At 11:19 PM 1/1/00 -0600, you wrote:
> <snip>
>My mileage wasn't so great this time around. I thought it would be better
>since I put taller tires on (235/75/15) vs. the shorter tires I had on
>before (225/60/15). Only averaged 19 going up (had a light tailwind) and
>17 coming back (bucking a 15-20mph wind). In both cases, I was averaging
>67mph, which means I was actually running close to 80mph most of the time,
>and the little towns and stop signs pulled my average speed down to 67mph
>(based on time between fill-ups). I took the backroads (no interstate), so
>had to slow down for little towns. Also, was hauling a coupla hundred extra
>pounds on the return trip. <snip>
Did you factor in colder weather and possibly winter gas? Also, that's a
pretty good clip for non-interstate driving.
Bob. Southern Ontario, Canada.
'97 Dakota CC Sport, FR, 5.2L, 3.55 SG, auto.
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