nomarhits400
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- David
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The family took a trip to the Western shore of Lake Michigan this past week. We rented a house close to the shore to have access to the beach as both the dogs love the water. We did a similar trip last year with our 6 month old lab Oakley in my wife’s Audi Q7- and that went pretty well. So this year we decided to up our game and take the 2nd dog (adopted rescue) Maverick along as well.
There’s no way this would have been possible in the Q7- but the massive rear seat and two relatively small teenage girls (who were totally on board with sharing their space with two dogs) made it possible. Still wasn’t sure how things would shake out as we had a 9 hour drive each way, not including the trips up and down the peninsula in Door county.
Happy to report the trip was awesome, and the truck was fantastic; still can’t believe how much gear (including two dog cages) we were able to stuff in the bed under the cover. I’ve been all over the country in my 53 years on dozens of vacations, and this was by far the best and most comfortable driving experience I’ve ever had. In over 30 hours in the car we averaged 21.1 mpg over that 1500 miles. Got 23-24 in town, but definitely paid a price for driving 75-80 most of the way on the highway to and from- along with some brutal winds on the way home that had us averaging <18 mpg.
Anyway, just wanted to check in to say that the stories I read about the F150 being a fantastic cruiser were not an exaggeration. Adaptive cruise with lane centering was definitely a game changer (no blue cruise). I can honestly say the system never floundered, not even once- still really astounded by that.
Hope everyone is having a great summer!:
There’s no way this would have been possible in the Q7- but the massive rear seat and two relatively small teenage girls (who were totally on board with sharing their space with two dogs) made it possible. Still wasn’t sure how things would shake out as we had a 9 hour drive each way, not including the trips up and down the peninsula in Door county.
Happy to report the trip was awesome, and the truck was fantastic; still can’t believe how much gear (including two dog cages) we were able to stuff in the bed under the cover. I’ve been all over the country in my 53 years on dozens of vacations, and this was by far the best and most comfortable driving experience I’ve ever had. In over 30 hours in the car we averaged 21.1 mpg over that 1500 miles. Got 23-24 in town, but definitely paid a price for driving 75-80 most of the way on the highway to and from- along with some brutal winds on the way home that had us averaging <18 mpg.
Anyway, just wanted to check in to say that the stories I read about the F150 being a fantastic cruiser were not an exaggeration. Adaptive cruise with lane centering was definitely a game changer (no blue cruise). I can honestly say the system never floundered, not even once- still really astounded by that.
Hope everyone is having a great summer!:
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