That's about what we got with the old Xterra... For fun, try pulling a camper like PDML West. You'll LONG for 16mpg ;)
CW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Loveless" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 3:58 PM Subject: Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy (was: Flash voltage for K10D) > On 11/23/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On my west to east journey from Sunnyvale, California to Yonkers, New >> York, I drove 3,165 miles. The Prius has performed flawlessly >> throughout. It is quiet, powerful enough for good performance in any >> circumstances I've encountered, handles stably and surely. >> >> I have filled the fuel tank 8 times so far, at about 365 miles on the >> tankful with a couple of pips left on the fuel capacity gauge, with >> an average of 8.4 US gallons per fill up (total tank capacity from >> dry is 10.9 US gallons). The fuel economy right now calculates to a >> cumulative average of 44.4 miles per US gallon. Total cost for this >> traveling has been ~US$160 worth of regular grade no-lead gasoline/ >> petrol. >> > That's very impressive, Godfrey. My recent midwest trip started with > a drive to AR, then to St. Louis, MO, and finally back home to PA. In > all, about 2000 miles round trip. The first tank took me into the > Appalachians of WV on I-68. Pretty much straight up and straight > down. I got 16 mpg. No worries, right? It'll get better once the > road smoothes out. Wrong. 16 mpg all the way to St. Louis. I > usually get 20 or so on the highway. Finally, at the first fill-up on > the way home it hit 17, then 18 and the final tank was 19. > > I'm going to become a crunchy, sandal wearing hippie just before I buy > my next car. I can't afford not to be anymore. > > -- > Scott Loveless > http://www.twosixteen.com > Shoot more film! > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.14.14/547 - Release Date: > 11/22/2006 5:41 PM > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
