keithius, The vet we have to go to for Matilda's dental stuff is the same emergency vet hospital - which is 53 miles away. Dropping her off for her day visit yesterday mean I have to drive down & back twice... so a total of 212 miles of driving in one day.
That said, the Keithmobile did manage about 37 MPG... not bad for a 4,500 lbs SUV. Diesel FTW!