A car of interest....

[Gogogordy]

I just drove little red Yaris from Temecula Ca, to central TX, and back ( a total of 3,030 miles ) on $329.83 worth of fuel. That doesnt surprise me...despite the ding in MPG Texas' 80 mph speed limit causes.

What does surprise me is the level of interest from strangers at gas stops, rest stops, and in motel parking lots my bug-splattered Yaris received. "What kinda car is that?" "iis it japanese?" etc. I was even questioned by a LEO in Eloy, AZ as we both stopped for a Subway sammich. He was genuinely interested....

You'd think theyve never seen a Yaris in AZ, NM, or TX. But, for the most part its truck country, and the further east I travelled the fewer imports, and greater American cars ruled the road.

Yes, gas prices drop some once you exit California, but that small gas decrease cannot make up for such exceptional mileage and economy. I even nursed 3 bars of fuel from west of Yuma, to up and over the Chocolate Mts and all the way into El Cajon....passing several larger vehicles which blew by me earlier but lost their leads to me for having to stop and refuel