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To: Think4Yourself who wrote (74515)9/25/2000 10:25:04 AM
From: dfloydr  Read Replies (3) of 95453
 
John,

1. My new Isuzu Trooper gets 14.5 mpg no matter where I go. My 1995 Trooper used to get 22.5 mpg. The new one has 15 more horse power ... at a huge cost. And, no, I do not have it stuck in 4 wheel drive.

Friends with other SUV's are reporting some pretty poor mileage. Dealers are blaming this on the gas formulations. Out here in AZ at times it seems as though SUV's make up about half the cars on the road and the other half are trucks. This is, of course not true, but we do drive a lot of not very economical vehicles.

It almost seems that car makers have found that SUV drivers are not as gas conscious and so they are dumping their inefficient engines into these vehicles.

2. It is interesting that no one with a bully pulpit has dared to suggest that a little conservation might help us get through the winter ahead.
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