nige Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 I wrote this letter to the owner of gaspig because I was so disgusted with his ignorance. Here'e the page that sparked me to write: Gas pig dot com I wrote this letter prior to understanding you've since destroyed your truck, but your readers might find the information useful. I live in Canada and drive a 1995 Nissan pathfinder. The gas mileage your truck gets is incredibly poor. Might I suggest you get your pathfinder tuned up. There are many different ways to increase your mileage with these vehicles which include: -Cleaning the Mass Airflow Sensor and Carbon Canister -Ensure your tires are inflated to the correct levels (I use about 35-40psi on 31"x10.5"x15" tires) -Check to make sure your Positive Crankcase Ventilation Valve is functioning properly -Check the condition of your sparkplugs for wear -Check to make sure your Exhaust Gas Re-circulation Valve is working properly -Replace dirty air filters -Make sure your vehicle is proper aligned -Check your slide pins on the brake calipers to make sure your aren't dragging your pads on the rotors when you are not braking. -Check for broken Exhaust Manifold Studs. These trucks have a history of this problem. Air leaking into the exhaust system will be picked up by the Oxygen Sensor located between the catalytic converters and cause the computer system to enrich the air/fuel mixture to compensate for the increased amount of air, thus causing poor mileage. This is just a short list of proper maintenance required for all vehicles, not just trucks. This, of course, is only a fraction of the cause of poor fuel economy. Driving habits such as fast starts, long periods of idling, excessive speed and short trips (<5 min. drives) will also increase fuel consumption. I drive my vehicle very sensibly around town and out on the freeways and I regularly use about 14 liters per 100km during city driving. My mileage increases to 11-13L/100km when I stay around 85km/h. For your sake, that translates to about 16mpg city and 20mpg freeway @ 50mph. This is all achieved using the lowest grade fuel available (87octane). I found that learning a little bit about your own vehicle and keeping it properly tuned to be more helpful than putting a f**king "GASPIG" sticker on your truck and bitching about how much fuel it consumes, rather than performing a little maintenance. What's even more ignorant on your part is the fact that you decided to pollute your backyard by destroying your truck using explosives when you could have recycled your vehicle to a junkyard or parts recycler. So before you quickly finger SUV drivers for "wasting" all the gasoline and polluting your country, you should be talking to the owners of cars which idle for long periods of time, belch black and blue smoke or are otherwise out of tune. You should also look to educate yourself and other vehicle owners on how they can achieve better fuel economy through knowledge. I feel your efforts would be better spent there than continuing to harp on SUV owners, and encourage them to dispose of their vehicles in a wasteful manner for your own publicity i.e. "DUMP IT FROM A BRIDGE" –I bet that does wonders for water quality. Asshat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 YES!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!! excellent! :bow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige Posted July 30, 2005 Author Share Posted July 30, 2005 Gaspig Here's a link to the rest of his page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 What a retard! Nice email. They should be having pics of the H2's..I can think of plenty of suv's that get worse gas mileage then us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 That was the most worthless display of assholism I've ever seen. What an asshat. Good letter, skrilla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 Good letter Bud !!! I'm all for not wasting gas and trying to minimize environmental impact, BUT that guy is a twit !! I have so much to say about it, I'm not going to start. He's definitely an assjack !! B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 well. What makes ME laugh is the fact A) he drives a "gaspig" around, plastered in stickers..and yet is driving the ONE THING he is bitching about? 2 DUH points for that MY Pathy NEVER (even at its WORST) got crap gas mileage like his Pathy C) Yeah.. that's helpful.. BLOW your Pathy up in your backyard.. who needed the house or neighbors anyway? Dump it in a river... watch the fish float to the top.... OMG. This dude needs AA or something.. or his marajuana card revoked. pssd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 ahahah marijuana card lol I never noticed the animosity (sp?) towards SUV's on the web until today. Most of them are kinda funny like the H2 haters, but that guy needed to be spoken to. He contradicts himself on so many levels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLApathy Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 omg i hate people like that, they rollover to easy, learn to freakin drive, and i love what they didnt tell us... gm... hybrid trucks already in production and at the dealers hybird hummer concept a v8 engine that can run on 4 cyclinders hybird cars (i forgot the name) ford... hybird buses hybird suv chrylser... a v8 engine that can run on 4,6,and 8 cyclinders and yeah rather than fix it up and tune it up and perform basic repairs they complain i cant even type what i wanted to say i forgot it all i was so mad there a bunch of (i hope them simleys work) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 HA!