Post by: Fierofool on April 28, 2019, 10:30:58 pm
Run For The Hills # 24 shirts will be offered in preshrunk 100% cotton, Adult sizes Small through 3 XLarge. This year we will also offer them in a choice of white or light gray. They will not have pockets.
All shirts will be hand delivered at the event or at a club meeting. We accept Credit Cards, Checks, Postal Money Orders and PayPal. If you don't have a PayPal account, you may pay as a PayPal guest.
To pay by Check or Postal Money Order, send your payment with shirt size, color, and size of each color when ordering multiples, with your name and address, email and a preferred contact phone number payable to:
Georgia Fieros, Inc.
287 Park Place
Auburn, Ga. 30011-3035
To order your shirts online, go to the left side of your screen and click Club Merchandise.
HOTEL INFORMATION
QUALITY INN BILTMORE A 100% non-smoking facility
1430 Tunnel Road Exit 55, I-40 East, Porter Cove Road
Asheville, NC 28805
828-298-5519 Option 0. Do not use their reservation line Option 1.
The hotel is easy access off I-40 east of Asheville and within 1 mile of the Black Mountain, US Hwy 70 exit off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Should we overbook, there is a Super 8, Comfort Inn, and Holiday Inn within walking distance.
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DISCOUNT, TELL THEM YOU ARE WITH THE GEORGIA FIERO CLUB.
If there are problems, ask for Luis Camacho who is the manager.
Currently, 15 rooms have been blocked. More may be added if all rooms are rented early. Rooms are 2 double beds but Queen and King size beds may be available by arrangement at the time of your reservation. A credit card will be required to make your reservation.
Rooms will be available for September 20 and 21. PRICE PER ROOM IS $114 PER NIGHT PLUS 18% TAXES AND FEES
Reservations may be made through Sept. 14 but the rate will be honored beyond that if rooms are available. Each guest is responsible for their own room and related expenses. You may cancel your reservation up until 4 PM on the day of your reservation without penalty. After 4 PM you will be charged the full rate.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on April 28, 2019, 10:34:19 pm
Post by: Fierofool on April 28, 2019, 11:10:14 pm
I guess the economy is so good that restaurants and hotels are doing so well that they can't be bothered to answer their phones or respond to voice mail messages.
Post by: TopNotch on April 29, 2019, 07:58:06 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on April 29, 2019, 08:12:32 am
Post by: Fierofool on April 30, 2019, 12:42:34 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 01, 2019, 02:33:56 am
Have spent a lot of time hooning around the Alps and "little Switzerland" seems like a very accurate description.
Moved from another thread.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 04, 2019, 03:04:11 pm
Post by: Fierofool on May 04, 2019, 10:08:04 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 04, 2019, 10:12:04 pm
Post by: Fierofool on May 10, 2019, 01:06:39 pm
Post by: montegut on May 11, 2019, 04:54:16 pm
Post by: Fierofool on May 11, 2019, 05:02:03 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 11, 2019, 06:10:12 pm
I remember driving through the Appalachians with no rails. Good times, because the person in the passenger seat could see nothing, until far below.
Post by: Fierofool on May 19, 2019, 09:06:28 am
That road isn't on the route. It's only a representation. Little Switzerland is one of the towns we will be traveling through.
During the scouting run we were all over those mountains in the background.
One of the new roads I had included turned out to be everything I expected. Well, almost. There were lots of First Gear curves. Yes, so sharp that it required downshifting to First Gear to get around them. More than a half dozen. And then there was the fully grown black bear standing on the side of the roadway as I rounded a curve. Probably 50 yards away. Close enough that I could see its eyes.
The disappointing part of that road is that it turned to gravel for about 3 miles so it's out of the final route and I'll have to drop in a substitute. Anyway, the first half of that roadway is still in. They say that a black bear can run up to 35 mph, so we negotiated the gravel road, not wanting to encounter the bear on one of those 10 mph curves.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 19, 2019, 09:53:18 am
This was a bit of a reversal, though, because the conveyances were yellow, rather than the road.
Post by: TopNotch on May 19, 2019, 10:29:17 am
More pictures from the trial..
Stopped for lunch. The food was good.
