We will be going panhandle west, but I am in Ttown from time to time.Originally Posted by The Driver
We will be going panhandle west, but I am in Ttown from time to time.
Kansas sucks BAD. Just fair warning.
Flew to Tacoma and Seattle, visited my sons and drove my old '92 Silverstone from Tacoma to Atlanta via LA... over 3500 miles (the majority of it seemed to be through Texas). It was a nice trip although I could not camp along the way as I had planned. I camped out one night in Las Cruces NM and it was too cold and dark in the morning
. I ended up staying in motels, B&Bs and hotels along the way. Great lodging in most places except LA... Actually my short stay in LA was one of the low spots of the trip. Great adventure and I'd do it again for sure!
AMEN.
Just recently moved from San Diego to Florida and decided to drive my miata with 218,045 miles on it.
My co-workers and friends thought I was insane driving "that piece of shit" across country. Mostly because it's lowered (not slammed), but rides stiff, no passenger seat, roll bar, Sparco bucket, no cat, loud (to them) exhaust,ect,ect. But then again, within the last year and a half, my car has broken down on me twice....and I've facebooked it each time, so I can understand the concern,haha.
But the breakdowns were a blessing in disguise. First was for timing belt. No biggie, got that and everything included replaced. A few months later, I dropped a burnt valve, ouch. But thanks to the miata community, I found a rebuilt head for $50, and since the head was off, replaced piston rings and other little bits.
So with all the major engine work done, I felt very comfortable driving cross country. I took a detour to Vegas for 4 days, but after that I only drove between 600-700 each day, stopping for one night in Albuquerque,NM, one night in Dallas, TX, one night in New Orleans, then straight to Palm Bay Florida.
I took my time the entire trip, stopping if I saw a truck-stop restaurant that looked interesting, or driving in a few miles to avoid higher gas prices right off the freeway. The driving into small towns was the best part. On the freeway, I drafted every 18-wheeler and moving truck I could. At an average of 80-85mph, my best MPG was 34!
It was one of the best experiences of my life. Get out there and see your country, you'd be amazed.
How to pack everything you own into a miata.
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This summer, my friends and I plan on doing a group drive from SF to NY, then back, taking the most scenic routes possible. It's gonna be awesome.
shot at a gas station near Nashville in early November 2006 when we were moving to LA. Had my wife and our retired greyhound in the car. First day we drove from Charlotte, NC to Little Rock, AK. Second day we drove to Flagstaff, AZ. From there we slowed to enjoy the sites in the southwest, like the Grand Canyon, Sedona, etc. It was a fun trip. My other cross-country trips were balls-out. The drive from Detroit to San Diego I did with one other driver and we drove in shifts, never stopped except for fuel, a little under 30 hours IIRC.
It still blows my mind when you drive west into the desert of NM how expansive it is.
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