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[keith herrington]

My wife, me and our two travel companions returned home after 7 days away. Four days driving with a round trip mileage of just over 1000 miles. Traveling at a steady 60mph most of the time for a round trip average of 8.9mpg. Mileage went up to 9.4mpg for one day. The Quantum RS26 did very, very well. All systems worked as advertised with one possible exception. The AC was having trouble keeping up on one hot day. The rest of the week it operated perfectly. The E-450 Super Duty chassis with the Triton V10 pulls up the hills like a locomotive. Its sweet spot seems to be 2000-2300rpm in 6th for a speed of 57-62mph. I found myself just naturally settling into that speed on anything other than the steepest climbs. When it got steep, 2500rpm in 5th seemed about perfect. Rarely did it ever have to shift to 4th unless I was passing. The rough pavement we encountered on our return trip was avoided by taking US Route 11 which parallels I-81 most of its length. US 11 actually goes all the way to New Orleans. My wife and I are planning a trip along it in that direction sometime in the future. Generally, it was very well maintained, pretty smooth and went through some great landscapes and a few really cool towns like Homer, NY. All in all, I'm more than satisfied with the unit...as long as the dealer deals successfully with all the warranty issues still left to resolve. Fingers crossed.
Keith