9mpg whether the truck is full, empty, plowing or towing. spending my drink'n money on travel just ain't right! Can't wait to get the "EcoVette" (21mpg ave.) out from hibernation.

..or at least warm enough to fire it up and look\listen to it for a while.

I feel for ya'. I'm glad my foul weather car is an econo sedan, about 30 MPG on the road.

Drove mine to the store today. Beautiful sunshine day. Shame it was only 25 degrees.

with gas prices, a small econo car may not be a bad choice... VW TDi or Civic... something to that effect.

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mine will be driven to work tomorrow... and it's supposed to be in the 60s.

Just to dispell the rumours, SoCal isn't a hot spot this time of year. Yes, 60s beats the hell outta 20s, but it's not South Florida where it's in the 80s and semi-tropical.

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Damn! What kind of truck do you have? Even my gas hog supercharged Hummer H2 gets 11 MPG!

Currently looking for a winter ride/tow vehicle myself.

Almost bought a Range Rover, but the forum taked me out of it.

Love to get a diesel, but they really hold on to thier value.

9 mpg!! You drive a motorhome to work?

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early 90s, first gen Dodge with the Cummins and a 5spd manual. that's what you need. Sounds like a honest to god semi firing up.

Bogus is right the 1st gen Cummings is a good motor.
Diesels can be very exspensive to own though. And diesel has gone up.
But diesel is the future.

The VW TDI is good choice. 50 mpg, but they're hard to find.

All the Mercedes get good mileage, gas or diesel. My E320 gets close to 31 mpg with 225 hp.

My 04 Explorer gets 15 and 22 mpg when its running.

The high cost of fuel is here to stay. Theres maybe 40 years of oil left at the long end of it. The US will exhaust its domestic crude in 2010.

Were at 65% imports now. Soon to be 100%.
With oil at 100% imports and China at close to that it doesn't look good for the US.

The only positive side is Canada has plenty of energy and few roads.
And they don't hate us.

I get 44 mpg from my Toyota TDi econobox . Diesel was $7.69 today, gas is $7.54. :shaking:

9 MPG's nuts unless it's a motor home. Heck my Silverado with a 5.3 and 120k on the clock gets 19 around town and 23 on a trip. I can tow a 3500 lb. trailer and still get 15 -16.

I get 9.5 regardless of the activity in my 89 FJ62 Landcruiser!

Straight 6, cast iron tractor engine.

GOnna do a vortec swap for better mileage and performancce.

I actually test drove an early Dodge with a Cummings back when they came out. Nice truck. Didn't have the coin.

I'd have to get out of the rust belt to get one now.

Last spring I was finally able to pull the Vette off of DD service and buy an econobox. I cound an inexpensive Toyota Matrix (ugly as sin) It gets 32mpg and can haul a ton of stuff because its a wagon. I really like the notion of having a car I don't have to care if its clean!!! or looks good.

Ya know it really doesn't matter what your mpg oil is over.

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It aint over til the fat lady sings.
If you can't afford 50 gallons of gas a week, it matters what your MPG is. At least today it does. Tomorow who knows? We got a lot of mods to do for my Vette to be oil free!

Don its over, you just don't know it.

I drive the Corvette rain, hail, or shine. I get about 25-28mpg out of it these days.