save on gas big time and it is FREE

Good question. There were limits on what you could charge and the sums were
fixed (limited) by the car-sharing organizers. The concept that the money
was a contribution to your fuel only, IIRC. So one could not actually run a
business on it.

Can't remember the insurance implications, before someone asks.

I found this as an example for the present:

http://www.freewheelers.com/about.php

Another concept that has started (maybe in US as well?) is car-use sharing.
A club owns a fleet of cars and has the right to park them in various areas
in a district. Club members use the cars when required. There is at least
one of these in London.

Seems a mix of taxi and car-hire service. Probably wouldn't work for
everybody but clearly works for enough to permit viable (AFAIK) operation.

DAS
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> Just curious, Dori - at what point would the German gov't consider you a
> taxi service and require you to get a business/taxi license?
>
> Bill Putney
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So far, the computer says 23.7 for this tank. I'll fill up in a day
or two and calculate it.

On Jun 4, 5:24?pm, Robert Reynolds > wrote:
> Dipstick wrote:
> > Tell you what, I will do just that. I have about 7000 miles of
> > commuting experience in this car at the speed limit. I'm getting right
> > at 25MPG for those 7000 miles. I need to fill up Tuesday on the way
> > to work. I'll do next week at 55 max and let you know what happens.
>
> > On May 26, 2:26 pm, Robert Reynolds > wrote:
> >> Maybe you should try it for a week and see what happens.
>
> >> I'm very interested in gas mileage and price because I drive a 150 mile
> >> delivery route every day. I keep my tires properly inflated and I do
> >> regular tune ups. At today's prices, if I can save a few gallons in a
> >> week, that goes a long way.
>
> How did you do on your gas mileage test? We bought a 1993 Civic last
> week. We drove it from Kansas City to Springfield MO and back this
> weekend and it got 47 MPG with the air conditioner running. Maybe I'll
> try running my route at 55 mph this week and see how it does. I was
> surprised at first that it has only a 9 gallon tank, but when you can
> get 400 miles out of that tank why would you need any more than that?

Dipstick wrote:
> Tell you what, I will do just that. I have about 7000 miles of
> commuting experience in this car at the speed limit. I'm getting right
> at 25MPG for those 7000 miles. I need to fill up Tuesday on the way
> to work. I'll do next week at 55 max and let you know what happens.
>
> On May 26, 2:26�pm, Robert Reynolds > wrote:
>> Maybe you should try it for a week and see what happens.
>>
>> I'm very interested in gas mileage and price because I drive a 150 mile
>> delivery route every day. �I keep my tires properly inflated and I do
>> regular tune ups. �At today's prices, if I can save a few gallons in a
>> week, that goes a long way.
>
>


How did you do on your gas mileage test? We bought a 1993 Civic last
week. We drove it from Kansas City to Springfield MO and back this
weekend and it got 47 MPG with the air conditioner running. Maybe I'll
try running my route at 55 mph this week and see how it does. I was
surprised at first that it has only a 9 gallon tank, but when you can
get 400 miles out of that tank why would you need any more than that?

Yes. I've averaged 25.0 for 7000 miles. The car is a 2006 Grand Prix
GT. Traffic flow, construction, wind/weather, etc. are going to make
more difference than max speed at least in the short term. I'm also
using the A/C now whereas not much of the initial 7000 miles required
it. On the positive side, I have added a gorgeous, sweet, young lady
rider and the 55 speed gives us more time to get to know each
other :-) If you have to carpool, that is definitely the way to do
it.

On Jun 4, 8:52?pm, Robert Reynolds > wrote:
> Dipstick wrote:
> > So far, the computer says 23.7 for this tank. I'll fill up in a day
> > or two and calculate it.
>
> That's worse than what you were getting before, isn't it?

Dipstick wrote:
> So far, the computer says 23.7 for this tank. I'll fill up in a day
> or two and calculate it.

That's worse than what you were getting before, isn't it?