For a 350 to get 7mpg it would have to be a race built engine or simply run like garbage. I don't even know how you could get a 305 to get that poor mileage but 🤷♂️
A friend of mine had a Caprice Classic. Such a good car. It was soft and smooth and the economical 305 V8 made good torque while still getting good mpg!
Yes, slow by modern (and my) standards but compared to older cars it's quite good.And while peak power is low it makes decent torque in the midrange and is tuned well for daily driving.
My 2014 Kia Rio has crank windows, no cruise control, 6-spd manual trans. No touchscreens--only buttons.Car is very slow (1.6L non-turbo) but gets ~36mpg average. I've gotten as much as 40 when actually driving for mpg.
If your optimism is lost by considering other aspects of the situation then i would argue you aren't optimistic, you're distracted or deluded.
An optimist would see the other aspects and remain positive, because that's optimism -- just how the opposite would go for a pessimist.
Someone purposefully ignoring or avoiding other aspects ofnthe situation is seeking distraction or delusion, imo, and wouldn't be considered optimistic.
There used to be birds around and i would get nests built under my awning. I used to like hearing them but now, instead, my neighborhood is filled with stray cats and so as you can imagine: no more birds.
I like your guys' mindset. Come to my house and relieve me of somr of my shit. lmao