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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 11:38 AM
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Its name is Hoss
It eats 44 gallons a week!

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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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Nice rig!

Mine drinks the fuel as well... bigger tires make that worse too, oh well...
 
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 03:41 PM
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I didnt buy a truck for gas mileage anyways lol, not to mention my 7000+ lb suburban on steroids (Excursion)
 
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 04:05 PM
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Who cares about how much it drinks, just ..........
 
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Our 01 7.3 excursion does probably 15-18. My wife drives it but doesn't top it off like I would so hard to get accurate calculation.
 
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Well...many people celebrate how much one drinks...thus drinking challenges and games and sompetitions. I find HOSS very appealing in a frat boy HGH kinda way! Ha!
 
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 04:52 PM
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Hoss Goes to Gasoholics Anonymous every week
 
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Hey, It's not good for gas to sit in storage tanks too long anyways. . The crap they make now goes bad fast.
 
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I don't fill mine up. I usually go to a quarter tank and then fill it to about 3/4. I don't need to carry the extra weight. :-)
 
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