I was in Atlantic City a few months ago and I valeted my car at one of the casinos. As I was waiting for mine, I see fairly new Saab come around the bend.......SCRRRRRAAAAAPEEE.....the valet curb rashed the shit out of the passenger side wheels. I was like oh my!

 

I recently did a 2000 mile trip with no sleep in the S.
Cleveland to Oklahoma to pick up a car for a friend and back to Cleveland.
My butt/lower back = sore for a week.

 

thats ****ing nutts!!, i would have never thought of reseting the trip to make sure they dont drive the car altho why when they could just reset it them selfs. i guess its better to just record what you have that way you cant just reset it.

but subscribed for more fun on the adventure

 

I can't wait to see pics of bugs on that blue painters tape!!!

 

that sucks man, opefuly the hotel gets your car fixed. Have fun on your trip though.

 

I would imagine you had to have bumped into some other S2000s on the road at some point. Especially those very rare, very fast Berlinas around that area. It was good meeting you man I enjoyed having a speeding buddy for 100+ miles. Oh, and the CF side mirror was fine just had to tighten up a screw, and I put my top always down decal on today. I feel I deserve it a bit more now after getting soaked in the 6 very long seconds in took to get my top up yesterday. It was a good ride though, enjoy your trip and be safe.

 

Updates up top.

 

I never really understood the painter's tape thing. I wouldn't expect to get more bugs than you normally would over 2400 miles (of course I'd be washing more often mile wise). As far as paint chips, it's really no different than driving day to day. Of course my take on it is probably colored by the fact that my car is a semi daily driver and it sees regular highway miles.

 

an alternative to painters paint is REJEX. It's a silicone paste that you put on then let dray and buff.

Works well for the bugs, not so well for rocks at 70+ mph

 

I drive the S to work once in a while, but its a straight shot to the base (about 6 miles) on a small 4 lane road. Rarely see speeds 50+ and nevr run behind dump trucks/through construction/etc.

The tape was to prevent as much damage as possible at 80+ MPH for 1000+ miles. No washes in between, never knowing what you're going to run into as far as construction and debris on the road. It makes sense and you'll notice quite a few new chips/scratches/etc when you take a ride, esp one you obsess over like an S2000.

As said in another thread, sure it looks a little wonky, but when you're down there scrubbin that nose after the drive and see no new marks it feels good.