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Old 04-23-2013, 11:09 PM
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Default Do you drive your truck everyday? Or do you have a gas getter?

Just seeing if you guys drive your trucks everyday or if you have a gas getter. Car, motorcycle or what not. I was debating on something to save on gas. I have about a 40-50 miles a day for work and to save on gas would be fantastic.
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drive my truck everyday. working construction, I need something to able to tow, haul, etc. Had a convertible 06 mustang before this and traded it in for my current truck. gas sucks but its a truck...
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I ride a motorcycle when I'm not driving the truck. Its a old honda sabre that I built up over the winter, cant complain about 60 mpg.
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Drive my truck daily. 40 miles a day for high school plus I work on a farm everyday that requires me to haul various loads such as hay and machinery. Sucks but wouldn't trade it for the world. Love driving a truck!
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I have a 2003 Chevy Impala that is my DD. I also have a Kawasaki Vulcan that I ride in the summer. I only have a 1.5 mile drive to work so it takes a while to go through a tank of gas.
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Drive my beast everyday, 10 mile round trip to town and back, no biggie.
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I put about 15 miles a day on at 10mpg. I think part of that is living up on a mountain and having such a short commute. Start truck, drive 7 miles down, stop, work, repeat up hill. I've thought about getting something with better mileage, but then I wouldn't be in my truck.
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Sure do
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Truck is for work, off roading, camping, and the zombies.

Car is my trip vehicle and gas saver. 31mpg highway and 300hp. Can't beat it.



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I have a 90 mile trip to work so I ride a motorcycle during the summer, better gas mileage, less miles on truck and it was a nice excuse to get a Harley. Put 8200 miles n it last summer.


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