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RobDogg

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Re: I'm sick & tired of poor gas milage.
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2006, 10:38:18 PM »
I don't think any of ya'll can compete with my 4x4 V10 Excursion, I get a whoppin' 10 miles per gallon on average...  But that's the wife's ride.. Me, I get the 91 civic hatch with 322,000 miles on it that still gets 35mpg.  Better than the bike!
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Re: I'm sick & tired of poor gas milage.
« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2006, 07:41:30 AM »
I have a civic I use for work 38 MPG have an Explorer for personal 18 MPG. They will both be paid off in January so I am looking at getting a Caddy. I like the 2007 CTS-V  O0
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Bigbear
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Re: I'm sick & tired of poor gas milage.
« Reply #17 on: August 24, 2006, 09:58:27 AM »
If I could find a tow bar, could pull the smart car behind VTX.  ;D
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Re: I'm sick & tired of poor gas milage.
« Reply #18 on: August 24, 2006, 12:56:11 PM »
Quote from: HeadGuess on August 23, 2006, 05:20:00 PM
I have a F150 Supercrew 4 door with the 5.4 litre engine and get around 17 MPG. I drive the $hit out of it too. If gas gets to $5.00 a gallon I will still drive a full size truck! It will be American Made also!

Same Truck, Same Situation!  O0
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bIgPrO

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Re: I'm sick & tired of poor gas milage.
« Reply #19 on: August 24, 2006, 02:55:51 PM »
RD quit belly ackin!!

Take some of that money and get a Hybrid  :D Do you have some self estemm problems that you have to drive a gas gussler.. O0

Who luvs ya... O0
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Bigbear
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Re: I'm sick & tired of poor gas milage.
« Reply #20 on: August 24, 2006, 03:27:56 PM »
Quote from: bIgPrO on August 24, 2006, 02:55:51 PM
RD quit belly ackin!!

Take some of that money and get a Hybrid  :D Do you have some self estemm problems that you have to drive a gas gussler.. O0

Who luvs ya... O0

I bought the truck 3 years ago, so I could carry tools, and supplies when I re-do a property. I hope to have a condo in Ruidoso in the next 2 weeks, and the drive there and back is 1200 miles.($255.) I need to load up the truck & trailer with my tools and head up there to tidy the place up a bit. That got me thinking about the gas milage. I need the truck to haul with, but just driving around doing the day to day stuff, I'd rather have something that get's better milage.
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bIgPrO

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Re: I'm sick & tired of poor gas milage.
« Reply #21 on: August 24, 2006, 03:29:56 PM »
Quote from: RD on August 24, 2006, 03:27:56 PM
Quote from: bIgPrO on August 24, 2006, 02:55:51 PM
RD quit belly ackin!!

Take some of that money and get a Hybrid  :D Do you have some self estemm problems that you have to drive a gas gussler.. O0

Who luvs ya... O0

I bought the truck 3 years ago, so I could carry tools, and supplies when I re-do a property. I hope to have a condo in Ruidoso in the next 2 weeks, and the drive there and back is 1200 miles.($255.) I need to load up the truck & trailer with my tools and head up there to tidy the place up a bit. That got me thinking about the gas milage. I need the truck to haul with, but just driving around doing the day to day stuff, I'd rather have something that get's better milage.


Just a reminder pops. I will be up there skiing in December!  OK, maybe drinking..LOL
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Bigbear
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RobDogg

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Re: I'm sick & tired of poor gas milage.
« Reply #22 on: August 24, 2006, 06:55:56 PM »
Quote from: RD on August 24, 2006, 03:27:56 PM
I need the truck to haul with, but just driving around doing the day to day stuff, I'd rather have something that get's better milage.
If you really want something for mileage, get a VW TDI diesel (Bettle or Jetta).  They average better mileage than a hybrid, will run well over 300k miles, and are cheaper than a hybrid. On top of that, you can run them on bio-diesel if you want to be environmentally conscious.
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TexasDave

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Re: I'm sick & tired of poor gas milage.
« Reply #23 on: August 24, 2006, 07:00:03 PM »
or drive a cheap used car...... spend all that up front cost on other things... when it craps out, buy another cheap junker..... mine gets 22 mpg, and I've got $950 in it and been driving it for 18 months. not bad.
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Re: I'm sick & tired of poor gas milage.
« Reply #24 on: August 24, 2006, 09:33:34 PM »
So Hot Wheels finally made a car I can actually drive!!!!  SWEET!!!!  :)

If I could use my bike for work, I'd be saving a ton of money.  Over the last four years, I've averaged 17,070 miles for work alone!  :o

(17,070 miles / 18mpg) = 948.33 gallons X $2.50/gal = $2,370.83 (For the Mazda Tribute - V6 - 200 H.P.)
(17,070 miles / 42mpg) = 406.43 gallons X $2.50/gal = $1,016.08 (For the X - V-Twin - 64 H.P.)

The cost per gallon is hypothetical, of course...

That's a savings of $1354.75...sheesh, I'm gonna go sulk for awhile... :( :'(...thanks, R.D.  Hey, can I come stay at your place in Ruidoso??  ;)
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Re: I'm sick & tired of poor gas milage.
« Reply #25 on: August 25, 2006, 01:19:26 AM »
She's getting good mileage...


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Re: I'm sick & tired of poor gas milage.
« Reply #26 on: August 25, 2006, 04:57:11 AM »
Quote from: jmdaniel on August 25, 2006, 01:19:26 AM
She's getting good mileage...




...my next ex-wife
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TexasDave

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Re: I'm sick & tired of poor gas milage.
« Reply #27 on: August 25, 2006, 10:33:20 AM »
Hey - that is my ex!!
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iluvink

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Re: I'm sick & tired of poor gas milage.
« Reply #28 on: August 25, 2006, 10:58:04 AM »
Actually, that's my Mother-In-Law...but after the twister, in the land of Oz.... :o
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Re: I'm sick & tired of poor gas milage.
« Reply #29 on: August 25, 2006, 11:02:12 AM »
ya know what they say... no matter how gorgeous a woman is, somewhere, somehow, another guy is sick of...







LENDING HER HIS BICYCLE!!

(what did you think I was going to say???)

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