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[stevedyer@cox.net]

Echo? Sorry. For the wife, maybe. A man's gotta draw the line somewhere. ) Steve Not among the Bunnymen. ------------- (snip) My Echo always gets 34-39 MPG (auto trans) and on trip from New Mexico to California w/cruise control at 65mph, I got 46.5 MPG. Jeff A20

[Bogdan Swider]

On 5/12/06 3:35 PM, "stevedyer@..." wrote:

> > Echo? Sorry. For the wife, maybe. A man's gotta draw the line somewhere. > ) >

How would a 98 Ford Escort wagon rate. It's a piece of fine Mexican engineering - assembled in Hermosillo, Sonora. Bogdan

[stevedyer@cox.net]

Bogdan, I kinda like those, actually. Seriously - like most of us, I find interesting anything with an engine and wheels, and lots of stuff with wheels and no engine. Just giving ol' Jeff a rev-up. Steve Who owned both a Vega ('72 GT) and a Pinto (new!), and therefore can dis' no one's ride. --------------

On 5/12/06 3:35 PM, "stevedyer@..." wrote: > > Echo? Sorry. For the wife, maybe. A man's gotta draw the line somewhere. > ) > How would a 98 Ford Escort wagon rate. It's a piece of fine Mexican engineering - assembled in Hermosillo, Sonora. Bogdan Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links

[Bogdan Swider]

On 5/12/06 3:49 PM, "stevedyer@..." wrote:

> > > Bogdan, I kinda like those, actually. Seriously - like most of us, I find > interesting anything with an engine and wheels, and lots of stuff with wheels > and no engine. Just giving ol' Jeff a rev-up. > > Steve

Hey, I've said it before. My trips through Mexico to Central America by motorcycle were easy. My trips to Chicago then Canada with wife, kids and dog in our Ford Escort - now that's adventure touring. Bogdan, who still bears marks of post-traumatic stress

[jokerloco9@aol.com]

Actually, I bought the Echo for 3 improtant reasons: 1 gas mileage 2 easy to drive/park. I'm a building inspector. 3 It is as large as many SUV's No, B.S., headroom is 39.9 inches. I'm 6' 3", and have trouble in many vehicles. A ford Expedition has the same headroom. Seats are fine. I can drive 1000 miles at a time with a few rests. I have back trouble, so that says something. I drove the Citys' Surbaban once, and my back was hurting after a 15 mile drive. I guess I don't know who started the idea that driving a huge vehicle that is hard to maneuver and park, costs a lot and sucks up gas is cool. I have driven 18 wheel big rigs, and I sure appreciate not having to deal with the hassles of a big vehicle in Los Angeles. By the way, you can laugh at the appearance of the Echo, but it is cheap, easy to insure, and no one will steal it. The money I save on it instead of like most people buying some bloated pig of an SUV means I can have my Harley, KLR, GSXR1000, 9 second drag car, airplane, and various other toys. Just add up the total ownership cost of a vehicle such as a Surburban or a Navigator, and compare it to an Echo Do you still wanna draw the line at no Echo? Jeff A20 Jeff [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[a14@att.net]

> Steve > Who owned both a Vega ('72 GT) and a Pinto (new!), and therefore can dis' no > one's ride. > >

In 1972 Christopher Camshaft sailed across the ocean blue along with the Vega, the Pinto, and the Toyota Corolla. (Actual quote circa 1980 by an automotive machine shop coworker while removing a Vega camshaft from the head as we were gathered in our cave and grooving with a Pict). Walt

[Ronald Criswell]

I bet ya put an engine or two in that Vega. My brother - in - law got real good at that. Criswell

On May 12, 2006, at 4:49 PM, wrote: > > > Bogdan, I kinda like those, actually. Seriously - like most of > us, I find interesting anything with an engine and wheels, and lots > of stuff with wheels and no engine. Just giving ol' Jeff a rev- > up. > > Steve > Who owned both a Vega ('72 GT) and a Pinto (new!), and therefore > can dis' no one's ride. > > -------------- > > > On 5/12/06 3:35 PM, "stevedyer@..." wrote: > >> >> Echo? Sorry. For the wife, maybe. A man's gotta draw the >> line somewhere. >> ) >> > How would a 98 Ford Escort wagon rate. It's a piece of fine Mexican > engineering - assembled in Hermosillo, Sonora. > > Bogdan > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/ > klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/ > klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >

