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- From: fetrow@pike.u.washington.edu (David Fetrow)
- Subject: Re: Your Mileage May Vary
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.050039.23751@u.washington.edu>
- Keywords: Gasahol, mileage
- Sender: news@u.washington.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Univ. of Wash.
- References: <4299@bcstec.ca.boeing.com> <3371@voodoo.UUCP>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 05:00:39 GMT
- Lines: 22
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- In article <3371@voodoo.UUCP> das@voodoo.boeing.com (Deb Schwartz) writes:
- >According to a Texaco brochure:
- >
- > Post-1980 model vehicles with oxygen sensors and computer controls typically
- > experience a fuel economy loss of 1.5% - 2.0%. This equates to around
- > 1/2 mile per gallon. Older vehicles may actually gain in fuel economy
- > because they have richer fuel mixtures.
- >
- >
-
- Well, fortuneatly, I don't drive much but it can be pretty deadly for
- some older cars.
-
- I have a 1966 Falcon. I'm taking it in for a tuneup ASAP. I've owned it for
- 16 years and it NEVER has gotten less than 20 MPG. Until now. It gets more
- like 10; which is obscene. Curiously, no loss of pickup but noticeable
- emissions, which is no good either.
-
-
- --
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