Gas mileage..or lack of

["1975imperial" <1975imperial@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Neal..Thanks..and more heads turn when this goes by..---------- Original 
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From: chrycordoba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Date:  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 15:00:05 -0400 (GMT-04:00)

>That's about as good as you'll probably get.  My mother had a '74 Monaco 
>Brougham in the mid-late '70s with a 440 that, with all the California 
>emissions cr*p, got all of 7 mpg...on the highway!  Countless trips to the 
>mechanic and the Dodge dealer never got it to top 10, ever.  I get about 14 on 
>the highway in the '59 Imperial (413 cid); 15 mpg highway in '72 Riviera (455 
>cid); and 16 highway in '65 Bonneville (389 cid).  At least all of them have 
>more panache than a new Ford Excretion!
>
>Neal Herman
>1959 Imperial Crown
>et al.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: 1975imperial <1975imperial@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Apr 8, 2004 1:54 PM
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: IML: Gas mileage..or lack of
>
>   First off let me say "Thanks" to all for the welcome to the group We have 
>enjoyed the infromation so far..second of all I realize I will not get great 
>fuel mileage with a 5000 lbs + car that has a 440ci engine..but after driving 
>it for a few weeks and doing all the usual maintance..oil, transmission filter 
>and oil change and so on, We notice (and after checking it) we get about 10-12 
>miles agallon on gas..is this usual or can we do something to increase it?
>   The car is a dream to drive and runs out great..just need to find out about 
>fuel mileage..Thanks Bill & Elaine
>   
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