My Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser weighs in at over 4,000 lbs. 3,427 lbs stock curb weight + another 600 (+/- 50lbs) of off-road accessories.

41 years old and getting 16 city and 22+ on the highway. Best ever was 25mpg.

Perhaps it the batteries...

That's 125 stone. Not plural.

Fixed that for you.

There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with rear wheel drive. (unless you don't know how to drive to begin with)

will never be abused.

Fixed that for you.

I worked for a company the built medical diagnostic (EEG & ECG) and treatment (TENS) equipment. We had a few prototype stimulation units that one salesman had the bright idea of connecting up to his brain. It's output was really limited (on the order of a few micro amps) using electrodes attached to his ear-lobes. Turn it on with a low frequency sine wave (1 - 2 Hz) and watch the fun. It was interesting to watch his eyes scan back and forth like a Cylon. The sign wave was super-imposed on the normal impulses, so he could still direct his eyes, but really funny if he was trying to keep his eyes focused on one thing.

I have no doubt that he was doing damage along the way (but hell, he was only a salesman). He claimed that it made him feel high. The stupid bastard was even driving his car with the thing hooked up.

However, you can have all manor of fun with a good TENS unit.

Wow.

Details, details...

And it's not just you. I insult everybody equally - I'd hate to be accused of playing favorites...

And, I do stand corrected - Lead is used 'mainly' for it's anti-knock properties. I am man enough to admit an error - many are not.

However, it does help with the lubrication of the valves in older cars. Unleaded fuel in and old VW will certainly burn the valves in very short order. I speak form experience in this.

Feel better now?

Yes. Better economy and certainly a little more power. And a bigger drain on my pocket book.

Once I ran out of gas (busted fuel gauge), the only thing that I had was a few quarts of Coleman camping fuel. The thing ran like shit, but I was able to get to a gas station.

You may just be on to something...

Oooooo. I'm really scared. Wait, don't. There's a Putz with a Wiki pointed at me!

Heh heh heh. Actually, the heater works great. Too well in fact. Must be the complete lack of thermal insulation on the firewall and no heat shield on the exhaust system - the turbo charger tends to run hot.

If only I had an 8-track! Have you ever tried a CD player in a vehicle that has a really stiff suspension? It don't work too well. I went instead with a digital media player from JVC and waterproof marine speakers.

Where in my post did I mention accident safety? I have no illusions about the survivability of an accident in the Land Cruiser at speed. My point is that with no electronic systems to fail, I'll be on the road long after your techno-crap car is tits-up in a wrecking yard. Read my post again dip-shit.

Thanks for the info.