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Old Sep 19, 2007, 10:20 pm
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Tim Ho's
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: YYZ, ATL
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Originally Posted by trooper

My current vehicle (and my all time favourite so far) is a full size station wagon.. (A Holden Commodore if that means anything to anyone!!) It is an auto, and has a 3.8 litre V6. On the highway (and using the cruise control which many people diss too) the fuel consumption gets as good as 8.5L/100km...

That's over 32 miles to the (Imperial) gallon...

YMMV of course... (literally!!!)
You simply cannot beat GM's 3800 V6 engine. ^ My 3.8L Buick has near 300,000km, and it's never needed anything other than oil/fluid changes!
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