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Daily Driver?

As long as i'm in the trades (prob till I die) i'll have to drive a truck, and most likely pull a trailer. Gas mileage will always be horrible for me. Ugh

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I DD a Suburban to work every day. It's stock with 31's now, but in about a month or so, I'm going to throw on my 4" lift and some 35's. Gas prices are tough, but I bought it when gas was $4.25/gallon in 2008 and gas has dipped since then. I also don't let it go below 1/2 tank just to keep the cost down.

I could drive a small gas sipper, but my Sub hauls my family safely, handles the snow with ease, let's us get out into the wild and I just love driving it. Unless gas goes to $8/gallon, I'm gonna keep driving it and love every minute of it.
 
My 79 c20 pickup has been my daily driver for 14 years, and for 13 years before that it was my parents DD, and before that, my dad's boss drove it every day. My truck is in very good shape, so it is up to the task. It has also taken a lot of money to get it to its current condition. It is in far better shape than when I got it 14 years ago.

Buying gas sucks, but I have to drive a truck for work, I like my truck, and a newer more efficient truck would cost me more than the extra gas. I drive around 20k miles per year, and spent $8k or so on gas last year. A new truck would cost me more than $8k per year total and would still use at least $4k per year in fuel.
 
I know gas mpgs will vary from truck to truck, but what do you think on average an old carbed K5 gets for mileage. (stock, and tuned fairly well)
 
All of my older carbed trucks got between 12-15 mpg in mixed city/highway driving....didn't matter if they had a straight six,305,350,400 SB or a 454,and the mileage was about the same empty,or loaded to the hilt....my van and a '79 Bonanza with a 250 six got 18 mpg on some longer trips,but they are no better than a V8 in city driving for gas mileage..A 6.2 diesel will get maybe 5-10 mpg more,in my opinion its not worth the extra expense of having to buy more costy diesel fuel and put up with cold start issues and the higher cost of parts, that are getting scarce for them now though..I would prefer a diesel off road ,no carb to flood when climbing or desending steep grades and great low end torque...
 
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/27596.shtml

1984 is the oldest model they have listed, and used the mileage ratings available when the trucks were new and in perfect running condition. It really depends on how you are going to drive it and how much you are going to drive it. I drive too many miles a week to justify daily driving mine when I have other more economical vehicles to drive. I want to drive it, but I'm not going to piss my hard earned money away on gas, especially if it keeps going higher as predicted. If I were you, I'd look at how many miles you drive, and figure out if you can still afford to have it as your daily driver if gas hits $5/gallon by summer.
 
Also consider keeping is emissions legal if that's an issue for you. I barely squeaked my old 82 through with a crate 350 and rebuilt q jet. And they told me restrictions are getting tougher

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For what some of you guys are talking about with efi, disc brakes, new interiors, OD trans he could easily buy a nice little econo box dd. I'd buy a $2k little commuter that gets north of 25mpg and then save up and buy the older blazer you want.
The blazer can be a toy which is so much more enjoyable compared to having to rely on it on a day to day basis. Depending on your commute its not out of the realm of possibilities to come out ahead going that route.
 
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