I drove mine to Minneapolis and then on to Fargo in July. On the way up I averaged about 27-29 mpg at about 73 mph. I was comfortable the whole way. No different than any other road trip I have taken. No new paint chips and I did a 2 hour detour on dirt roads. I have had it for a year and 2 weeks and haev 26k miles on it. More than I usually do but oh well, I am having fun

I go to Austin and Houston about 3-4 times a year each. That ends up being about 5-600 miles round trip each.