Moved from NC to ND and mpg report 97 Pathy

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So I just did a 1400 mile trip from Hickory NC to Fargo ND a couple weeks ago. I took several days but I would check the mileage at full fill up and when I had to top off when my wifes van needed gas. I had a Thule cargo box on the roof along with a bike and a bike on the rear hitch. Just myself in the pathy with a some in the cargo area as well. The truck had 136k on it a has 31" at tires on it and I have MM hubs that helped I am sure. My low take for fill equaled 18mpg and my best which I did a couple of tanks at 60-65 mph was 21 and 22 mpg (for the 22mpg I did run vent only with no ac and windows maybe 4 inches down). Now that I am back in town driving I am back to the normal 15mpg in town. Overall the old pathy did good and I had no problems at all. I figure now that I have it up north I may be able to sell it for more if I advertise it as a southern no rust suv since it seams everything here is covered in rust. That is of course if I sell it, not having a payment sure is nice.

 

James