Spruce Pines NC
The third picture is a cell phone digital zoom. Resolution suffers in digital zooms.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 19, 2019, 12:28:33 pm
It looks as if the weather was good.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 19, 2019, 02:09:46 pm
Post by: Fierofool on May 19, 2019, 02:37:42 pm
It looks as if the weather was good.
What you see is what we got. We did have a couple of what I always heard called Sun Showers. The sun was shining bright but it was raining. Only lasted for about a minute each time but a couple of times was hard enough that I rolled up the windows and turned on the wipers at regular speed.
BTW, the name of the town is Spruce Pines, NC.
There's no way I can work in the last half of that road without turning everyone around in someone's driveway, then I would still need to plug in a path back to the hotel. I already have that selected and will soon modify the route sheet.
Solstice and Sky owners have joined us in other events but not RFTH. They were set up just as a joint adventure. A Sky owner friend of mine joined us a couple of years ago in a scouting run. Warwoman and The Rattler.
Due to some difficulties with part of the route, I'd like to do another partial scouting run if I can get someone to go along. Maybe in August.
Post by: TopNotch on May 19, 2019, 03:16:31 pm
BTW, the name of the town is Spruce Pines, NC.Fixed
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Due to some difficulties with part of the route, I'd like to do another partial scouting run if I can get someone to go along. Maybe in August.Starting from the lunch point?
Post by: Fierofool on May 19, 2019, 05:56:41 pm
Post by: tiretread on May 23, 2019, 09:52:45 pm
I'll start looking to block this time off from work.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on May 25, 2019, 08:42:49 am
Actually, the Trans-Am is a 2011, I believe, and is in Alabama right now, but the squad car is in CA.
Post by: Fierofool on May 25, 2019, 08:51:28 am
This looks like fun, so long as it doesn't look like this:
The road I had to eliminate had some turns like that, but not the elevation. There were no guardrails but there were trees on both sides of the roadway, so if you happened to run off the road, you wouldn't end up back at the bottom of the mountain.
Post by: FieroVin on May 28, 2019, 09:32:38 am
I don't recall the Solstice and Sky people joining, last year.
So... Although I've owned a few Fieros over the years, learned to drive stick in my Dad's 86 SE, bought my first Fiero in 89. I recently passed my last one down to my son and am Fieroless for the first time in many years. I've read about your event for years and always wanted to attend but never made it.
I currently drive a Solstice and belong to a small group of Solstice and Sky owners from the Raleigh area. I'm hoping me and my son can join you this year and possibly a few more folks from around here. Would a contingent of Solstice and Skys be welcome to join you?
Post by: TopNotch on May 28, 2019, 10:50:36 am
Post by: Fierofool on May 28, 2019, 11:37:04 am
We can take Tshirt orders up until Sept. 13. They will only be delivered at the event at the price we list. After that, shipping will be added.
You won't be alone. I don't know how many but I'm told that some Kappa folks are coming down from the Chicago area this year.
Post by: FieroVin on May 28, 2019, 09:19:05 pm
Post by: Fierofool on May 28, 2019, 09:34:34 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on June 01, 2019, 09:26:30 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on June 11, 2019, 07:22:03 pm
Post by: Fierofool on June 11, 2019, 08:22:46 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on June 11, 2019, 09:20:43 pm
Post by: FieroVin on June 18, 2019, 11:47:29 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on June 18, 2019, 08:20:07 pm
Post by: CowsPatoot on June 20, 2019, 01:16:22 pm
I saw a couple things mentioning Solstice/Sky...is the Kappa club going to join us?
Post by: Fierofool on June 20, 2019, 04:53:35 pm
Jennifer Goss told me that some Kappa folks out of Chicago are coming down. Will be in Carlisle this weekend promoting the event. The club banner will be hung on the Fiero Events Center.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on June 20, 2019, 06:22:57 pm
You are stuck with me again.
Does that mean we'll also get stuck with your awesome videos and Fierfly's great pictures?
Post by: CowsPatoot on June 20, 2019, 07:50:23 pm
Does that mean we'll also get stuck with your awesome videos and Fierfly's great pictures?
