Well, picked up my wife's 2001 L she found on ebay, in KC, and drove it home. Easiest 1400 miles I have ever driven. Like the improvements over the '99 we had. Averaged about 14 mpg, mostly with the a/c on. Some M3 driver who loved the left lane almost took me out when I decided to pass him on the right. I should flashed my lights. I don't think he realized how fast the Lightning can jump around a car. Nice machine (so is the M3)

Z

 

1000 miles in 13.5 hours. Not counting stops for gasoline, etc., means you had to be averaging at least 75 MPH. And 14 MPG is better than I would expect at those speeds, in my humble opinion.

 

IMO, that sounds about right. I travel at around 70-75mph and get at least 14mpg, probably a little more.

 

And I thought LA to Bonneville in 9.5 hours was fast. Whew! That put'n the pedal to the metal.

That fast and comfortable too!

 

I checked the mileage pretty closely each time I filled. Traveling on a Sunday helped keep the traffic down and I always gas-n-go to minimize delays. My friends that are "Iron Butt" riders know what I am talking about. When I run One Lap, we average five to six thousand miles in seven days, and that is with the main part of the day on the track and not in transit.

Z