Took a Little Trip

[aldrichd]

The Mrs. (misssilver on this board) and I took a little trip to Florida for New Years to meet some friends. Took 231 from Montgomery Alabama to Panama City Florida. It was a 5 hour drive to where we needed to go and it was so sweet. The weather was beautiful with not a cloud in the sky. The traffic was light and the road was mostly 4 lane the whole way.
The Aurora drove like a dream so smooth and easy, like sitting in the recliner at home. I got 18.2 MPG driving nice and easy. Kept to the speed limit to maybe 5 over due to all the police presence on the road.
With all the years driving this car it is still such a pleasure and a joy to drive.

[Marc]

aldrichd said:

With all the years driving this car it is still such a pleasure and a joy to drive.

I sure wish that the GREAT GENIUSES at GM would read that!

[auroralover]

18.2 seems a bit on the low side....I usually average 25-29 on a mostly highway trip.

[scottydl]

auroralover said:

18.2 seems a bit on the low side....I usually average 25-29 on a mostly highway trip.

Same here, generally in the 23-24 range on long trips but on the ALL highway NY to IL jaunt it reached the 26 range. Every car seems different, as there have been several tales of 30+ mpg on highway trips with a Classic. I think a lot depends on your intake + exhaust, the more open the better.

[crashmedic]

Glad you had a nice trip. The mileage does seem a little low to me, I have hit 30 mpg on long trips generally 20-24 for normal highway driving( less that 30 miles). But as long as you still enjoy taking her out for trips it's all good.

[alecbeaton]

Maybe he didn't reset it before they left... that could have thrown it off. I know if i leave mine alone it usually says my average is around 15.5, even when i've been on the highway for 20-25 minutes, but if i reset it right before i get on the same highway i'll get 26-28.

[algonquin]

Its great to travel when the traffic is light. Those classics certainly are comfortable. Doesn't feel like you've been driving long at all. I really enjoy my 95. Gas mileage is so good that it actually fills itself up the further I go.

[kaykirk]

algonquin said:

Gas mileage is so good that it actually fills itself up the further I go.

hee hee ;D I know what you mean

and yes, they are comfy

besides a lot of fun to drive and doing it in style

[aldrichd]

auroralover said:

18.2 seems a bit on the low side....I usually average 25-29 on a mostly highway trip.

Stupid me I meant 28.2!

[majoraurora]

I drove from lower Alabama to FT Myers, FL (520 miles each way) to visit friends for new Years. Nothing beats the ride in the classic. 24 MPG @ 80+ and 18" rims and tires. I also ran some injector cleaner and Lucas in the gas. I think the injector cleaner may have fixed my slight hesitation at low throttle. I will find out and update the "95 Surges" post in Classic maintenance if its cleaned up....

[crashmedic]

aldrichd said:

Stupid me I meant 28.2!

That's a bit better! ;D

[eva]

aldrichd said:

With all the years driving this car it is still such a pleasure and a joy to drive.

That's so great!

auroralover said:

18.2 seems a bit on the low side....I usually average 25-29 on a mostly highway trip.

I'm reading all these posts about everybody's average MPG and not feeling so good....I average a depressing 18 or so, and I get this by actually calculating it by hand (which happens to correspond with the DIC). I know I drive pretty aggressively (not like a crazy person, with peel-outs and reckless maneuvers, but more like very efficient, I-want-to-get-there-and-enjoy-this-great-car's-power kind of driving), but it's hard for me to believe that it's my driving style causing these puny numbers. I might be in denial, huh? (For the record, most of my driving is to work & back, combo of city and highway, but I usually travel at off-peak hours, and so don't spend much time in traffic.)