Road Trip/Range Update
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St. Jude Donor '15-'16,'18
Road Trip/Range Update
My spousal unit and I made a road trip from western MD to New England. We drove a total of about 1200 miles. On the trip to New England I drove in Tour Mode with the Range turned on and cruise control set to between 70 and 77 mph. We averaged 32 mpg. During our time in New England I forgot to run the Range off a couple times and did get 2 CELs but they cleared after 2 restarts. On the way home I drove with the Range off and used Weather (rained most of the way home) and Tour mode with the cruise control set at the same speeds when the weather and traffic allowed. We averaged 33.8 mpg, not a big difference. Amazing how much "stuff" will fit in the cargo area. We stopped twice to do some shopping on the way home and I was surprised that we were able to get everything in the cargo area without too much trouble. All in all a great trip.
Last edited by rmorin1249; Sep 3, 2017 at 08:37 PM.
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Thanks for the update on the Range Colonel. That's not much difference in mileage. I just ordered a Range unit yesterday. I will use it all the time around town, and probably do like you and leave it off on the interstates.
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OK kids, I just took my first ride with the Range unit installed. I would have never thought it would have made that much difference. Driving through the small town in my area there's no stumbling at lower speeds when moving from 4 to 8, and the transmission is so happy happy happy. I should have bought the dang thang sooner, but......
Now I need to run the on/off switch and all will be well.
Now I need to run the on/off switch and all will be well.
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St. Jude Donor '15-'16,'18
OK kids, I just took my first ride with the Range unit installed. I would have never thought it would have made that much difference. Driving through the small town in my area there's no stumbling at lower speeds when moving from 4 to 8, and the transmission is so happy happy happy. I should have bought the dang thang sooner, but......
Now I need to run the on/off switch and all will be well.
Now I need to run the on/off switch and all will be well.
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