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Sailor Steve 08-17-11 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike (Post 1729926)
In that case just make sure every day you drive to work you drive home backwards.

Problem Legislators?

:O:

Unfortunately odometers don't run backwards. This started in the '60s when it was found that unscrupulous used car dealers would jack up the cars and run them in reverse to make it look like they had less miles on them. For this same reason odometers are tamper-resistant.

Sailor Steve 08-17-11 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead (Post 1729988)
$10200

Your math is off. It would "only" be $1020 per year. Still far too much, but we want our complaints to be accurate.

TLAM Strike 08-17-11 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1729991)
Unfortunately odometers don't run backwards. This started in the '60s when it was found that unscrupulous used car dealers would jack up the cars and run them in reverse to make it look like they had less miles on them. For this same reason odometers are tamper-resistant.

Yea I knew that, I just wanted to post a little Troll Science. :O:

Stealhead 08-17-11 11:12 AM

Besides a GPS would now how far you went forwards, backwards, sideways,and any other known ways.So that idea would doubly fail and I bet theyd charge double the rate for not driving forwards.Now one could easily reprogram the cars computer where the GPS data is stored but I am betting that they'd have cars after a certain date have a way to send the data to some collection point to avoid such cheating.Just another sign that privacy does not exist in the modern world.

Sailor Steve 08-17-11 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike (Post 1729994)
Yea I knew that, I just wanted to post a little Troll Science. :O:

Well why'ncha say so in da foist place? :wah:

mookiemookie 08-17-11 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1729993)
Your math is off. It would "only" be $1020 per year. Still far too much, but we want our complaints to be accurate.

Your math is off. :O: $102.00 per year.

.85 cents is .0085 multiplied by 12,000 miles a year = $102.00

frau kaleun 08-17-11 11:28 AM

I was told there would be no math.

August 08-17-11 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun (Post 1730023)
I was told there would be no math.

That's not math. Quantum physics is math. That is arithmetic. :O:

Stealhead 08-17-11 11:31 AM

Oh mine is bad then should not do math or arithmetic or think while eating lunch.:88)

Sailor Steve 08-17-11 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie (Post 1730020)
Your math is off. :O: $102.00 per year.

.85 cents is .0085 multiplied by 12,000 miles a year = $102.00

Oh, that makes it okay then. :O: :rotfl2:

Thanks for the correction. My math has always been a little "off"...along with the rest of me. :D

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun
I was told there would be no math.

They lied.





Again.




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Originally Posted by August
arithmetic. :O:

That's what I get for going to school that teaches that "arithmetic" starts with an 'R'.

AVGWarhawk 08-17-11 11:36 AM

As far as I'm concerned .01 tax for the entire year of mileage calculation is still incorrect math!

American's are taxed enough and monies for road repairs come via the Federal Govt that get's it's spending money by strong arming tax payers. Furthermore, tunnels, bridges and just some damn roads like I95 through New Jersey charge a toll for road upkeep. This is nothing but a cash grab.

nikimcbee 08-22-11 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid (Post 1729935)
Road wear is mainly the result of trucking, not autos. This is really stupid and won't work anyway.

That has never stopped the state of ore-gone.

Hopefully this will get shot down. They need to link it to a sale tax, then it will go down in flames. (there's no sales tax here)

FIREWALL 08-22-11 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun (Post 1730023)
I was told there would be no math.


I was under that " frau kaleun " assumption too. :DL This is makeing my head hurt "ouch" :yep: .:cry:

I'm going to another funnier thread. :haha: Just editing this makes me " Punkin " hurt. :wah: . :har:


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