We just got back last week from driving the Miata a little over 1800 miles
from St. Louis to Chicago to northern Wisconsin to central Illinois and back
to St. Louis. Part of the trip was to participate in the "Open Air
Classic"...a rally for 200 convertibles in northern Wisconsin, and the rest
of the trip was a stop to see the King Tut exhibit at the Field Museum in
Chicago, a stop to see a friend in southwestern Wisconsin and my
mother-in-law in southern Iowa. I don't know the cost of the gas, but we
burned roughly 60 gallon. Not bad for the combination of interstate
(70+mph) and backroads (starting and stopping). We're unpacked and the
clothes are washed, so I'm ready to go again (someplace). I think we're
home for the duration, though (except for a short trip to take in a weekend
of auto racing over Labor Day).
"XS11E" > wrote in message
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>
> .... after 3,800 miles, 137.311 gallons of gasoline at a cost of
> $443.81 and an average of 24.7 miles per gallon.
>
> We were gone 11 days and didn't drive 3 of those days, 8 days were
> spent getting to Missoula and then Kalispell in Montana, then Tonasket,
> Washington and then home. Long trip, sore butt, tired and soooooo
> happy I didn't have to get on an airplane!
>
> Obligatory Miata content: The Miata enjoyed resting in the carport
> while I was gone. No way could the Miata haul the luggage SWMBO needs
> for an overnight, let alone 11 days!
>
> PS, I think 24.7 mpg is not too bad for a 4,400 lb car with a fairly
> large V8 engine cruising at 80-85 mph. Nice to know the EPA rating is
> spot on...
>