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- From: bhjelle@carina.unm.edu ()
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Japanese cars vs. America
- Date: 26 Jan 1993 18:27:23 GMT
- Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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- In article <1993Jan26.004952.2389@wam.umd.edu> jailbird@next09cville.wam.umd.edu (serial killer) writes:
- >>
- >Hey, I have an 86 Crown Victoria with 367,000 and the only major thing I
- >changed was the tranyy at 250,000. I still take it up to 95-100 miles an
- >hour at least 3 times a week with no problem. The more you ride the car
-
- You're bound to do well if your car *loses* mileage as you drive.
- In fact, I would like to know your secret to automotive
- eternal youth :-).
-
- >the better it seems to run. I took into the mountains and saw those
- >little Japanese cars try to hit 50 miles on an incline while I was still
- >accelarating at 80+ miles an hour. Americans know how to make large
- >engines (they had enough practice). Mine's a 5.8L 2BBL. If i drive it at
- >65 it gives me about 16 miles per gallon and that's with the oxidezed gas
- >they have here which you get 2-5 miles lessthan the old formula
-
- And a concerned citizen! An ecologist to boot!
-
- Brian
-