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ZippoZ
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Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated
#5421891 - 03/20/06 10:18 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Okay, heres the deal. I want to buy an old delivery truck (fedex/ups style) and convert it to run on vegitable oil. i found a truck with 175,000 miles for 2 grand. i can get a conversion kit to run the thing on vegitable oil for another grand.
Then i will take it to the DMV and have the title legally converted to an RV, so that i can live in it and take it across the country.
thing is i want to take it with me to miami this weekend, and thats a 3000 mile trip, which i wont have the kit for, although i will be able to mix half vegitible oil with half diesel in my one tank....
so all in all ill hvae a truck that will run on vegitable oil, which is free.... for 3 grand. seeing as it gets about 10 miles to the gallon or so, this whole thing would pay for itself in roughly 12 thousand miles.. 12k miles/10 mpg = 1200 gallons of gas, 1200 gal @ 2.75 = $3,300...
i will be driving that many miles this summer alone. but here is the deal...
this has been a dream of mine for some time now. and im wondering if im letting my dream of doing this interfere with the reality of the situation....... which i have done before....
im an adventurer, and this will be a great expierence just to try it, i admit. I have the cash for it (thanks to an inheritance i got) but i dont want to blow all of my money on what could be a failied dream.
I dont konw what to do here...........
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: ZippoZ]
#5421898 - 03/20/06 10:20 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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If you think you can realistically do it, then I would say "go for it".
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: ZippoZ]
#5421900 - 03/20/06 10:22 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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I've heard that you get the veg. oil for free but... from where? What if you run out and the nearest greasy diner hasn't made enough greasy burritos to fill your tank?
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ZippoZ
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: Cowgold]
#5421910 - 03/20/06 10:24 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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oyu would be supprised at the amount of this stuff avaliable, right now i could pump about 100 gallons out of my town alone.
thing is, you have to be somewhat sneaky about it, as people wont allways allow you to take it...
yeah i can do it.
but there is a chance that the truck is a pieece of shit, and will die on me. hell my laslt diesel had 232,000 miles on it and the engine still runs... diesels are good for this, but im just not sure about it all...
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zippoz "in times of widespread chaos and confusion, it has been the duty of more advanced human beings - artists, scientists, clowns, and philosophers - to create order. In such times as ours however, when there is too much order, too much m management, too much programming and control, it becomes the duty of superior men and women and women to fling their favorite monkey wrenches into the machinery. To relieve the repression of the human spirit, they must sow doubt and disruption" "People do it every day, they talk to themselves ... they see themselves as they'd like to be, they don't have the courage you have, to just run with it."
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: Cowgold]
#5421911 - 03/20/06 10:24 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
Cowgold said: I've heard that you get the veg. oil for free but... from where? What if you run out and the nearest greasy diner hasn't made enough greasy burritos to fill your tank?
Exactly, As far as I know veg oil cost more than disel fuel right? Where are you going to get it for free?
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: BuddahKillah]
#5421917 - 03/20/06 10:25 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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you can use waste vegitbale oil, the stuff that every mcdonalds and burger joint used to deep fry their fries.
you have to filter it, but you can do that, while youre pumping it out of the trap at the resturant,
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zippoz "in times of widespread chaos and confusion, it has been the duty of more advanced human beings - artists, scientists, clowns, and philosophers - to create order. In such times as ours however, when there is too much order, too much m management, too much programming and control, it becomes the duty of superior men and women and women to fling their favorite monkey wrenches into the machinery. To relieve the repression of the human spirit, they must sow doubt and disruption" "People do it every day, they talk to themselves ... they see themselves as they'd like to be, they don't have the courage you have, to just run with it."
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: BuddahKillah]
#5421919 - 03/20/06 10:25 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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So, your going to have to steal the oil then? Bad. You will get caught doing it all the time and the bond and court cost will set you back.
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: BuddahKillah]
#5421921 - 03/20/06 10:26 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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well no, many places will let you have it, theyre happy to give it away, some times you have to just take it though.
thing is most places have to pay to have ti taken away, its a nasty substance.....
