http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/792.shtml
I really like this truck and all, but .. been in it a lot more than usual lately with all the doctor appointments in the next town. (those being expensive as hell, too.. $112 today just for blood work.. but at least the Ultram was less than a dollar a pill) The other half drives the '89 Mark to work, and the '86 T-bird would be spoken for by my aunt if it were driveable. Beginning to think I might want to keep the '88 T-bird for myself, with the HO out of the '88 Mark.. gotta be better than this.
I figured we were about due for yet another thread bitching about gas prices.. so have at it. :p
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/2936.shtml
Heh Heh Heh I laugh at you!
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/best/bestworstEPAtrucksNF.shtml
haha, my Escape is the 2nd highest efficient SUV.
The Grand Prick makes for better mileage than the T-Bird, but it still hurt to pay $37 for a tank.
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/12852.shtml
Well I'm screwed any way I go. I don't even break the 30mpg line.
And its kinda funny the cougar get better milage than the van does.
v6 Cougar not too bad. But not getting this milage at 241,000 miles.
gas is creeping towards 3 bucks a gallon here F*()ing outrageous, but im almost sure they are just pumping people for the upcoming easter weekend.
here's mine, but i have a long bed w/ a 36 gallon tank. i can go about 600 miles on a tank
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/21083.shtml
Gas is 2.89 here for regular. It cost me $30 to fill up from half a tank in my 93 Buick Century 3.3 V6 :mad: .
I think those mileage figures aren't entirely correct...I mean, I drive moistly country backroads & some highway, with a little "city" driving, my tempo (5 spd) generally averages 29-30 mpg although on my last tank I got 32 (don't ask me why), and last year when I drove it out to St. Louis I got 36 mpg the whole way out (and that was doing 70-75 on the interstate the whole way).
Also in my thunderbird I've never gotten below 20 mpg...generally it averages 25-26 mpg.
Here's one for my Maxima. It says I should only get 27 on the highway but I usually get around 30-31. Only downside is I have to run premium in it. :(
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/15943.shtml
don't feel bad. i just filled my truck up. i use 87 and it was 2.77/gal. just cost me $84 and change :giggle:
I can't complain about my Tib on gas.
The site says I should get 30 highway and 22 city for about 25 combined.
I'm consistantly getting 28-35 with it every day. Sure beats the cougar and the 17 that I get.
I fill up usually 2 times a week in the Tib. Lots of driving. I use about a quarter of a tank a day and drive for either 6 or 7 days of the week. :(
Lucky. With 3.73s and a led foot I get about 13 if I'm lucky when I drive the Tbird.
I'm just glad they have auto propane in Antigonish. Because my jeep has the same figures as the truck had from the factory. I had expected the T-bird to be better than that, actually.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/oldraven/junk/fefigures.jpg)
Might have a chance at a job on the other side of the county. If it looks like I'll be getting something like that, I think I'll be looking into getting something really efficient like an old '90-ish CRX or Civic 2-door hatchback. (don't worry, it won't be riced.. I like NOT being noticed) Won't be getting rid of the '86 or '89 or truck to make room for it, though.
I'd love whipping up some Fox-based experiment on fuel efficiency.. like maybe a 4-door Fairmont with a turbo-diesel Mark VII drivetrain.. but that's not likely on short notice.
I got a bit of a shock filling my Cougar yesterday. 2.969 for premium :(
@ 15.5 MPG the stuff doesn't go far...
$3.04 or something like that for premium around here, and with the Mark still knocking under load, sometimes I think about using it even if the knocking might be unrelated.. but I'm going to try that Auto-RX (http://"http://www.auto-rx.com") engine flush soon, and see if things improve. Don't want to keep getting 89 and/or 93.
Don't mind me, I'm on a double-dose of pain meds.. :p
*mumbles something about having to pay about $8.50/gallon for premium, and $6/gallon for regular unleaded*
Wimps. Gas is $4.38/gal for regular here ($1.139/liter @ 3.8 liters to the gallon).
I had a feeling that Thunderbird didn't burn what that Volvo does, and that chart seems to vindicate me. I think the Volvo actually does worse than that EPA estimate, while the T-Bird does better (I average 29MPG highway and have actually did 33 or 34 on a 40-mile trip once when I was really trying) The Dakota does pretty poorly, too:
IF that fuel economy site we're all quoting from is correct and LPG can be had as low as they say, I'm seriously thinking again about the switch to dual-fuel on the truck.. and maybe trying to swap a stick into it or something. Hopefully I could find a place on one of the alternate-fuel locator sites that isn't insanely inconvenient, and just pick some up now and again. *shrug*
Dunno about the USA but here LPG costs about half of regular unleaded, so most people that own US cars here have a LPG setup.
For me it's not an option yet, we get to pay taxes to our lovely gummint based on how heavy the car is, and what kind of fuel you use. Even though LPG is much cleaner than gasoline, it adds to the taxes; and for me it'd pretty much double them.
Gotta wait till my car's 25 years old, then you're exempt from the tax thing.
To get back on topic, if you can get LPG in your area, and you can find someone that can do the dual setup, go for it. You'll lose out on some power, get slightly worse fuel economy (but due to prices it doesn't matter), but overall it works out being a shiznitload cheaper if you drive a lot.