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Re: took a road trip
On 16 Jul 2006 00:13:39 GMT, "badgolferman"
<REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
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>Drove from SE VA to Upstate NY and back the last two days. Had to take
>the 12-year-old niece back home after she and my wife were at odds
>after only 10 days of visiting.
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>97 Camry 4, 127,000 miles. Drove between 70-85 MPH most of the way
>except for traffic snarls. Had the AC on the whole time. Averaged 34
>MPG on the highway at those speeds and Pocono mountains of PA. 1200
>miles total and around 10 hours each way. I think that's pretty good
>considering the age of the car and the fact that the plugs probably
>haven't been changed yet. I know they haven't been changed since 60K
>miles which is when I bought it.
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>My only complaint was climbing those mountains of I-81 where it felt
>somewhat gutless. Trying to get back on the highway where the grade
>was uphill wasn't very easy either. I would have to shut the AC off
>for a short while to get some power back. Still, I was pleasantly
>pleased with its performance all around.
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I know what you mean on that stretch of I81.
I'll do almost anything to skip Washington and Baltimore on my trips
up to Mass.
My 92 Corolla makes it up all those grades just fine, but accelerating
onto the Interstate is a bit slow.
--
Scott in Florida
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