Oregon to Florida road trip

[aerohead]

Originally Posted by Phase

Made it back to Texas. Where’s aero head? Lol

he's pretty much been flat on his back, in bed since the 8th.
He tried to leave his left hip at an intersection under construction.

[freebeard]

Good to hear from you again.

[Phase]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

84 headwinds have taken MPG from a normal of 30, down to something like 22. When you're driving high speed and pushing against 25 MPH headwinds, range plummets.

I can't make Boise to home on a full tank, so I usually stop somewhere around Hood River.

Sometimes I'll take highway 20 instead since it's shorter and quieter. Adds 15 minutes in theory, but if there's not much traffic I can make that up. Of course, if Portland is home than 84 is the only way to do it.

In which car? I made Boise to Beaverton with a quarter tank left and my car only has a 10-11 gallon tank

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by Phase

In which car? I made Boise to Beaverton with a quarter tank left and my car only has a 10-11 gallon tank

The Mazda. It's my company car and that's the only reason I travel to Boise. It has a 15 gallon tank and probably averages 25 MPG on these trips due to 75-80 MPH zones.

I could make the trip on a car that has a 500 mile range, but not 300-400. Mazda has a weird quirk where it occasionally doesn't pick up the last 2 gallons of fuel, making me treat the car as if it's got a 13 gallon tank (and carry an emergency gallon).