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  • Home from OH V -updated w/ pics 5/15

    Arrived home @ 4am after being gone for 32hrs and 45min, covered 993.2 miles, averaged 39.7 mpg (sucks!), got 42.1mpg on the home stretch, and only 3-4hrs of sleep since early Friday morning. i used a total of about 22gal of gass for the whole trip.

    those #'s (miles and mpg) are corrected for my larger tire size.

    I figure my mileage was so low because of a few things: 1) on the way up i was in hurry, pushing 75-80. 2) almost the whole way was thru the mountains of WV, pushing the poor lil B3 hard trying to just make it up, and 3) sitting for an hour in basically stopped traffic.

    I left Lynchburg @ 6:15 on fry afternoon, arrived at John (Pu241)'s house around 1:30am, he was such a good sport still up and had a pizza waiting! thanks so much! after chatting with him for a while we got around 3hrs of sleep and then headed out towards summit, stopped for breakfast and met a guy who has had several (13) festivas so we chatted with him a bit. Karl and Dave also met us there and we all drove the west of the way to summit together.

    After the meet Paul and I headed back down towards VA together, left around 7pm. Drove straight through (except gass and P stops) and i got home around 4am. slept for 4hrs, got up for breakfast with mom and then church and hang out w/ some friends from school who are leaving this week and now here i am... must get some more sleep am not functioning correctly :lol:



    I had the most awesome time ever, I have some pics but they didn't turn out as good as expected. I'll upload them tomorow from school. i think the highlight of the trip may have been driving the smart car around the parking lot (BTW, who told Chris's parent's i was 13 and didn't have my drivers license? that was fny!)

    Great to meet all you guys... look fwrd to it again sometime!

    nap time now


    EDIT:
    this is the photobucket album with 60-some pics:
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    ~Nate

    the keeper of a wonderful lil car, Skeeter.

    Current cars:
    91L "Skeeter" 170k, Aspire brakes, G15, BP, Advancedynamics coil overs, etc. My first love.
    1990 Kawasaki Ninja 250 - my gas saver, 60+mpg - 40k
    2004 MotoGuzzi Breva - my "longer range" bike - 17k

    FOTY 2008 winner!

  • #2
    Hey it was great meeting you! I hope you can make it to other meets!
    Brian
    http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2274977



    93 GL modyfied!!!
    :fish:

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    • #3
      I love this pic as do many...and it was great to finally meet you.....
      "FLTG4LIFE" @FINALLEVEL , "PBH"
      89L Silver EFI auto
      91GL Green Auto DD
      There ain't no rest for the wicked
      until we close our eyes for good.
      I will sleep when I die!
      I'm a little hunk of tin, nobody knows what shape I'm in. I've got four wheels and a running board, I'm not a Chevy, I'M A FORD!

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      • #4
        You go boy!!Show them who the man!

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        • #5
          glad to hear you made it safely there and back... I would have been there but alas, I'm headed up to Ohio NEXT weekend to meet my family and join them for the last week of their vacation and I couldn't come up twice in a row (or be gone for two weeks)
          No festiva for me ATM...

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          • #6
            Glad you made it home OK too .
            I was happy to meet you also , and that picture ^^ is still one of my favorites also !!
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            The Trigger - Midwest Festiva Inc., Illinois Chapter
            Smart Passion white with H-D interior
            HD2500 Duramax Chevy
            Harley Davidson Ultra classic ..I am in love !!
            Pro Street S-10 http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2214968
            Diamond white Deville 27,000 mile cream puff
            Z28 LS1 power 500 +
            90 Festy L daily driver wants to be modded, OK
            It is being modded , a little at a time http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2214953


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            • #7
              I told them you were 13. Should have seen the look on their faces when you pulled away after hearing that.

              BP Festiva http://www.cardomain.com/ride/723319 - SOLD
              BPT Festiva www.cardomain.com/ride/2260009 - SOLD
              BPT GTX www.cardomain.com/ride/2436495 - SOLD
              New GTX - http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3294846/ - SOLD

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              • #8
                ^^ I thought it was you but i wasn't sure


                I've pulled that kind of joke many times... people look at me funny, and i just say "no, i don't have my drivers license I'm only 13." and then pull away...
                ~Nate

                the keeper of a wonderful lil car, Skeeter.

                Current cars:
                91L "Skeeter" 170k, Aspire brakes, G15, BP, Advancedynamics coil overs, etc. My first love.
                1990 Kawasaki Ninja 250 - my gas saver, 60+mpg - 40k
                2004 MotoGuzzi Breva - my "longer range" bike - 17k

                FOTY 2008 winner!

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                • #9
                  Glad to meet you too, Nate! (You and Skeeter.)

                  Thanks for reminding me about the construction traffic. I'll go back and look at my gas slips. That could account for one leg being worse.

                  I averaged between 35 and 37 mpg on this whole trip. AT, remember.

                  Karl
                  '93GL "Prettystiva" ticking B3 and 5 speed, backup DD; full swaps in spring!
                  '91L "AquaMutt" my '91L; B6 swap/5 speed & Aspire brakes, DD/work car
                  '92L "Twinstiva" 5sp, salvage titled, waiting for repairs...
                  '93GL "Luxstiva," '94 B6 engine & ATX; needs overhauled
                  '89L "Muttstiva," now a storage bin, future trailer project

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                  • #10
                    How much did all of you spend on GAS??

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                    • #11
                      I spent about $14
                      Brian
                      http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2274977



                      93 GL modyfied!!!
                      :fish:

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                      • #12
                        $75.00 after I left home , for 1,290 miles
                        ------------------------------------------------
                        The Trigger - Midwest Festiva Inc., Illinois Chapter
                        Smart Passion white with H-D interior
                        HD2500 Duramax Chevy
                        Harley Davidson Ultra classic ..I am in love !!
                        Pro Street S-10 http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2214968
                        Diamond white Deville 27,000 mile cream puff
                        Z28 LS1 power 500 +
                        90 Festy L daily driver wants to be modded, OK
                        It is being modded , a little at a time http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2214953


                        Join me on Facebook !! ;http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...00000295094896

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                        • #13
                          My trip was 998 miles from my door & back. Yeah that traffic suxed. I got 38 mpg average.
                          It's a good thing you don't read the stickies, you might of learned something.Poverty produces creativity

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                          • #14
                            Wow, must be nice guys... I spent $638 on gas to go and get DJ's BP Festiva; and that was ONE WAY.
                            Simon - pimptiva.com

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by SimonTuffGuy
                              Wow, must be nice guys... I spent $638 on gas to go and get DJ's BP Festiva; and that was ONE WAY.
                              yeah, but what a reward!
                              youtube.com/neanderpaul 88 festiva LX w/BP G25 MR 5 speed waiting for wiring- 93 Festiva GL auto w/ air, waiting for B6t/G4A-HL - 98 Nissan Quest - 02 Mazda protege 5 wife's DD

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