quick poll - american cars

Lets see...Im 6'2, 195lbs.

Wear 36x 36 jeans and a 18 shirt.

Hell yes..Im a bag of suet.

Laugh laugh laugh

Gunner

hum...never owned a 4x..least not for 20 yrs. Bad mileage eh?

Gunner

My Ranger gets about 19, the E350 gets about 15...at 55..drops to 10 at

1. The ex's Saturn gets about 28, the Travco motor home gets a surprising 18, and the B3000 gets 21..even with it not able to pass smog.

The scooters...about 50 each

Gunner

"Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimum food or water,in austere conditions, day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon. He doesn't worry about what workout to do--- his rucksack weighs what it weighs, and he runs until the enemy stops chasing him. The True Believer doesn't care 'how hard it is'; he knows he either wins or he dies. He doesn't go home at 1700; he is home. He knows only the 'Cause.' Now, who wants to quit?"

NCOIC of the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course in a welcome speech to new SF candidates

Seems to lop one or two MPG off- I suppose it's the extra dead weight, plus the extra rotating weight even in 2WD. AWD vehicle versions suffer as well.

I loved the little star like washer that was there for no reason other than to retract and hold the brushes to assist in the easy reinstallation of the armature in the Chrysler reduction gear starters.

My 4WD Ranger and AWD CRV both get ~25 normally, 28 with care on a longer trip in summer, barely 20 in mid winter. Consecutive measurements by filling the tank full vary by generally less than 2 MPG.

jsw

Which engine?

Gunner

I've adjusted the front bearing drag on the Ford to near the minimum and keep 30PSI in the tires. If possible I get behind a truck doing 55

- 65 on the highway to gain a little drafting and not block traffic any more than the truck does. 70MPH costs 1 - 2 MPG.

jsw

The local phone company uses that little engine. Seems to work for them.

Gunner