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I get ill if I'm going under 69.

Our freeways are 75 and Utah has 80mph sections on I-15. Soon to be in all rural areas. Nv is 75 interstate and 70 on two lanes.

Even if I was paid hourly I'd get all fidgety and stuff.
 
ChiXJeff said:
Even towning a load, I'll expect at least 350 miles out of a tank in the Dodge, but that's farther than I can go. I have to at least walk around the truck every 90 to 120 minutes.
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unless I had too many beers the night before or coffee in the morning 350- 400 miles is nothing, I just don't want to have stop for fuel. I have driven from Texas to Iowa in one shot nothing more than fuel, drive-thru eating, 9 hours was my best, but I have taken 11 before.
 
I'm getting to be an Olde Pharte, I can't do that anymore.
 
I drove from northern Louisiana to Terre Haute once coming back from New Orleans on a mission trip. Granted it was a mini van once and a pick up pulling a trailer another, but that drive pretty much sucked especially when driving through Mississippi where there is nothing on the side of the road.
 
They can talk all they want, but they have to convince hundreds of other people in both parties to like that idea also. If I wasn't at work, I wouldn't have to listen to this debate.
 
DrMoab said:
There is more to it than that. If you travel at all, the more miles you can go between fill ups the easier it is to find places along your route that are cheaper.
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nick86 said:
unless I had too many beers the night before or coffee in the morning 350- 400 miles is nothing, I just don't want to have stop for fuel. I have driven from Texas to Iowa in one shot nothing more than fuel, drive-thru eating, 9 hours was my best, but I have taken 11 before.
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Trust me I get it. I've lived 670 miles from my hometown for the last 16 years. I've made that trip so many times I can fall asleep in VA and wake up in OH without crashing. I know where to stop to get gas, where the best places are to eat and where every rest stop is.

I've done NASCAR pit stops, running in to piss while the car fills up. I did that trip in 10 hours and 45 minutes once. The only time I stopped was when the car was on empty and I spent less than 10 minutes at the gas station. I also bent a few traffic laws, but in my defense I was headed home to see my gf. :D

My point was that unless you're someone who drives distances for a living or someone who drives distances often for pleasure, the only thing you do by making manufacturers comply with that request is put a bigger heavier fuel tank in a car.

I don't know the percentage, but since statistics are made up anyways, I'm sure that 75% of people in this country never drive far enough to actually go 500 miles one way in their lifetime.
 
i would like to get 450miles out of a tank because then i can fill up on Friday and make it 7 days until next Friday.

i week for me is usually about 390mils not including the weekend
 
My 7.3L Super Duty got me 18 mpg once or twice but never better than that. My Duramax is regularly getting me a no BS 17-18 commuting to work and errands around town, and highway trips are 20-22ish. This is in an LLY which is more encumbered by the emissions crap than the 1st gen LB7 motors. I still think my next truck will be a Ford, but certainly no complaints about the powertrain or the mileage in the GMC.

Every time I see a craigslist ad where the person says "400 miles per tank!!" or "only have to fill up once a month" I cringe... we have a standard way to compare fuel performance between vehicles. I don't care about miles or gallons, just the combination of the two.

XJ&CHZ4ME said:
its been Yohn'd...no t-case :D

Cheese "blind fat hookers serve more purpose on a farm then a 2wd truck" Man
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I have a white 7.3L for you that's 4 wheel drive... it's only the rear 4 wheels, but that's just details...
 
RedHeep said:
You need a house closer to work :)
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I commute 450 miles/week working only 4 days. I really need to live closer.

I drive an hour to work, to drive all day for work, to drive an hour home to earn a paycheck to pay for my jeep, so I can drive to an off road park to drive my entire vacation. Good thing I like to drive.
 
My work van (2011 Chevy Express AWD), gets around 19-20 mpg or 510-530 gallons before I fill up. I drive 95% highway with it @ 60-62mph. Winter it drops way off to 17-18 mpg.

Not sure what size V-8 is in it as I've only opened the hood three times. :shhh:Twice for washer fluid and once to find the serpentine belt when I drove through snow that was too deep and made the belt come off.

I get to buy these for what my company owes on them. I bought one for my Aunt with 86K miles and it was $9600 for a two year old AWD Chevy cargo van with rear heat, cruise, power heated mirrors, informational dash, CD player, wiper delay, tow package, power windows, power locks, privacy glass and power lumbar drivers seat. My Uncle and I found a rolled conversion van for 1600 and just swapped interior and rims. They gave me 10K so I made 400 and my boss buys me lunch for selling them as it reduces paperwork for him.

I'm ordering a new one in less than 3 weeks. They make me order at 70K as I run 5-7K miles a month and I don't drive for a living.
 
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That sounds like an awesome platform for a off road camper.
 
i would love to have a vehicle that gets 500 miles per tank...the xj will do about 350 running down the interstate, but you are going to run out of gas very soon after that if you don't stop i usually fill up around 300 just to be safe. my last trip back from nyc was 18 hours straight only stopping to pee (and yes i did pee while filling up to save time). that extra 150 miles is the difference between filling up in western indiana or eastern indiana...which is a very drastic price difference on i80/90. there are times when i think i should have been a truck driver, but i don't think i have the stamina anymore. i actually used to be able to drive long all the time...now it is hit or miss. i have a lot more stamina on the drive home because i just want to make it back...and there is a good looking woman waiting for me when i get there :) so that helps
 
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