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Ted Daros · **Posted:** Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:19 am

warm up car....check
seat belt......check
windows up....check
drive 1/4 mile with very, very, expensive fuel......check

Sounds like racing.....not....i am going to work :bang

I live a 1/4 mile from my shop :lol:

thinking , race fuel will be cheaper than regular soon :sick

furrystump · **Joined:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:28 pm **Posts:** 1552

Well, I'm going golfing AND driving the car to the course whoo hoo. Work? we don't need no stinkin work! :gears

RalphsRapidTransit · **Posted:** Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:46 pm

I now collect SUV's :bang

Sharleen is driving my 28 MPG Intrepid instead of her 11 MPG Durango :argue

. So the Durango sits in the garage next to the HP2, Hemicuda and Viper.... LOL

Shawn · **Posted:** Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:36 pm

RalphsRapidTransit wrote:

:agree I now collect SUV's :bang

Sharleen is driving my 28 MPG Intrepid instead of her 11 MPG Durango :argue

. So the Durango sits in the garage next to the HP2, Hemicuda and Viper.... LOL

Hey Ralph you could always switch over to vegetable oil on the Cummings pull truck, with all the race tracks you go to... they would have plenty of fryer oil, fill up at the track and on the way home shoot french fries out the tail pipe :-D

cowbay · **Posted:** Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:02 pm

RalphsRapidTransit wrote:

:agree I now collect SUV's :bang

Sharleen is driving my 28 MPG Intrepid instead of her 11 MPG Durango :argue

. So the Durango sits in the garage next to the HP2, Hemicuda and Viper.... LOL

Pretty much spot on there. I traded my wife's mountaineer for the Mustang with the V6 two years ago. Essentially it averages 10 MPG more than the mountaineer and on the highway around 65 MPH it is getting 28-29 MPG Best thing we did.

Mike Derasmo · **Posted:** Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:28 pm

RalphsRapidTransit wrote:

:agree I now collect SUV's :bang

Sharleen is driving my 28 MPG Intrepid instead of her 11 MPG Durango :argue

. So the Durango sits in the garage next to the HP2, Hemicuda and Viper.... LOL

Ralph, or you could do a transplant and put a cummins in the durango...

cowbay · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:40 am

Mike Derasmo wrote:

RalphsRapidTransit wrote:

:agree I now collect SUV's :bang

Sharleen is driving my 28 MPG Intrepid instead of her 11 MPG Durango :argue

. So the Durango sits in the garage next to the HP2, Hemicuda and Viper.... LOL

Ralph, or you could do a transplant and put a cummins in the durango...

Funny you should mention diesel conversion. Big topic on another board I belong to fordtification.com

http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... &start=105

and the other one a hot topic

http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 43#p542543

old fart racing · **Joined:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:57 pm **Posts:** 849

I have two four banger Subaru Legacy's that I use for work. I drive 63 highway miles one way to the office. The GT gets 27 mpg and the Outback gets 28 mpg (taller tires) traveling at 75 to 80 mph. I have been jones-en for a CTS Caddy and now with the CTS Coupe I am double Jones-en for one. All the articles I have read indicate that these cars with the six cylinder AWD get around 18-20 mpg they are EPA rated at 25 highway. I am now spending around $100 per week on gas just to get to work so I really don't want to spend much more. Anyone have experience with the Cadillac V-6 for milage?

Incidently, my wifes Crossfire is good for 25 mpg under the same conditions but I find it uncomfortable for me and it is useless in the snow. My daughters stick Neon may soon be for sale which gets 39 mpg but at this point of my life I am also looking for more comfort. Any ideas?

Shawn · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:51 am

Hal, A friend of mine has a 2003 caddy CTS V6 he gets 22MPG city and 26HWY my Dad has a 2005 caddy deville he gets 19 city and 24 HWY V8 Northstar :aok

1963 Dodge Polara 1/2 to 3/4 miles per gal :sick

Shawn · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:40 am

Hal my friends Caddy CTS is rear wheel drive, not all wheel drive :aok

old fart racing · **Joined:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:57 pm **Posts:** 849

Shawn my friend also: The Caddy CTS V6 is available in both RWD and AWD versions. I am not sure about the Supercharged CTS V 565hp? V8 that may be RWD only.

old fart racing · **Joined:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:57 pm **Posts:** 849

Shawn, After I reread your last post I realized that I had no need to educate you. :argue

You were simply stating your friends Caddy is a RWD.

Some other notable mileage champs I own:

1968 Jeep J4000 Dually with 455 cu in Buick and 4:88 gears - 6 mpg
2002 Gulfstream Motor Home 8.1 liter Chevy - 6-9 mpg towing
1970 Nova 440cu in Big Block 5:13 gears - 3 rounds pit to pit and it's about dry
1969 SS427 Impala stick 3:73 gears 7-9 mpg

Shawn · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:14 pm

Hal, I have an idea, you want comfort and spend less on gas .......

drive your motorhome to work and stay there :lol:

RalphsRapidTransit · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:30 pm

Shawn wrote:

Hal, I have an idea, you want comfort and spend less on gas .......

drive your motorhome to work and stay there :lol:

Shawn · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:43 pm

cowbay wrote:

RalphsRapidTransit wrote:

:agree I now collect SUV's :bang

Sharleen is driving my 28 MPG Intrepid instead of her 11 MPG Durango :argue

. So the Durango sits in the garage next to the HP2, Hemicuda and Viper.... LOL

Pretty much spot on there. I traded my wife's mountaineer for the Mustang with the V6 two years ago. Essentially it averages 10 MPG more than the mountaineer and on the highway around 65 MPH it is getting 28-29 MPG Best thing we did.

How was that Mustang to drive this past winter? We have a 98 Mustang Cobra stick and it would hardly move in the lot with an inch of snow on the ground...it was fun trying though :runaway

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