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Originally Posted by vinuneuro
It is the interstate that's the issue. You can only keep varying the engine speed intentionally so many times over a 3k mile trip; and he also mentioned he'll be using cruise control a lot of the time due to health reasons. If it's a trip that long cross-country type, almost all the highway travel will be very open.
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Good grief, I don't want to ruin this new beautiful creature, not to mention expensive.
In the 2004 4.4 sport, I could hit over 100 between OKC-MEM then parts of MEM to Nashville. However, once at MEM then esp Nashville on to Knoxville and parts of NC, etc., there is a lot more congestion so I can't use cruise as much as I like or drive as fast as I want.
Anyway, in terms of the next 1K, these miles will be mostly on open highway and it would be a real problem to vary speeds and reduce the use of cruise but if that's what it takes then maybe I need to add another hotel stay at least going.
But am I being told to worry about the entire trip? There will be some city driving in between the first half of the trip and then the return home, but maybe not enough to really make a difference in terms of what we are discussing. Do I need to add another hotel on the way back? Does driving a shorter distance on a given day make a difference over going as far as we can tolerate?