Re: not yet

[Don Dulmage <big-d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well hang on a minute. V 10 ram. Purhcase price $23,800 Canadian 1994. @ set 
of spark plugs , two sets of front brake pads and two sets of tires. 14 
years  254000 KM (157000 miles). Highway mileage as high as 20.6 MPG. 15.86 
1/4 mile @ 86 MPH. Still smile everytime I drive it.
And then there is my 63!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dr. Paul M. Pitcher" <pigdoc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: not yet


> > I have no trouble finding a NA car that gives over 30 mpg.
>
> I use what I think is a more refined criterion - $ per mile driven.
>
> I have about $5000 into my M880, including purchase price and all the mods 
> I've done.
> I've driven it 75,000 miles since I've owned it.  That works out to about 
> 7 cents per mile.
>
> Go ahead and buy your new Dodge Ram pickup for $40,000.
> You had better count on getting at least 600,000 miles out of it to beat 
> me, and mine ain't dead yet.
> Good Luck.
>
> The best car I ever had with on this dimension was a 1985 Chevy 
> Cadavalier.
> Paid $1500 for it (used), put another $200 into it over the years, got 
> over 100,000 miles out of it.
> That's 1.7 cents per mile.
>
> As far as fuel mileage, why on EARTH would you tolerate the gutlessness of 
> say, the 1900cc engine in a new VW for just 24 MPG, unless you happen to 
> like the flower vase on the dash?  I drive what I enjoy driving, do what I 
> can to optimize the fuel mileage, and call that good enough.
>
> FWIW, the M880 (now Cummins powered), gets an honest 21 MPG. not bad for 
> 6000 lbs empty, and it's a BEAST.
>
> $.017 worth
> pigdoc
>
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