Posted by Mathias NY on March 10, 2008 at 12:29:49 from (63.115.24.40):
I'm killing time in an airport, waiting for a flight, and had a thought. With all the pressure on Auto manufacturers to make more fuel efficient vehicles, why don't they sell any of their 4x4 vehicles with lock-out front hubs? 20 years ago, this was standard.
I have priced aftermarket lockout hubs for my '97 Ram, but they are around $2500 for the set (I don't remember the manufacturor of the kit). They boasted being able to boost the milage by 2-3mpg. $2500 buys a lot of gas, but I would imagine the price would be substantially lower if it was an option from the factory. It would probably be worth an extra $1000 on the purchase price, and it would allow the vehicle to hit better emmissions ratings.
At $3/gallon, 2mpg savings, and 15000 miles/yr, that would be ~$300 savings per year.
Just a thought... Is there something I am missing?
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