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zippoz "in times of widespread chaos and confusion, it has been the duty of more advanced human beings - artists, scientists, clowns, and philosophers - to create order. In such times as ours however, when there is too much order, too much m management, too much programming and control, it becomes the duty of superior men and women and women to fling their favorite monkey wrenches into the machinery. To relieve the repression of the human spirit, they must sow doubt and disruption" "People do it every day, they talk to themselves ... they see themselves as they'd like to be, they don't have the courage you have, to just run with it."
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: ZippoZ]
#5421924 - 03/20/06 10:27 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Well, go for it then.
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: BuddahKillah]
#5421929 - 03/20/06 10:29 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Your saying they are not supposed to just give it out? They are supposed to have it taken away professionally?
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ZippoZ
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: BuddahKillah]
#5421947 - 03/20/06 10:38 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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well the thing is that most towns require the places to register with a licensed grease remover, beacuse it costs so much to have it hauled away, many places were dumping it down into the sewers, which is a major evniornmental no no.
speaking of the enviornment, running a car on this grease, will not add any more to the greenhouse effect, beacuse it is a closed carbon cycle...
but really thats not the big deal, the oil.... the big deal is weather i should risk 3 grand...., even though a grand will bea recoverable cost (reselling the kit)
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zippoz "in times of widespread chaos and confusion, it has been the duty of more advanced human beings - artists, scientists, clowns, and philosophers - to create order. In such times as ours however, when there is too much order, too much m management, too much programming and control, it becomes the duty of superior men and women and women to fling their favorite monkey wrenches into the machinery. To relieve the repression of the human spirit, they must sow doubt and disruption" "People do it every day, they talk to themselves ... they see themselves as they'd like to be, they don't have the courage you have, to just run with it."
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: ZippoZ]
#5421960 - 03/20/06 10:43 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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sounds awesome hit me up if ur near miami peace
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: ShroomFan]
#5421994 - 03/20/06 10:52 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Just make sure the van has no mechanical problems. Take it to a shop and have them check it out... it will be worth the money, trust me I have made the same mistake more than once.
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: BuddahKillah]
#5422001 - 03/20/06 10:54 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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I live in Palm Coast, FL. Its 20 min south of st. augestine. If you want to chill with some real people and smoke some real good buds just let me know.
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: BuddahKillah]
#5422022 - 03/20/06 10:56 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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I have to agree with BK on that. Make sure it is in decent condtion before you purchase. You never know how good the previous owners were with upkeep on old vehicles like that. It might be a $2000 truck, but once you start having to replace parts the price will go up dramatically.
Staye sane in Miami.... I hated that city, during my brief drug-fueled visit there.
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: Gr8fulJ420]
#5422036 - 03/20/06 11:00 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Yea... Miami is trashy. Go to the keys for real tropical fun.
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: BuddahKillah]
#5422048 - 03/20/06 11:02 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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jay, i think that oyu were a bit upset beacause of the loss of your crown vic  RIP
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zippoz "in times of widespread chaos and confusion, it has been the duty of more advanced human beings - artists, scientists, clowns, and philosophers - to create order. In such times as ours however, when there is too much order, too much m management, too much programming and control, it becomes the duty of superior men and women and women to fling their favorite monkey wrenches into the machinery. To relieve the repression of the human spirit, they must sow doubt and disruption" "People do it every day, they talk to themselves ... they see themselves as they'd like to be, they don't have the courage you have, to just run with it."
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: ZippoZ]
#5422056 - 03/20/06 11:05 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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It was a Caprice Classic. Even had the car functioned perfectly for the whole week, I would not have liked that place. Urban sprawl to the nth degree. Fuck that.
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: ZippoZ]
#5422057 - 03/20/06 11:06 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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sounds pretty realistic Dude.I say go for it!!!
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Re: Dreams V.S. Reality and foolish choices, any help apreciated [Re: superbob57]
#5422060 - 03/20/06 11:07 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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fair enough jay, i have had some damn good times there personally. and i always have high hopes.
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zippoz "in times of widespread chaos and confusion, it has been the duty of more advanced human beings - artists, scientists, clowns, and philosophers - to create order. In such times as ours however, when there is too much order, too much m management, too much programming and control, it becomes the duty of superior men and women and women to fling their favorite monkey wrenches into the machinery. To relieve the repression of the human spirit, they must sow doubt and disruption" "People do it every day, they talk to themselves ... they see themselves as they'd like to be, they don't have the courage you have, to just run with it."
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