Date:         Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:55:25 -0700
Reply-To:     nick greenaway <ngreenaway@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         nick greenaway <ngreenaway@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      el paso to north carolina dash
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left el paso the 25th, now the 28th. im in madison ga, a few hours
from my destination. started trip at 65-70 mph, but as altitudes and
temps dropped, and humidity went up, speeds now average 75-80mph. oil
consumption has been maybe 3-4 qts. using 20w50. fuel consumption
seems to be on the high side, but with a leaky gas tank, hihg speeds,
and being heavily laden (im guessing 800 lbs, thats including me, the
dog, full water tank and full ice box) i guess its not surprising.
oh, to have my wifes power to weight ratio, though- shes in a 2000
new beetle turbo with maybe 400 lbs of stuff (including weight of
wife and kid)- she passes a lot more gas stations than i do!
thanx to the AIRS list-
i havent needed to call on any of you, but it is a nice piece of mind

nick
83 westy

ps i did have i tire lose all its tread about 170 miles outside of el
paso...that was a little scary


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