LUV Meeting July 2008LUV Meeting July 2008
At the last two meetings of LUV [1] I’ve given away old hardware. This month I gave away a bunch of old PCI and AGP video cards, a heap of[...]
Category: Cars
Safety of Child SeatsSafety of Child Seats
I have just watched an interesting lecture by Steven Levitt about car safety for children in the 2-6 age range [1]. The evidence he presents shows that the benefits for[...]
Car vs Public Transport to Save MoneyCar vs Public Transport to Save Money
I’ve just been considering when it’s best to drive and when it’s best to take public transport to save money. My old car (1999 VW Passat) uses 12.8L/100km which at[...]
The Cost of Owning a CarThe Cost of Owning a Car
There has been a lot of talk recently about the cost of petrol, Colin Charles is one of the few people to consider the issue of wages in this discussion[...]
Perpetual MotionPerpetual Motion
It seems that many blog posts related to fuel use (such as my post from yesterday about record oil prices [1]) are getting adverts about perpetual motion [2]. Note that[...]
Record Oil PricesRecord Oil Prices
MarketWatch reports that oil prices had the biggest daily gain on record, going up $11 in one day. They claim that this is due to an impending Israeli attack on[...]
Car Sharing in MelbourneCar Sharing in Melbourne
Recently I noticed that some parking spots in the city area are reserved for car sharing. There seems to be two car sharing companies operating. Flexicar [1] costs $50 to[...]
A Bio-fuel Petrol StationA Bio-fuel Petrol Station
Today I happened to see a bio-fuel petrol station! I decided to check it out (even though I was traveling by tram in a part of town that I don’t[...]
Vegie CarsVegie Cars
I've read a lot about running Diesel vehicles on plant oil, but one thing that was never clear was why some people claim that you need special chemical additives. ... Their site[...]
A Better Design for Child SeatsA Better Design for Child Seats
The current method of carrying young children (less than 4-6 years old) in cars is to have a special car seat fitted in the back seat. This has several significant[...]