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From: Gary L. Burnore on 12 Nov 2009 12:39 On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:21:39 -0600, "Ray O" <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote: > >"Gary L. Burnore" <gburnore(a)databasix.com> wrote in message >news:hdheoo$3n4$16(a)blackhelicopter.databasix.com... >> On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:45:39 -0600, "Ray O" >> <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote: >> >>> >>>"Uncle_vito" <uncle_vito2002(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >>>news:QbqdndLkS9nj8GbXnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d(a)linkline.com... >>>>I am considering a 2006 4Runner with this V8 engine. >>>> >>>> Any problems? Gas hog? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Vito >>>> >>> >>>We have a 2003 Sequoia with this engine. It has not had any problems in >>>74,000 miles. We get around 12 ~ 13 MPG around town on short trips and 6 >>>on >>>the highway with 6 passengers and a boatload of camping gear. >> >> Pardon me, Ray. Did you really mean 6? Do you really think that's >> good? > >Oops, typo - my "1" key is sticking. That was around 16 MPG on the hwy with >6 passengers aboard, and no, I don't think that is particularly good. Well 16 isn't as bad as 6. :) Toyota needs to pick that up. On the larger vehicles, 20some doesn't seem like a bad target for highway in a non-hybrid.
From: Ray O on 12 Nov 2009 12:49
"Gary L. Burnore" <gburnore(a)databasix.com> wrote in message news:hdhh1o$e3s$2(a)blackhelicopter.databasix.com... > On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:21:39 -0600, "Ray O" > <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote: > >> >>"Gary L. Burnore" <gburnore(a)databasix.com> wrote in message >>news:hdheoo$3n4$16(a)blackhelicopter.databasix.com... >>> On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:45:39 -0600, "Ray O" >>> <rokigawa(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>"Uncle_vito" <uncle_vito2002(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >>>>news:QbqdndLkS9nj8GbXnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d(a)linkline.com... >>>>>I am considering a 2006 4Runner with this V8 engine. >>>>> >>>>> Any problems? Gas hog? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> Vito >>>>> >>>> >>>>We have a 2003 Sequoia with this engine. It has not had any problems in >>>>74,000 miles. We get around 12 ~ 13 MPG around town on short trips and 6 >>>>on >>>>the highway with 6 passengers and a boatload of camping gear. >>> >>> Pardon me, Ray. Did you really mean 6? Do you really think that's >>> good? >> >>Oops, typo - my "1" key is sticking. That was around 16 MPG on the hwy >>with >>6 passengers aboard, and no, I don't think that is particularly good. > > Well 16 isn't as bad as 6. :) Toyota needs to pick that up. On the > larger vehicles, 20some doesn't seem like a bad target for highway in > a non-hybrid. I agree. Our Sequoia only has a 4 speed transmission. Later versions of the first generation Sequoia had 5 speed transmissions, and the current version has a 6 speed. for 14/19 MPG. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply) |