Classic Cars are not known for fuel economy
As classic cars emerge from hibernation, tucked away in their toasty garages, gas stations are more than happy to see them coming. You see, classic cars, as popular as they may be with mechanically inclined people, have never been known for fuel economy. They command attention from automobile buffs as well as children, yet they can actually be quite expensive to drive when you consider the awful gas mileage on these vintage beasts.
Muscle cars of the 1960′s and 1970′s are especially popular with collectors. They are commonplace on roadways across the country during warm weather months. These cars feature carbeurated fuel supply to their engines. This technology preceded today’s fuel injection systems and was state of the art in its day. As fuel injection became the technology of choice, these carbeurated monsters became obsolete. Smaller engines brought on by the fuel crisis of the 1970′s combined with a much more efficient fuel delivery system of injectors made the muscle cars of yesteryear disappear from the roads initially. These cars regained popularity from a collector’s standpoint. Today, restored muscle cars are more popular than they were when they were originally manufactured.
Classic cars are not known for fuel economy. Some of these vintage gas guzzlers can get as little as 4 to 6 miles per gallon. This is probably the reason we don’t see them in production anymore. We can look back in time at other forms of transportation as well. If we turn our focus towards commercial trucking and public transportation, we see nothing but gas guzzlers. You would have to wonder how much gasoline these larger than life vehicles guzzled. It’s probably a good thing we don’t see these monstrosities being restored and driven daily. The moral of the story is a simple one. Classic muscle cars are pretty to look at, but if you are planning on driving any substantial distances, be prepared to pay more than your fair share at the fuel pump. Happy motoring…
The decrease in spring gas prices is unusual. This is actually a time where the price starts to creep upward as the spring driving season begins. Just as it creeps up when the summer driving season begins, and yes the fall driving season begins (this is when wealthy Americans drive around looking at fall foliage and use us all the gas supplies). It seems there are a million reasons to raise prices at the pump so why have we sen this slight downward trend? It is mostly based on the price of a barrel of oil. Oil prices have slumped a bit lately due to fluctuations in the US dollar and other worldly events. Gasoline has also begun to reach higher levels of supply and a slightly reduced demand which produces an over-abundance of the flammable gold. Overall these conditions provide us with slightly lower spring gas prices not to be confused with relief at the pump.
Walegamart has been open to the public since 2002. Over the years we have expressed the need for fuel efficiency not only to save the environment, but to save yourself the expense of visiting a gas station. As a matter of fact, Americans in particular are expected to spend as much as three percent of their annual income this coming year on gasoline for their cars. So many people are complacent when it comes to pumping gas into your vehicle. They just get in line like a sheep, with big brother guiding the way to those pumps every week. But it doesn’t have to go like that. We are not powerless as so many gasoline consumers may believe. Everyone can take control over the fuel consumption if they just spend some time focusing on the matter at hand.