Drop the speed limit to 55mph and help fight terrorism, lower gas prices, help earth!

dlo253

Active Member
Omg hes back at it?! Didnt work last time....nothing has changed and nothing will. I saw this thread on the side of the homepage and wanted to scream lol.
 

dc2GS-R

Super Moderator
It's going the other way around here, Texas is raising speed limits. Most everything outside the cities is 75 now. West Texas is soon to go from 80, to 85.

But the OP is right about used oil analysis. There is no reason no to do it. People will change their oil at 3,000 miles because they are "concerned about their engine." But then aren't concerned enough to take in some facts and actually see what is going on inside. The oil can tell you a lot about what is going on inside your engine as well as to nail down an actual relevant interval.
 
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Charly[horse]

Name = John
...Yes because i'm going to give up the only thing that gives me reason to wake up in the morning, Motorsports is more important to me than saving earth
I like this answer :p Seriously though you won't get support this year either. I'm glad that you are trying to better the earth, but there are plenty of other ways to do it (such as recycling, using water in moderation, turning the lights off when you leave a room). However, on an integra forum your not going to get people want to get 29 miles to the gallon rather than 28. We love our cars and are willing to pay that extra couple dollars to do what we enjoy.
 

klutchDb7

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Oh yeah! This guy also wanted to know the kind of mileage I got after my bigger injectors, fuel pump, rail, fpr etc, he was convinced I would kill the environment. I'm getting 27mpg on average.
 

OLDSKOOLACURA

New Member
Ummmmmmmmmmm no, I'm still getting a twin turbo viper when I'm done with school.

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TheIVJackal

Freedom through Jesus
But the OP is right about used oil analysis. There is no reason no to do it. People will change their oil at 3,000 miles because they are "concerned about their engine." But then aren't concerned enough to take in some facts and actually see what is going on inside. The oil can tell you a lot about what is going on inside your engine as well as to nail down an actual relevant interval.
That is a great point. People seem to "know" everything about their cars on here but aren't willing to get some fact based information. You can't tell how good your engine oil is based on its smell or its darkness. I hope some of you actually read the link instead of making assumptions and just responding to complain about me "saving the world!" I obviously cant do that...

Charly[horse];1085952 said:
I'm glad that you are trying to better the earth, but there are plenty of other ways to do it (such as recycling, using water in moderation, turning the lights off when you leave a room). However, on an integra forum your not going to get people want to get 29 miles to the gallon rather than 28. We love our cars and are willing to pay that extra couple dollars to do what we enjoy.
I could write tons of stuff about these other issues but those are not related to this forum nor this thread which is why they are not discussed here. Not everyone on this forum is looking to burn gas going straight on the freeway. I don't know why you guys talk as if you hit VTEC the entire time you drive. When im not looking to have fun, im just commuting somewhere, I like to drive efficiently, this saves gas for me for when I want to drive like a maniac!:suprise:

If I can just get a few of you to change your minds and at least think critically, that'll make me happy. One person is more likely to tell others as well so hopefully word will spread. Im not forcing anything down anyones throat just throwing out some facts that you are welcome to do with as you please. I bring it up again because I think its really important for people to know this stuff, there are far too many myths floating around and not actual information. I like how those who dont care about what is being discussed here are the first ones to respond. If you dont care, then dont share your opinions unless they will carry the conversation further. In an argumentative debate, many of you are attacking me personally (Ad Hominem) and not criticizing what I have presented, giving you less credibility but im sure many of you "dont care".

As stated, lets have an honest discussion about what I have presented and wether it's right or wrong, not if im a hippy or only drive to church, those are non-issues...
 

XjoEnX

Active Member
Help fight terrorism by driving slower? I can't connect these two ideas at all. Does this mean if I drive faster, the chance of a terrorist attack happening will increase? They didn't teach this in college...
 

EyeKhan

¡AY, CARAMBA!
Help fight terrorism by driving slower? I can't connect these two ideas at all. Does this mean if I drive faster, the chance of a terrorist attack happening will increase? They didn't teach this in college...
I think this question is similar to my question on page 3. I'm still confused to this day.
 

TheIVJackal

Freedom through Jesus
Simple. Much of our oil comes from over seas from places like OPEC. The greater the demand for fuel, the greater the chances are that more of our oil is coming from places like OPEC that have been linked to funding terrorists activities.
We're Fueling Terrorism
So if we drive slower, we use less oil/gas, meaning less of it comes from overseas that may be funding terrorists networks. The faster we drive, the greater the demand, the more money we need to send overseas to import oil, more likely that some of that money is funding terror organizations. Does that make a little more sense?
 

94RS

No fucks given.
Omg, If we drive fast, we fund terrorism.... Ok fine, whatever you say. But if we drive slow we create more pissed off commuters and road rage ensues. I'd rather pay a little bit more for gas than get ripped out of my car by some raged out f***er stuck behind my slow ass.

Please stop bumping this thread. You're not going to change anyone's minds about how they drive, not matter how much you pester them.
 
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XjoEnX

Active Member
That logic would be pointless either way Jackal. If it happens to be that we slow down our normal driving speed to avoid wasting gas, from an economic standpoint, gas stations will be forced to hike their gas prices when we do need it which will balance everything back out or make things even worse for us as the consumer. People will think "fighting terrorism by driving slow and saving gas." Then in reality they arrive at the pump and are paying $0.10 to $0.20 more than they were previously.

It's like that time a few years ago when people were spreading the word on Facebook: "hey guys don't pump gas at all on this specific day, tell your friends to tell their friends too. Let's show the oil companies we will not stand for such expensive gas prices."

The very next day gas stations are lined up with a s***load of cars and trucks. And, not surprisingly the price of gas is $0.10 higher than before people stopped pumping. All the while, company CEO's at BP, Texaco, and other gas companies are thinking, "Wow. These bunch of idiots... thanks for falling for that, and putting more money in our pockets."
 

R13

The other asshole
I refuse to participate in this thread any further, Go give our fellow members build threads a visit and show support :)
 

TheIVJackal

Freedom through Jesus
94RS, if your going to drive slow, go in the slow lane... lol. I never have people on my ass and I drive 60mph on the freeway IN THE SLOW LANE. If you don't want to change, that's your deal, but dont think for once second that you speak for everyone because you clearly dont. Usually the people with "Road Rage" are those who feel the need to drive in the fast lane and speed where I later find them at the stop light or on the side of the road getting a $400 speeding ticket.

Xjo im not really sure about your reasoning here. Im not talking about driving slower for one day, im talking about a complete shift in driving habits. I also thought the "dont buy gas on "x" day was a stupid idea as well. If supply goes up, prices go down and the price that gas stations buy the fuel at goes down too, Econ 101. That why with crude oil under $80/barrel now, you'll see, as we have all seen during the last few weeks, the price of gasoline going down.
 

jdmjim

nothing from nowhere
typicall responses from this group, this was already figured out back in the 70s. yes, slowing down saves on everything
 
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