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The Other Options
1. Driving less
Not a starter.
That would entail living somewhere I don't want to live or working a less-than-satisfactory job, or both. Not acceptable.
2. Get a car.
Not acceptable.
Don't like car payments. $700/mo buys a lot of fuel even at today's prices.
Low top sill. Cars are designed for midgets or gymnasts.
Automatic transmissions. Very difficult to find a car with a stick and a decent top-sill height.
I do ride the bike (Honda Valkyrie) to work occasionally, but it is such a gas-hog that my truck may soon get better MPG.
My 50 mile commute precludes a bicycle.
Until the nation is ready to cuff aside the EPA, NIMBYs, and environmental extremists the price of energy will only go up.
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'00 F-350, 4x2, 6 Speed AIC 210,000 miles
3.08:1 Gears
Fuel tank mods: MaroonHarpoon, Pre-Pump,
Evans, 203 degree thermostat, Poor Man's Tymar, 4" Single SS Exhaust, Rugged Air Dam
225-75x16E tires in front 235-85x16Es in back, tires aired up to 100 psi, Lowered 4" in front and 6" in back, "Fastback" bed fairing
21.3 MPG before mods
27.0 MPG tested with mods
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