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Hey, it's a 9mpg PT-40! - erniecarpet@... - 06-04-2008 07:10



That coach has been for sale for quite a while. If his 82 with red Detroit gets 9, I'm swapping out my 83 silver that gets 5mpg.
Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Livingston, Montana




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Hey, it's a 9mpg PT-40! - Ryan Wright - 06-04-2008 11:07

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=11025920\
6737

Looks like a nice coach, but I think reality may be stretched a bit here?

-Ryan


Hey, it's a 9mpg PT-40! - Gardner Yeaw - 06-04-2008 12:12

That's probably per Imperial gallon.

Gardner
78FC33

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, erniecarpet@... wrote:
>
> That coach has been for sale for quite a while. If his 82 with red
Detroit
> gets 9, I'm swapping out my 83 silver that gets 5mpg.
>
> Ernie Ekberg
> 83PT40
> Livingston, Montana
>
>
>
>
> **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers.
Watch "Cooking with
> Tyler Florence" on AOL Food.
> (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?
&NCID=aolfod00030000000002)
>


Hey, it's a 9mpg PT-40! - Jonathan L - 06-04-2008 15:55

At 08:43 PM 6/4/2008, you wrote:

>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=1102592\
06737
>
>Looks like a nice coach, but I think reality may be stretched a bit here?
>
>-Ryan

I agree on the mileage. No way that one is getting 9 MPG. Also, that coach
has been for sale on VintageBirds since 12/2006 - that's a year and a half.
Also, I noticed a lot of weeds around the base of the coach in the ebay ad
pics. I don't think its moved in a while - certainly not this spring. And,
for those that haven't read the vintagebirds ad, its another "must sell due
to illness".

Jonathan Leifheit
Wannabee


Hey, it's a 9mpg PT-40! - Dan Carr - 06-05-2008 00:57

On our 82PT40 with the mighty red we get 5.5 under most conditions
plus the benefit of slowing down to 30-40 on any grade that requires a
21 speed bicycle to downshift.
We did get an impressive 3.5-4 mpg on an 80 mph run across Indiana a
few years ago. Had a heck of a tail wind and no toad.
The only good red comes in a bottle (or a box).
Maybe it needs red wine in the fuel tank?

Dan Carr
1982 PT40 6V92 Red
Youngstown, OH


Hey, it's a 9mpg PT-40! - Mike McMahan - 06-05-2008 01:41

I owned a 1982 PT 40 with the 6V92 red engine. It would average 5.5 to
maybe 6.0(downhill coming home from Denver)usually pulling my 24'
enclosed car trailer. Didn't really make any difference with or
without the trailer. Mike McMahan 1982 PT40(formerly) 1996 42'
Wanderlodge(currently)

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Dan Carr"
wrote:
>
> On our 82PT40 with the mighty red we get 5.5 under most conditions
> plus the benefit of slowing down to 30-40 on any grade that requires a
> 21 speed bicycle to downshift.
> We did get an impressive 3.5-4 mpg on an 80 mph run across Indiana a
> few years ago. Had a heck of a tail wind and no toad.
> The only good red comes in a bottle (or a box).
> Maybe it needs red wine in the fuel tank?
>
> Dan Carr
> 1982 PT40 6V92 Red
> Youngstown, OH
>