may maybe tell me reasons why public reflect hybrid cars are excellent and then tell my how theyre incorrect that would help alot. or if you have anything else on why it is not cost efficient that would help too
i really really need a source from where that came from

Why aren’t people using Hybrid Cars?

October 25, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Alternative Fuel Vehicles

hybrid cars

Grenade Jumper questioned:

You know the cars that don’t run on gas.

I mean, all the wars in bestow description ongoing in view of the fact that of oil tribulations. And we’re running out of oil right now, right?
I’m not here to talk about wars; I’m here to talk about cars

Why not use a Hybrid car as a substitution for?

I know it only runs at, about, 40 – 60 km/h. But subdue, that’s a very evenhanded speed and not to bring up decreasing road accidents.

I say, all car developer must chat their cars into a Hybrid one. A Honda Hybrid or a Volvo Hybrid, of course public would buy it. If all the car developers chat their cars by now, the total planet would be a better place. No oil tribulations, less accident, less pollution. Am I right?

And I’m not discussion about just one company making the cars, but all of the company in this planet. Wouldn’t that be better?

If we do this here’ll be ample sterile oil for the factory to use.

My question:

1. Why aren’t public using Hybrid car?

2. What do u reflect of my wits to use Hybrid car?
Okay, maybe I was exagerating about the war….snub that part…LOL

Do Hybrid cars cost an average of $2,500 to $3,000 more ?

October 24, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Other - Car Makes

hybrid cars

sk556taneja questioned:

Hybrid cars may cost an average of $2,500 to $3,000 more than comparably equipped gasoline vehicles. If a name came out with a low cost equipment and better one in support of a stuck-up excellent that can grant the early impulse to vital and constructive chat, can those who do not go and grow with this transformational energy, find a wits to let it go ?

Shouldn’t we stop the production of hybrid vehicles?

October 22, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Alternative Fuel Vehicles

hybrid vehicles

questioned:

It seems we’re just trading one terrible problem for another. Rare mineral deposits are in the earth for a wits and we don’t6 need to mine the all out!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090831/india_nm/india420934

I am looking for a hybrid. What is available?

October 20, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Buying & Selling

hybrid vehicles

creskin questioned:

I want to find a hybrid vehicle, that has 2 doors, leather interrior, with alll of the potential and gripping options.
I cannot find one in a 2 door. I have only seen 4 doors.
Any suggestions?
Is here a wits why they are all 4 doors?

Is there any reason to keep on making non-hybrid vehichles?

October 18, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Other - Cars & Transportation

hybrid vehicles

onegater questioned:

Shouldn’t all vehicles life made, be hybrids. Even pickup trucks will get a 50% boost in gas mileage if they became hybrids.

Any reason why my car’s fuel efficiency has improved by 20-25% opearting at 8,000′ compared to sea level?

October 18, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Other - Cars & Transportation

fuel efficiency

Ska questioned:

I handbook a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder. In the past several being, have never been able to handbook more than 300-330 miles per tank of gas, including on highway. Have stirred to a town at 8,000′+ of height and am now able to handbook 350-390 miles. More efficient gas mileage in the mountains than at sea level?

Do liberals and conservatives buy hybrid cars for the same reason?

October 3, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Politics

hybrid cars

Sébastien questioned:

My guess is no.

What happens to the batteries in hybrid cars when they reach their life-expectancy?

September 30, 2009 by MyHybrid  
Filed under Other - Cars & Transportation

hybrid cars

§???? questioned:

To be thorough for BA, you’ll have to cite a allusion, and limit your responses to facts.

I’ve positioned a call with my county’s hazardous equipment pool unit, which (according to one authoritative I’ve oral with,)handles the post-consumer life of these batteries, but I’ve not yet gotten an pledge, and my web-searches have come up blank. All of the battery recycling programs I’ve learned of tell to household and smaller (ie: cell phone and pad) rechargables.

Until I be with you the fate of these batteries, I really don’t have any wits to deliberate cars built around them more or less environmentally damaging than those built around a traditional domestic combustion engine. The environmental impression of a vehicle’s manufacture and use goes well additional than what comes out of the tailpipe.

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