URBAN MYTHS? - automotive-related

[Sweet Lover]

I can disprove that myth of yours. Hahahahaha

Single and RAY - Naughty boys! hahahah

[duh]

what about toyota's claim of their 2001 camry, 2002 altis and 2005 vios having a coefficient of drag of only 0.30?

[Conan®]

what about toyota's claim of their 2001 camry, 2002 altis and 2005 vios having a coefficient of drag of only 0.30?

I remember my 1994 Galant VR had a claimed coefficient of drag of only 0.29.

[ment]

i have the perfect urban myth: if you make love inside your car (girl or another guy, your choice! haha), youll bring every kind of badluck imaginable.

thats why i always go.. my place or your place? hahaha

Mmm ..... in supplement to this myth ... someone told me not to use your own car when going to motels. coz the car would slowly go *bonker*. Malas daw kasi ...

Hmm .......  Malas siguro if you're caught cheating! then your legit partner would give you tons of *bonk* sa head mo hehehehe ... Bukol Galore

[Sweet Lover]

Mmm ..... in supplement to this myth ... someone told me not to use your own car when going to motels. coz the car would slowly go *bonker*. Malas daw kasi ...

i think i almost had that experience. i went to a motel in manila - with my legit gf of course (in pasig..and you know how theyre all over the hills). On our way back, the tie rod end broke and were stranded. i was thankful it was on the road and not IN the motel! how the heck am i supposed to push the car upwards? my mom could have found out.. then my dad.. then her parents

[Jango]

from wikipedia

The 1ZZ-FE is a 1.8 L (1794 cc) version built in Buffalo, West Virginia and Cambridge, Ontario.

Bore is 79 mm and stroke is 91.5 mm. Output is 130 hp (97 kW) at 6000 RPM with 125 ft·lbf (169 N·m) of torque at 4200 RPM.

The cylinders of 1ZZ engines are lined with cast iron. It uses SFI fuel injection, has VVT-i (on later versions) and features fracture-split forged powder metal connecting rods, a one-piece cast camshaft, and a cast aluminum intake manifold.

[matchbox]

got this burning question that i've been meaning to ask. i've read somewhere that its better to gas up in the evening or early in the morning coz fuel tend to be denser at cooler temperatures. is this true or another myth?

[Conan®]

got this burning question that i've been meaning to ask. i've read somewhere that its better to gas up in the evening or early in the morning coz fuel tend to be denser at cooler temperatures. is this true or another myth?

It's true.

[garuda32]

its not true. gas is stored several feet underground. because of this the temperature of the gas hardly varies due to the insulating effect of 5 feet of dirt and concrete.

[Jay Leno]

A quick google search turns up dozens of results from reputable sources such as universities, US government websites, etc. that all claim this myth to be true.    :violent1:

At 5ft under the earth's surface the temperature still varies enough for gasoline to take on different densities.

its not true. gas is stored several feet underground. because of this the temperature of the gas hardly varies due to the insulating effect of 5 feet of dirt and concrete.

[garuda32]

ok so assuming hindi insulating ang 4 feet of concrete and dirt at all (highly doubt it), then in that case mas mainit ang gas sa ten at night kesa sa ten in the morning kasi hindi pa lumalabas ang absorbed heat ng gas by ten pm. i know ang bano ng explanation ko pero basically mainit pa ang semento ng ten pm, so pati ang gas.

alam ko kaya recommended na mag-gas sa colder portion ng day ay para mabawasan ang vaporization na nagiging air pollutant pag naiinitan.

however, given all that, i stopped caring. i still feel screwed at the pump regardless what time i go

[aid03]

pag nagpagas ka kahit malamig in the morning pag noon na mainit na naman so parang ganun rin. well i don't think it matters it all depends on the driver

[blackrolla]

mga sir ask ko na din   kung may difference nga ba yung magpa gas sa  early morning o evening  kesa sa  tanghali na mainit   gaano kalaki ba matitipid mo kung early morning ka nga mag papa full tank let us say na 40 litres ipa gas mo sa umaga , pag tanghali ka ba nag pa gas it means na mas mahal ang  bill mo pag 40litres din ipapagas mo

[Manga]

lam ko lang mas nagvevaporize ang gas kapag mainit. although parang insignificant yung volume of loss ng vapor.. or is it? :lurk:

[Adrian]

mga sir ask ko na din   kung may difference nga ba yung magpa gas sa  early morning o evening  kesa sa  tanghali na mainit   gaano kalaki ba matitipid mo kung early morning ka nga mag papa full tank let us say na 40 litres ipa gas mo sa umaga , pag tanghali ka ba nag pa gas it means na mas mahal ang  bill mo pag 40litres din ipapagas mo

it depends if pump prices increased at 10:00am. your bill should be the same.


I always practice refueling before i get home at night.