Re: Winter Mileage

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Wed Dec 29 1999 - 21:29:50 EST

If I Recall Correctly

I don't know what to tell you. I'm running totally stock, mixed
highway/city driving, cheap-ass gas (which, incidentally, is 22
cents/gal less cheap compared to 7 months ago).

fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
>
> Sorry, I'm not up on my acronyms... What does IIRC mean (I'm not worthy! :-)?
>
> So, what's a guy with piss poor gas mileage to do? I don't have the $$ for a
> supercharger at this point and I really don't think I should have to do that to
> get better than 10-11 lousy mpg!
> Tom
>
> ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
> Subject: Re: DML: Winter Mileage was: Spring clamps update
> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
> Date: 12/29/99 6:16 PM
>
> Your mileage still seems WAY too low. IIRC, we've got the same truck
> and I pulled about 13 on my last tank (a Thruway run & 2 days of
> commuting in 4WD about 50% of the time).
>
> fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
> >
> > Yeah man, I know your pain! I'm hovering between 10-10.5 mpg in the cold.
> > What's up w/dat anyway. Is it all due to the longer warm up cycle or does the
> > oxygenated gas have something to do with it??
> > Tom 

-- 
-andy

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