"5 cents per gallon!"

[kcfoxie]

So I've been running petrol-diesel in the car since I need to take it in for the horn (and now, a screw has fallen out of the rear drivers side door.. no lie). Anyway, I'm tanking up the car at the outside diesel pump when this guy starts to walk by. Knowing Diesel was 2.79 in Durham, I wanted to see what our store had it at. I jump the hose and look at the Diesel sign, then come back to the trunk area of the car. The guy on the sidewalk yells at me "HEY!" I turn around and look at him and he says "5 cents per gallon" I said "What?" and he says "5 cents per gallon!" and points down at the sidewalk. It takes a moment to register, and he takes off in a sprint. This guy wasn't attractive (coming from me, that's a low blow) nor was he exactly fit or had a full head of hair. I finish filling the car up and the tattooed, long-bearded guy next to me asks what was that about? and I said I really didn't know, but I think he was saying he pays 5 cents per gallon of water to walk. He's like what an idiot, and I'm like year I get 46MPG with A/C. The truck owner is like are you serious? I said yup with the same towing ability as a 3.2L V6 Ranger. He nodded and said "impressive."

So... your thinking what the hell right? I did too!! I didn't let it stop there...

I jumped in the Jetta, made a U-turn on 70 and went down one light from where he'd managed to walk to. I U-turned again (cause 70 is a divided highway) and pulled into the driveway as he was like 4 cement blocks away from the intersection on the sidewalk. I rolled down my window and yelled out:
H E Y !! You might get 5 cents per gallon, but I get 46 miles per gallon with A/C and a 0-60 of about 9 seconds, I'll take my alternative over yours any day! I can also run off used fryer oil, that costs zero dollars per gallon!

I then rolled up the window and did a burn out, I saw him screaming in the rear view as I left the parking lot.

Butch said I was mean, but he was very asshatish about his tone when he said "5 cents per gallon," and really I didn't care for it. :)

(slightly edited, I got the numbers fxored up cause of the new laptop with tiny keps)

[No_B00st]

pwned.

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i must be stupid, because i have no clue what happened?

[kcfoxie]

some guy walking down the sidewalk shouts at everyone filling up "5 cents per gallon"
He was making a statement that walking was far cheaper than driving, since it cost about 5 cents to get a gallon of water from the tap and on that you can walk quite a distance. I then informed him that not everyone made poor vehicle decisions, and some of us actually DO have it all: comfort, economy and speed (without necessarily toting the fact that my car pollutes about as much as a dying tree as compared to other vehicles).

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you know that is what he implied? i understood he yelled at your jetta.

[jnecr]

some guy walking down the sidewalk shouts at everyone filling up "5 cents per gallon"
He was making a statement that walking was far cheaper than driving, since it cost about 5 cents to get a gallon of water from the tap and on that you can walk quite a distance. I then informed him that not everyone made poor vehicle decisions, and some of us actually DO have it all: comfort, economy and speed (without necessarily toting the fact that my car pollutes about as much as a dying tree as compared to other vehicles).

Damn, you are a TDI nutswinger now. Calm down, take a step away from the vehicle and breath a little bit. I like my car, but it does have it's downfalls and people don't like other people who brag all the time.. :)

[kcfoxie]

you know that is what he implied? i understood he yelled at your jetta.

All I can do is assume so. He pointed to the ground as he was walking. It was entirely cryptic, no one else seemed to get the message.

Damn, you are a TDI nutswinger now. Calm down, take a step away from the vehicle and breath a little bit. I like my car, but it does have it's downfalls and people don't like other people who brag all the time.. :)

I didn't throw the first swing, and I certainly don't keep my mouth shut. This is not an area that you can reasonable and constantly get around in w/out a vehicle. Challenge me on that if you wish, I've ridden TTA to work... I'll take my 30 min drive over the 2.5 hour bus route any day of the week. Walking would require I leave about 5am to get to my 8:30am shift, and thats being optimistic.

To be a nutswinger, I'd have to challenge Prius owners (made one cry already) and I'd also have to be against biofuels because they damage injectors (which I'm not, it's the reason I got the car), furthermore I'd have NEVER bought a MkV if I intended to be one of the Diesel Elite since it's too Americanized and gets poor economy. At least this is my definition based on the reactions at TDIClub.