>From your posts, it sounded like
>you WERE dissin on trucks,
>because of your lack of
>care toward efficiency.

i guess it all depends upon your definition of efficiency doesn't it? first, and correct me if i'm wrong, you don't even own a truck right? secondly, i build and drive big 4x4's because not every one can. and those people who do understand what i'm saying. it cost alot of money to build one and even more to keep it on the road. and if someone is worried about 1 or 2 more miles out of a gallon of gas, then as i said, they need to sell their truck and buy a honda, because gas is not going to get any cheaper. thirdly, big 4x4's are not efficient. they guzzle gas, pollute the air, tear up the ground when off the road, if you build em right, they're loud, obstructive and i would have em no other way.



>Has it occurred to you that
>some of us are unwilling
>to deal with the high
>gas prices, and even more
>unwilling to give up our
>toys, so that maybe we
>care to get a little
>more out of every dollar
>that we put into it?


as i said, you better deal with it, cause it's only going to get worse.


> Has it occurred to
>you, also, that some of
>us may not be rich
>up the #####, and that
>we cannot afford to simply
>"put more in when the
>needle hits E"?


then what do you do? push it or park it?

 

Im through with this. I can see now that such simple, petty minds as yours are not fit for me to be arguing with, simply because you must always be correct..
To correct you, I own 2 trucks, one 1979 F150, all stock, which I use for hauling stuff around, and a 1974 Jeep J20, which I go and have fun in. The J20 has a 360/TH400, and offroads like none other. It IS big, noisy, and "obstructive" as you call it, and it's great. It ALSO gets 16 miles/gallon.
I guarantee you, it's nice to be able to pass up a gas station once in a while, while still having all the fun in the world.

J/.c

 

>Im through with this. I can
>see now that such simple,
>petty minds as yours are
>not fit for me to
>be arguing with, simply because
>you must always be correct..
>
>To correct you, I own 2
>trucks, one 1979 F150, all
>stock, which I use for
>hauling stuff around, and a
>1974 Jeep J20, which I
>go and have fun in.
> The J20 has a
>360/TH400, and offroads like none
>other. It IS big, noisy,
>and "obstructive" as you call
>it, and it's great. It
>ALSO gets 16 miles/gallon.
>I guarantee you, it's nice to
>be able to pass up
>a gas station once in
>a while, while still having
>all the fun in the
>world.
>
>J/.c



dude, lighten up man. the sky isn't falling, were talking about gas milage and the lack of it. and every once in a while, i'm able to pass a gas station.

 

>if you own a 4x4, one
>with 35's or 38's, and
>you concerned over 4-5 mpg
>then maybe it's time to
>sell the truck and buy
>a honda. a big
>block doesn't have to work
>as hard to move a
>vehicle down the road, so
>it's going to get a
>little better gas milage.
>
>and by the way, in the
>thick nasty sticky mud, slow
>and steady is just gonna
>bury the vehicle.
>high rpm's are the only
>way to cross a deep
>mud hole. i don't
>care what your magazines say.
>
If you want to use high rpm rock crawling, have at it. You might change your tune after the third clutch or tranny. There's more to the world then mud you know.

Daywalker
92' F-250HD 351 4x4 xlt 4.10 ZF 5speed supercab longbed

Sound System: Stock Stereo, RockfordFosgate 800 watt amp, Vega 18" sub (400 watt rms), one Cerwin-Vega LS-12 3 way floor speaker with the Vega sub removed (because I blew it) and a RockfordFosgate 12" sub (500 watt rms) in its place. And one Boise floor speaker with a 75 watt power capacity (you know it ain’t gonna last).

Performance Mods: K&N Air Filter Superchip

Cosmetic Mods: Black Grill Guard, 5% window tint, bug guard, bed liner.

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1426655&a=10683799&p=36629681&Sequence=0&re s=high

 

>i get excited over horsepower, NOT
>gas milage, i couldn't tell
>ya what kind of milage
>i get in any of
>my trucks. because i
>don't care. when the
>needle points to e, i
>stop and fill up again
>and again and again.
> thats the price you
>pay to drive a big
>truck.
>

>i own 3 trucks, one w/44's,
>one w/40's and one w/38's,
>all have big blocks, and
>not once while i was
>building them, did i worry
>about gas milage. and
>where do you get that
>i was "dissin" trucks with
>tall tires? do you
>even own a truck?

If you drive around on 38's (chances are they're not All Terrains) replace them every 5,000 miles, have big blocks and don't care about gas mileage) plus the insurance you have to pay ..... Sounds like you have more money then I do. Pardon me if I might want to save $10 a week. Or do you have a Honda hiding somewhere that you haven't mentioned

Daywalker
92' F-250HD 351 4x4 xlt 4.10 ZF 5speed supercab longbed

Sound System: Stock Stereo, RockfordFosgate 800 watt amp, Vega 18" sub (400 watt rms), one Cerwin-Vega LS-12 3 way floor speaker with the Vega sub removed (because I blew it) and a RockfordFosgate 12" sub (500 watt rms) in its place. And one Boise floor speaker with a 75 watt power capacity (you know it ain’t gonna last).

Performance Mods: K&N Air Filter Superchip

Cosmetic Mods: Black Grill Guard, 5% window tint, bug guard, bed liner.

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1426655&a=10683799&p=36629681&Sequence=0&re s=high

 

>If you want to use high
>rpm rock crawling, have at
>it. You might change your
>tune after the third clutch
>or tranny. There's more to
>the world then mud you
>know.



where did the rock thing come from???? not that it matters, playing on the rocks is not my thing. now a little bourbon every now and then on the rocks is ok. i prefer a big nasty mud hole.

 

>If you drive around on 38's
>(chances are they're not All
>Terrains) replace them every 5,000
>miles, have big blocks and
>don't care about gas mileage)
>plus the insurance you have
>to pay .....


swampers and boggers are the only tires i run. would never even consider anything else.


Sounds like
>you have more money then
>I do. Pardon me if
>I might want to save
>$10 a week. Or do
>you have a Honda hiding
>somewhere that you haven't mentioned

don't know or care about your finacial situation. and as i said before, it takes alot of money to build a truck, and even more to keep it on the road. and no i don't have a honda, my wife drives a new seville sts, i don't really care for cars too much.