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Quote Originally Posted by HURRICANEBOB View Post

Common sense tells us this Clunker thing was a waste of money to begin...I'm glad someone finally did the math though.

HurricaneBob - Not sure where you're going with your post about vehicles getting worse mileage as they get older, transmissions wearing out, etc...I'm the proud owner of two 4-wheel drive Chevrolet gas hawgs...both of which are ten years old or older. I expect things to go wrong...but that's why they make replacement parts...It's been my experience that it's always cheaper to keep her (accept for in the case of my ex-wife, she HAD TO GO!). I guess for me it's a love between a man and his trucks, or a bonding or something, lol...Kind of like my old dog, all he does is lays around, but I ain't gettin' rid of him.

C-Minner: Hey, I wasn't taking a shot at older cars, just most folks aren't like you and me and maintain them. Agred, you keep an oldie up to snuff, and its gets good mileage. Seems to me most of the old Chevy 283's or 327's in top tune got in the 25 mph neighborhood. It's just that most folks out there don't take the same kind of extraordinary care of a ride that you and me do. That's were I was going. Ya know, the 80's model Buick Regal ya see, for example, running down the road blowing blue smoke kinda deal. AGain, not intended shot at folks that own oldies, note was to highlight that older cars will tend to get worse gas mileage do to age and state of maintenance, and getting them off the road does hlep fuel economy.