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135,000 Mile Escort AV

zeeya2000

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;DThought you guys might get a kick out of this. I know a few people did on the chat board the other night.
Coming home from Mississippi hunt i passed a white AV with escort light and 3 big antennas spread out across the top.
Started talking to her on the CB and come to find out that she had received the second Av to come out in Mississippi. She went on to explain that she had 135,000 miles on her AV and has had no problem. Changes the oil every 5000 and keeps up her service work as scheduled.
Told her about the club and we talked a while. She brought up the fuel economy issue and i told her the best i had gotten was in the 19 area, usually mid 18's to lower 19's. She came back and told me that she gets 28 on an average and that she has gotten 32mpg. I am picking up my feet by now. Little later down the road she told me she had got a ticket doing 125mph. We discussed the HP3 that i have and what it does. She said she has not installed anything on her Av and it does not shutdown???????????????? :eek:
Realizing i was in deep s--- as we were running about 85 i slowly started speeding up, she stayed with me till we were right at 100 ,,,,,,,,,,ya know the point where they usually shut down. She started hanging back as i kept on accelarating and when i called her to come on she casually said she was going to hang back and watch the back door............My self i think she found the limiter, but you never know GM could have let one slip through without the programmed speed limiter?????????
Who knows, but a AV that gets 28 mpg on the highway running 80-85 on cruise sounds like never never land to me
Thought you might enjoy the laugh..........now i wonder how many miles did she actually have on the AV, you ever talk to anyone and no matter what you have done they have done it and done it better ???
 
I know what ya mean.
Another one of those people that has to be on top. :rolleyes:

28mpg and hitting 125mph without disabling the limiter??
I don't think so. :cautious:

One of those times to just bite your ?:p and roll on.
 
ZimmsAv said:
I know what ya mean.
Another one of those people that has to be on top. :rolleyes:

28mpg and hitting 125mph without disabling the limiter??
I don't think so. :cautious:

One of those times to just bite your ?:p and roll on.
My thoughts excatly...sounds like one of those mine is better than yours deal....I don't believe for a second she never hit the rev. limiter...and doing 125mph nonetheless.... :B:
 
She probably also runs 10 second quarters and can tow a 35 Airstream, too!
 
Somebody Needs to put her in Jail for lyin to ya. >:D

hanging back to guard the backdoor?

No, She had a limiter and couldn't keep up. ;D
 
Guys, Guys lets stop jumping into conclusions about this poor girl, you never know maybe her Av was built in Europe and uhm, uhm it's different I think I'll trade Av's with her in a heart beat , shoot I only get 12 gpm, 135,000 miles does this girl sleep.
 
Hey, they say there is an epidemic amongst truckers taking all kinds of things to keep awake. Maybe she just got a bad batch of something and wasn't thinking clearly.
 
midlifecrisis said:
Hey, they say there is an epidemic amongst truckers taking all kinds of things to keep awake. ?Maybe she just got a bad batch of something and wasn't thinking clearly.
maybe instead of no-doze...she took no-dumbass....you could mistake the two...clearly... ;D :B:
 
Maybe, JUST Maybe mystery girl's HUSBAND put an HP3 install w/o her knowing when he put in the Magical Mystery super-duper, uber slick silcone friction free gear coating heat reduction,KY branded ultra protective slime free engine tolerant oil?
Or maybe not- either way,
My AV shut down at a hair before 100mph last weekend!
No doubt you was needed boots talking to her!
BTW, she does drive an Avalanche and every family has some fast talking fools- thats is just one of our cousins we love to say goodbye to for that once a year GTG!

Later-
 
HeavyD said:
Guys, Guys lets stop jumping into conclusions about this poor girl, you never know maybe her Av was built in Europe and uhm, uhm it's different I think I'll trade Av's with her in a heart beat , shoot I only get 12 gpm, 135,000 miles does this girl sleep.
Maybe SHE is from England and she meant 125kph and 135,000 kilometers? ??? Nah... I doubt it somehow.

 
Well I broke the world land speed record in my Av doing 1000 Mph and I get ove 247 Mpg's :2: :2: :2:
:cool:
Manny
 
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