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Old 10-12-2019, 12:25 AM   #17 (permalink)
IsaacCarlson
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Colfax, WI
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wood hauler - '91 Ford F-250
Team Pontiac
90 day: 18.97 mpg (US)

Rav - '06 Toyota Rav4 Base
90 day: 26.52 mpg (US)
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Update: mpg is up to 24.6! They must be braking in. I had a lot of 70 mph and stop and go on this tank. Both of those take fuel. I don't know how this tank will do. I filled up and it started missing and running like crap. I suspect bad fuel and will talk with the station tomorrow to see if anyone else has complained.


I used to run used tires, but had a lot of problems with them recently, so I went back to new tires. You never know how a used tire was treated. I once picked up a set of new Marathon trailer tires and put them on my truck. Those tires were very light, had decent traction, and lasted a while. I wore them down to nothing and finally blew the tread on one of them with a football sized bump. They handled like they were on rails. I bought new after that. Cooper StMaxx. Great tires, but a bit heavy when new. The tread was almost an inch deep. They have lasted me over 7 years and are still going. That comes out to about $100/year.
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1991 F-250:
4.9L, Mazda 5 speed, 4.10 10.25" rear
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