rrlund said: (quoted from post at 09:44:02 03/19/14) Must be you aren't old enough to remember the conspiracy theories and old wives tales. Folks claimed to have cars that were getting 40-50 mpg,but they'd hear something outside and go out to find somebody,allegedly from GM,Ford,what have you,running off with the carburetor off their car. Or they'd get a recall notice and when their car was done,it had a different carb and was getting 15 mpg. It was a conspiracy between the oil companies and auto makers.
If you aren't old enough to remember,oh well. I tried.
As a matter of fact I bought a brand new 1994 Chevy Beretta that got 45 mpg with the 2.2 4 banger and 5 speed tranny....and I got a recall notice from GM. I called and they said it had a problem that could cause sudden acceleration. I never did take it in. I ran Amsoil in it, changed the oil 4 times in 125,000+ miles and still didn't use any oil when I sold it to a friend. The mileage dropped to 42 when I replaced the original Goodyear tires @ 88,000 with some Pirellis....
P.S. Also had a 1981 Olds Cutlass Supreme Broughm 2dr diesel that would get 42 mpg on a hot day. That was a nice car....but got scared with all the hype about the engine and sold it before I moved to MI....
This post was edited by Eldon (WA) at 12:00:24 03/19/14.
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