Better fuel milage?
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From: Vernon, NY
Originally Posted by Fifty150
How many gallons of gas are you buying with that $200?
How many miles are you getting per fill-up?
What is your actual MPG?
$200 may not mean anything if you are getting the proper mileage.
But spending $800 a month? You should buy a Honda Civic.
I am thinking about the 2009 VolksWagon Polo. It has a 3 cylinder diesel engine that gets 75 miles per gallon. I could drive to & from work every week on just 2 gallons of diesel. At today's prices, I would be saving over $50 a week in gas. That should be about just enough to make the payments on a little lunch box like that.
How many miles are you getting per fill-up?
What is your actual MPG?
$200 may not mean anything if you are getting the proper mileage.
But spending $800 a month? You should buy a Honda Civic.
I am thinking about the 2009 VolksWagon Polo. It has a 3 cylinder diesel engine that gets 75 miles per gallon. I could drive to & from work every week on just 2 gallons of diesel. At today's prices, I would be saving over $50 a week in gas. That should be about just enough to make the payments on a little lunch box like that.
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From: Joplin MO
Much as I like my truck, if I had a long commute you bet I'd buy a little sh1tbox to do it with. 20 years ago I was commuting 100 miles a day round trip and I bought a Festiva to do it with. Loved the 40 mpg.
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From: The Barbary Coast
My F150 is a 2007 4.2L V6.
I've got an Airaid Cold Air Intake, 40 Series muffler, and 91 Octane Performance Tune by Mike Troyer.
I just got back from a short trip down the 101: 93.7 miles / 3.605 gallons = 25.991678224687933425797503467406 miles per gallon.
That's right. I'm getting 26 MPG in an F150.
I've got an Airaid Cold Air Intake, 40 Series muffler, and 91 Octane Performance Tune by Mike Troyer.
I just got back from a short trip down the 101: 93.7 miles / 3.605 gallons = 25.991678224687933425797503467406 miles per gallon.
That's right. I'm getting 26 MPG in an F150.
I think I'm going to try that 4th gear test even tho I have 3.55's and 16" tires. I wasnt so sure about drafting until 1 day I was in a HURRY so I was doing like 85 mph behind this Dodge ThunderRoad and when I was in the left (him in right) I could feel my engine trying to keep the speed but when I pulled in behind him, my current throttle position almost slammed me into him. I backed off the throttle and maintained 85 mph. Now I sit behind those semis although I don't like the side to side turbulence. I'm a pilot, I'm used to it 
