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my67c20 · 09-11-2014, 01:23 PM

Lefty, really said it the best, that the cost of the upgrade may never equal the savings. At the end of the day it is a pickup, designed to be loaded up and driven for a purpose. If its your daily driver, then the first thing to do is get a tune up, after that monitor your driving practices. Find routes that reduce the amount of stops, sometimes adding a mile may improve the mileage enough to justify the time. Takes a lot of fuel to move a brick. If this is not your daily driver, then drive it like you stole it, then when you blow it up, spend the money. Besides, i get 8 mpg, all day everyday, that's why it sits more than i drive it, but when i do drive it, i have fun.

09-11-2014, 01:23 PM	#23
my67c20 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tucson AZ by way of WI & CA Posts: 508	Re: Gas Mileage is poor Lefty, really said it the best, that the cost of the upgrade may never equal the savings. At the end of the day it is a pickup, designed to be loaded up and driven for a purpose. If its your daily driver, then the first thing to do is get a tune up, after that monitor your driving practices. Find routes that reduce the amount of stops, sometimes adding a mile may improve the mileage enough to justify the time. Takes a lot of fuel to move a brick. If this is not your daily driver, then drive it like you stole it, then when you blow it up, spend the money. Besides, i get 8 mpg, all day everyday, that's why it sits more than i drive it, but when i do drive it, i have fun.