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Only 2056 miles is accounted for since I didn't fill up when we got home. Although I had to go to a carwash at 11:15 P.M. Friday night to get about 150 pounds of ice off the front, sides, and underneath of the car from the snow storm we drove through the last 2/3 of the journey home (about 600 miles). But we had zero problems negotiating the terrible conditions in our Traverse.
Our fill-ups were as follows:
Full tank in Fort Collins, CO, southbound I-25
Santa Fe, NM--after 450.5 miles, 21.1 gallons, 66.3 MPH average, 21.4 MPG, dinner stop in Trinidad, CO, pretty much had a 15-20 MPH cross-wind the whole way, lots of climbing at the south end of Colorado, then again up into Santa Fe
Lordsburg, NM--after 351 miles, 16.6 gallons, 66.2 MPH average, 21.1 MPG, lunch stop, more cross-wind on I-25, then head-wind on I-10 as we continued to Tucson
Tucson, AZ--after 300.9 miles, 16.2 gallons, 33.6 MPH average, 18.6 MPG, head-wind, slowed down or stopped for an hour on I-10 while roll-over accident was cleaned up (VERY slow), half freeway miles, half city miles in Tucson
Peoria, AZ--after 151.2 miles, 7.7 gallons, 45.6 MPH average, 19.6 MPG, about 40 miles of city driving around Tucson, I-10/I-17 freeway trip to Phoenix, 20 miles of city driving around Phoenix, windy going to Phoenix
Flagstaff, AZ--after 143.2 miles, 8.9 gallons, 57.4 MPH average, 16.1 MPG, only about 10 miles of city driving in Phoenix, uphill and head/cross-wind into Flagstaff on I-17 (two vomit stops for our sick 6 year old--kid was a trooper on the way home though)
Santa Fe, NM--after 376.1 miles, 16.6 gallons, 73.8 MPH average, 22.6 MPG, lunch stop, downhill east of Flagstaff on I-40 then I-25 again in Albuquerque, strong cross/head-winds with incoming snow storm
Pueblo, CO--after 283.2 miles, 16.2 gallons, 63.1 MPH average (77-78 MPH in the first half or so of this interval), 17.5 MPG, dinner stop, cross-wind/head-wind/heavy snow/slush/icy roads/poor visibility/accident slow-downs on the climb up I-25 to Raton Pass and down into Pueblo.
After this last fill-up we had dry roads for about 35 miles, strong winds/ice/snow/slush/poor visibility for about another 90 miles, then dry roads the rest of the way home. DIC read 20.5 on the last leg home and I won't calculate it now.
2056.1 miles, 103.3 gallons of fuel for a 19.9 MPG average for the whole trip at a cost of $299.25 (not counting a fill-up at home). Considering the wind we had the whole time and the 600 miles of bad weather and roads we had on the last leg, I think we did pretty good. I think the Traverse is every bit as good as its EPA rating suggests, maybe even better in calmer conditions.
I hope someone else finds this info useful.
Thanks.
Our fill-ups were as follows:
Full tank in Fort Collins, CO, southbound I-25
Santa Fe, NM--after 450.5 miles, 21.1 gallons, 66.3 MPH average, 21.4 MPG, dinner stop in Trinidad, CO, pretty much had a 15-20 MPH cross-wind the whole way, lots of climbing at the south end of Colorado, then again up into Santa Fe
Lordsburg, NM--after 351 miles, 16.6 gallons, 66.2 MPH average, 21.1 MPG, lunch stop, more cross-wind on I-25, then head-wind on I-10 as we continued to Tucson
Tucson, AZ--after 300.9 miles, 16.2 gallons, 33.6 MPH average, 18.6 MPG, head-wind, slowed down or stopped for an hour on I-10 while roll-over accident was cleaned up (VERY slow), half freeway miles, half city miles in Tucson
Peoria, AZ--after 151.2 miles, 7.7 gallons, 45.6 MPH average, 19.6 MPG, about 40 miles of city driving around Tucson, I-10/I-17 freeway trip to Phoenix, 20 miles of city driving around Phoenix, windy going to Phoenix
Flagstaff, AZ--after 143.2 miles, 8.9 gallons, 57.4 MPH average, 16.1 MPG, only about 10 miles of city driving in Phoenix, uphill and head/cross-wind into Flagstaff on I-17 (two vomit stops for our sick 6 year old--kid was a trooper on the way home though)
Santa Fe, NM--after 376.1 miles, 16.6 gallons, 73.8 MPH average, 22.6 MPG, lunch stop, downhill east of Flagstaff on I-40 then I-25 again in Albuquerque, strong cross/head-winds with incoming snow storm
Pueblo, CO--after 283.2 miles, 16.2 gallons, 63.1 MPH average (77-78 MPH in the first half or so of this interval), 17.5 MPG, dinner stop, cross-wind/head-wind/heavy snow/slush/icy roads/poor visibility/accident slow-downs on the climb up I-25 to Raton Pass and down into Pueblo.
After this last fill-up we had dry roads for about 35 miles, strong winds/ice/snow/slush/poor visibility for about another 90 miles, then dry roads the rest of the way home. DIC read 20.5 on the last leg home and I won't calculate it now.
2056.1 miles, 103.3 gallons of fuel for a 19.9 MPG average for the whole trip at a cost of $299.25 (not counting a fill-up at home). Considering the wind we had the whole time and the 600 miles of bad weather and roads we had on the last leg, I think we did pretty good. I think the Traverse is every bit as good as its EPA rating suggests, maybe even better in calmer conditions.
I hope someone else finds this info useful.
Thanks.