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The first weekend's over, and it did not go as well as I hoped it would. I had to do a bit of city driving while in Montreal. I drove 400 miles and I'm a bit short of the half tank mark, which should come around 450 miles.
I'm over 70 MPG so far, but it's not quite the 3L/100 km (78 MPG) I was shooting for.
Back roads have some disadvantages. The quality of the rolling surface is frequently not nearly as good as highways, which can have a significant impact on rolling resistance. And every small town you go through have a stop sign or two.
On the other hand, I would totally fall asleep on the highway at that speed, but on back roads there are so many things to look at. I've seen a lot of nice places, and even if it took me nearly twice as long as if I had taken the highway, I feel it was worth it.
With 600 miles remainning next weekend, we'll see how far I'll make it on the tank.
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