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Griff · 01-10-2002, 08:23 AM

Syc, Shouldn't your Metro be doing better than that, mileage wise? I had a '86 VW Jetta years ago that was over 40mpg on the highway. If parts for the darn thing were not so expensive, I'd still be running it. You know those gigantic Cummins Diesel Dodge pickups? My buddies getting 23mpg highway with his. He went synthetic with all his fluids (um vehicle lubricants not bodily) but I don't think he's done anything else, although he's a capable mechanic. On the other hand, my little Nissan 4x4 is lucky to crack 20mpg in rural conditions.

I remember seeing a little Ford 8N (smallish 1950s farm tractor) in Mother Earth News years ago that had some kind of wood gasifier for fuel, then theres the whole bio-diesel thing most people don't know that the diesel engine was originally developed with farmers in mind so they could grow their own fuel source. There are a lot of options out there but you've got to put up with inconvieniece and expense. Its too bad the mass consumer market is so monolithic but that can change.

01-10-2002, 08:23 AM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Syc, Shouldn't your Metro be doing better than that, mileage wise? I had a '86 VW Jetta years ago that was over 40mpg on the highway. If parts for the darn thing were not so expensive, I'd still be running it. You know those gigantic Cummins Diesel Dodge pickups? My buddies getting 23mpg highway with his. He went synthetic with all his fluids (um vehicle lubricants not bodily) but I don't think he's done anything else, although he's a capable mechanic. On the other hand, my little Nissan 4x4 is lucky to crack 20mpg in rural conditions. I remember seeing a little Ford 8N (smallish 1950s farm tractor) in Mother Earth News years ago that had some kind of wood gasifier for fuel, then theres the whole bio-diesel thing most people don't know that the diesel engine was originally developed with farmers in mind so they could grow their own fuel source. There are a lot of options out there but you've got to put up with inconvieniece and expense. Its too bad the mass consumer market is so monolithic but that can change. Last edited by Griff; 01-10-2002 at 03:31 PM.