I'm afraid so...not only will we be there, but we will be collecting evidence.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on June 20, 2019, 08:06:35 pm
Post by: TopNotch on June 24, 2019, 03:37:25 pm
Post by: FieroVin on July 02, 2019, 02:55:03 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 02, 2019, 06:19:29 pm
Post by: Fierofool on July 02, 2019, 06:37:11 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 02, 2019, 07:01:30 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 07, 2019, 04:39:50 pm
Post by: Fierofool on July 07, 2019, 06:21:11 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 07, 2019, 07:37:28 pm
Apparently, 65 is the number to beat, this year.
Post by: TopNotch on July 07, 2019, 08:57:02 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 07, 2019, 09:09:08 pm
Post by: CowsPatoot on July 08, 2019, 04:32:23 pm
Post by: Fierofool on July 08, 2019, 04:44:23 pm
22?
I think it was more like 27. I know there were at least two out of sight at the bottom of the picture and you can see a couple of open spaces where some cars had left and I think there may have been 1 or 2 out of sight at the right. One of those missing at the bottom later became our Warrior Project car.
Post by: Fierofool on July 08, 2019, 04:50:47 pm
Post by: CowsPatoot on July 09, 2019, 09:42:20 am
Post by: Fierofool on July 09, 2019, 10:12:08 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 09, 2019, 11:02:21 pm
Post by: Fierofool on July 15, 2019, 11:27:13 am
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This morning, news feeds were reporting that more than 1 million people have signed up to storm Area 51 on September 20, 2019 The day we start our event. We should have time to complete it before all the aliens and germ warfare viruses and UFO's are released.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 15, 2019, 07:25:18 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 17, 2019, 09:46:15 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 23, 2019, 06:35:40 pm
Post by: pgackerman on July 24, 2019, 07:31:28 pm
Reservations made ;D
Post by: GTRS Fiero on July 24, 2019, 08:01:05 pm
Post by: Fierofool on July 24, 2019, 09:08:57 pm
For people who order RFTH shirts, how far in advance should they place their order, to have their shirt for the event?
I prefer to not take any orders after the 10th of September. Usually they can do them within a week unless they have to order shirts or have another major project going on. September is a time for all kinds of booster club shirts so they could get very busy.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on August 05, 2019, 07:58:25 pm
Post by: Fierofool on August 05, 2019, 09:01:04 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on August 05, 2019, 09:03:44 pm
Post by: Fierofool on August 06, 2019, 12:46:08 pm
Post by: TopNotch on August 06, 2019, 02:41:54 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on August 10, 2019, 09:57:18 am
Post by: Fierofool on August 10, 2019, 07:37:20 pm
Mike, there are two gas stops planned. There are some other gas stations along the route, but they may or may not be open. The ones I've chosen are strategically located for mileage and for a restroom. I plan the fuel stops based on 20MPG and max of 150 miles distance.
Post by: MikeMac on August 15, 2019, 11:10:52 pm
Post by: Fierofool on August 15, 2019, 11:36:13 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on August 16, 2019, 09:30:32 pm
Post by: Fierofool on August 16, 2019, 10:17:17 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on August 16, 2019, 10:20:00 pm
Post by: Fierofool on August 16, 2019, 10:30:06 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on August 16, 2019, 10:33:00 pm
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Events: RUN FOR THE HILLS #24, Run For The Hills # 24
At the comma delimiter, that's a second one. Not really more exposure, but confusing. I kept expecting to find a second thread. Maybe TopNotch can fix that.
Post by: Fierofool on August 23, 2019, 09:40:13 pm
Aside from Pat and I, only been 3 tshirts ordered, too.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on August 23, 2019, 09:42:31 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on August 28, 2019, 08:46:15 pm
Post by: Fierofool on August 29, 2019, 10:25:45 am
This year, we will be joined by members of the Southeast Solstice and Sky Club as well as some owners from other clubs. There may even be a few Non-Pontiac vehicles along, too.
