jax8
12-24-2003, 12:57 AM
With 2800km on the clock, we left Walcha for Melbourne via Sydney 3 pm, arriving at 5 am. 1360 km, four up, every orifice and sphincter of the 8 filled with female paraphanalia and Xmas gifts (not many of which were lead-free). DSC and TC off most of the time, climate control on, staying within 5% of posted speeds, frequent stops.
133 litres of PULP = 9.8 litres/100 km = (quick search for Google conversion link posted by Hymee weeks ago) 24.24 mp imperial gallon.
= pretty mighty bloody good, if if mainly on motorway and cruise control. Under similar circumstances in the sti we could seldom better12.5 to 13 l/100
Some observations:
- this is truly a gran turismo 4 seater sports car, for the shortish family at least (wife, daughters and self all between 5"4 and 5"6) We all felt very little fatigue
- I sat comfortably in the back kerbside seat whilst others drove: exellent ventilation, and looking forward into the cockpit with the dashlights dimmed was quite futuristic, for a 54yr old anyhow.
- stereo and cruise buttons on steering wheel fun and functional, also playing with elec seat buttons helps releive stiff muscles.
However, maybe because of my short stature I just cannot find the perfect driving position, just wish the wheel was also telescopic toward the dash ( a big one-up for the sti here)
- xenon headlights were fantastic for motorway. Drivers door arm support could do with a little cushioning
- when space is finite, women do know how to "pack", not just throw most things they own into suitcases. And the interior pockets absorb so many of their hand-held necessities
- modern technology: during the journey messages were sms'd between older daughter and a sort of a boyfriend who has taken 6 months off from uni to play rugby in Ireland, and other daughter with a girlfriend skiing in France. 25c per message with Telstra, and most of the messages sent on Optus pre-paid were free.
- at each end of the Wodonga freeway there is an overhead screen which displays your speed relayed from a speed gun. Our speedo reading 110km/hr, actual speed 107. So we do not have the 5/10% error zone I am used to allowing for. (Do any Victorians know if these speed guns are dead accurate - esp. as no others in the state are presumed to be.)
Santa has on order: for one daughter Canzoomer's ECU (actually had an email back from Maurice when we got here that he hopes to despatch it by Jan 15 at original price + US$45 post/package:
for other daughter Hymee's bar, grille and cat-back:
the wife's present, the mudguard strakes, arrived on the vehicle:
mine will be the RE intake, depending on Wildthing's verdict, who also has the Hymee cat-back.
Who said Christmas shopping was difficult?
Greetings all,
jack
(edited by Hymee - originally was 9.8km/100L!)
133 litres of PULP = 9.8 litres/100 km = (quick search for Google conversion link posted by Hymee weeks ago) 24.24 mp imperial gallon.
= pretty mighty bloody good, if if mainly on motorway and cruise control. Under similar circumstances in the sti we could seldom better12.5 to 13 l/100
Some observations:
- this is truly a gran turismo 4 seater sports car, for the shortish family at least (wife, daughters and self all between 5"4 and 5"6) We all felt very little fatigue
- I sat comfortably in the back kerbside seat whilst others drove: exellent ventilation, and looking forward into the cockpit with the dashlights dimmed was quite futuristic, for a 54yr old anyhow.
- stereo and cruise buttons on steering wheel fun and functional, also playing with elec seat buttons helps releive stiff muscles.
However, maybe because of my short stature I just cannot find the perfect driving position, just wish the wheel was also telescopic toward the dash ( a big one-up for the sti here)
- xenon headlights were fantastic for motorway. Drivers door arm support could do with a little cushioning
- when space is finite, women do know how to "pack", not just throw most things they own into suitcases. And the interior pockets absorb so many of their hand-held necessities
- modern technology: during the journey messages were sms'd between older daughter and a sort of a boyfriend who has taken 6 months off from uni to play rugby in Ireland, and other daughter with a girlfriend skiing in France. 25c per message with Telstra, and most of the messages sent on Optus pre-paid were free.
- at each end of the Wodonga freeway there is an overhead screen which displays your speed relayed from a speed gun. Our speedo reading 110km/hr, actual speed 107. So we do not have the 5/10% error zone I am used to allowing for. (Do any Victorians know if these speed guns are dead accurate - esp. as no others in the state are presumed to be.)
Santa has on order: for one daughter Canzoomer's ECU (actually had an email back from Maurice when we got here that he hopes to despatch it by Jan 15 at original price + US$45 post/package:
for other daughter Hymee's bar, grille and cat-back:
the wife's present, the mudguard strakes, arrived on the vehicle:
mine will be the RE intake, depending on Wildthing's verdict, who also has the Hymee cat-back.
Who said Christmas shopping was difficult?
Greetings all,
jack
(edited by Hymee - originally was 9.8km/100L!)