Texas Jim Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Left for Toronto Ohio to visit my Nephew and his family last week.Returned home last night.Covered about 3000 miles... DTS ran great with absolutely no issues... Mileage varied from around 20 to about 23.5.The DTS now has a little over 136,000 miles on it. Sitting here now, being thankful that I didn't get a ticket yesterday....We covered the last 900 miles back home at a pretty good clip... LOLWe AVERAGED just a hair over 80 mph from Louisville Kentucky to Fort Worth TX... Darling Wife said she wanted to be back home and sleep in her own bed.... I was just following orders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHE Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Left for Toronto Ohio to visit my Nephew and his family last week. Returned home last night. Covered about 3000 miles... DTS ran great with absolutely no issues... Mileage varied from around 20 to about 23.5. The DTS now has a little over 136,000 miles on it. Sitting here now, being thankful that I didn't get a ticket yesterday.... We covered the last 900 miles back home at a pretty good clip... LOL We AVERAGED just a hair over 80 mph from Louisville Kentucky to Fort Worth TX... Darling Wife said she wanted to be back home and sleep in her own bed.... I was just following orders. Let's hear the story about avoiding the ticket! Kevin '93 Fleetwood Brougham '05 Deville '04 Deville 2013 Silverado Z71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Left for Toronto Ohio to visit my Nephew and his family last week. Returned home last night. Covered about 3000 miles... DTS ran great with absolutely no issues... Mileage varied from around 20 to about 23.5. The DTS now has a little over 136,000 miles on it. Sitting here now, being thankful that I didn't get a ticket yesterday.... We covered the last 900 miles back home at a pretty good clip... LOL We AVERAGED just a hair over 80 mph from Louisville Kentucky to Fort Worth TX... Darling Wife said she wanted to be back home and sleep in her own bed.... I was just following orders. Let's hear the story about avoiding the ticket! No good story this time... thank goodness... LOL I didn't get stopped on this trip... But 900 miles in 11 hours is averaging about 81 mph and to average THAT, you are running just a tiny bit over the posted (suggested) speed limits.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeb Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 11 hrs and several gas stops and 1-2 food stops? Wow. I could not be in car for 11 hrs with my wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 11 hrs and several gas stops and 1-2 food stops? Wow. I could not be in car for 11 hrs with my wife. It was 11 hours TOTAL... including gas stops and food stops... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterset Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 I am impressed with your endurance, but not with the gas mileage. - although your speed was high, were you using cruise control? - was your speed steady? I get that kind of mileage on my '96 with stop/go on local & highway mixed. When I take on a long trip (which its been a while), I get 26+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 I am impressed with your endurance, but not with the gas mileage. - although your speed was high, were you using cruise control? - was your speed steady? I get that kind of mileage on my '96 with stop/go on local & highway mixed. When I take on a long trip (which its been a while), I get 26+ Actually I was pretty impressed with the mileage, considering the speed. NO WAY would I use cruise at those speeds... LOL You can not hold a steady speed when you are running a lot faster than the traffic flow. You get behind packs of cars/trucks and have to work your way thru them ... then speed back up. If I was driving at regular highway speeds, like most Cadillac drivers do, the mileage would have been a little better. Most of the 900 miles was at around 90 to 100 mph.... with stretches of lighter traffic, sometimes 20+ miles at a time, at well OVER 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Going around Columbus (craziest drivers in the world) and Cini absolutely sucks. Next time go to Charleston and take 64 across, or come down rt 7 @ 65 mph, either way there will be a free dinner for you in Marietta. Never underestimate the amount of a persons greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Going around Columbus (craziest drivers in the world) and Cini absolutely sucks. Next time go to Charleston and take 64 across, or come down rt 7 @ 65 mph, either way there will be a free dinner for you in Marietta. Dadgum it.... I forgot you were in Marietta... I hate missing a free dinner... LOL I came down 7 part of the way, then crossed the river on 470, S of Wheeling, and got on 2. Picked up 77 at Parkersburg and went west on 64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Ooops, you were right here. Anyway, good move avoiding Columbus, no such thing as a steady speed there, as well as rt 70 on the approach. Never underestimate the amount of a persons greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airmike Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I am impressed with your endurance, but not with the gas mileage. - although your speed was high, were you using cruise control? - was your speed steady? I get that kind of mileage on my '96 with stop/go on local & highway mixed. When I take on a long trip (which its been a while), I get 26+ I think you should check your average speed after a trip and compare it to Texas Jims, to average 81 mph is a feat in its own right. People traveling on the high side of the speed limit will likely not AVERAGE over 60 mph on a trip. I drive very aggressive and 81 mph is not something I do often. I am impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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