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...is over.

Just came back from vacation...4200 miles on the road to...

Cocoa Beach, FL
Cecil, GA
Montgomery, AL
Nashville, TN
Indianapolis, IN
Muskegan, MI
Detroit/Mt. Clemens, MI

Power Tour 2011, Long Haul Gang. It was HOT (95+ days 2-5 and high 80's in Cocoa Beach), but still great. I was able to make a lap on the Brickyard!

The bus ran flawlessly even in the heat, and averaged just short of 11MPG. Total lodging costs for nine days on the road: $37.

Congrats, what you get me?

Jarlaxle wrote: The bus ran flawlessly even in the heat, and averaged just short of 11MPG. Total lodging costs for nine days on the road: $37.

And what did the petrol cost run too?

About twenty-five dollars.

Lemme see:

4200 miles divided by 11 equals roughly 382.

You used 382 gallons of fuel and only spent $25?

That would be less than 7 cents per gallon!

He asked about PETROL. The bus runs on diesel fuel. Only the generator uses petrol. :p

So what did the diesel cost?

Psst... Hen isn't a 'he'...

No, Hen isn't a "he". But "Hen" and "He" are pretty close. Damned typos.

Fuel cost for the bus ran about $1500. My father in law's turbo Pinto took about $600 worth of gas (about 28MPG after throwing out the dragstrip runs).

And the Pinto managed a 12.09 second 1/4 mile run at Cecil, GA...hot engine, street tires, and muggy 97-degree heat. It also put down 285HP at the rear wheels...impressive for a little 2300cc 4-banger. (And probably down a good 25HP due to the heat.)

A 12-flat 1/4 mile run, A/C, 28MPG, and running 4200 miles without needing so much as an oil top-off...I might need one of these.