[V8] Gas hog V8s

Kent McLean kentmclean at mindspring.com
Wed Aug 31 20:37:16 EDT 2005


Unka Bart wrote:
 > Even at $3/+gal, the 4.2 has sooooo much more zing that I wouldn't go
 > back to a 3.6 if it gave me 30 mph around town.

Now that's an argument I can understand. :)

My '94 100 2.8L V6 automatic, FWD gets about 26 MPG (last
tank, 440 miles, 17 gallons).  But from a stop, it just
doesn't want to move. I could live with a drop to 20 MPG
for some zing. But 13 MPG?  With my 150 mi/day commute,
that would kill me.

--
Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke


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