My New Ride - Page 4 - Aircraft of World War II

ccheese · 07-02-2008, 10:24 PM

I know you have all been waiting for this, my first gas fill up. Actually, its
the 2nd. If you recall I filled the tank on Jun 23rd from the can I use for
the lawnmower. The mileage was 21. Tonight I drove to the gas station.
Gas was $3.83 point 9 per gallon. The scooter took 1.095 gallons at a
cost of $4.20, and the mileage is 127. Unless I forgot how to do my math,
this comes to 96.8036 MPG. Or did I forget to carry ????

Charles

Matt308 · 07-02-2008, 11:49 PM

Freakin' awesome Mr. C!

CharlesBronson · 07-02-2008, 11:52 PM

When I read "My new toy" for some reason, dont know why, I tought you was talking about a firearm, nice wheels aniway.

ccheese · 07-14-2008, 11:34 AM

My New Toy is in the shop ! Had it just about a week or so, and it would
not respond to the throttle. I could have twisted the throttle/grip right
off the handlebar and she would not go. I think max speed was 20 MPH.
I have been informed that my dealer has three scooters with the same
problem and there are others in Virginia. Seems Piaggio has a production
problem with the carburetors. My dealer has been instructed to return the
carbs to Vespa USA, and they will decide what to do about it. Meanwhile
my new scooter [with 130 miles on it] sits in the shop [sob, sniffle]. I asked
about a "loaner" and got the big "ha-ha'. It will be at least two more weeks
before I get it back.

Charles: [Nice Name] There is a thread, "The Guns We Own" that will be under the "Off Topic" thread. Check it out.

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/off...-own-9075.html (The Guns We Own)

Charles

Aggie08 · 07-14-2008, 08:20 PM

I used to laugh at people on scooters until I rented one on vacation. Those things are fun!

I want a motorcycle when I get a job after graduation here in a month.

Wayne Little · 07-15-2008, 05:40 AM

damn! thats sucks Charles.....

ccheese · 07-22-2008, 03:42 PM

My Piaggio dealer informed me, today, that Vespa is shipping a new carb for
my scooter. They've had it over three weeks. Probably will have it another
week, at least..... there are two carb jobs ahead of me.

Charles

Njaco · 07-22-2008, 09:21 PM

Soooo, should have it by Christmas! Great scootering weather then!

Marcel · 07-23-2008, 02:50 PM

Didn't see this thread before, Charles, nice bike. I prefer the peddling ones, though.

ccheese · 07-23-2008, 03:00 PM

Mon Ami: I would consider a bicycle, but there is no shower at the shop,
and I would be too sweaty after pedaling the two miles/ I hope to get my
scooter back early next week. You'll hear me yell when I get it back...

Charles

Marcel · 07-23-2008, 03:15 PM

I don't blame you.
How do you get to work usually without the scooter?
When I still lived 10 km from work, I always went by bike. Now I live 30 km from work and have to use the car

ccheese · 07-24-2008, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcel

I don't blame you.
How do you get to work usually without the scooter?
When I still lived 10 km from work, I always went by bike. Now I live 30 km from work and have to use the car

Marcel, Mon Ami: I have a 1987 Mazda B2000 P/U truck w/160k miles
on it. There's a pic of it on the forum in "What are you Driving" thread.
For being 21 years old, it's in mint condition. It shines like a paratrooper's heel !

Charles

ccheese · 08-11-2008, 12:13 PM

Yippee !! Got my scooter back after being in the shop for four.... count em,
F O U R weeks. Rides like a new one.... get's up to 40 MPH without any
problem. Havn't had the room or the road to try to get above 40. I'm still
breaking it in...

Charles

Lucky13 · 08-11-2008, 02:00 PM

Good news Mr C....just keep cool so that Mrs C and us here can relax....

Njaco · 08-11-2008, 07:47 PM

Congrats!!!

07-02-2008, 10:24 PM	#46
ccheese Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 7,309	I know you have all been waiting for this, my first gas fill up. Actually, its the 2nd. If you recall I filled the tank on Jun 23rd from the can I use for the lawnmower. The mileage was 21. Tonight I drove to the gas station. Gas was $3.83 point 9 per gallon. The scooter took 1.095 gallons at a cost of $4.20, and the mileage is 127. Unless I forgot how to do my math, this comes to 96.8036 MPG. Or did I forget to carry ???? Charles __________________ I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either....

