My Comanche gets 20+ in town, and about 25 on the highway. The Cherokee does
better, with slightly over 30 on the highway. The LeBaron will average over 40
on a long trip, with the advantage of being extremely comfortable to drive. He
does lack for cargo space, since the top takes up most of the trunk. I can
actually squeeze more into the Midget.
I just take my garbage to work with me and toss it in a dumpster.
Kate
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Chast" <pchast at francomm.com>
To: spridgets at autox.team.net
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 12:55:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] <Spridgets> L(A)JC
Many of you have heavy requirements! I've compromised with a
03 Tacoma at 26 mpg and 6 ft bed to haul garbage to the dump
and the occasional board or 4x8 for furniture building and
other home maintenance.
Pete
On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:53:17 -0500, <kgb at frontiernet.net> wrote:
>
> I have to agree. I drive a Jeep Comanche for everyday use. The 6' bed
> can handle my trips to the feed store for 4 forty pound bags of dog
> food, 6 twenty pound bags of cat food (I am responsible for the Master
> of Yard Mice at the UP yard), 2 fifty pound bags of chicken food, and
> two 50 pound bags of horse food. When I need to carry more than one
> passenger, I use the Cherokee, which is the station wagon version of the
> Comanche. If I have the urge to carry long loads of lumber or pull a
> trailer, the F-350 crew cab can handle it at 10mpg, whether empty or
> pulling a loaded 4 horse trailer up a mountain.
>
> Kate
>
>
>
>
> My motto is-If there's something your car doesn't do that you want it
> to, then
> get one that does what you want it to.
> But 4' bed on a ?truck? that's not a truck, it's a look-at-me, I pretend
> to do
> stuff, in my opinion. Flame Suit on!!
>
> Mark Haynes
> HAN6L12977
> HAN5L8016
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