How much will it affect my gas mileage...

[manlymatt83]

... with an extra 100 pounds in the trunk?

Driving to Texas and my friend wants me to lug a 100 pound piece of equipment for him to his house. Says he'll pay me $40 or so but I wonder if the difference in fuel economy will be worth it.

 

[2Xtreme21]

Adults weigh more than 100lbs generally... won't affect it much I don't think.

 

[BassBomb]

40$? I'd take it

 

[Baked]

Well, that depends on what your car's MPG is and your travel distance. Do some simple math yourself.

 

[tasmanian]

I would do it. 100 pounds isnt much and 40$ is almost a full tank of gas. Plus its your friend.

 

[archiloco]

yeah 40 bucks sounds about right.....unless you driving a sub-compact fiesta 100lbs should not make a difference

 

[SpunkyJones]

100 lbs isn't too bad, I'd do it for a good friend.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

If you care, find out the weight of your car and the MPG you get right now on average. Figure out how efficient your car is as a whole in terms of gallon of gas burned relating to how much is outputted, and then increase the mass with that equipment and figure it out.

 

[Gothgar]

fucking cheapskate, it is your friend right?

 

[manlymatt83]

Originally posted by: Gothgar
fucking cheapskate, it is your friend right?

Eh - acquaintance.

 

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[Christobevii3]

Unless you have a 3 cylinder geo metro it will hardly make a difference.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Christobevii3
Unless you have a 3 cylinder geo metro it will hardly make a difference.

Adding a specific weight will make an equal difference in any car assuming their engines have a similar efficiency. There are some other assumptions too, but 100 pounds is 100 pounds in any car, and W=F*D, with force and distance not changing from this.

OP - for a computer "scientist", I'm surprised you didn't think about how to figure this out yourself.

 

[manlymatt83]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Christobevii3
Unless you have a 3 cylinder geo metro it will hardly make a difference.

Adding a specific weight will make an equal difference in any car assuming their engines have a similar efficiency. There are some other assumptions too, but 100 pounds is 100 pounds in any car, and W=F*D, with force and distance not changing from this.

OP - for a computer "scientist", I'm surprised you didn't think about how to figure this out yourself.

uh... I did. I knew it would decrease my fuel efficiency, but I had no idea how much 100 pounds added to my car would affect the actual mileage I get.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Christobevii3
Unless you have a 3 cylinder geo metro it will hardly make a difference.

Adding a specific weight will make an equal difference in any car assuming their engines have a similar efficiency. There are some other assumptions too, but 100 pounds is 100 pounds in any car, and W=F*D, with force and distance not changing from this.

OP - for a computer "scientist", I'm surprised you didn't think about how to figure this out yourself.

The OP is definitely not a computer scientist.

The dude needs a "make a decision" website to figure out if he needs to buy more TP or not.

 

[manlymatt83]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Christobevii3
Unless you have a 3 cylinder geo metro it will hardly make a difference.

Adding a specific weight will make an equal difference in any car assuming their engines have a similar efficiency. There are some other assumptions too, but 100 pounds is 100 pounds in any car, and W=F*D, with force and distance not changing from this.

OP - for a computer "scientist", I'm surprised you didn't think about how to figure this out yourself.

The OP is definitely not a computer scientist.

The dude needs a "make a decision" website to figure out if he needs to buy more TP or not.

1) I have never used my own website
2) The site is incredibly popular and makes me a few bucks every month, so I'm not worried.

 

[mugs]

Depends on the car, but the rule of thumb I've heard is that each additional 100 lbs costs you about 1 MPG in a typical car.

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: Christobevii3
Unless you have a 3 cylinder geo metro it will hardly make a difference.

Adding a specific weight will make an equal difference in any car assuming their engines have a similar efficiency. There are some other assumptions too, but 100 pounds is 100 pounds in any car, and W=F*D, with force and distance not changing from this.

OP - for a computer "scientist", I'm surprised you didn't think about how to figure this out yourself.

I'm not scientist, but I'm not sure that there is a linear relationship between the weight of the car and the force required to move it, because the main thing working against the car is air resistance.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak
1) I have never used my own website
2) The site is incredibly popular and makes me a few bucks every month, so I'm not worried.

I just read some of the questions people have asked, and it's hilarious. :laugh:

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: mjuszczak
1) I have never used my own website
2) The site is incredibly popular and makes me a few bucks every month, so I'm not worried.

I just read some of the questions people have asked, and it's hilarious. :laugh:

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