mkirsch: Ah yes, but you bought Chevy's. I had a 74 Olds, 455, 4 barrel, highway driving it would give me 23 mpg. One day a friend was travelling with me, we had driven 160 miles, I drew his attention to my fuel gauge at 3/4 full. Bear in mind this guy was a recent English immigrant, enjoyed making fun of our "BIG AMERICAN CARS", as he called them. His responce, "By the hell, what's it got a 40 gallon tank". Nothing doing we had stop at next gas station, and the 23 mpg were his calculations, he even bought the gas. "Ah", he said, "And that damn 305 Chevelle of mine only gives 19 mpg doing same type driving.
My 79 Olds was a 403, 4 barrel without overdrive. Bear in mind I am talking imperial gallons 25% larger than US gallons. Highway driving at roughly 55-60 mph it would knock off 27 mpg highway driving. The front wheel drive Buick I have now, V6 with overdrive does well to hit 30 mpg. If I get in a hurry or want to get out of a situation on the highway quickly, the Buick won't hold a candle to that 79 Olds.
In 300,000 miles with the Olds I never bought anything but tires, one exhaust system, one battery, one set of shocks, fuel and lubricants. It never was back to dealer for warrenty. Compare that with the Buick, repairs are ten times that of the Olds, and it saw more than it's share of trips to dealer for warrenty. A large share of those repairs have been that suspension system and front drive.
I can understand inflation taking the price of vehicles and parts where they are today, but I also expect quality to be there. I don't like this damn running in for repairs everytime I go far from home. I've got better things to do with my time.
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