Saturday, December 24, 2005

Suburban gas mileage - not much better while going to Whistler

I took the Chevy Suburban to Whistler with a full tank of gas, expecting to do a full round trip on one tank (round trip is about 450 miles, so with the 35 gallon tank, I would need to get 12.8 MPG). Couldn't make it. I pushed it about as far as it would go, and I went 403 miles on 33 gallons for a measly 12.2 miles per gallon.

Whistler was fun though. Went to the top of Blackcomb (just under 8,000 feet) and went nonstop to the bottom (I think it's at 2,200 feet) a couple times. Each time took me around 20 - 25 minutes, which is great, because the average trip down the mountain at the local Snoqualmie Summit West is about 30 - 35 seconds.

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