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Took my wife to labor & delivery. Daughter born.

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I drove across town to pick up my degree since im still waiting on parts

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Took my truck into the back country of Colorado.     Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

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we have 93.

 

drove the truck and changed the oil in the camaro

 

 

 

 

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filled her up again with 70 bucks worth of gas, did some figuring and i pulled 16.8 mpg which is pretty good

MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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You must drive like an old man. :lol:

 

Just discovered the station next to my apartment sells ethanol free gas. It'll be interesting to see if the truck does better on that than E10 premium. My mileage still is less than stellar cause I've become horrible with being a lead foot.

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Look at the speedo. Almost the entire trip I was going 75. Truck gets 11-12 on the same trip

 

 

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Hey Ryan, you are not the only one that can do that!!! :jester:

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Chris Senior Enthusiast

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Jim that is illegible

 

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Jim that is illegible

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Yea I can't see it either

 

 

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MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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Look at the speedo. Almost the entire trip I was going 75. Truck gets 11-12 on the same trip

 

 

Ryan

 

On the quiet stretches of highway here I run 85-90.

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Sorry for the bad night time picture but it was 20.7 MPG!!! Not bad for a late model oil burner if you ask me. :jester:

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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On the quiet stretches of highway here I run 85-90.

 

Not today, police everywhere

 

 

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MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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Not today, police everywhere Ryan

 

Yeah I noticed that last night. MSP was all over I94 and I'm sure they're saturating the other highways too. Whatever, I don't have plans for the weekend so I'll let them bust drunks and idiots foolish enough to be wreckless on a holiday weekend. But that isn't the norm- going up to St. Ignace last Wednesday I saw one police car in 270 miles. And none driving back the following Sunday. In rural areas I think they also provide local police services so they have better things to do than sit on the highway.

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Greased the slip yoke this morning, didnt have much lubricant in there. NJ has 93 Octane as well.

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