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7000devided by 21MPG= 333GALLONS X 2.75=$915.75 DANG brother would be alot cheaper to FLY and rent a car. :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 7:53 PM Subject: RE: [T3] Im back, and I have a Plan (invasion Caravan) > > Im in this camp too, would this work with your plans Bob and Sue? Others? > An extra day gives us wiggle room if somebody breaks down too... we could > easily lose a half day if something happens just trying to get to the next > town. > > Im also running on an engine that just turned 100K, so I really don't want > to keep it hammered especially if we have hot weather, the round trip for ME > is about 7000 miles! That's a lot of glances to the oil pressure gauge ;-) > > And gas this time is $$$$$$$$ > > Keith > > On 26 Feb 2006 at 23:05, John Jaranson wrote: > > > I really don't have a problem at all making the days a bit shorter and > > adding a day to the trip. > > I agree with this. I think we've pushed our luck the last 2 trips, and if we > > keep this up someone is likely to suffer for it. Plus, my experiments with > driving different speeds have proven to me how much my gas mileage improves > when I drive slower. I hate to waste the extra days, but it's better than > getting a big speeding ticket or having an accident. > > -- > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >