I hope you packed your AAA card

 

I put the jack and other tools in a small bag in the spare and removed the huge piece of foam that held the jack, it gives a good bit more room without having to give up the spare.

 

Yeah, this is a great way to gain some extra trunk space. I moved to St. Louis for a whole summer packing in the S (including tennis gear and a full array of car wash supplies).

 

i mostly use it for road trips. weird choice for highway driving i know but its fun , reliable and i earn 30+mpg. cant beat that.

 

Take the "S" on your road trip and enjoy it!

We did the trip from MA to WV for the Vintage Spring Fling and would do it again in a minute. At least 1000 miles over the course of the long weekend.

Stop every now and again to stretch your legs, and maybe bring a very small pillow as some folks find that helps with the lower back.

We found a large duffle bag that fits into the well of the trunk, and a couple small ones fit on the side. Plenty of room!

During the first week of August we are heading to the Lake Placid NY area. Mostly just to drive and enjoy scenery.

Keep that top down and enjoy the ride! (Don't forget the suncreen!)

 

AAA Card, Hondacare extended warranty with towing, 2 cans of fix a flat, a cell phone, and in 5 years never had to use any of the aforementioned. On my 00 I was running a front lip and a drop such that it was impossible to drive on the spare anyway (and you can't run it on the rear even on a stock height car) So I just removed the whole mess, that said I am also pretty fanatical about my tires and probably replace them before most people. I check the tire pressures at every fill up along with the oil level.
If you are not going to ever be further than 1-2 hours from a 24 hour towing service I don't have a problem doing this, It's a personal decision, but not carrying the spare sometimes meant I got to carry something I otherwise wouldn't have, like snorkel gear or my car cover. Now I certainly wouldn't try to drive the length of the Trans-American Highway like this but I rarely off-road my S anyway And you guys that get 30 mpg, How do you do it? Ive never seen over 28 on the higway. 55 mph cruise control with the top up? I average 26-7 highway with the top down at 75 ish.
Cheers,
Mike

 

Bring:

1) Ear Plugs
2) Plenty of sunblock/hats/eye wear
3) I would either wax the hell out of the front or better yet, put painters tape on it
4) Small pillow for passanger to rest head on when sleeping (it is almost impossible for anyone to sleep in the S)


Good Luck!

 

Have taken a couple of 300 mile (each way) road trips in the s2k. All was well and fun, except for the second one, when my 35 year old adult daughter went with me. I didn't know until we were well underway that she planned to WORK on her laptop computer on the trip, and take a couple of business conference calls on her cell phone. The s2k proved to be not a very good car to work in! Not enough room for convenient laptop use, and too much noise for cel phone conference calls. So it's a fun roadtrip car (especially for the driver). Just make sure you pax doesn't intend to WORK on the way!

Thanks,
Richard

 

good point here. the front bumper will get chewed up pretty quickly on the interstate (or at least mine has).

by the way - does anyone know of a good front bra/bumper cover for longer trips, etc?? i hate the way that they look but it wold be worth it for those longer drives to protect the front of my S!

 

My wife and I were planning to take a long trip to the west coast. In preparation, we did a 1000 mile weekend trip in Colorado. I suggest you do the same, if possible, to see how the car fits you.

What we discovered is that driving interstates in this care is not much fun, is tiring, and leads to sore butts. We discoverd that driving two lane roads with as many curves as possible is greatly exhilerating and it must be the constant shifting in our seats that kept the blood flowing, preventing the sore asses.

Based on that , we embarked on a 5800 mile trip over 3 weeks. We stayed off the interstates as much as possible, took plenty of breaks, and weren't afraid to wear the same clothes multiple days in a row. I posted this link once before in another thread but here's a link to a summary of our trip.

West Coast

Bottom line is that we greatly enjoyed our trip in the S and we felt it was very comfortable. The top was always down except for rain and death valley. An earlier post mentioned sunscreen, earplugs, and hats. We made heavy use of all three including a hat I bought at REI that has a neck flap that covered the sides and back of my neck.