Re: Re:Re: open tailgate.4x4 $$ solution REPLY

["Tom Greulich" <tgreulich@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My Sprint is my daily driver.  The money I save on gas pays for the bike.
What a deal.  I drive the truck to haul things for myself and friends.  Or
when my date doesn't appreciate hiking her skirt up to get on the back of
the bike.  ;-)

Peace

Tom
'00 Sapphire Blue ST

- ----- Original Message -----
From: <abell06@xxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 1:48 PM
Subject: Re:Re: open tailgate.4x4 $$ solution REPLY


> >You sound like all of my friends.  Except that I seem to be the first
> person
> >they all call whenever they are moving or need something hauled around.
>
> >Tom
>
> >'00 Sapphire Blue ST
> Naw Tom,
>
> rant on..
> Lets see, my '88 FI Ramcharger(318 Hi-Po) 10 mpg empty or full, uphill
> or downhill, highway or local, then there was a '79 Ford Ranchero
> (427CI) 11 mpg empty or full, uphill or downhill, highway or local.  A
> chevy Suburban (350 FI) '86(?) 8 mpg empty or full, uphill or downhill,
> highway or local. The best one was the '80 F-100 (300 six 4speed) 4x4
> I'd get 16 mpg empty or full, uphill or downhill, highway or local. I
> got a Mercedes for now, it gets 21 mpg in town and 25 mpg on the highway
> empty or full, uphill or downhill. The St gets 50ish per empty or full,
> uphill or downhill, highway or local so where would you rather spend
> your hard earned dollar? ...  rant off
>
> The difference is I can now afford to rent one when I need one. I could
> in the worst case bother a friend that does feels good about paying far
> too much money each month to the petroleum companies, if that haul
> couldn't wait.
>
> If I had to pay by the litre I'd only ever motorcycle or pedal. Thank
> G-d for low fuel costs. Unless OPEC does cut its production then we all
> will be paying higher fuel costs again.
>
> Besides, I enjoy to looks I get when I pick up furniture and large
> parcels, then strap them onto the top of a 60K$ car thats got 210,000
> miles on it, and can light em up thru 2 gears.
>
> Peace,
> Andrew
> '00 Sapphire Blue ST
>
> ps Excellent choice on year and color for your ST



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