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Old 03-15-2012, 11:36 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by slowmover View Post
As DD pointed out above, there is more than one way to skin a cat. And one of those ways is to reduce the gallons used as the dollar price per gallon rises. I cut annual city miles from 12k to 10k while still getting everything done. And increased in-town mpg from 18 to 23 in that same period.
Time is money. Not only do you save the amount of fuel and wear on your vehicle by reducing number of miles driven, but you spend less of your precious waking hours doing something monotonous like driving or being stuck in traffic.

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Originally Posted by dem45133 View Post
Smokes just a bit doesn't it? Be pure white and blue behind you I'd think... Are your really doing this or just trying to kill my Cummins.
I pour used motor oil from my changes directly into my fuel tank. That makes only a 1/15 ratio, but I don't notice any smoke or problems with it.

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