Post by: tiretread on September 01, 2019, 07:56:24 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 01, 2019, 08:07:34 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 04, 2019, 08:09:38 am
Post by: Fierofool on September 04, 2019, 08:50:41 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 04, 2019, 05:52:26 pm
Post by: NoMad on September 04, 2019, 07:21:55 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 04, 2019, 07:28:09 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 08, 2019, 09:13:44 am
Post by: tiretread on September 10, 2019, 05:55:09 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 10, 2019, 05:56:47 pm
Post by: NoMad on September 10, 2019, 10:40:07 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 10, 2019, 11:03:10 pm
Post by: NoMad on September 11, 2019, 12:05:29 am
Now back to your regularly scheduled fun.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 11, 2019, 12:18:05 am
Post by: Fierofool on September 11, 2019, 09:58:42 am
Post by: Fierofool on September 11, 2019, 12:09:54 pm
So with just 6 rooms reserved, how many Georgia Fiero members have rooms? Has anyone reserved a room through any other source?
Post by: TopNotch on September 11, 2019, 04:39:04 pm
Post by: Fierofool on September 11, 2019, 05:23:17 pm
How about Lloyd and Mike? Are they bunking with you or have their own rooms?
Post by: TopNotch on September 11, 2019, 06:11:17 pm
How about Lloyd and Mike? Are they bunking with you or have their own rooms?They have their own room.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 11, 2019, 06:17:17 pm
Post by: Fierofool on September 11, 2019, 07:42:15 pm
Post by: Fierofool on September 11, 2019, 07:44:44 pm
Post by: pgackerman on September 11, 2019, 07:45:17 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 13, 2019, 05:44:49 pm
Post by: Fierofool on September 13, 2019, 05:55:21 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 13, 2019, 08:08:00 pm
Post by: Fierofool on September 13, 2019, 09:35:29 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 13, 2019, 09:38:24 pm
Post by: Fierofool on September 14, 2019, 06:22:39 pm
If anyone would like to travel along together, let me know or meet me there. The hotel says we can get into our rooms early if they have them cleaned, but if not, we could go have lunch and socialize in the parking lot until rooms are open around 3.
It's about a 3 1/2 to 4-hour drive from Braselton to Asheville, so if we got there early, it would only be a short wait.
Post here or contact me if you want to drive up together.
Post by: pgackerman on September 14, 2019, 08:38:31 pm
Might meet up with you around Hendersonville or Greenville. Not sure what time we're heading up.
Post by: Fierofool on September 14, 2019, 09:40:25 pm
Post by: Fierofool on September 14, 2019, 10:22:03 pm
Looks like you could run US Hwy 25 all the way up. For you, about 2 1/2 hours up to the northern intersection of US Hwy 25 and I-85.
Post by: pgackerman on September 15, 2019, 08:05:40 am
All depends on if my wife has to work Friday.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 15, 2019, 09:35:09 pm
Post by: Fierofool on September 16, 2019, 10:04:08 am
Might want to bring along a sweater, light jacket, or hoodie for our early morning meeting or being outdoors in the evening.
Post by: Fierofool on September 16, 2019, 03:40:39 pm
Post by: Raydar on September 16, 2019, 08:25:42 pm
They are all out of King rooms, but I did get the club rate.
Post by: NoMad on September 17, 2019, 02:21:45 pm
Post by: Raydar on September 17, 2019, 06:23:04 pm
Try rerouting plug wires? (Last ditch "from the hip" suggestion.)
Post by: tiretread on September 17, 2019, 07:51:43 pm
Post by: Fierofool on September 17, 2019, 08:46:12 pm
Look at the gasket and you will see that one long edge has a higher lip on it than the other. The high lip goes to the front. That lets the glass sit down below the top edge to prevent air pressure and water from pushing in.
There is also a little plastic piece that goes into the roofline where the sunroof tabs insert. If they are missing, the glass won't fully seat. The tabs also have a plastic coating which helps to make things tighter. BUT, the forecast is for clear skies.
Post by: Roger on September 18, 2019, 08:17:44 am
I'm expecting a trouble-free RFTH. Fingers crossed!
I won't be able to head for Ashville until about 3pm so I'll be a late show.
