Thread: My Death Trap
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Old 11-17-2010, 10:57 PM   #57 (permalink)
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Bus - '94 Ford School Bus huge

Stupid - '01 Chevy Blazer LS
90 day: 21.38 mpg (US)

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Well, considering there is as much as 50 or more pounds of sound deadening in the floor of the trunks of newer cars, and the rest of the car is built and insulated in the same manner. My toyota got colder in the winter the faster I drove. It literally had no insulation, it was loud, and it was not the type of vehicle that you would want to do high miles in. I had a 1994 probe. I survived much of the disaster that was the mating of mazda/ford on this car. New dizzy, $380. New one for my Blazer, $122. Luckily I owned it during a fairly reliable portion of its life. The great thing about the car was that it was so aerodynamic that it wasnt loud, got good FE. Down side, pretty tiny, though. If it had been less aero, it would have been loud like the TOY. Was it safe? EEEEHHHHH, not going to look back to find out, guessing not very. Overall, fun car to just drive.

As for the Blazer, undesirable altogether. I hate it. So much. In every way. That is another story, though.
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