seeking wheels (and remembering appreciations)
I'm in the market for a new-to-me car: something that can carry two dry people down the freeway in the rain along with some tools and misc. cargo. The most important feature for me is having a low cost per mile. Also important is that I have enough cash on hand to purchase, validate, register and insure it.
I've used two sites that match cars with MPG, one government, one crowdsourced. The third below is not one I've used, though it does seem to present its data in a nice compact form.
fuelly.com
http://www.fuelly.com/car/isuzu/trooper [feels best: real usage]
fueleconomy.gov
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/17149.shtml
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=17149
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/bymakemodelNF.shtml
fueleconomydb.com
http://fueleconomydb.com/specs/isuzu/trooper [data from where?]
I've looked on Craigslist and most of what I can afford there is either pure junk, needing a headgasket or transmission or driver's seat, as examples, or encumbered by years of past-due registration or part of some scam or only for sale through legalized theft, as by a tow yard or lien agent.
I've tried to post about it on a local mailing list but it's a yahoo group and Yahoo is being funky about reactivating my real-name account there: Yahoo sends a confirmation code to a still-valid non-Yahoo address but the code doesn't work.
eBay motors feels like somewhere I'll have to use sniping software (like jBidWatcher on GitHub) or a sniping service (like Gixen) to get a reasonable price.
I do have a second driver in the apartment and occasional use of a second car, so it is physically possible to go somewhere and complete the transaction.
I appreciate that without the support of Fred I wouldn't be able to sit at a kitchen table and type on an old MacBook Air, getting my thoughts organized and recorded.
I appreciate that without the support of Kate I would have to limit my search to sellers accessible by public transit or willing to deliver.
I appreciate that without the support of Alex I wouldn't have that interested second driver nor a warm, cuddly place to sleep nor either of those others in my life.
I've used two sites that match cars with MPG, one government, one crowdsourced. The third below is not one I've used, though it does seem to present its data in a nice compact form.
fuelly.com
http://www.fuelly.com/car/isuzu/trooper [feels best: real usage]
fueleconomy.gov
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/17149.shtml
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=17149
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/bymakemodelNF.shtml
fueleconomydb.com
http://fueleconomydb.com/specs/isuzu/trooper [data from where?]
I've looked on Craigslist and most of what I can afford there is either pure junk, needing a headgasket or transmission or driver's seat, as examples, or encumbered by years of past-due registration or part of some scam or only for sale through legalized theft, as by a tow yard or lien agent.
I've tried to post about it on a local mailing list but it's a yahoo group and Yahoo is being funky about reactivating my real-name account there: Yahoo sends a confirmation code to a still-valid non-Yahoo address but the code doesn't work.
eBay motors feels like somewhere I'll have to use sniping software (like jBidWatcher on GitHub) or a sniping service (like Gixen) to get a reasonable price.
I do have a second driver in the apartment and occasional use of a second car, so it is physically possible to go somewhere and complete the transaction.
I appreciate that without the support of Fred I wouldn't be able to sit at a kitchen table and type on an old MacBook Air, getting my thoughts organized and recorded.
I appreciate that without the support of Kate I would have to limit my search to sellers accessible by public transit or willing to deliver.
I appreciate that without the support of Alex I wouldn't have that interested second driver nor a warm, cuddly place to sleep nor either of those others in my life.