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US West Coast Drive '18 - 2004 G500

Post#1 » Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:13 pm

Took my 04 G500 on its first extended road trip. Seattle to Santa Barbara via the coastal highways 101 and CA-1 utilizing public dispersed camping land for overnight stays. Averaged 14mpg and 35mph over 2,950 miles, guessing about ~35% of that was off pavement. Best mpg was 16 in moderate traffic feathering the throttle and using only the massive gravitational pull of the vehicle to slow itself.. a lot like driving an EV with brake regen :lol:

Spent the first night in the Tillamook State Forest with some heavy rains.. nice and spooky.

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Post#2 » Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:16 pm

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Lunch spot near the central OR coast

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Arizona Beach

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Post#3 » Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:20 pm

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Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

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Post#4 » Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:23 pm

Looks like a great trip. Thanks for sharing.

Hit us up if you pass through Bend on the way north.

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Post#5 » Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:24 pm

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Rogue River - The lockers worked a charm

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Post#6 » Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:28 pm

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...big rock

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Redwood forest

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CA Highway 1

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Nice rig ;)

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Post#7 » Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:30 pm

Looks like a great trip!
...Alan

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Post#8 » Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:34 pm

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as an aside.. strange how much AMC Pacer there is in this Jenson from this angle

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birds..

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Half moon
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Post#9 » Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:35 pm

If you are easy on the throttle, you can get pretty decent mileage with the 2002+ version of the G500. Get a little need for speed and you pay the luxury tax at the pump.

Nice trip
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Post#10 » Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:38 pm

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Camping on top of Big Sur

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