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You won’t do better than stock exhaust without headers. Just put your favorite muffler on it and it will do the job.

Under 3.30 in most places in Gulfport. Near my favorite casino. Wish me luck.

3.59 Kroger’s in Montgomery Tx. 20 cents higher than most around here. Very unusual. Saturday they were 3.49.

Starting at 17 running parts for my father’s construction business to haul our equipment. Eventually doing shows, sales and training after purchase. I drove a minimum of 50K miles a year. Half hauling something. After retiring 30K miles a year to the last 2 years 15K miles a year. 2/3rds highway driving. The major contribution to fatigue for me is from anticipation and awareness. I just don’t relax. Too many idiots on the road. There’s two kinds. The group that never leave the left lane tied together afraid to let anyone in doing 80. They’re mostly on weekends. Then the left lane sleepers usually next to a tractor trailer not advancing. Eventually the tractor trailer will drift over the sleeper will wake up. The train moves and the tailgaters who are usually mad as hell. You definitely don’t want to mix with them. The tail wagging bumper puller’s with under powered trucks are holding the tractor trailer up. That bunch are dangerous. I usually pace ahead all that. Unless there’s a gap when I can chill and let the speeders pass. I tried all different types of driving. I stay to the right except to pass, it’s the law that’s getting in forced more now because of road rage. I was so happy when my wife didn’t want to do the camping life. I had enough of pulling for work. The family has a bus and fifth wheel. I haven’t driven either one since retiring. No thanks.

I pulled equipment with different trucks and trailer set ups for 1 million miles in my lifetime. Even little uhaul bumper trailers. Then there’s the campers fifth wheel and slide ins of various sizes. And of course today’s service trucks and equipment. With the modern high horse power torque rated trucks I feel it there. So I’m figuring most I can’t tell it’s there statements are a slight embellishment. If you can’t tell it’s there maybe the driving should be left to someone else. Otherwise in my travels I give a wide berth as usual. Recreational drivers especially pulling camper’s. Most especially bumper pulling isn’t for the faint of heart. No matter the set up.

It took me a minute, but I got it.

Naaa

I starting to question my sanity.

Now my manipulate post is gone.

This is interesting. My quote tagged here is different from my original quote. After I’m driving them longer. That isn’t me. I don’t talk that way. I definitely wouldn’t express myself that way. Interesting.

Updating. My Avalanche went to my grandson because I got a smoking deal on a Ridgeline. The Genesis is over 150K and the Odyssey is going over 170K. Both needing nothing but maintenance so far. Don’t tell anyone I wouldn’t mind if the Odyssey will fail. I want a newer one. I’m stupid that way. I’m performance oriented. The odyssey is surprising. The Genesis is quick. The Ridgeline not so much with a 5 speed automatic and AWD. With heavy duty maintenance coming up I may move it along. Usually I let one of the kids have them. The fuel mileage and maintenance coming up. I’ll sell or trade it unless I just do the maintenance. I always had a Chevy of some kind in my yard. I’m not feeling it with the Ridgeline. My brother in law has a Yukon with a 4.8 and no cylinder deactivation. It’s a pretty clean high mileage example. He living in Oklahoma now needs an AWD for emergency’s. His driveway is very sloped. I may suggest a swap. I’m chewing on it while looking around.

I plan on it next oil change. The Ridgeline is about due for an oil change probably next week. 39$ for mobile one. They claim a complete inspection. Brakes are getting close. Timing belt is coming up and the lower control arm bushings are wearing. I want to see what they catch and the cost. They have a five year 50K warranty. After the oil change I’ll check the plug and filter as usually do with a new place.

We did 250 on our tractors until we switched to Amsoil. We doubled after that.

First off use it in the way you’re more comfortable. In working in off road situations most of my life I used 4WD low range very little. In most cases when equipped I used auto 4WD. If I wanted maximum control going up and down very steep terrain I used low range. Especially if I was driving a diesel. Same with very rutted terrain. In very muddy or snowy conditions I wanted momentum so high range worked well for that. With gravel ramps with limited traction I would try high range first. I would want smooth even increasing speed if I was fighting traction. Low range could give you too much to the wheels breaking traction trying to move.

3.41 Kroger’s in Montgomery Tx