11 MPG & $3.++ Don't work for me!
Post Fiend
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 12,281
Likes: 1
From: Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Originally Posted by silverz98
iv had my 93 F150 truck since november but been doing work to it to get it run like it should. i have finaly drove it all week and used my frist full tank in it. i got 12.5 miles to a gallon. is this about right for a 93 F150 4 wheel drive 351 windosr?
thanks god i got my little honda that gets 40mpg and my built 98 camaro gets 19 lol
thanks god i got my little honda that gets 40mpg and my built 98 camaro gets 19 lol
and i dont got much for mods just dual exhaust i also drive with a very lightfoot i keep the rpms under 2000 sometimes 1500 most people say its hard to do that it is sometimes but its go so much power it does fine gets up to speed quick enough for me some people be retards about it and tailgate or blow past yeah cause your going to slow but i dont care but a 4x4 probably gets a bit less mileage that a 2wd
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 15
Likes: 0
From: Alabama
[QUOTE=lostin90s]I cant bring myself to drive a M@#$% van . But they would haul my tools andget good mileage. Hey west0354 what you think the GEO would look like with 200# of tools in trunk? would the head lights hit the road? 
Put you a set of wheelie bars on it........it'll be just fine!
Put you a set of wheelie bars on it........it'll be just fine!
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 15
Likes: 0
From: Alabama
Originally Posted by Tennesseeduck
Wes, where in Bama are you? I'm from Tn but live in Oh and my daughter lives in Gulfport, Ms and I drive down 59 when I go see her. Gas was 3.49 early this week but I saw it for 3.30 most places last night and I hope it drops more. After Katrina I had to drive down and get her out of Gulfport, stopped at some gas station south of Birmingham, gas was 3.65 a gallon and you could only get 20 dollars worth and it had to go in the tank. They had cops at the pumps and would not let me fill up a couple of 5 gallons cans even though I was going to Gulfport and there was no gas there. Stopped at a truck stop near Birminhgham on the way back, daughter was 9 months pregnant and had only had bottled water and honey buns for 4 days. When I commented that the food was the worse I had ever had she offered me her water and honey buns, inhaled her food and half of mine too.
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 15
Likes: 0
From: Alabama
No doubt about it.....gas prices have definately changed the way we live. I can remember 10 and 15 years ago all the "spur of the moment" roadtrips I used to take. Not anymore. I either have to plan ahead or do without something.
For those of you who are in the same boat as me with the gas mileage situation, I can tell you this. For the $400 you spend in one months time, you could take $200 and put that toward the purchase of a gas saver including your insurance and only spend $100 a month in gas. still have $200 put back into your pocket. Not only did I get another little car out of the deal, I am also saving money. The truth is....I never had the money to spend on the gas in the first place. It caused me to get behind on a few things, but fortunately I am able to catch back up now with the savings.
For those of you who are in the same boat as me with the gas mileage situation, I can tell you this. For the $400 you spend in one months time, you could take $200 and put that toward the purchase of a gas saver including your insurance and only spend $100 a month in gas. still have $200 put back into your pocket. Not only did I get another little car out of the deal, I am also saving money. The truth is....I never had the money to spend on the gas in the first place. It caused me to get behind on a few things, but fortunately I am able to catch back up now with the savings.
Postmaster
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 3,978
Likes: 0
From: Central PA
Originally Posted by Bruce R Leech
200 pounds of tools is not much tools. heck my wife is heaver than that.
HI Bruce better be carfull she might find out you said that
This is the bare minimum. 200 # just my Mechanics tool box (sockets ETC) is 100#
Then you got saws ,clamps, Boots hard hats , carpentry hand tools , levels ,brooms, folding drywall bench, ETC
Probably close to 400# or more .Then you got me at 200# (yea right) and a passenger. Coworker has a prizm and its bottomed out all time . So it closer to 800+ # when all is said and done.
My wife is 4'9" and goes 87 # wet. She hates when I talk about her
Later LOST
Last edited by lostin90s; May 30, 2007 at 09:15 AM.
Senior User
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 195
Likes: 0
From: Rochester, MN
Originally Posted by 92F150Flare
Now....if I could only get my beer delivered........
Hang in......it'll be cheaper come winter
Hang in......it'll be cheaper come winter
Gas goes up here in the winter, and we get fewer mpg. double whammy.
