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Old 03-19-2015, 08:48 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Only one more week......

This time is near! Is one more week I will be departing to Florida to repair and pick up my 1995 maxima, soon the fuel savings will be a real thing! Hopefully the repairs will go quickly enough so I can drive the thing about during the majority of the week I am there lol!

On another note my family has finally gotten rid of our V6 and upgraded to a full fleet of V8s, ironically this newest one (2015 ram 1500) is getting 26mpg average witch is 10 more than the V6 we just ditched and 13 more than the other two V8s.......not exactly sure why it is doing so well.....

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Old 03-19-2015, 09:01 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Probably the transmission.

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Old 03-19-2015, 09:14 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Probably the transmission.

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Good point, its got an 8speed the other ones have a 6 and 3(4 with OD) respectively.....kinda shocking though!
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Old 03-19-2015, 09:36 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Probably 11-1200 rpm at 60. There has always been the potential for 80% mileage improvement with capacitive powertrains.

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Old 03-23-2015, 02:42 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Departing friday, will post pack with updates on how the repairs are going
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Old 03-24-2015, 03:21 PM   #6 (permalink)
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You're heading all the way to Florida for a 1995 Maxima? Was it just super cheap/a gift, or something?
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Old 03-24-2015, 08:03 PM   #7 (permalink)
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You're heading all the way to Florida for a 1995 Maxima? Was it just super cheap/a gift, or something?
Yeah it's a gift, in great condition with less than 80k miles on it with all options. Totally worth the trip if you ask me!
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Yeah it's a gift, in great condition with less than 80k miles on it with all options. Totally worth the trip if you ask me!
Nice! Can't blame you there. Are you gonna use it as your daily driver?
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Nice! Can't blame you there. Are you gonna use it as your daily driver?
Yes, gonna be much better than my truck lol!
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Heck yeah, your mileage will be 2.5 - 3x higher without even trying.

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