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Got back today from an 8-day trip from Colorado to North Carolina and back, to get my daughter moved into college.

I was amazed that we could pack all her gear into the car and still see through the back window over the boxes. I was afraid we'd have to use the roof-top box that cuts 10-15% of our gas mileage. According to the trip computer our 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca averaged 22.5 mpg by the end of the 3500 miles, but only achieved 21.6 on the way out there due to the bike rack and extra weight from all her stuff. So we had to get at least 23.5 mpg on the return trip (uphill) to bring up the average. Anyway, I don't think I ever want to do this again.

We now have 99,850 miles on the car and when we do end up replacing it I'd like to find another 7 passenger AWD vehicle about the same size but with better gas mileage that's still as much fun to drive. Whatever we do, I'd likely be looking at a 2-3 year old used car and not taking out a loan on a new car. A 2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid might be just the thing. We almost traded this car in for a 2009 MDX a few days before the trip, but with only $11,500 trade-in the difference in price was too high, and actual gas mileage was almost 10% less (the MDX trip computer showed about 18.5 mpg over the past 3,000 miles, while the Tribeca was averaging 20.1 before the trip).

I hope someday you'll get past your gear OCPD.

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This just in - convention coverage geared especially for certain Head-Casers:

Exotic dancers Jill and Monica from the most notorious of Tampa's all-nude clubs Mons Venus get ready to perform less than six miles from where the Republicans gather for the 2012 Republican National Convention in Florida August 28, 2012. Tampa, the city that is home to the originator of the lap dance and has been called the strip club capital of the country, is geared up for an influx of randy Republicans. Extra strippers have been hired and delegate discounts have been offered. (Douliery-Hahn/Abaca Press/MCT) ORG XMIT: 1127998

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Carl,

old news

Strippers look to GOP to 'make it rain'

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/23/politics/tampa-gop-strip-clubs/index.html

Or Some comments

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the reason they aren’t going is because leftwing activists are camping outside every strip club in the area with cameras looking to get pics of important GOPers going in…the RNC has issued orders for no members to go to titters…to not give libs any ammo

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Fuckd up world we live in where a politician can’t go get a lap dance and donate some of that donation money to hard working single moms. Shit ain’t right.

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