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Old 07-06-2011, 07:20 PM   #5 (permalink)
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That's a pretty ambitious trip, vacationtime247, but you can do it. I went from San Diego to Miami to Boston to Denver and back to San Diego (12,000 miles) in 31 days. We visited Petrified Forest, Chaco Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, Everglades, Mount Vernon, the Smithsonian, Bunker Hill, among other places.

Last year, I rented a Kia Rio and took my granddaughter and wife 3600 miles in 2 weeks from Albuquerque to the Black Hills to the corner of SD/MN/IA back to MT and ID. We visited Rocky Mt. NP, Mt. Rushmore, Wind Cave & Jewel Cave, Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, etc. I averaged 43.7 mpg for the trip, not bad for a rental automatic.
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49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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