Posted by Earl Pillow (IP: 166.102.105.70) on April 28, 2000 at 03:00:17:
In Reply to: Faced with a hard choice. posted by Rudy D on April 27, 2000 at 22:48:00:
Here's my advice, for what it's worth. If you use your Maverick as your daily driver, you would be crazy to trash a good-running, economical engine with such low miles. If you are looking to build a "just-for-fun" car to have a good time in, then you might consider the 302. For $75, you can't really beat the price, especially if it is an older, non-emissions engine. Either way, I would probably go ahead and buy it, so you'll have it when and if you decide to go with a V8. Oh, and with regard to mileage, I've owned two 302's (one in a Mav) and they both got around 18 mpg--far less than you should be getting with your six-banger.