> <snip> > > I would like to see one of the auto makers come out with a vehicle that is not > only "green" but practical for us rednecks that need high ground clearance and > four wheel drive. "Green" means "efficient" means "long range." There have been > a number of times that I had to carefuly calculate my range before heading out > onto Nevada dirt roads. These roads would chew up and spit out any of the above > listed vehicles. I would like to see a 1000 mile range "truck" or "SUV" based on > some sort of hybrid or other system. 30 plus miles per gallon of fuel with a 40 > gallon tank would be great, preferably diesel, of course. I'd go into debt > tommorow to buy one if it were available. Any ideas? Is there a retrofit for my > 3/4 ton 1991 GMC Suburbanator? 13.9 MPG is getting expensive. > > Arne ...
One of my sons had an article from an engine rebuilder that has worked up a 'cure' for the GM 6.5 Turbo Diesel. I believe it mainly consisted of lower compression pistons, and a MUCH higher turbo boost. 21MPG and will blow away Ford's Power-Stroke. Chevy's new Diesel is also supposed to be much better. There are unavailable around here. Dealer allotments were sold out before the first ones were produced. I was seriously considering buying one, but the Dealer wanted the down payment last winter, and delivery would be at least 2 years. $42,000 is a lot of money for a pickup that I can't drive for 2 years. Motie ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/ACHqaB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
