The car I was driving before the VW was a ‘67 Riviera Gran Sport, which got 9 MPG in town, 12 on the road. (It’s a long story.) The VW got some incredibly high mileage compared to the Buick, so I was constantly checking the gas level afraid to run out at any minute. Comical, now that it’s over.
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Aw, geez, that the monster with the dual 4bbl cards?
Was out looking at cars with my dad about 66-67 and got behind the wheel of some spiffy looking Buick at the dealer. Keys were in and I started it. Did not sound like your grandfather's Buick. Popped the hood and there that monster sat. Might have been a Gran Sport.
Funny, later years, dad bought some Pontiac (I think) honker that the seller said had a good fuel mileage engine. Turned out to be some 400+ cu in monster. Not so fast in that tank, but is sure drank gas.
POS had GM engine idiot lights.,. Engine temp was out or sensor Tango Uniform, dad burned it up.
Next car he bought, had them put in real gauges. He learned his lesson with GM idiot lights. Never another GM either.