lower the speed limit again nation wide? I know, I know, the 55mph limit was terrible... but we could save a bunch of gas by cutting back to 60. I know my Suburban gets about 2.5 mpg better at 60 than at 75. I was driving the autobahn at 135-140 kph but have cut back to a max of 130 and usually cruise at 120.
Side note -
My family went to Normandy, France to a Boy Scout campout last weekend. Normandy was GREAT. I have wanted to go there forever. A side note. I watched an Eagle Scout enlist in the Air Force while standing in front of the reflecting pool at American Cemetary just up the bluff from Omaha Beach. I was proud to shake his hand and address him as "Airman"! I guess I was the first senior NCO to give him an order. I told him to remember his ceremony and make sure the every time he re-enlisted he found somewhere just as significant for his ceremony.
Back on topic (sort of) -
The speed limits in France are lower than Germany and I really cruised most of the way with the cruise control set on about 110 kph (about 67). I made it almost 800 km before I had to fill up. Not sure about the mileage... I'll have to do the math. Anyway... you don't want to know what it cost me to fill up in FRANCE! That God for our German gas coupons! I'm gonna tell you anyway just to ruin your day... on the highway I paid 1.50 EURO per liter. At roughly 4 liters per gallon that's 6 Euro per gallon. That makes it about $8.50/gallon. I paid 158 Euro to fill up. That's somewhere around$250. We also spent around 55 Euro in tolls each way. That's 110 E in tolls which is in the $160 range... but the French highways were the best I've ever driven on. Wide and smooth as glass. No traffic to speak of (maybe because of the tolls?) except in Paris which was a nightmare... Eastern France from Strasbourg to Metz and on into Paris was really nice country. Too bad the French live there, otherwise I'd be right at home there. I expected it to look more like Germany but the farms were huge instead of chopped up small fields like here in Germany. The terrain was rolling hills. Reminded me a lot of parts of our midwest.
Later,
NGH
