On 4/26/2015 4:47 PM, notbob wrote:
I hadda '87 Civic Si hatchback which got 36-37 up until about 200K
miles. Then, mileaged diminished to a low of 32-33. For other
reasons, I hadda buy a Japanese DX tranny to replace the abused close
ratio Si tranny and the higher gearing brought my mileage back up to
about 36 mpg. The car was still getting 34+ when I sold it w/ 250K on
the odometer. So I'm kinda baffled by the praise for a fairly new car
that's getting 5 mpg less than a worn out ol' clunker made 27 yrs ago.

In short, car mileage on today's cars is less than what it was.
What's wrong with this picture?

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Now days we have oxygenated gasohol. I've heard
that alcohol for fuel is a negative, it takes more
energy to plant, harrow, furrow, harvest, transport,
process, distill, transport, mix, and so on. Much
more efficient to drill, pump, frack, etc.

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