[Az-Geocaching] A last word on Prices

[George Harris]

Is that a Dodge crewcab?

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From: "Roping The Wind" <arizcowboy at hotmail.com>
To: <listserv at azgeocaching.com>
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 7:34 PM
Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] A last word on Prices


> You want to talk about 'slowing down to save gas'..... !!!!
>
> I just purchased a 1981 crew cab 1 ton truck... driving back from Salt
Lake
> City, Utah last week I was doing 72 mph or so down the highway.. my first
> tank of gas (20 gallons) got about 6.5 mph!!!  The engine kinda whines at
> that speed, so when I got off the interstate and drove down Hwy 89, I was
> averaging around 60 mph. At this speed, I got 8 mph. Huge difference a 5
or
> 10 mph difference can make. This is a big 4x4 truck and it doesnt exactly
> have freeway gearing in it! When I got home, I made some carburetor
> adjustements and I think I will be doing a bit better yet with it when I
> figure my next tank of gas.
>
> Of course, with gas mileage like that (I also own a 1974 truck that gets
> only 11 mph), I will be doing alot less driving as the gas prices start
> going up. People keep saying that there isnt anything you can do about it.
> There is... SLOW DOWN and DRIVE LESS!!!! I put alot of miles on my trucks
> with the business I am in. But things like geocaching and just getting
> around town for fun will have to simply take a back seat until prices come
> down again. I am not going to let the oil companies take advantage of me!
>
> Scott
> Team Ropingthewind
>
> "Chris Ledoux...Rest in peace cowboy. You will be missed."
>
>
>
> >From: "AzRockhound" <azrockhound at cox.net>
> >Reply-To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
> >To: <listserv at azgeocaching.com>
> >Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] A last word on Prices
> >Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:23:58 -0700
> >
> >Other than prudent use of the vehicle ...   a big savings can be obtained
> >by
> >using two words.... SLOW DOWN....  if the govt wanted to conserve gas,
lol,
> >make the speed limits 55 again....   that would save gas over the 85 they
> >drive here in phx.
>
>
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