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Jammer · 09-16-2009, 04:30 AM

Good advise there, thanks for the post.

I too thought my Wilson 5000 cb radio antenna would impact my mileage, but I can not tell that it has. The wire slices through the air like a knife, and the base unit with the coil is mounted very low and directly to the ceiling of the car allowing the wind to go around it's circular shape. I have a mighty fine cb radio that I use for long range travel here on the big roads, and I just can not shed it. It's actually pretty cool to be able to talk to the truck drivers in their own lingo and hear their voices of surprise when they learn what I am driving. I often hear "I thought you were driving a big rig all of this time"- that's because I have used cb radios most of my life to get to far away jobs on time. The only problem with a cb radio is like a car in general- they need maintenance when little things break or wear out. I would even go as far as to say that a cb radio on channel 19 can be eco-friendly by alerting drivers of large traffic jams of stop and go traffic many miles ahead. Many times I avoided traffic jams and found away around it all because of the help I got on my cb radio. -- Otherwise I am a MUSIC MAN, and currently am playing The new mixes of The Beatles. lol- It's not easy, but I still keep my cb on at a very low volume in case anyone yells for me.

I hear what your saying about the 70MPH zones killing the gas mileage. It;s ironic that the sticker gives the highest rating to "Highway" driving, when around here the interstate robs a lot of fuel by just trying to keep up with traffic (and not many here speed past 70mph either- perhaps due to the cost of fuel).

So far I don't have enough evidence from my car to say the higher tire pressure is doing much more than making my tread wear faster and give me a poorer to handle car. I'm at 34-37 ppsi depending on temps. I'm not to keen on maxing out my pressure, but to each their own. Your the one that got over 50mph, so I can not say it's wrong to to what you did, I just prefer they way the car handles and less than MAX tire pressure.

My Current avg Dash Mileage is 39.00MPG exactly.
(UP from 38.6 this morning)- I have driven about 405 miles on this tank, with a RANGE OF up to 145 Miles left. A 550 Mile journey on a 13 gallon tank would really leave my jaw on the ground, as this is well over twice the distance I ever got in cars and trucks prior to this one- and most of them had 20 gallon fuel-talks too.

09-16-2009, 04:30 AM	#10 (permalink)
Jammer Chevy and CB Radio Lover Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: East Kentucky Posts: 302 Thanks: 13 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Cobalt XFE Info Good advise there, thanks for the post. I too thought my Wilson 5000 cb radio antenna would impact my mileage, but I can not tell that it has. The wire slices through the air like a knife, and the base unit with the coil is mounted very low and directly to the ceiling of the car allowing the wind to go around it's circular shape. I have a mighty fine cb radio that I use for long range travel here on the big roads, and I just can not shed it. It's actually pretty cool to be able to talk to the truck drivers in their own lingo and hear their voices of surprise when they learn what I am driving. I often hear "I thought you were driving a big rig all of this time"- that's because I have used cb radios most of my life to get to far away jobs on time. The only problem with a cb radio is like a car in general- they need maintenance when little things break or wear out. I would even go as far as to say that a cb radio on channel 19 can be eco-friendly by alerting drivers of large traffic jams of stop and go traffic many miles ahead. Many times I avoided traffic jams and found away around it all because of the help I got on my cb radio. -- Otherwise I am a MUSIC MAN, and currently am playing The new mixes of The Beatles. lol- It's not easy, but I still keep my cb on at a very low volume in case anyone yells for me. I hear what your saying about the 70MPH zones killing the gas mileage. It;s ironic that the sticker gives the highest rating to "Highway" driving, when around here the interstate robs a lot of fuel by just trying to keep up with traffic (and not many here speed past 70mph either- perhaps due to the cost of fuel). So far I don't have enough evidence from my car to say the higher tire pressure is doing much more than making my tread wear faster and give me a poorer to handle car. I'm at 34-37 ppsi depending on temps. I'm not to keen on maxing out my pressure, but to each their own. Your the one that got over 50mph, so I can not say it's wrong to to what you did, I just prefer they way the car handles and less than MAX tire pressure. My Current avg Dash Mileage is 39.00MPG exactly. (UP from 38.6 this morning)- I have driven about 405 miles on this tank, with a RANGE OF up to 145 Miles left. A 550 Mile journey on a 13 gallon tank would really leave my jaw on the ground, as this is well over twice the distance I ever got in cars and trucks prior to this one- and most of them had 20 gallon fuel-talks too.