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Old 07-12-2009, 11:55 PM   #18 (permalink)
JacobAziza
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Big Orange Work Truck - '83 Ford F-250
90 day: 27.54 mpg (US)

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90 day: 41.21 mpg (US)

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Oh, and
Before I put on the grill block and electric fan, my temp gauge never went above the 1/4 mark.

Now it stays around the 1/2 mark.
I shut the engine to avoid idling all the time, a 2 minute stop light is not long enough for it to budge. In other words, any loss of heat from being off is negligible.

I think there are no diesel hybrid cars yet because there are very few hybrids, and also very few diesels. Someone will come out with one eventually.
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A few months ago I returned home just as my neighbor pulled into his driveway. It was cold (around freezing) with some rain and sleet, and he yells to me: You rode your bike? In this weather?!?

So the other day we both returned home at the same time again, only now the weather is warm, sunny, with no wind. And I yell to him: You took the car? In this weather?!?
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