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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 01:43 PM
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I don't know about you, but driving the ISF slow for me is like a lion in a cage wanting to get out. With that said I will never speed with family or friends in the car (unless they ask). The gf, different story, she loves speed as well. It is also not very spacious in the back unless you're skinny or short. So for this reason I would recommend the GX, as it is nice a spacious for everybody. That's not to say the ISF isn't a road trip car, it is amazing... 416HP at your fingertips (literally) + 26-28 MPG.

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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dinardalvi
I have u r no I will call you when I am close to Sac. We plan to leave Sunnyvale Friday at 3. Planning to do a night halt in Sac and leave for Tahoe early on Sat.
yeah.. let me know..

@'Just F Me' PM me... coming ti Sac too????....
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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 06:25 PM
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I've done ATL to Ft Lauderdale 4 times, ATL to eastern Iowa twice, and ATL to Dallas twice. It's fine for a long road trip unless the luggage capacity is lacking (with women or men who pack like women, this can be a serious problem). I'm always surprised at how good the gas mileage is on long trips.

But I'm also the guy who drove 1800 miles with only fuel stops in 26 hours with an '88 GTS Corolla. The wife and I drove her '98 Camry from College Park, MD to Evanston, WY in 30 hours (that damned thing would go almost 500 miles on a tank of gas!). It's really all relative to what you're expecting.
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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by lobuxracer
I'm always surprised at how good the gas mileage is on long trips.
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Completely agree with you on this. Over my 4800 miles I averaged 25.4 mpg with my F. It wasn't uncommon to get tanks of 27-28mpg either.

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