Post by: Fierofool on September 18, 2019, 10:31:13 am
Post by: scottb on September 18, 2019, 07:05:28 pm
Post by: Roger on September 18, 2019, 07:14:57 pm
Gots me a room..... I couldnt swing $400.00 so I am going to the Super8 across the street
Come to the dark side of the street. We have cold beer.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 18, 2019, 07:35:51 pm
Post by: scottb on September 18, 2019, 07:39:05 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 18, 2019, 07:55:12 pm
X2 = $269.04
Usually, I go the other way. NIFE uses "Quality Inn", which looks and smells as if it was in a flood. Cost is usually about $120 per night. I usually choose a Residence Inn, which I get for a lesser rate, but it smells better, and is 20 minutes away.
Post by: Fierofool on September 18, 2019, 08:11:14 pm
Every time I have tried to make reservations, regardless of the hotel in NC, the call goes to a central booking agency. It seems like NC has a contract with this booking agency. Initially, this year, I spoke with the same person that I spoke with the last time we stayed in Asheville at Red Roof Inn. This statewide booking agency gives very little discount on groups. People have booked through other sources like travelocity and gotten better rates.
I have always managed to find a way to get direct to the hotel and book directly through them for lower rates than the booking agency discounts.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 18, 2019, 08:14:02 pm
Post by: FieroVin on September 19, 2019, 08:47:24 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 19, 2019, 08:49:33 pm
Post by: Roger on September 19, 2019, 09:09:18 pm
Post by: montegut on September 20, 2019, 06:12:58 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 20, 2019, 07:03:44 am
Post by: Fierofool on September 20, 2019, 08:07:43 am
Post by: TopNotch on September 20, 2019, 08:49:43 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 20, 2019, 01:50:03 pm
Post by: TopNotch on September 20, 2019, 01:56:58 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 20, 2019, 05:56:01 pm
The Swayne boys are coming...
Forgot to mention, that's awesome that your brothers continue to make that drive to participate in RFTH.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 21, 2019, 07:28:10 pm
Post by: FieroVin on September 22, 2019, 09:33:11 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 22, 2019, 03:25:21 pm
Post by: tiretread on September 22, 2019, 06:17:50 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 22, 2019, 06:45:03 pm
Post by: scottb on September 22, 2019, 08:22:09 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 22, 2019, 09:06:56 pm
Post by: TopNotch on September 23, 2019, 10:05:49 am
I left fairly early Sunday morning for home, hoping to beat the heat. I did not succeed.
Post by: Fierofool on September 23, 2019, 10:25:47 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 23, 2019, 05:51:54 pm
The run was vary good, except for the occasional truck slowing us down. But my AC gave out before I reached Asheville, so it was kind of warm. I couldn't hear my FRS radio at all if I opened the windows too much.
I left fairly early Sunday morning for home, hoping to beat the heat. I did not succeed.
In October of 2016, I drove to San Antonio, sans AC. I drove to the 35th, sans AC.
Ghe sunroof is quiet, and really cools things down. Unfortunately, the shade is in there, and I can't figure out how to remove the shade, without removing the glass.
Post by: Fierofool on September 23, 2019, 06:01:01 pm
1. Cut the shade into pieces.
2. Push the buttons to disconnect the flip latch from its base then slide the shade out the back onto the top of the car.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 23, 2019, 06:12:04 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 23, 2019, 07:15:13 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 23, 2019, 08:41:57 pm
As we were looking at RFTH pictures my wife commented about the shirts. Usually, I purchase a shirt for myself for a Fiero event. At the 35th, my wife was one of the photographers. She wore whatever she wore, but nothing Fiero-related. Last night, she told me that she had felt like a nobody at the 35th, and that people basically ignored her. I felt very badly about this, of course. I did purchase a shirt for her, for the Tyler Shipman show, so she does have that, now.
At the time I purchased the shirts, my thought was that she really did not like being asked about Fieros, and would rather be left alone. Little did I know, being left alone and being ignored are different. No one wants to be ignored. Somewhere along the line, my wife decided to participate. No, not by having her own Fiero, but by being part of the event.
Now, I guess there are several take-aways:
- Apparently, we, as Fiero owners, are not inclusive to other people
- Having an event shirt is a good idea for all attendees
Post by: Fierofool on September 23, 2019, 10:02:42 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 23, 2019, 10:22:52 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 24, 2019, 06:41:03 pm
Post by: Formula Owner on September 27, 2019, 11:52:11 am
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 27, 2019, 06:51:29 pm
RFTH coincided with an event for NEFA, NIFE, MFF, and something for 2 other Fiero clubs.
