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So I just got back from my first road trip

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So I took my 2002 2500HD on my first road trip. About 800 miles, and a smashed windsheild later, I found my truck got 12.7 MPG on the highway (I am going to buy stock in a fuel company).

 

The windshild really pissed me off, some little car ran over a sneaker at 75 MPH and kicked it up and shot it into my windshield and smashed it. My insurance is going to cover it, but it just really started my road trip off on the right foot.

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, but it just really started my road trip off on the right foot.

 

 

 

 

Sure it wasn't the left foot?? :cheers:

 

 

 

 

 

:crackup::crackup::crackup::crackup::crackup:

 

Now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are!

 

That sucks about the windshield though, had a similar experience heading from Indy to Atlantic City, Semi kicked up a 14 in long piece of rebar. It hit flat on the passengers side of the windshield where my dad was asleep. I'm sure that if the bar had hit on the point, I'd of been figuring out how to get a piece of rebar out of my old man.

dewfpo Senior Enthusiast

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So I took my 2002 2500HD on my first road trip.  About 800 miles, and a smashed windsheild later, I found my truck got 12.7 MPG on the highway (I am going to buy stock in a fuel company).

 

 

 

 

 

 

You must have been running about 75 mph or so most of the trip. I can easily get in the high 13's if I keep it at 65-67 mph.

 

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The windshild really pissed me off, some little car ran over a sneaker at 75 MPH and kicked it up and shot it into my windshield and smashed it. 

 

 

 

 

I had no idea that a Nike could "just do it" to your windshield like that. :cheers:

 

Dude, that sucks though.

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