60+ year old thread.

Good to hear you are getting some rain. I finally got some last week.... Columbia had been pounded by rain a dozen times and all I got was a few drops. for getting rain when it's needed.

how was the trip?

 

Are you in Columbia??

 

no.... why??

 

Nephew went to Newberry & Niece went to Presbyterian , went up a lot when they were in College.. Like the area

 

sounds like a good place to go

 

Evening all:
Just checking in!

 

Long day yesterday and I wake up at 4:30am, what is up with that anyway? Oh well, at least none of the big rainstorms hit here yesterday.

Filled up the Tacoma for the third time yesterday. I track MPG's, and I'm consistently getting 21MPG in mixed driving with plenty of A/C and a fair bit of 4wd (hard surfaces, I use it in the rain). That is better than I was expecting by about 3MPG.

 

trying to figure that out myself up every morning during the week at 5:30 on the weekend I might make it to 6...

Better mileage then I get....16 to 17 MPG mixed driving and 22 to 24 Highway...still happy with Tacoma...

 

Wake up hours ... working nights, my hours are so jacked up, I won't even try to comment.

I average 20 MPG pretty consistently (19.5 to 20.5) ever since I switched to LT rated All Terrain Summer tires. I run P rated Blizzaks in the Winter. I dip down to about 17 MPG when towing duties are on the tank (80-100 miles worth); if I ran the full tank towing I'd probably be around 15 MPG. Before I switched to the LT All Terrains, I average 22 MPG on highway tread Summer tires. Got 23.5 once, never saw 24. FWIW

Morning Ken .... and all the Cool Old Dudes + Susan.

EDIT: Oh yeah, I still loves me Tacoma too.

 

Morning all:
Locked myself out of the house this morning-AGAIN! Thank goodness for the spare key that I keep outside.

I always keep track of gas mileage, in the winter I will drop as much as 2-3 mpg. I ran Exxon for quite awhile, then Sunoco. Recently started running Gulf, and the gas mileage went up about 1 1/2 mpg. Last three calculations were--22.9 mpg, 23.1 mpg, and 25 mpg. (4 cyl.) The last one included a short trip to pick up some small parts for the furnace.
Looks like I will be running gulf for awhile!

 

I noticed that it's pretty locked up when engaged. I use it on wet roads, the truck will hardly pull out from a stoplight without it. I don't notice any binding, do you think it still might be harmful in those cases? I disengage back to 2WD to do parking lots and other tight, low speed moves.

 

FWIW, I wondered about the tires when I read the post as well. I have the issue on snow and ice at intersections or on ramps in Winter occasionally, but I don't recall ever having a problem on wet roads or in rainy conditions.

 

Afternoon all:
If you have the original "dunflops" on, they aren't the best for traction. Wet roads may not provide enough slippage to "unload" the driveline, I don't think I would want to run it too far or too fast in 4-wd. on just wet roads. Stoplights can be really bad because of all the fluids that have accumulated there.

Hershey candy just went up 8%; looks like I won't be buying as many "KISSES" as I did before! (Govt. says there's no inflation though)

USDA looking to reward healthy food stamp shoppers W/ MOVIE TICKETS! WTF ??????

Still hearing on the news about more and more money that's needed for this and that.
WE'RE IN TROUBLE!!!

OH GREAT!!!!!! The younger generation thinks "SOCIALISM" is OK! , , .
That generation is known as millennials'; I can think of a better name for them-A------S!!!!
We're definitely in trouble !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Welcome to the new world.. Just read a post in the WSJ that 40% of the 18 to 40 Y.O.'s still depend on the parents for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$......WTF & the walking dildos vote. So hard to see why they want everything for nothing

 

Makes me sick to my stomach, and at the same time.

 

Wait until all the baby boomers are gone and they have to fend for themselves......then they'll see how good socialism is...country is going to hell in a hand basket