Just got back from a 14-day vacation. We took my wife's 98.5 SE. Here's some numbers from the trip:
States Visited = 9 (OK, TX, NM, AZ, NV, UT, ID, WY, CO)
Miles Traveled = 4,227
Gallons Consumed = 141.9
Average Overall MPG = 29.8 (loaded car w/ AC on all the time)
Average Gas Cost = $2.539/gallon
Here are two (small) pictures:
The Contour doesn't perform too well in dry sand!
Some college students visiting these same sand dunes (north of Rexburg, ID) helped dig/push the poor Contour out.
The Contour performed flawlessly, even though our travels brought us through hot deserts, high elevations (long 10% uphill grades), while being loaded down with 2 adults, 2 kids and lots of junk in the trunk. Contiques may be getting old, but they can still handle the rigors of a long road-trip if they've been well-maintained.