[stevedyer]

No, but the previous owner did. I did have to put a transmissin in it, though - slipped in a 3-speed and believe it or not it actually worked out fine. Can you believe I actually had three Vegas at the same time? The '72 GT which was quite fun to drive with the tighter suspension and 70-series tires. Before we married, the wife had bought a next-generation '76 with the improved iron-sleeved engine which ran just fine. This was a deee-luxe Vega - air conditioning, carpet, and the whole nine yards - a pretty good little car that gave not a hint of trouble. The third Vega was a parts car someone gave me, and it was a treasure chest in those cash-strapped days - headlights, windshield, transmission, wheels, starter, turn-signal bulbs....whatever I needed for the two roadworthy Vegas I just went out to the back 40, pulled the part and was ready to go. One interesting bit about those Vegas - as I recall they were very easy to work on. Everything from body panels to engine parts were designed to be readily accessible with a minimum of common tools. Something in my dim memory suggests GM advertised this at the time. Simple car for the beginning shade-tree mechanic to maintain. Steve ------------------- I bet ya put an engine or two in that Vega. My brother - in - law got real good at that. Criswell

On May 12, 2006, at 4:49 PM, wrote:

[Ronald Criswell]

You know it was a good looking small car but GM being GM didn't quite have the aluminum engine tech the Japs did. GM is notorious for bringing out a good idea but not carrying the ball the whole nine yards on tech. I'm surprised you put a transmission in it. They were supposed to have a tranny that was more tranny than they needed. But hey, it beets burning up in a Pinto. Speaking of cars, I had ...... I had.... lemme get my drink, I had a AMC Sportabout. The only thing sporting about it would have been if I shoved it off a cliff, which I pondered many times. Worse piece of American crap I ever had. I didn't buy American a long time after that. And hey, I also had the worshiped 64 Mustang with the hot water 6 cylinder. Great body but shouda had the 289 V8. Me and my brother put 7 transmissions in that car. Piece of crap Falcon transmission with no syncro. Would have keep it if it had been the automatic 289. But the really interesting car I had back in the 70's was that little 2 cylinder air cooled 650 Honda with 10 inch wheels. Great fun to drive but almost got run over in it because it was so small. I had the not purty sedan. The other one that looked like a ski boot a friend had and we owned a parts car together. It was like driving a go cart. Gee Honda sure has progressed after that (no surprise to me but a surprise to a lot of manufacturers). Criswell

On May 12, 2006, at 7:14 PM, stevedyer wrote: > No, but the previous owner did. I did have to put a > transmissin in it, > though - slipped in a 3-speed and believe it or not it actually > worked out > fine. Can you believe I actually had three Vegas at the same > time? The > '72 GT which was quite fun to drive with the tighter suspension and > 70-series tires. Before we married, the wife had bought a next- > generation > '76 with the improved iron-sleeved engine which ran just fine. > This was a > deee-luxe Vega - air conditioning, carpet, and the whole nine > yards - a > pretty good little car that gave not a hint of trouble. The third > Vega was > a parts car someone gave me, and it was a treasure chest in those > cash-strapped days - headlights, windshield, transmission, wheels, > starter, > turn-signal bulbs....whatever I needed for the two roadworthy Vegas > I just > went out to the back 40, pulled the part and was ready to go. > > One interesting bit about those Vegas - as I recall they were very > easy to > work on. Everything from body panels to engine parts were designed > to be > readily accessible with a minimum of common tools. Something in > my dim > memory suggests GM advertised this at the time. Simple car for the > beginning shade-tree mechanic to maintain. > > Steve > > ------------------- > > I bet ya put an engine or two in that Vega. My brother - in - law > got real > good at that. > > Criswell > On May 12, 2006, at 4:49 PM, wrote: > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/ > klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jim" wrote:

> > So that would be $0.065 vs. $0.045 per mile in fuel cost. So if my > math is correct considering the higher initial cost of the BMW you > would break even after 157,895 miles. > --Jim > A-15 >

Good post Jim, Curious tho. Why did you drop the decimal point after 157,895? revmaaatin. like Norm, I am just another stickler for inaccuracies, except I don't use the training links. (RFC)