S2000 Talk Discussions related to the S2000, its ownership and enthusiasm for it.

Long Road Trips

Thread Tools
 
Old Jul 13, 2015 | 07:29 AM
  #1  
Spagolli94's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 150
Likes: 0
Default Long Road Trips

I just took the S2K to the beach yesterday - two hours each way. By the time I got home, I was pretty exhausted. Sure, a lot of that had to do with being in the hot sun all day, but I was also pretty tired of driving. That got me thinking... What's the longest road trip you've taken in your S2K?
Reply
Old Jul 13, 2015 | 07:35 AM
  #2  
W00D's Avatar
10 Year Member
Liked
Loved
 
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 488
Likes: 16
From: Erie, PA
Default

11.5 hour return trip from RTD this spring. Well worth the pain after meeting those great people and driving those incredible roads.
Reply
Old Jul 13, 2015 | 07:38 AM
  #3  
cleenyc99's Avatar
10 Year Member
 
Joined: Mar 2015
Posts: 574
Likes: 1
Default

28 hours straight thu from ny to Colorado. the hole trip ended up being 7500 miles in a week.
Reply
Old Jul 13, 2015 | 07:46 AM
  #4  
Sangone's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 16
Likes: 0
Default

I haven't taken it yet but flying out to Houston, picking it up from the father-in-law who doesn't want it any longer, and driving it back to LA. Estimated to be about 1660 miles which should take us 1 1/2 days to drive with a stop over either in NM or AZ.
Reply
Old Jul 13, 2015 | 07:51 AM
  #5  
Conedodger's Avatar
20 Year Member
 
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 13,471
Likes: 35
From: Upstate NY
Default

Did 6500 miles in 11 days a few years back. Piece of cake.
Reply
Old Jul 13, 2015 | 08:30 AM
  #6  
Bama Dave's Avatar
Member (Premium)
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 4,128
Likes: 256
From: Somewhere in the Sun Belt
Default

12.5 hours from Mobile, AL to Marion, VA for some mountain roads. 12 hours to Kerrville, TX to do Mountain roads Texas style, 13 hours to Eureka Springs, ARK to do the Ozark Mountains. Just love driving the S2000 on mountain roads for some strange reason. Of course the short trip of only 8 hours to the Dragon in TN and NC. I must say I have met a lot of great people doing all those road trips. Just enjoy the car where ever you go man. Later BD
Reply
Old Jul 13, 2015 | 08:37 AM
  #7  
Aurex's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 339
Likes: 2
Default

Just got back from Kelowna, BC.

4000km round trip through the mountains on two lane roads, 9+ hour days in the car during travel days including stops (fuel, swimming/cool down breaks and ferry crossings, etc).

Road trips are more about the journey and less about the destination. My girlfriend and I both had fun and we didn't get all that sore since we took frequent breaks.

Also, being my first extended road trip in the "S" make sure to bring sunscreen, learn from my mistake......
Reply

Trending Topics

Old Jul 13, 2015 | 09:27 AM
  #8  
takeshi's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 4,359
Likes: 3
From: Houston, TX
Default

We've done several long mutli-state road trips to each coast (TX-NM-AZ-CA-NV-UT-AZ-NM-TX & TX-AK-TN-NC-TN-KY-TN-AK-TX) and up north (TX-NM-CO-WY-SD-WY-CO-NM-TX). Not sure which was the longest off the top of my head. Longest single driving day was 18 hours and each of those trips had a day like that.

Heck, just getting out of Texas is a long road trip.
Reply
Old Jul 13, 2015 | 09:54 AM
  #9  
Oats's Avatar
 
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 116
Likes: 1
From: OH
Default

I take a 6.5 hour trip almost every other month. If I take the highway with the soft top up doing 75+ I feel like crap from the tops vibrations. If I take slower back roads with the top down part of the time I'm fine. I got a hardtop now too so the highway is no problem, although still not as fun as the back roads. I would take the back roads all the time but sometimes the weather is bad or I'm driving at night or I want to get there faster.
Reply
Old Jul 13, 2015 | 10:03 AM
  #10  
LeMoose's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 209
Likes: 0
Default

1200 miles over three days, 600 of which on a single 14 hour drive.
Probably the best drive I've had in the car yet.
Other than a lot of water and sunscreen, I put a small pillow in the seat for some extra lower back support.
Reply



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 01:49 PM.