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLApathy Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 hey did that ever email you back god i wish i could that mother trucker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 I used to laugh at all the tree hugging hippies in Nor Cal all driving their VWs pouring black smoke out the tail pipes. Guess we now have the techno-geek version online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statikuz Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 hey i just recently got 18 MPG so i'm pretty happy about that =D but yeah that guy was kinda a tool... grr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige Posted August 3, 2005 Author Share Posted August 3, 2005 he wrote back: True, it got poor gas mileage - probably could have fixed it up but it was more fun to blow it up! Thanks for the info!! Joe pig -----Original Message----- From: Neil Pilsner [mailto:skrillaguerilla@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 7:38 PM To: info@gaspig.com Subject: skydive your nissan pathfinder I wrote this letter prior to understanding you've since destroyed your truck, but your readers might find the information useful. I live in Canada and drive a 1995 Nissan pathfinder. The gas mileage your truck gets is incredibly poor. Might I suggest you get your pathfinder tuned up. There are many different ways to increase your mileage with these vehicles which include: -Cleaning the Mass Airflow Sensor and Carbon Canister -Ensure your tires are inflated to the correct levels (I use about 35-40psi on 31"x10.5"x15" tires) -Check to make sure your Positive Crankcase Ventilation Valve is functioning properly -Check the condition of your sparkplugs for wear -Check to make sure your Exhaust Gas Re-circulation Valve is working properly -Replace dirty air filters -Make sure your vehicle is proper aligned -Check your slide pins on the brake calipers to make sure your aren't dragging your pads on the rotors when you are not braking. -Check for broken Exhaust Manifold Studs. These trucks have a history of this problem. Air leaking into the exhaust system will be picked up by the Oxygen Sensor located between the catalytic converters and cause the computer system to enrich the air/fuel mixture to compensate for the increased amount of air, thus causing poor mileage. This is just a short list of proper maintenance required for all vehicles, not just trucks. This, of course, is only a fraction of the cause of poor fuel economy. Driving habits such as fast starts, long periods of idling, excessive speed and short trips (<5 min. drives) will also increase fuel consumption. I drive my vehicle very sensibly around town and out on the freeways and I regularly use about 14 liters per 100km during city driving. My mileage increases to 11-13L/100km when I stay around 85km/h. For your sake, that translates to about 16mpg city and 20mpg freeway @ 50mph. This is all achieved using the lowest grade fuel available (87octane). I found that learning a little bit about your own vehicle and keeping it properly tuned to be more helpful than putting a f**king "GASPIG" sticker on your truck and bitching about how much fuel it consumes, rather than performing a little maintenance. What's even more ignorant on your part is the fact that you decided to pollute your backyard by destroying your truck using explosives when you could have recycled your vehicle to a junkyard or parts recycler. So before you quickly finger SUV drivers for "wasting" all the gasoline and polluting your country, you should be talking to the owners of cars which idle for long periods of time, belch black and blue smoke or are otherwise out of tune. You should also look to educate yourself and other vehicle owners on how they can achieve better fuel economy through knowledge. I feel your efforts would be better spent there than continuing to harp on SUV owners, and encourage them to dispose of their vehicles in a wasteful manner for your own publicity i.e. "DUMP IT FROM A BRIDGE" -I bet that does wonders for water quality. Asshat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Well, I WILL give the guy a point or two for writing back and conceding that you have valid points AND not being a jerk about it, BUT I subtract several dozen points because he proved himself to be a misrepresenting sensationalist. You should ask him to post your letter and his reply as is on his site. Won't happen. I think this guy is just trying to cash in on this somehow... Defifitely an A$$ in my book. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 just reinforces the thought I had that this dude is an IDIOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycxice13 Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 What a waste of perfectly good web space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 (edited) What a waste of perfectly good web space. What a waste of life. *(Not you, but pigboy. I bet GasPig guy is Clint.) Edited August 4, 2005 by vengeful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLApathy Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 i bet gaspig guy is clint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 It's too bad Jed's not here for this...hehehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLApathy Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 -argue- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 We should sign his email up for every mailing list on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLApathy Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 omg do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudfinder Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 (edited) what's the point of that? if he wants better gas milage he should get a toyota prius or something. the thing that bugs me is that when people buy cars that they know is going to burn alot of gas, the complain after. he should give me his path so i can use his drive train. speaking of gas mileage my nissan titan, is getting better on gas mileage, i got 9mpg last tank. i love that thing... oh yeah, what moron would drive around with "GASPIG" written all over his truck? what a POS. he's giving away stickers huh? i'll use them to wipe my butt. so i'll save some trees and not waste TP. Edited August 5, 2005 by mudfinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLApathy Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 yeah that guys a jack :furious: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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