CA to VA in an S2000
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Godspeed
The wish that the outcome of someone's actions is positive for them, typically someone about to start a journey or a daring endeavor.
Used in sentence "Godspeed John Glenn" as they strapped his ass into a tin bucket & lit it on fire.
The wish that the outcome of someone's actions is positive for them, typically someone about to start a journey or a daring endeavor.
Used in sentence "Godspeed John Glenn" as they strapped his ass into a tin bucket & lit it on fire.
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From: Phoenix, AZ
If anyone traveling across country can avoid the Interstates, please try your best to get off of them anywhere possible. If time is critical, of course, they are your quickest ways across country. Yet the smaller highways often offer better scenery.
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From: Lemoore, CA
Well I'm sorry to flake on my own thread but I hadn't taken into account how exhausted I'd be at the end of each day. I had about just enough energy to call my wife and say goodnight.
I made it to Norfolk a few hours ago. I toughed it out and made it in three days. Here's a brief summary. I'll write more tomorrow and post some pictures.
Details:
3 days
Hanford, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Nashville, TN - Norfolk, VA
Approximately 40.5 hours including fuel stops
2847 miles including a lunch detour in Nashville and two wrong turns (2895 on the odo which I think can be explained by speedometer error)
Average speed 70.3mph (including stops. pretty happy with that)
12 Fuel Stops
Approx 25mpg
Top down ~80% of each day
The car:
Very impressed with how comfortable the seats were on such a long trip. A tiny bit of upper back soreness after hour 12ish but what more can you ask from a $30k car? Mechanically the only issue was an annoying vibration from about 75-80mph but I'll chalk that up to an out of round tire. Checked the oil a few times and not a drop was burned. As we all know, range is a little limited by the size of the fuel tank, otherwise my only other gripe is the minimalist factory stereo (can easily be upgraded, but I wont). I did fine with an FM transmitter plugged into my phone but with the top down, I gave up on podcasts and listened to music instead.
Observations:
I40 is an impressive drive in AZ and NM. I've driven I20 from Mississippi to CA (a drive I bet Cosmo is familiar with) and once you hit TX it was the same flat scenery for 1000 miles.
I lived in Western Florida and Mississippi for two years and I had forgotten how nice people in the south are (even if they live in the left lane at the speed limit)
I drove slower in states with a 75mph speed limit (AZ, NM and OK) than I did in states with a 70mph speed limit (CA, AK, TN, NC). My "happy speed" was 85mph. When the speed limit was 75, I went 80 because it was close enough and I could unplug the radar detector and not worry. When the limit was 70, I said F it and went 85 because I'd get pulled over whether I was going 80 or 85.
Lessons Learned:
If you're gonna roll your sleeves up to get a sweet tan on your shoulders, make sure you sunscreen your shoulders.
On that topic, if you're gonna use spray-on sunscreen, don't do it inside the car unless you want every surface covered in a greasy film.
Every gas pump is different. Some will fill the entire filler neck and you'll spill gas if you try to top it off, others will require you to slowly put another 1-2 gallons in to get you the max range possible. Unfortunately I figured this out on the last day.
I made it to Norfolk a few hours ago. I toughed it out and made it in three days. Here's a brief summary. I'll write more tomorrow and post some pictures.
Details:
3 days
Hanford, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Nashville, TN - Norfolk, VA
Approximately 40.5 hours including fuel stops
2847 miles including a lunch detour in Nashville and two wrong turns (2895 on the odo which I think can be explained by speedometer error)
Average speed 70.3mph (including stops. pretty happy with that)
12 Fuel Stops
Approx 25mpg
Top down ~80% of each day
The car:
Very impressed with how comfortable the seats were on such a long trip. A tiny bit of upper back soreness after hour 12ish but what more can you ask from a $30k car? Mechanically the only issue was an annoying vibration from about 75-80mph but I'll chalk that up to an out of round tire. Checked the oil a few times and not a drop was burned. As we all know, range is a little limited by the size of the fuel tank, otherwise my only other gripe is the minimalist factory stereo (can easily be upgraded, but I wont). I did fine with an FM transmitter plugged into my phone but with the top down, I gave up on podcasts and listened to music instead.
Observations:
I40 is an impressive drive in AZ and NM. I've driven I20 from Mississippi to CA (a drive I bet Cosmo is familiar with) and once you hit TX it was the same flat scenery for 1000 miles.
I lived in Western Florida and Mississippi for two years and I had forgotten how nice people in the south are (even if they live in the left lane at the speed limit)
I drove slower in states with a 75mph speed limit (AZ, NM and OK) than I did in states with a 70mph speed limit (CA, AK, TN, NC). My "happy speed" was 85mph. When the speed limit was 75, I went 80 because it was close enough and I could unplug the radar detector and not worry. When the limit was 70, I said F it and went 85 because I'd get pulled over whether I was going 80 or 85.
Lessons Learned:
If you're gonna roll your sleeves up to get a sweet tan on your shoulders, make sure you sunscreen your shoulders.
On that topic, if you're gonna use spray-on sunscreen, don't do it inside the car unless you want every surface covered in a greasy film.
Every gas pump is different. Some will fill the entire filler neck and you'll spill gas if you try to top it off, others will require you to slowly put another 1-2 gallons in to get you the max range possible. Unfortunately I figured this out on the last day.