Time to ecomod the gas hog

[Red]

Sweet find on the cab cover. Your mileage should go up with the fixer exhaust.

It is nice driving around topless, power on tap and a singing exhaust......

[COMP]

i have a 77 p/u and ya its killing us

[tjts1]

You could remove the front axles, differential and drive shaft from that beast. Leave a lot of weight and mechanical drag at home.

[Johnny Mullet]

Originally Posted by tjts1

You could remove the front axles, differential and drive shaft from that beast. Leave a lot of weight and mechanical drag at home.

I already thought about that. In the winter, the roads drift really bad out here and I need the 4X4 for that and other reasons. I don't drive it unless I need to. I have driven about 100 miles since fillup and the tank still reads full, but you know what happens on a Chevy when it gets off full

[thinkmoto]

I have an 05 1500 crew cab. Got to have it with 3 kids and thw wife for trips etc. Otherwise it sits in the driveway, sucks its a nice truck and the monthly payment hurts too. I've had 3 diesels in the past, one was chipped and got well over 20MPG...why did I trade it indumbass for sure. Should have kept it without a doubt. It sucks knowing you need a truck for hauling stuff. I won't get caught dead in a minivan no way. BUt to give you an idea of how much my truck gets used I traded my 06 2500Hd duramax/allison in on this used 05 1500 Crew cab about 2 months ago and have only put 300miles on it. happy/sad feeling there folks. Its a ****ty dilema to be in. i think i'm going to buy another metro as a spare to build up or build down hehe

[dcb]

Please don't choose a 15mpg vehicle and then blame the kids for that choice. Thanks

[COMP]

Originally Posted by Johnny Mullet

I already thought about that. In the winter, the roads drift really bad out here and I need the 4X4 for that and other reasons. I don't drive it unless I need to. I have driven about 100 miles since fillup and the tank still reads full, but you know what happens on a Chevy when it gets off full

yep drops like a rock

[elhigh]

" lets me pound her all I want"

Kick it like you did the Metro and you'll break a toe.

I drove my truck today because, of the two vehicles I have, it gets the better mileage. The Forester is too integrated for me to go disconnecting any drive axles or anything like that.

Hey, that truck stands to gain a lot. The tuneup was probably most of what it needed, but the body is just an aero disaster. Spend an afternoon on it and you may find yourself beating the old diesel's best mileage, no sweat.

[ebacherville]

i was looking at my same generation chevy , mine is a diesel 1 ton dually crewcab so it's even more of a disaster than yours aerodynamically.. however just looking at it it seemed that with the addition of a areo bed cover or topper and some frontal things like a air damn and some grill block there really not that aerodynamically crippled...

However I get 20mpg with the beast and its next on my list of veggie converted vehicle's. I don't drive it as a daily driver just a tow vehical for our camper.

[Johnny Mullet]

I do plan on a partial grille block on the truck. They also make fender skirts that are custom for these trucks, but I don't think I will do all that on my truck. That's what the Metro is for!