Seriously Robert, you need to get a life. You need to worry about the few dollars at most that it's going to cost you to drive 60 miles each way?? How about you decide you actually might stop worrying about things and enjoy life a little an live it up and drive the Miata no matter if it costs an extra few dollars to do it.
Larry White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 SM2 FM I+ Turbo Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2L JR Supercharger Whooosh 2004 Titanium Mazdaspeed MX-5 LowCountry Miata http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net Masters Miata RAGS 074 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert McElwee Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 5:07 PM To: Chris Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: NMC - OTM Subaru MPG question You have a boat and a plane and you are worried about the fuel economy of a beater truck? <BG> I understand where you are coming from. We are getting ready to leave the house in a few minutes and meeting my parents about 60 miles down the road for dinner (they are fleeing the hurricane). We are either taking the truck (20 MPG - regular gas) or the MSM (26 MPG - premium). I'm getting the calculator out to see if I can save a $1 by choosing the correct vehicle to take. On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 4:29 PM, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: the ramp is unimproved and needs awd for traction in the sand. plus i do a little more towing than that occasionally. 4wd/awd required. renting a truck is no option, thjios ramp is right at the end of my street and its a convenience. throw the skiff in, enjoy the bay, yank it out and park it. i also use the same trailer (with box on it) for dump runs, motor moving, whatever, and towing a small homebuilt plane to the airfield). also the miata as much as I love it, is a automatic '92 which means that towing would almsot certainly break the diff, and maybe strain the transmission as well. IDEALLY with enough money, we could prob get away with 2 Miata's, one being a 94-97 Torsen with FM2 kit for fun, plus an old AWD for the occasional towing which would also make a good snowy day car or 3rd car when one of the Miata's is down. OR we could have a WRX plus one Miata, but then fuel costs become a factor again. one new development is the subaru I just bought may be coming up on a clutch replacement eventually. a stock clutch kit is only $165 but to go anything heavier duty goes right to $500 for an ACT or similar. arghhhh if I knew it would get 24mpg I woulda got an auto trans! maybe sell it and go that way? anyway thanks for all the subaru input from everybody -- Robert McElwee and Blue Flash "The 50 MPG Miata" www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg Lightweight Miata Forum: www.lightweightmiata.com/forum The Miata Trailer Project: www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer
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