Re: [MBZ] Fuel fun
I just got back into SEA last night. THANK THE LORD I filled the tank prior to leaving in June. I got real used to the low ball pricing up in GWN of $2.83/gal. Drove to the MBCA’s shared event with the Porched, Beamer, and Aw-Duh clubs (the Bug boys were invited but chose not to show up). #2 was $4.25, same as 92 octane. clay > On Jul 26, 2019, at 7:32 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > IN N. WI, Dissel is cheaper than Benzin. 2.79 vs 2.84.Amongst the > yoopers, Benzin is still higher, until you get to Escanaba. It must be a > terminal for tankers, because Benzin was almost reasonable. 2.64. Highest I > saw today was 2.99 Benzin/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Fuel fun
The aero drag increases with the square of speed. You trade your fuel for time. One time I followed my uncle across south Dakota in my 1988 Chevy stepside. It had a v6 but usually required a fill up somewhere on that route at freeway speeds. His truck would only go 45mph, so that's how fast we went. When we got home there was still half a tank of fuel left in my pickup - no fill ups. That was an early lesson for me in the extravagance of speed. On Fri, Jul 26, 2019, 10:21 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Speaking of fuel, as some may recall I have a 1997 Dodge diesel that I > dearly love, > and with which I can get 25-26mpg on a highway trip if I take pains to > keep the > speeds down. I had bought a 1996 Dodge V10 as a parts vehicle for it, > which > ended up being a driver instead. It routinely gets 10-12 mpg. (Usually > not 12!) > The diesel is, for now, a camper-only vehicle. Having a second truck is > much > less 'puckery' and inconvenient than taking the camper on and off. > > Due to circumstances we ended up taking the V10 on a cross-State trip, and > to > attempt to mitigate the fuel costs I drove it much like I was on a mileage > run with > the diesel. (The V10 has an automatic transmission, vs the manual of the > diesel. > Doom seemed the order of the day.) > > On the Spokane/Tacoma legs, which includes crossing the Cascade mountain > range via Snoqualmie Pass, we got 14.6 and 15.3 mpg! (The lower figure > was due > to getting caught in an hour or so of stop-and-go traffic near Tacoma. > Bad planning.) > > I was really quite surprised. The V10 has a locking torque converter, > which engages > at about 55 MPH, at 1500 RPM. I kept speeds under 60 MPH. Not bad for an > 8 liter > V10. (Specs are 300 HP and 450 lb/ft of torque.) All you have to be is > patient, then > your fuel costs merely stink. > > My wife seemed to be a lot more in favor of keeping this truck after this > trip. It was > quiet and comfortable, and performed admirably. And, the mileage was > almost tolerable. > But, I'll give her the choice. > > -- Jim > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Fuel fun
Our E0 is $0.30/gal. more than E10. On Sat, Jul 27, 2019 at 6:22 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I wish our E0 didn't cost $1/gal more than E10. > > > On July 26, 2019 at 11:22 PM OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > > > I noticed that Diesel was the same price as non alcoholic gasoline today > - > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Fuel fun
> The V10 Dodge is in demand out here. I went looking once and could find lots > of Ford V10s but no Dodge... Mine was $1500 at Union Gospel Mission Motors. Bad tranny. (It wasn't.) I didn't need a tranny, so... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Fuel fun
The V10 Dodge is in demand out here. I went looking once and could find lots of Ford V10s but no Dodge... -Curt On Saturday, July 27, 2019, 1:21:18 AM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: Speaking of fuel, as some may recall I have a 1997 Dodge diesel that I dearly love, and with which I can get 25-26mpg on a highway trip if I take pains to keep the speeds down. I had bought a 1996 Dodge V10 as a parts vehicle for it, which ended up being a driver instead. It routinely gets 10-12 mpg. (Usually not 12!) The diesel is, for now, a camper-only vehicle. Having a second truck is much less 'puckery' and inconvenient than taking the camper on and off. Due to circumstances we ended up taking the V10 on a cross-State trip, and to attempt to mitigate the fuel costs I drove it much like I was on a mileage run with the diesel. (The V10 has an automatic transmission, vs the manual of the diesel. Doom seemed the order of the day.) On the Spokane/Tacoma legs, which includes crossing the Cascade mountain range via Snoqualmie Pass, we got 14.6 and 15.3 mpg! (The lower figure was due to getting caught in an hour or so of stop-and-go traffic near Tacoma. Bad planning.) I was really quite surprised. The V10 has a locking torque converter, which engages at about 55 MPH, at 1500 RPM. I kept speeds under 60 MPH. Not bad for an 8 liter V10. (Specs are 300 HP and 450 lb/ft of torque.) All you have to be is patient, then your fuel costs merely stink. My wife seemed to be a lot more in favor of keeping this truck after this trip. It was quiet and comfortable, and performed admirably. And, the mileage was almost tolerable. But, I'll give her the choice. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Fuel fun
I wish our E0 didn't cost $1/gal more than E10. > On July 26, 2019 at 11:22 PM OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > I noticed that Diesel was the same price as non alcoholic gasoline today - ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Fuel fun
Speaking of fuel, as some may recall I have a 1997 Dodge diesel that I dearly love, and with which I can get 25-26mpg on a highway trip if I take pains to keep the speeds down. I had bought a 1996 Dodge V10 as a parts vehicle for it, which ended up being a driver instead. It routinely gets 10-12 mpg. (Usually not 12!) The diesel is, for now, a camper-only vehicle. Having a second truck is much less 'puckery' and inconvenient than taking the camper on and off. Due to circumstances we ended up taking the V10 on a cross-State trip, and to attempt to mitigate the fuel costs I drove it much like I was on a mileage run with the diesel. (The V10 has an automatic transmission, vs the manual of the diesel. Doom seemed the order of the day.) On the Spokane/Tacoma legs, which includes crossing the Cascade mountain range via Snoqualmie Pass, we got 14.6 and 15.3 mpg! (The lower figure was due to getting caught in an hour or so of stop-and-go traffic near Tacoma. Bad planning.) I was really quite surprised. The V10 has a locking torque converter, which engages at about 55 MPH, at 1500 RPM. I kept speeds under 60 MPH. Not bad for an 8 liter V10. (Specs are 300 HP and 450 lb/ft of torque.) All you have to be is patient, then your fuel costs merely stink. My wife seemed to be a lot more in favor of keeping this truck after this trip. It was quiet and comfortable, and performed admirably. And, the mileage was almost tolerable. But, I'll give her the choice. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Fuel fun
I noticed that Diesel was the same price as non alcoholic gasoline today - On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 9:32 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > IN N. WI, Dissel is cheaper than Benzin. 2.79 vs 2.84.Amongst the > yoopers, Benzin is still higher, until you get to Escanaba. It must be > a terminal for tankers, because Benzin was almost reasonable. 2.64. > Highest I saw today was 2.99 Benzin/ > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
