I once even heard of a whole country that was taken in by the words "We have to get these weapons of mass destruction" So there ya go.
And all he ever had to say was we need to go get this dictator who has murdered thousands of his own people. He mis-spoke.
Johnny Canuck wrote:Tim, It is but another ploy to try and get PT Barnum's suckers (that are born every minute) to go out and buy a car. There obviously are some people dumb enough not to realize if a Hummer has a 100 gallon tank and gets pitiful gas mileage, it still goes 300 miles on a tank.
Same ploy as "This car will only cost you $199/month". Sure, with a 20,000 dollar buyout at the end, for a car worth $4000. Some people are idiots, but someone will bite.
I listen in amazment....not sure which gets me more, that the dealers are ballsy enough to run an ad like that or that there are actually people that can't see right through it.
blackagatha wrote:MPT DOES matter.... If you gotta stop every chance you get becuse the tank is too little...
Aggie gets about 150 MPT.... damn I gotta get some better mileage!
I understand that MPT matters in that regard.
My gripe is when vehicle mfg./dealers try to market a vehicle like a pickup or SUV that we all know gets less than stellar MPG by using MPT as a talking point. JC's Hummer analogy fits best here.
I bought my Bumpside as a weekend vehicle. I use it for yard or house work (stone, firewood, lumber, tow dolly, move furniture, etc). Once I get it painted up I'd like to use it to go out with friends to the drive-in movies, to go to race nights at the dirt track or drag strip (as a spectator) or up to the classic car meet at the burger hop. I never intended to use it as a daily driver.
My daily driver is a 5-peed Ford Focus. I get about 24mpg in the city and about 32 on the highway, which isn't too bad.
What kills me more with the Bumpside is the insurance cost. They don't allow you to use it as a truck if you get classic plates and insurance. No towing, no hauling, nothing in the bed. So I have to insure it as a regular truck. That's costing me $1100/year!
I envy you guys who got to enjoy these vehicles when they were still affordable. And you guys who live in the middle of nowhere where insurance doesn't suck you dry.
I have wanted a 66 slick with a 427 in it for over 30yrs. I figure if its taken me this long why not? With my 2x4 427 R comet I got 13.5 mpg steady cruise @ 60mph without tickling the 8v's. Am considering putting a gear vendors OD into my truck but will see. My daily driver is a '02 SuperDuty 7.3 which if I keep my foot out of it gets right around 20mpg in local driving. Costs me about 130-150.00 to fill it each time
My next slick very well may get a hopped up diesel with goal of 30mpg and that I think is entirely possible
Well I have to give a new report on my daily driver. I changed out carbs on my 91 mazda b2200, added a aluminum topper to improve air flow, by the better running gas,hypermilling and everything I can do to get more mpg. I just got gas yesterday and I caculated it out to 44MPG!!! The big thing I did this time was really watch the speed. I tried to stay under 65 mph. I also took a 2 mile longer way home because it had no lights and I had to stop less. I peaked out at 27-29 mpg when I went to sams. Then I started to pay about 5 cents more at a exxon station. That bumped me into the 33-35 mpg range so you can get better mileage. Anyone want a slick?
Doc the price of gas has changed my attitude a lot.
When I started the slick project i had a 429 to use in it but decided I needed a daily driver instead. Had I went with the 429 I would have a play toy and accepted the cost of fuel but I went with a 300 six and high gearing instead.
When gas was 2+ a gallon it was acceptable but at todays prices it stays parked for the most part.
My current goal is to convert it to wood gas if I can. Been gathering design ideas and parts for this project and plan on making a couple of test models to try out diffrent ideas with.
Hopefully I will get one dialed in and be able to achieve this slick wood burner some day. Wood gas is not for everyone but I believe it will fit my lifestyle very well. If I'm in a hurry to go somewhere I will use a gas burner otherwise I have the time to mess with a wood gas machine.
Been reading about hydrogen generators and such tonight and wondering how well hydrogen mixed with woodgas would work.
Woodgas is a slow burning fuel hydrogen is fast and it seems like there should be a ratio of the two systems mixed that would work well.
From what I read hydrogen embrittlement is not a large problem when its mixed with other gasses. something else to study on I guess.
My wife was a bit unsure about this woodgas thing told me not to blow myself up.
I figure my biggest problem would be convincing folks that its really not a bomb....or a rolling meth lab
