FMCA Ad: 10mpg on PT

[Don Bradner]

No comparison between a Cat and a DD. 10mpg is simply not a possibility in a PT
except for the duration of downhill runs.

Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
Posting today by satellite from Newport, Oregon

On 4/29/2008 at 4:32 PM Dorn Hetzel wrote:

>I don't have a PT, I have a 77FC35, but I am managing 9 to 11 mpg on a
>regular basis,
>depending on how leaden my foot is and how hilly the terrain. My most
>recent run
>came in at 9.1, but it was very hilly terrain, We spent a lot of time at
>72+
>mph on the flat parts (really!),
>and there was about 6 hours of idling while we made various stops because
>I'm having an electrical
>problem that is making starting a PITA
>
>Dorn Hetzel
>77FC35
>Hogansville, GA
>
>On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 4:25 PM, mbulriss <mbulriss@...> wrote:
>
>> I was quickly perusing the BB ads in my new issue of the FMCA magazine
>> this morning and noticed one dealer ad proclaiming 10mpg on I think it
>> was an 86 PT36 w/6V92. I chuckled and moved on quickly. My old 83
>> PT40 with 6V92 never approached that magic number. Has anyone else's
>> ever reached that lofty mpg figure on a PT? My 91 8V for sure isn't
>> in that world! LOL
>>
>> Mike Bulriss
>> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan" - claiming an honest 5+mpg
>> San Antonio, TX
>>
>>
>>