CHRISTIAN BECAME OBSESSED WITH GETTING THERE FIRST.
MIGUEL CLUNG TO THE HOPE OF USING LESS FUEL.
NEITHER MATTERED IN THE END.
The Grand Canyon was socked in by
snow and fog by the time we arrived.Scott, Christian, and Miguel look
happy, but they’re still arguing
over the results six months later.snow, was no surprise. Over the walkies,
he’d become increasingly obsessed with
getting there first even though that part
of the equation didn’t matter. I didn’t
even try to contain my excitement when
the fuel pump at our finish-line fill-up
clicked off after three-tenths of a gallon.
A few minutes later, Miguel rolled in, still
clinging to the hope he’d used less gas than
me so it would offset what he’d spent on it.
It didn’t. At 8:46.32 on the stopwatch, I’d
spent 15 fewer minutes behind the wheel
than the other two [Seems suspicious, but
Scott claims he left L.A. a bit later than the
others.ÑEd] and spent just $31.83 on gas,
10 bucks less than Miguel.
Therefore, we can confidently say, in our
best 1950s pseudo-science documentary
voice: If you want to get to your desti-
nation quickly while spending as little
as possible on gas, get yourself a Honda
Insight (and a backup battery, a Bluetooth
speaker, a sweater, and a wicked case of
$25 $30 $35 $40 $45 $50 $55 $60 $65 dry mouth). Scott Evans n9:15:008:36:268:30:008:42:528:49:178:55:439:02:099:08:34Total Driving Time
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