Re: gas mileage of 4cyl vs V6

"isaac" <isaacsorge@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Coming from a Honda Civic and not making very much money, I've been
| mainly keeping an eye out for 4 cylinder Toyota trucks, assuming the
V6
| would gulp way too much gas. Is there much difference between the
| economy of the 4cyl versus the V6?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Isaac
|

FWIW:

1987 4X4 regular cab with 22R 4 cyl. carbureted engine and 5 speed
manual got 15.5 to 16.5 mpg in town and 17.5 to 19.5 mpg on highway.
Best tank recorded was 21.5 mpg on highway. Tires were 235XR15.

1999 4X4 extra cab with 3.4 V6 w/fi and 4 speed automatic w/od. 16 to 17
mpg in town and 19 to 21 mpg on highway. Tires are 31X10.5X15 as came
from factory.

Both driven between 2,000 and 4,000 feet AMSL in elevation. Both using
mostly 86 octane gasoline as sold on the caprock of Texas. Both with
manual locking hubs.

--
Jarhead

My 90 short bed P/U with a 22re and 4 sp. man. gets 26 city and 30 hwy.
I'm sure it would do a lot better with a 5 sp. man.

Thanks for all the input. I think that with money being as scarce as it
is right now I may as well just stick with the 4 cylinder. All I'm
hauling is a couple dirt bikes and I'm in no hurry to do so :)

Also, automatics are boring. 5 speed it is :)

Thanks a lot,

Isaac