nope, we NEVER get side tracked around here :rolleyes:
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nope, we NEVER get side tracked around here :rolleyes:
Dang, I am a new Moomba Outback owner and live in Atlanta. My wife's sister is getting married that weekend so can't make the trip. Next year I am in for sure! Sounds like a lot of fun.
Nothing more fun than a wedding at the beach :D
I lost 2 pair of sunglasses in the lake yesterday.
All the more reason I do not by the expensive pair I really want.
Nice weather today....
This thread has went way off topic. :cool:
I thought you only drank the tea you make from the stuff in those little baggies.
We thought about that but it would have made it a 2 day trip to Indiana and we wanted to spend as much time with my father as we could. As it was it still took us 13 hours to get to Indiana and we only stopped to get take out and use the restroom. We also wanted to save some money so we took the wifes Jetta Diesel but we were somewhat surprised when we only got 35mpg in her car and not the normal 40+! The only difference was we installed a Class 1 hitch so we could put 4 bikes on the back of the car on a hitch rack. I guess dragging those bikes through the wind at 75mph takes its toll on your mileage!Quote:
Originally Posted by moombadaze
I would absolutely believe that. The smaller diesel is great until you add something foriegn to the enviroment. Same thing with a bigger car with a smallish engine, you can sometimes get better mileage from the larger motor that doesn't have to work as hard.
Well she still got 35mpg and we didn't notice the drag and this was at 75mph. This little 2.0 liter makes 235 ft-lbs of torque and when we hit the mountains in Tennesee we had a little fun passing slower cars and trucks going uphill around the sharp turns without having to downshift. If you multiply the torque by 3 you would get 705ft-lbs of torque as a comarison to the 6.0 liter Duramax or all the other big Diesels.
The Jetta Station wagons all come with sports suspension (and seats) so they are lower and stiffer than the other Jettas. I guess that is why they call them Jetta Sport Wagons! :) :D
I get your math, but am wondering if it becomes a victim of diminishing returns as the size increases.
Ya'll have a great weekend. Wish I could join you!