First long trip...
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First long trip...
Ok going on my first long trip this weekend. I leave tomorrow and have about an 11hr drive to my girlfriend's lake house on the Kentucky/Tennessee border. Other then the obvious checking of fluids anything else I should do??
Especially in reference to gas milage... high tire pressures right? up around 36? Suggestions! (I'll be going for gas milage so I'll try to keep my speed around 75 although its hard not to bump up in this car) I know I'm probably a little out of alignment which is a bitch but what are ya gonna do, I have to go to a performance place for an alignment cause I'm too low for a regular rack and I don't have time...
We are doing the drive all at once and the girlfriend isn't the best manual driver (I'm just teaching her.... yeah that's right, I'm TEACHING her on my car, talk about love) so I figure I'm gonna be doing most of the driving after working a half day. I already have some redbull packed away.
No internet connection down there so I will be without acurazine for 5 days... whatever will I do
Especially in reference to gas milage... high tire pressures right? up around 36? Suggestions! (I'll be going for gas milage so I'll try to keep my speed around 75 although its hard not to bump up in this car) I know I'm probably a little out of alignment which is a bitch but what are ya gonna do, I have to go to a performance place for an alignment cause I'm too low for a regular rack and I don't have time...
We are doing the drive all at once and the girlfriend isn't the best manual driver (I'm just teaching her.... yeah that's right, I'm TEACHING her on my car, talk about love) so I figure I'm gonna be doing most of the driving after working a half day. I already have some redbull packed away.
No internet connection down there so I will be without acurazine for 5 days... whatever will I do
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dont forget some green tape.
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FYI....Fury...
you might want to watch out....Some gas stations here in Charlotte have begun to shut down b/c of Hurricane Katrina. They're all out of GAS?!??!!?
BTW...Gas jumped up about 50 cents here today....price gouging bitches....
There are lines for gas...
you might want to watch out....Some gas stations here in Charlotte have begun to shut down b/c of Hurricane Katrina. They're all out of GAS?!??!!?
BTW...Gas jumped up about 50 cents here today....price gouging bitches....
There are lines for gas...
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Also, don't forget:
1. The back seats folded down provides ample room to... umm... *squeak squeak squeak*
2. condoms.
(oh, and yeah, 35-36 psi is good for long trips but don't do this for TOO long or you'll wear the middle of the tires much faster than the edges...)
~Eric
1. The back seats folded down provides ample room to... umm... *squeak squeak squeak*
2. condoms.
(oh, and yeah, 35-36 psi is good for long trips but don't do this for TOO long or you'll wear the middle of the tires much faster than the edges...)
~Eric
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Originally Posted by Savio
FYI....Fury...
you might want to watch out....Some gas stations here in Charlotte have begun to shut down b/c of Hurricane Katrina. They're all out of GAS?!??!!?
BTW...Gas jumped up about 50 cents here today....price gouging bitches....
There are lines for gas...
you might want to watch out....Some gas stations here in Charlotte have begun to shut down b/c of Hurricane Katrina. They're all out of GAS?!??!!?
BTW...Gas jumped up about 50 cents here today....price gouging bitches....
There are lines for gas...
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For gas mileage, I'd suggest waxing the car. It might sound dumb but I was watching CNN when they had the editor from one of the major car magazines on (can't remember which one) and she said that you could increase gas mileage up to 7% on a road trip just by waxing your car.
After that bold statement I had to try it and I have to admit I noticed a measureable difference in gas mileage, enough that I'll do it again before my next road trip.
After that bold statement I had to try it and I have to admit I noticed a measureable difference in gas mileage, enough that I'll do it again before my next road trip.
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For gas mileage, I'd suggest waxing the car. It might sound dumb but I was watching CNN when they had the editor from one of the major car magazines on (can't remember which one) and she said that you could increase gas mileage up to 7% on a road trip just by waxing your car.
After that bold statement I had to try it and I have to admit I noticed a measureable difference in gas mileage, enough that I'll do it again before my next road trip.
After that bold statement I had to try it and I have to admit I noticed a measureable difference in gas mileage, enough that I'll do it again before my next road trip.
I know that on a road bicycle, a $70 lycra skinsuit (rather than shorts/jersey) will help your time trial speed more than a $1000 pair of aero cross-section spoked wheels. There's a lot to be said for smoothing out your exposed surface area.
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by waxing your car?? what the hell? does that decrease your drag coefficient or something? i find that hard to believe.
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Originally Posted by Savio
FYI....Fury...
you might want to watch out....Some gas stations here in Charlotte have begun to shut down b/c of Hurricane Katrina. They're all out of GAS?!??!!?
BTW...Gas jumped up about 50 cents here today....price gouging bitches....
There are lines for gas...
you might want to watch out....Some gas stations here in Charlotte have begun to shut down b/c of Hurricane Katrina. They're all out of GAS?!??!!?
BTW...Gas jumped up about 50 cents here today....price gouging bitches....
There are lines for gas...
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bring a bottle of meguiar waterless car wash, and some towels. u want those to get the damn bugs off your bumper...
say. just u and ur girlfriend on the road for 5 days no internet? hm... u might want to start saving for that baby thats gonna come!
say. just u and ur girlfriend on the road for 5 days no internet? hm... u might want to start saving for that baby thats gonna come!
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Originally Posted by Howard911s
bring a bottle of meguiar waterless car wash, and some towels. u want those to get the damn bugs off your bumper...
say. just u and ur girlfriend on the road for 5 days no internet? hm... u might want to start saving for that baby thats gonna come!
say. just u and ur girlfriend on the road for 5 days no internet? hm... u might want to start saving for that baby thats gonna come!
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Ok... just got back, I'm tired as shit so this is gonna be quick. I was only really scientific on the way out there so here are the results. I filled up and got straight on the highway (it was approx .5 miles to the highway from the gas station) My average speed for the tank was 72.3 miles an hr. I averaged 33.4 mpg on the way out there and went to 527 miles on the first tank. I kept the climate control within 2 degrees of the external temp (eg it was 77 outside the climate control was at 75 etc.) I drove straight (no stops for anything) for 7 hrs and 13 mins and after the first hour never shifted out of sixth. I will post pics later on.
The second tank was screwed becuase of drivin around when we were there but I averaged 33.7 (although it was at 35.2 for a while) on the way back and went over 500 again. I'm finally in the 500 mile club
The second tank was screwed becuase of drivin around when we were there but I averaged 33.7 (although it was at 35.2 for a while) on the way back and went over 500 again. I'm finally in the 500 mile club
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