Russ Merritt
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- Aug 11, 2002
ain't that the truth!! all the hp in the world is cool until you are paying more to fill your truck than what most people make in one week!! when fuel was @ the high, it was costing me right @ $1000. to fill my tanks. I am fortunate I only average about 70K miles a year. when fuel spiked I slowed down from 75-80 down to 65 & watched my bank account get larger. BUT when my customer says "I need it here now!!" then we put it in the wind, & they pay extra for it.
I hear ya! Last summer my boss would go down the local Citgo where we all fuel up, every Monday morning and hand the dude a check for 17K!! EVERY Monday morning!! I tried pretty hard to get the best fuel mileage I could, short shifting and coasting when possible. Sometimes though.......You just gotta go.......
With the GPS I also learned the faster you go, you don't save much time. I'd head out, punch in the destination, and it tells ya when approx your gonna get there. Get out on the highway, put coals to her and try to lower that GPS guestimation....You could knock it down by a couple minutes if it was a long ride and you were bookin but you hit ONE/TWO red lights when you get close and you loose it all........WTF! Slow and steady def wins the race.......