Gas Prices!!!

Started by flew-da-coup, 04-25-2006 -- 13:36:50

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flew-da-coup

#30
07-31-2006 -- 10:25:47
I am a road hog and like my pick-up truck that get's 13-15 mpg. My wife can't see going without her SUV that sucks gas like a vacuum. I hate paying high prices, but it beats walking. I might buy me a motorcycle to go back and forth from work on to save money. The less cars on the road is better. Not because of pollution, but because I don't like slow people in my way.
You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.Leviticus 19:35

docbyers

#31
07-31-2006 -- 11:17:44
Well, ya gotta have a truck for those mulch runs, hauling plywood/lumber, or hauling that sofa you bought at a garage sale...  My Ranger gets 20-25 miles/gallon, and is just big enough for my hauling needs.  Bonus-it's paid for.  My son-in-law's Ford Sport-Trac is a beautiful truck, with all the bells and whistles, but the bed's too short to be practical, and he whines about the gas mileage, so naturally he wants to buy my truck if I ever get anything else.  He has the 4x4 version, which is all well and good the 3 times a year you need it around here.  The rest of the time the 4x4 gearing sucks your gas right through the tranny and out the tailpipe.  He added a K&N air filter, which helps, but still, 15mpg aint too hot for a year-old vehicle...
If it works, it's a Fluke.

flew-da-coup

#32
07-31-2006 -- 11:25:19
Do you have the 3.0l Ranger. I never had that kind of gas mileage and I owned 3 of them. I still have a 2001 edge and it gets like 18 mpg. Man I need a tune up. I don't ever drive it much anyway.
You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.Leviticus 19:35

docbyers

#33
07-31-2006 -- 11:34:30
Mine is a 1996 model with the 4-cylinder- not a lot of power, but sufficient for the tasks I use it for.  The 5-speed might be helping my mileage too...  I wouldn't tow much of anything larger than a garden tractor, and it's fine for a short trip with a full load of wood or mulch.  My Home Depot is 2 miles away, so short trips are about all I take...
If it works, it's a Fluke.

flew-da-coup

#34
07-31-2006 -- 11:42:35
Okay. I have a 3.0L with an automatic trans. The gas milage stinks for a small truck. However, I will always own a Ranger even if it is not my primary vehicle. I have had 3 in the past 11 years. I like my Edge the best. I still like my FX4 though. Bigger and plenty of room.
You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.Leviticus 19:35

docbyers

#35
07-31-2006 -- 11:46:34
If it's an automatic, you must be 'shiftless' (pun intended)
If it works, it's a Fluke.

flew-da-coup

#36
07-31-2006 -- 12:02:15
It's automatic because my wife cannot ( Refuses to learn ) drive stick. When we were married she made me get rid of my Z71 4X4 because it was stick.  :cry:
You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.Leviticus 19:35

docbyers

#37
07-31-2006 -- 12:07:37
Damn.  I had a pretty high opinion of her just because she married you- 'bout ready for sainthood, and all that.  But refusing to drive a stick just dropped her half a notch from her standings...

When I met my wife she was tooling around in a Miata with a 5-speed...
If it works, it's a Fluke.

flew-da-coup

#38
07-31-2006 -- 12:20:11
hahaha. I never could get her to learn. She would say " why?, when I could just get an automatic".  She just doesn't know the fun of driving a stick.  MG is coming back out sith the Midget and I told her I was getting one and that it will be a stick.
You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.Leviticus 19:35

Old-Navy

#39
08-01-2006 -- 11:26:34
I heard the MG was coming back. Also heard the Chinese bought the brand.  A Chinese MG?  I don't think so.

My Harley gets 43 to the gallon.  And at 3.50 a gallon, it comes in handy.
<~Precision Bombing Begins With Precision Measurement~>                        The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing ~~~~ Socrates               

flew-da-coup

#40
08-01-2006 -- 11:56:42
I heard that the ChiComms bought it too. It still will be cool to have an MG.
You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.Leviticus 19:35

docbyers

#41
08-01-2006 -- 12:35:50
If your MG comes from China you may be able to get it at Wal-Mart...
If it works, it's a Fluke.

flew-da-coup

#42
08-01-2006 -- 12:44:22
That's true I can pick up my MG and a pack of skittles and be happy knowing I can return it even without a reciept.
You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.Leviticus 19:35

Old-Navy

#43
08-04-2006 -- 09:01:30
Especially since the "unknown policy" at Wally World and Sam's Club is..  NEVER say NO to the customer... Now that I'm a Teamster, I can't shop at Wally World.  That's okay, I never could stand the smell of the place anyway
<~Precision Bombing Begins With Precision Measurement~>                        The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing ~~~~ Socrates               

flew-da-coup

#44
08-04-2006 -- 09:03:39
Why can't Teamsters shop at Wal-Mart?
You shall do no injustice in judgment, in measurement of length, weight, or volume.Leviticus 19:35
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