I really don't consider the mpg my Bonney got good. It was a pig. 10mpg around town sucked. I was used to the mid 20's I got with my Opel. It took a lot of practice to get 10 with that boat but it sure beat the 5-6 my buddy was getting with his Coupe De Ville.
Mike On Dec 5, 2012 5:59 PM, "Randy Bennell" <rbenn...@bennell.ca> wrote: > Well, my fuel injected F150 is only doing about 11 mpg - on the imperial > gallon - around town these days so I have to remain sceptical. > Those big old cars must have weighed as much as my truck and they > generally had bigger motors and did not have injection etc. They likely had > a lower final drive ratio but even then, I have a hard time believing good > mileage. > Everyone waxes nostalgic about the wonder cars of the 60's but most of > them were nothing but pigs. > That is one of the reasons that people like us appreciate the old MB > diesels. My 300D only manages high 20's in mileage but back when it was > new, that was good mileage. > These days, any Honda Accord or Toyota Camry will outdo it quite easily. > > Randy > > On 05/12/2012 2:42 PM, Michael Canfield wrote: > >> I can believe ten around town. I had a Bonneville that would pull that >> around town easy. The 455 hardly has to run with all of it's torque. The >> Rochester Q'jet that came on those cars had smaller primaries than most >> 2bbl carbs of the time. If you had a very light foot you could get some >> pretty impressive mpg figures. Better gas then too. >> >> Mike >> On Dec 5, 2012 3:37 PM, "Randy Bennell" <rbenn...@bennell.ca> wrote: >> >> 14 on the highway maybe but you are not going to convince me that it did >>> 10-12 in town. >>> >>> Randy >>> >>> >>> On 05/12/2012 2:34 PM, Jon Agne wrote: >>> >>> I grew up with a '72 Olds 88 455. It would 10-12 around town and 14 on >>>> the highway. I later bought a '73 88 with a 350 2-bbl carb. I got a >>>> constant 11mpg no matter what. >>>> >>>> They took regular gas. >>>> >>>> Jon >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Dec 5, 2012, at 3:21 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: >>>> >>>> On 05/12/2012 1:21 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: >>>> >>>>> Not a Benz, but... >>>>>> >>>>>> http://portland.craigslist.****org/clk/cto/3452336232.html<ht** >>>>>> tp://portland.craigslist.org/**clk/cto/3452336232.html<http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/3452336232.html> >>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>> Was the rear-facing third row a common feature back in the heyday of >>>>>> full-size American station wagons? I was a kid in the '70s but my >>>>>> parents >>>>>> had a VW microbus, so this is interesting news to me if so. >>>>>> >>>>>> Alex >>>>>> >>>>>> Oooh! It has the 455 cid motor too. Now, if that requires the high >>>>>> >>>>> octane fuel and you get 4 mpg, how much will it cost to go get the >>>>> groceries? >>>>> >>>>> Randy >>>>> >>>>> PS - my brother in law has a '72 Ventura with a 455. 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