07-02-2008, 11:49 PM	#47
Matt308 aka Dickcheese Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 13,386	Freakin' awesome Mr. C! __________________ "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the [U.S.] Marines don't have that problem." -- Ronald Reagan Master of Duplicate Posts

07-02-2008, 11:52 PM	#48
CharlesBronson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cordoba - Argentina Posts: 2,999	When I read "My new toy" for some reason, dont know why, I tought you was talking about a firearm, nice wheels aniway. __________________ Bronsons´s videos

07-14-2008, 11:34 AM	#49
ccheese Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 7,309	My New Toy is in the shop ! Had it just about a week or so, and it would not respond to the throttle. I could have twisted the throttle/grip right off the handlebar and she would not go. I think max speed was 20 MPH. I have been informed that my dealer has three scooters with the same problem and there are others in Virginia. Seems Piaggio has a production problem with the carburetors. My dealer has been instructed to return the carbs to Vespa USA, and they will decide what to do about it. Meanwhile my new scooter [with 130 miles on it] sits in the shop [sob, sniffle]. I asked about a "loaner" and got the big "ha-ha'. It will be at least two more weeks before I get it back. Charles: [Nice Name] There is a thread, "The Guns We Own" that will be under the "Off Topic" thread. Check it out. http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/off...-own-9075.html (The Guns We Own) Charles __________________ I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either.... Last edited by ccheese; 07-14-2008 at 11:43 AM.

07-14-2008, 08:20 PM	#50
Aggie08 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,013	I used to laugh at people on scooters until I rented one on vacation. Those things are fun! I want a motorcycle when I get a job after graduation here in a month. __________________ "I had ten rockets on board, and as I wasn't particularly fond of head-on attacks, I salvoed the whole lot at him. The rockets didn't hit him but but they must have scared the bejesus out of him, for he did a steep turn to starboard... I let him have the full blast, all eight fifty-calibers. I had never seen an aircraft completely disintegrate in the air the way this Me-110 did..." Bill Dunn, 406th Fighter Group Matt

07-15-2008, 05:40 AM	#51
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,511	damn! thats sucks Charles..... __________________

07-22-2008, 03:42 PM	#52
ccheese Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 7,309	My Piaggio dealer informed me, today, that Vespa is shipping a new carb for my scooter. They've had it over three weeks. Probably will have it another week, at least..... there are two carb jobs ahead of me. Charles __________________ I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either....

07-22-2008, 09:21 PM	#53
Njaco The Pop-Tart Whisperer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States Posts: 10,236	Soooo, should have it by Christmas! Great scootering weather then! __________________ "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!" http://www.njcacoa.org/

07-23-2008, 02:50 PM	#54
Marcel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dordrecht Posts: 3,834	Didn't see this thread before, Charles, nice bike. I prefer the peddling ones, though. __________________ " The knack of flying lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

07-23-2008, 03:00 PM	#55
ccheese Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 7,309	Mon Ami: I would consider a bicycle, but there is no shower at the shop, and I would be too sweaty after pedaling the two miles/ I hope to get my scooter back early next week. You'll hear me yell when I get it back... Charles __________________ I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either....

07-23-2008, 03:15 PM	#56
Marcel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dordrecht Posts: 3,834	I don't blame you. How do you get to work usually without the scooter? When I still lived 10 km from work, I always went by bike. Now I live 30 km from work and have to use the car __________________ " The knack of flying lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss."

08-11-2008, 12:13 PM	#58
ccheese Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 7,309	Yippee !! Got my scooter back after being in the shop for four.... count em, F O U R weeks. Rides like a new one.... get's up to 40 MPH without any problem. Havn't had the room or the road to try to get above 40. I'm still breaking it in... Charles __________________ I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either....

08-11-2008, 02:00 PM	#59
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 15,141	Good news Mr C....just keep cool so that Mrs C and us here can relax.... __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

08-11-2008, 07:47 PM	#60
Njaco The Pop-Tart Whisperer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States Posts: 10,236	Congrats!!! __________________ "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!" http://www.njcacoa.org/

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