Sometimes I wear latex surgical gloves when on spirited drives.

Sometimes I do.

 

ear plugs

 

I've worn surgical gloves for work for the last 35 years. My hands get extremely sweaty and they can't breathe. It's not healthy for them (your hands) to wear such gloves repeatedly for long periods of time.

 

There is some really good info here! My wife and I plan on taking our S2K from Chicago to Maine for a wedding, and then down to Cape Cod to relax for a bit, and then back to Chicago again this August. We've previously done the Chicago-Cape Cod trip in a Z3 and a Saab 9-5, so it will be nice to get back to a convertible

Oh, and congrats on the wedding! Where in Chicago are you getting married?

 

yeah, definitley some great info, thanks everyone!!

well, i'm from edison park, chicago, but my fiance is from crystal lake.

 

Congrats on your upcoming marriage. Have a good stern speech prepared for your buds about the personal dangers of decorating or defiling your S during the ceremony!!

 

For your car:

check all the fluid

check tire pressure(and check the spare which is 60psi)

bring extra motor juice

bring extra distilled water

tools and jack(if you don't carry those around town)

For yourself:

music

earplug(if you carrying a friend with you, if they want to sleep at all)

coffee/water

snack(something easy to carry, eat and clean like a snackbar)

map

cell phone charger

AND THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL: get plently of sleep before driving, loud music, window top and coffee will not do much if your body is tired. there's no replacement for a good night sleep.

careful driving and congrat for your next stage of life

 

me and my buddy drove his car from seattle to Alaska, and to save the paint we got a bunch of auto masking tape and covered up the hood and fenders, and then behind the front and rear tires. It came off clean, we just claybared it after the trip was over. I hope you have fun.

-Ian

 

It never hurts memorizing someone's number who can help you if bad things happen.

 

i'm about to drive across the country so this thread has been really helpful

A few tips i've picked up over the past couple months

- find a book of best drives in the US (national geographic has a good one). pick out a few nice side-drives to hit on your way to chicago
- sit up straight in your seat and/or get a lumbar support cushion for your lower back. for me, sitting straight in the s2k seat supports perfectly...slouching really screws up my back
- i got tan-colored ear plugs because i *think* wearing ear plugs while driving is illegal

congrats!