Changing the weekend may or may not help, but doing it on a date, just because it has always been on that date makes no sense to me.
Post by: Fierofool on September 27, 2019, 10:29:03 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 27, 2019, 10:50:19 pm
... Melanie and I went every Sunday with a Rand McNally Atlas and probably ran The Dragon at least a dozen times before the event.
That's dedication! Did it get old, after that many times in a row?
Post by: pgackerman on September 29, 2019, 11:28:20 am
Anyone else notice how much better their Fiero is running after RFTH?
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 29, 2019, 12:20:17 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 29, 2019, 01:45:40 pm
Post by: Fierofool on September 29, 2019, 01:51:35 pm
Anyone else notice how much better their Fiero is running after RFTH?
Yes. As I previously mentioned, my calculations for fuel MPG on the way home was 40MPG. I guess all those 5000 rpm shifts blew the carbon, soot, cobwebs, rat and birds nests out. My Fiero acts and sounds happier and I am definitely happier.
Post by: scottb on September 29, 2019, 04:19:23 pm
Anyone else notice how much better their Fiero is running after RFTH?
Yes. As I previously mentioned, my calculations for fuel MPG on the way home was 40MPG. I guess all those 5000 rpm shifts blew the carbon, soot, cobwebs, rat and birds nests out. My Fiero acts and sounds happier and I am definitely happier.
I think it is your new battery
Post by: Fierofool on September 29, 2019, 04:36:15 pm
Post by: pgackerman on September 29, 2019, 05:05:16 pm
I think you forgot to include a fill-up. Maybe the 2nd one in Burnsville?
MPG for RFTH:
27.8 on the way up.
18.4 where I squeezed a whole 1.4 gallons into my tank
25.9
31.9
28.6 on the way back, and another
26.0 when I filled up today.
But you have a 3.4 and I have a lowly 2.8.
Post by: Fierofool on September 29, 2019, 08:07:13 pm
I just plotted our route on Google Maps and it indicates 164 miles from the hotel to the RaceTrac. I do doubt the MPG so right now I'm planning to try to get another 150 miles before fillup. I may be walking at some point.
Scott, how many gallons did it take you to fill up?
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 29, 2019, 08:48:58 pm
Post by: Fierofool on September 29, 2019, 09:22:43 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 29, 2019, 10:06:24 pm
Post by: scottb on September 30, 2019, 07:07:28 pm
Post by: Fierofool on October 01, 2019, 04:05:22 pm
Today, my gauge was nearing 1/8 tank and I stopped here in town and filled up. The MPG average was 18 MPG. All my driving since returning from RFTH has been within 15 miles, so there was no interstate driving. The 18MPG is somewhat near what I normally average around here, locally. Even if I averaged the two tanks at 40 and 18, I would have gotten 29 which is a reasonable MPG for highway driving.
Post by: Raydar on October 01, 2019, 06:17:34 pm
The first leg of the trip home from Asheville to the Racetrac yielded ~24-25 MPG. Best I've ever gotten with the car, in its current configuration. (Allante intake and 5 speed.) That's as good as I ever got with the the 4T60E.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 01, 2019, 06:20:50 pm
Post by: scottb on October 01, 2019, 08:27:22 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 01, 2019, 08:39:52 pm
Post by: Fierofool on October 01, 2019, 08:41:14 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 05, 2019, 10:54:13 pm
I've noticed that I get better MPG during and after a rain, and with non-ethanol fuel. My truck, for example, was driving down the highway, at 60 MPG, getting about 21 MPG, for the 50-mile average. It started raining. Not enough to turn the wipers to high, but enough to have the wipers on steady. The MPG dramatically increased, such that, 2 hours later, the 50-mile average MPG increased to 24.
Post by: pgackerman on October 06, 2019, 08:26:55 am
Political, but discusses ethanol. https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2019/09/30/the-corn-lobby-vs-orange-man/ (https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2019/09/30/the-corn-lobby-vs-orange-man/)
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 06, 2019, 08:32:30 am