[s-cars] Notes from my trip to Yosemite...

[Gabriel Caldwell]

The stats:

Avg. MPG: 22.40
Avg. Speed: 65mph
Trip time: 31 hrs.
Distance travelled: 2067 miles
Typical range: 469 miles
Oil usage: 0

Gabriel Caldwell

-----Original Message-----
From: chris chambers [mailto:fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: September 20, 2004 1:26 PM
To: Gabriel Caldwell; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Notes from my trip to Yosemite...



metric.....


Talk in real world terms, MPG and MPH!!!! LOL
Glad to hear you had fun and the Audi Gods smiled upon you!

Chris





--- Gabriel Caldwell <gabriel at ts.bc.ca> wrote:

> First off I got excellent gas mileage. This was a realistic range for
> a
> tank of gas. I saw the range go as high as 950km but this was going
> down
> Grants Pass, so it's totally unrealistic. I only had 3/4 of a tank
> which
> means if I had a full tank the range would have been over 1000km for
> that moment. I wonder what would happen to the display? Anyway I
> digress. The car performed wonderfully even with 5 people in the car
> and
> a trunk so full it would barely close. All that weight in the car did
> make me wish for better brakes on one occasion though. I'm lucky that
> I
> made it because my car was still on blocks at 5:30pm on the day of
> departure. I was waiting on two outer control arm bushings that were
> supposed to be in on Monday. It was Thursday and they still hadn't
> come
> in. I ended up getting them from another supplier. I had also taken
> my
> rear deck out to fix my roller sunblind. I fixed it but I also let
> the
> seatbelts fully retract while the deck is out. DON'T DO THIS! I
> couldn't
> pull the belts back out because too much material had wound in to
> them.
> I finally got them fixed after much frustration and a spring flying
> out.
> Overall it was a great trip and a great wedding. I averaged
> 10.5l/100km
> and my average speed was 105km/hr. The trip took 31 hours roundtrip.
> 16
> there and 15 back. I love my S4.  3306 kilometres and I didn't use a
> drop of oil.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Gabriel Caldwell
> Tsunami Solutions Ltd.
> #202 - 2055 Boundary Road
> Vancouver, BC Canada V5M 3Z1
> voice: 604.299.5855
> fax: 604.648.8158
> e-mail: gabriel at ts.bc.ca <mailto:gabriel at ts.bc.ca> 
> url: www.tsunamisolutionsltd.com
> <http://www.tsunamisolutionsltd.com/> 
> 
>  
> 
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