Senior User
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 491
Likes: 0
From: Boyd,TX
I have to use my truck for work about 125 miles a day @ 9 mpg. I'm thinking of mounting a tow bar on the truck and dagging it around with a rice burner. lol!
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Ford Super Duty: 5 Things Owners LOVE, 5 Things They LOATHE!
Joe Kucinski
Every 2026 Ford Truck Engine RANKED from WORST to FIRST!
Michael S. Palmer
The Best F-150 Deal of Every Trim Level (XL through Raptor)
Joe Kucinski
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 446
Likes: 1
From: Germany
Gas here in Germany is about $7.45 a gallon and seems to be climbing. I get American prices which are at $3.11 now. I drive 100 miles a day in a VW and use the truck as little as possible. Hang in there everyone.
Dave
Dave
Senior User
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 397
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by dave2
Gas here in Germany is about $7.45 a gallon and seems to be climbing. I get American prices which are at $3.11 now. I drive 100 miles a day in a VW and use the truck as little as possible. Hang in there everyone.
Dave
Dave
Got to love a 90hp TDI with a 5spd.
Junior User
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 97
Likes: 0
The first thing to suffer will be restaurants. I read where many of the larger restaurant chains have noticed a decline. Works for me too! We have cut out the weekly "going out to dinner" tradition and use the $30/40 to buy some gas. Motor fuel is an absolute must have, pigging out in some restaurant feeding me food that is full of colestrol and fat is not. We did not get in this mess overnight. We migrated with cheap fuel, successful marketing from auto makers and the feeling of a big heavy torquey truck under the pedal. All automakers got into a torque/horsepower race. They completely ignored the benefits of slightly less torque and horsepower on fuel mileage. The EPA regulations are now driving the spike through the heart of the diesel engine. Here I am with a 96 F250 and ready to move on into a new tow vehicle and cannot make myself spend $40,000 on a vehicle that I'm not sure I will need in two years or less. Standard of living is changing now in drastic way thanks to NAFTA, sold out politicans and high energy costs due to massive demand from worldwide markets.
Senior User
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 397
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by KRB
The first thing to suffer will be restaurants. I read where many of the larger restaurant chains have noticed a decline. Works for me too! We have cut out the weekly "going out to dinner" tradition and use the $30/40 to buy some gas. Motor fuel is an absolute must have, pigging out in some restaurant feeding me food that is full of colestrol and fat is not. We did not get in this mess overnight. We migrated with cheap fuel, successful marketing from auto makers and the feeling of a big heavy torquey truck under the pedal. All automakers got into a torque/horsepower race. They completely ignored the benefits of slightly less torque and horsepower on fuel mileage. The EPA regulations are now driving the spike through the heart of the diesel engine. Here I am with a 96 F250 and ready to move on into a new tow vehicle and cannot make myself spend $40,000 on a vehicle that I'm not sure I will need in two years or less. Standard of living is changing now in drastic way thanks to NAFTA, sold out politicans and high energy costs due to massive demand from worldwide markets.
I don't care that gas is $3-$3.50 a gallon anymore as I'm used to it. I still want my fast high hp/tq muscle cars, and big power trucks.
My Mustang GT is tuned for 93 pump, so I pay a premium, and the car is modded with low gears. My F250 has a 302 and no OD (NP435) with a 3:73 rear gear. It uses twice as much gas as my Mustang GT. I use the F250 to tow all my toys, and my Mustang GT has become the weekend cruser/track toy. Both the F250 and the Mustang are exactly what I wanted and needed and I have no complaints - even for the gas mileage.
The bottom line is this. If you want gas mileage, buy a car that gets it, but don't complain when the vehicle you bought holds 35gal of fuel and gets 8-12mpg max because it's made for towing and you use it for a daily driver.
Now if you work construction, etc., and you need towing capability, then I see no way around it. I guess you'll just need to charge more for your work.
Junior User
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 97
Likes: 0
Yep and there goes the donino effect!! I charge him more for the remodel on his home and he charges more for his goods and services to pay me! Now down the road somewhere I find the high gasoline prices are not the only thing that is changing my lifestyle. What I pay for food and other needed items are breaking me up. I can't save enough to contribute to my 401k and the government says social security is in jeopardy and they may have to make changes in the future. Yep, energy costs are the foundation of the economy because everybody needs it.
Last edited by KRB; Nov 4, 2007 at 08:17 AM.