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Post by alecbeaton on Nov 2, 2007 12:00:21 GMT -6
Well, I got back from my roadtrip last night. All went smoothly, the car ran GREAT. It was me, three friends, each with an overnights-bag worth of stuff. Managed to get 29.7 MPG overall, doing between 70-80 the whole way, with lots of coasting. Made it all the way to kankakee, illinois on one tank, and all the way back on another. I thought that was awfully good for the amount of weight i had in the car, but it still pulled like it was empty. Just makes me love her that much more.
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Post by macadamiaman on Nov 2, 2007 13:22:15 GMT -6
wow, 29.7mpg...
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Post by Marc on Nov 2, 2007 14:19:00 GMT -6
Managed to get 29.7 MPG overall, doing between 70-80 the whole way, with lots of coasting. That's the whole key to getting good gas mileage. |
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Post by alecbeaton on Nov 2, 2007 15:06:36 GMT -6
Is 29.7 good? I was thinking that pushing into the 30's was good, and that 29.7 was slightly higher than average.
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Post by algonquin on Nov 2, 2007 19:03:25 GMT -6
Sounds like you enjoyed your adventure. The 29.7 mpg overall is awesome for a V8 weighing in at 4000 lbs plus passengers and gear on top of that. Alone you probably would have done 30 or better. Glad you had a great trip.
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Post by alecbeaton on Nov 2, 2007 19:26:26 GMT -6
Wow i guess all that tune-up work before we left helped. Thanks a lot guys, but i can tell you this: I won't be taking any more 1000 mile trips in the near future, at least not if i'm the only one driving.
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Post by algonquin on Nov 2, 2007 19:46:30 GMT -6
Preparation is key to a successful and enjoyable trip. My first road trip in my Aurora was in the fall of 2006 and covered 945 miles over two days touring New England. I was amazed at how comfortable the Aurora was and how rested I felt even after two 10 hour days behind the wheel. Even with a total hip replacement about two months prior to the trip.
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Post by jose on Nov 4, 2007 1:24:36 GMT -6
Wow i guess all that tune-up work before we left helped. Thanks a lot guys, but i can tell you this: I won't be taking any more 1000 mile trips in the near future, at least not if i'm the only one driving. congrats! but don't complain. I (alone) drove 8000miles in the span of 3 weeks. Half of the time I slept in the car at night as well. |
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Post by Superdemon on Nov 4, 2007 6:38:02 GMT -6
My '97 is rated at 27 MPG highway on the window sticker so 29.7 is very good.
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