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Old 07-11-2015, 03:50 PM   #48 (permalink)
UltArc
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Any updates to the fuel log? I am excited to see your progress. In May of 2012 before I got my Mustang, my father deemed my car too unsafe to drive and let me take his 4.6 2012 Extended cab 4x4. Nice warm temps, and careful route planning got me 19 MPG consistently. Not amazing, and a good motivator to get me back into a car a I could really drive!

On the "big truck, little engine, oh no I need to tow" topic, so what? The ideal way to tow or haul for those who only do so on occasion is to borrow or rent a vehicle. Well then there is an argument of no option, needing that quarterly tow, and one vehicle. So if I NEEDED the utility, and could average 25+ MPG, then drop to 5 when I tow- that sounds like the right direction. Smart? Meh. Best option? No. But let's face it- people aren't going to be efficient with their vehicle choices, or don't care. Honestly, we would all be pi**y pants if all our nice and under appreciated choices are gone.

So no, we aren't there yet, but it is nice Big Auto is going in the direction of making a truck reasonable. Little 2.7 iddling in the city, [relatively] efficient on the highway, and chugging in those few towing situations seems reasonable (great, honestly) for the new car culture of big truck = commuter car.
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