Living vicariously through you guys

[chillsworld]

I've been stumbling across, and then getting sucked into posts from this forum for quite some time. Whether I'm researching overland vehicles, motorcycles, sportscars, or just bored... So I figured I should join up rather than lurk forever. Heck, maybe I can even be a productive member haha.

I'm from Georgia (USA), I drive 1997 Mercury Mountaineer AWD 5.0 V8... She's got almost 300k miles on her and I doubt any mods will be of relevance to her at this point. She's one inefficient and thirsty beast (15mpg hwy) . But perhaps I'll give some a go when I get some time. I'm here more for the exchange of information and ideas! Maybe some day I'll be able to get a car or two to play with

~C

[mcrews]

Wcone! It all starts w adjusting the nut behind the wheel!!

[jedi_sol]

welcome to em!

There are plenty of truck/suv drivers on here with impressive mpg numbers

[chillsworld]

Originally Posted by mcrews

Wcone! It all starts w adjusting the nut behind the wheel!!

Thank ya, and don't I know it! I've been a professional driver and a territory rep with plenty of wheel time to see how this nut is a big factor on how far he can go on a tank of fuel hahaha

[chillsworld]

Originally Posted by jedi_sol

welcome to em!

There are plenty of truck/suv drivers on here with impressive mpg numbers

Thanks!

And yeah, I know there are... But my truck in general has seen more efficient days. At one point I could get just over 20 on the hwy, now I'm lucky to see 15mpg. She leaks oil from unknown location, throws an evap code that I don't have the money to find and fix the leak, the awd transfer case was rebuilt and ever since then I have seen a reduction in FE, the list goes on and on. But she has served me well, and shes a lot of fun on dirt roads in the mountains, so I can't complain. Shes more utility than anything else at this point, put I'm definitely going to contemplate what I can do with her given the issues at hand and her intended use

[user removed]

Welecome.

Ouch, that's close to 20,000 gallons of gas (300k @15 MPG).

regards
Mech

[chillsworld]

Originally Posted by Old Mechanic

Welecome.

Ouch, that's close to 20,000 gallons of gas (300k @15 MPG).

regards
Mech

Tell me about it! She used to get 18-20 when she was healthy, not much better though at 15k gallons haha

~C

[user removed]

I went through my muscle car phase in a 67 Barracuda 383 Formula S coupe, 100 gallons a week (10 MPG) didn't last long. Gas was 32 cents a gallon and I was making almost 14k a year (early 1970's).

I would have to drive my truck 3200 miles a week, the Fiesta 5000 miles a week and the bike 8500 miles a week to go through that much gas anymore. The 65 Honda 50 would have to do about 13,000 a week.

regards
Mech

[Zenix]

I too have been sucked into this site, enjoying reading everyone's posts. Hoping to get my sunfire back up and running and get some good mpgs again.

[Baltothewolf]

OP, you will find this site is accepting of people with all forms of opinions, lifestyles and driving habits. You don't have to be an eco-friendly driver to be accepted here. I really hope you stick around, pitch ideas and, most of all, enjoy yourself. You will however be poked at by us people who get 4x you mileage (such as me, I get 45mpg) :P. Anyway, start a fuel log, it won't do any harm to keep track of your expenses, that's what I mainly use it for. It helps me budget for the next month knowing how much exactly I'm spending on gas.