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[Wayne <wa2yne@gmail.com>]

 I'm way behind with emails right now, so replying to some a bit late.
 I bought my pickup to be able to haul trailers and other stuff when  
needed.
 Bought a smaller vehicle for most uses.
 Being as the truck is paid for, trading it in would net me nothing but  
payments again.
 Guzzler is a variable thing. Compared with some trucks of the same age,  
it is not that bad on fuel. As an example, it is a Ram 250 (3/4 ton or  
better) with a 318 V8. Many bought Ram 250's with a 440 V8 so they could  
haul faster, but pay for it in higher fuel use.
 Mine will get about 13.5 to 14 MPG on the highway, 9-11 towing, but that  
was towing about 6000 pounds, and as much as 2 tons on the ruck itself.
 I simply could not see paying over 100 to 300 per month to get a truck  
that would get maybe 18 or so MPG at this point. Not to mention, it would  
be less likely to be able to haul heavy loads as well overall...

 And I saw on the news where so many of the big gas guzzlers are now  
sitting on car lots waiting for buyers, who are fewer now.

 Mine will do for when I need to move something heavy
 YMMV

 Wayne WA2YNE


On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:41:39 -0500, Ken Hargesheimer  
<minifarms2@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Wayne,
>  
> That very thing was discussed on CNN a week or so ago. The dealer said  
> that by trading they reduce their gas bill but the vehicle payment went  
> thru the roof.  He said at the end of a given period of time, their  
> transportation cost would be lower driving the gas gussler.



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