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Re: The accelerator pedal and fuel consumption

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For me, it doesn't matter what I do with the accelerator pedal...
my fuel consumption is still
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Can somethin' be done about his consumption?
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So,.....your getting about 6 miles per dollar? .....kwitcherbitchen!
About the same cost as driving a mini in the EU.

So,....have fun,but don't put a lot of miles on it.
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Rope-Pusher wrote:Can somethin' be done about his consumption?
Should probably see a doctor if he has consumption.
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Haha, I'm not "bitchen"

Just thought it would be funny :P
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six wrote:Haha, I'm not "bitchen"

Just thought it would be funny :P
Hmmmmm....Six get 6 miles per Dollar.....is this merely a coincidence, or part of a conspiracy to hi-jack the Republican presidential candidacy?
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Not to mention, 6 speeds. If it was my previous car, that would be a V6 and a 6-disc CD changer too. :lol:
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six wrote:Not to mention, 6 speeds. If it was my previous car, that would be a V6 and a 6-disc CD changer too. :lol:
It is GM so part of your axis of evil is taken up there.
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Isn't it also 6 litres and change?
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tankinbeans wrote:Isn't it also 6 litres and change?
6.2 liters :)
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six wrote:
tankinbeans wrote:Isn't it also 6 litres and change?
6.2 liters :)
Is the trifecta. You are made of Beelzebub!
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tankinbeans wrote: Beelzebub!
You are confuse...not sedan; bus.



...from the same guys who brought us pretty much one of the only songs where a clutch is a major part of the song.


Then again, George Strait did sing "lean on the gas and off the clutch" which is actually pretty good advice for the other thread that's had activity today.
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I drive my Forester like this as well - low revs and wide throttle. With a slow car you can do that without being a menace to society. If I tried that on the bike, I'd be in jail very quickly. Or dead.
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AHTOXA wrote:I drive my Forester like this as well - low revs and wide throttle. With a slow car you can do that without being a menace to society. If I tried that on the bike, I'd be in jail very quickly. Or dead.
Do you mean keeping it in 6th most of the time, if above 1500 revs, and matting it to slowly accelerate? I ask because I recently traded Ms. Frizzle for Bubonic Freddie (the extra power wore of as a novelty and tickets are no fun) and am seeking to maximize the mileage. Freddie is tarred rated 29/41/33.

Up to now I've used non-oxy 91, but am trying regular 87 to see if there will be much difference aside from the lower energy content.
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