LOL Yes, I'm still around

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 20th July 06, 07:01 PM

Iolaus, you make me wish I still had my Dad's 70's model K-5 Blazer. A great truck, although the wheel base was a bit short, especially when driving it with a lift kit, large tires, and trying to get through a turn signal that was already red! Dad saw me do that in front of his service station, and almost had a heart attack when the inside wheels came off the ground. Boy, I did love that truck. I took my drivers test in it while it was still set up for off-roading. Of course, my Dad, being a mechanic, never had time for his own vehicles, so it was always set up for off-roading!

**UmAnOnion** · 20th July 06, 09:18 PM

i just figured the diet kicked into high gear & you had wasted away to nothingness...

**davedove** · 21st July 06, 04:49 AM

I always liked the old Broncos. They were real trucks, not like so many of the girly-man SUV's on the market now.:rolleyes:

**smaughazard** · 21st July 06, 07:40 AM

Nice monster! How many kilts per tank, uh, miles per sporran, wait, no… I bet that sucker's thirsty!

Just kidding- I've got an F150 SuperCab longbed with a camper shell (affectionately known as "the bus") sitting in the carport… To fill both tanks is over $100 now!

**Iolaus** · 21st July 06, 10:03 AM

Yes it's thirsty; it's got a 351 V8 in it. I used to get abot 9-10 MPG; after I put the 35" tires on, it dropped to 7-8.

Needess to say, I don't drive it around town too much.

One 33 gallon tank at $3/gal is good for about 230 miles. :rolleyes:

**mkmound** · 21st July 06, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by Iolaus

Yes it's thirsty; it's got a 351 V8 in it. I used to get abot 9-10 MPG; after I put the 35" tires on, it dropped to 7-8.

Needess to say, I don't drive it around town too much.

One 33 gallon tank at $3/gal is good for about 230 miles. :rolleyes:

Good to hear from you again!! Wondered where you'd gone off to . . .

So 230 miles per tank is assuming that it's 1) downhill with a tail wind, and 2) you don't have to stop for long at one or more traffic lights, right? :rolleyes:

**Iolaus** · 21st July 06, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by mkmound

So 230 miles per tank is assuming that it's 1) downhill with a tail wind, and 2) you don't have to stop for long at one or more traffic lights, right? :rolleyes:

Right.