Pazzo Donating Members 11,132 Member For: 14y 7m 8d Gender: Male Posted 08/01/14 10:51 PM Share Posted 08/01/14 10:51 PM Will be moving house in next couple of weeks, local train station is 3kms away. Looking at taking train as station near work is 500mtrs away and car only being 2 years old has already got 60000ks on it..What I want to know is driving car to station only 3kms away good on engine as it will not be at operating temptutre by the time I get there....just trying to avoid adding more Ks to car, or should I walk to station and home? Benifits will be instead of spending $100 on fuel.. 3 services a year.. And if I did drive should I warm car up for a few minutes then drive to station. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87239-what-to-do-driving-such-short-distance/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 15y 7m 4d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 08/01/14 10:53 PM Share Posted 08/01/14 10:53 PM Definetly walk Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87239-what-to-do-driving-such-short-distance/#findComment-1448982 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pazzo Donating Members 11,132 Member For: 14y 7m 8d Gender: Male Posted 08/01/14 11:01 PM Author Share Posted 08/01/14 11:01 PM Only down side to walking is got to get up at 4:40am to be at station by 5:15 and work by 6am... But sounds like a plan at $2.50 a day as if I get to station I'm getting off at by 6am it's free on the way to work... Only got to pay for trip home. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87239-what-to-do-driving-such-short-distance/#findComment-1448985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixy Angel Expert Donating Members 9,132 Member For: 20y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: North Jamberoo, NSW Posted 08/01/14 11:23 PM Share Posted 08/01/14 11:23 PM Sounds good Pazz I would train it also ring insurance people up might get discount for not driving your car as much. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87239-what-to-do-driving-such-short-distance/#findComment-1448987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeze_dk I am dissatisfied with my current employment situation Donating Members 8,610 Member For: 18y 8m 2d Gender: Male Posted 08/01/14 11:31 PM Share Posted 08/01/14 11:31 PM I was gonna say buy a pushy, but there a big no no in trains Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87239-what-to-do-driving-such-short-distance/#findComment-1448988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pazzo Donating Members 11,132 Member For: 14y 7m 8d Gender: Male Posted 08/01/14 11:38 PM Author Share Posted 08/01/14 11:38 PM Freeze looking at buying a Pushie's as stations have bike lock ups now.. Might do that... Plus will lose a few extra kilos I got on me.. Lol 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87239-what-to-do-driving-such-short-distance/#findComment-1448990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 19y 10m 13d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 08/01/14 11:39 PM Share Posted 08/01/14 11:39 PM Pics of you rollerblading to train station. 3 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87239-what-to-do-driving-such-short-distance/#findComment-1448991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
willo88 Member 700 Member For: 13y 4m 5d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 08/01/14 11:55 PM Share Posted 08/01/14 11:55 PM +1 rollerblades Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87239-what-to-do-driving-such-short-distance/#findComment-1448994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
masda74 To Loud Gold Donating Members 4,112 Member For: 13y 5m 29d Gender: Male Location: WA, Perth Posted 09/01/14 12:04 AM Share Posted 09/01/14 12:04 AM I was going to suggest that with the savings of leaving the car at home, you could get one of those segways or Ebikes...Ebike you could fold up and take with you on the train. but the segway would have to be locked up at the station. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87239-what-to-do-driving-such-short-distance/#findComment-1448998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 9m 29d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 09/01/14 12:22 AM Share Posted 09/01/14 12:22 AM Hey Pazz I was in exactly the same boat in brisbane for a while.. Was driving a BA Xr6 at the time.. Because I was catching a 5:00am train and it was frikkin cold I was drive to the station.. Didn't pay that much attention and when I was due for a service took the car in for a service..Mechanic commented on how thick the oil was that came out of the car and said obviously I wasn't letting the engine get anywhere near operating temperature to effectively burn the sh*t out of the oil.. He even asked if he could leave it up on the hoist to drain the sump over night..Walk or Ride buddy.. Train lockups are good things for bikes.. Train carparks aren't great things for cars.. Since the average punter is running late and doesn't give a fok where his door hits the side of your car.. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87239-what-to-do-driving-such-short-distance/#findComment-1449004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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