stock fc with no problems, do you think this can go cross country in one piece? reliable or not. what do you think?

 

how many miles?

 

If you change your oil, flush your coolant once a season, replace your belts on time and perform all of your other regular pit stops...then you'll be perfectly fine. There is absolutely no reason to be treating this car like any other in the sense of 'will it make it?'.

Take care of your car and it takes care of you!

 

yep check and double check everything make sure car up to spec and she will be good.

 

Should be fine. If you are that worried, then bring along some basic tools, oil, antifreeze, flashlight, jackstands, etc. If the car is taken care of properly, just like any car, there is nothing to worry about.

 

Agreed in general, but remember this is a 20 year old car. Do you have new oil cooler hoses? New radiator/heater hoses? New brake lines? Etc... None of this stuff is any more prone to failure than similar parts on other 20 year old cars, but at this age, many original parts that have not been replaced are nearing or past their reasonable life expectancy.

I drove my '90 GTU back and forth from Pittsburgh to L.A., L.A. to San Francisco and back to Pittsburgh in 1997 when the car was still fairly newish with absolutely no problems. Of course, I had just put in a new fan clutch, all new hoses, belts, coolant, fluids, etc. It was a fantastic trip, btw!

 

right on man, im doing the same thing in a week and a half..

my car has 160k on the chassis, but 47k on the motor... im going from Va to Oregon, gonna be about a 38 hour drive... im gonna change my oil in the tranny, motor and diff before i leave... also gonna change the antifreeze just to be sure! hopefully it will all go well! good luck

 

Assuming the car is in good shape generally, you should have no problems.
Highway cruising is actually easier on the car than stop-n-go traffic anyway.

 

I guess I was a bit hyper-vigilant about my trip because I was going through AZ, NM, and NV in the first week of September when it was very hot. I made sure my cooling system and all its components were 100% top notch. This should actually be a great time of year for a long drive.

 

^^^AZ-NM-NV should be a great drive that time of the year, lots of great scenery.


just like everyone has mentioned, change your fluids, check for engine codes (if you can) and just take spare tools/coolant/oil with you just in case. I know i was always affraid to go on long trips in my mx6, it survived a5 or 6 hour drive and that kind of took my mind off worrying about it. maybe just taking a short trip not to far from home to loosen you up a bit and make sure everything is working alright?

 

Before you Leave,.BUY AAA..that way if you get stuck,then you can at least Get a TOW!

 

good info guys..
ive done cross country once with another car, CALI to NY in 3 days driving nonstop. dont want to do that with an rx7. im sure its possible to get there in one piece but wouldnt risk it.

 

3 days nonstop. Damn. How was that?

 

Tripe A is sooooo worth it. its like $100 a year and they will even bring you gas if you run out. between my fc and my busted *** honduh, i definitely get my money's worth lol.

 

but ANYWAY =]

just take care of your car and you'll be fine, just like any other drive, 10 miles or 100 miles, your car isnt just strangly going to shoot up in tempo...

its good for your car to just run like that every once in awhile anyway.

just take it easy and you'll be okay, if you dont feel right making such a long trip in it, drive a certain amount than let your car rest for alittle while.

 

Ive made the trip from new york to san diego 3 times in two different FC's and had no problems other than when I had my black on black no a/c driving thru Texas in 110+ temps in August and I was roasting....the car actually held up better than I did haha
But yea +1 to everyone else as long as you take care of the car any car would be able to make the trip

 

Its good that you are cautious. I would say that it would be the same as doing a cross country with any other 20 year old car. Treat her well and she'll treat you well. Check up on the rest stops for anything unusual otherwise have a fun drive!

 

One interesting thing about my cross country drives in 1997 was to observe how gas prices varied hugely depending on region. Prices were fairly high from Pittsburgh through about St. Louis, MO. Then as I continued south through Oklahoma and northern Texas, prices went way down and stayed much lower through most of Arizona and New Mexico except the tourist trap stations near the Grand Canyon. Of course, when I hit Las Vegas there was a price spike, then I saw the highest prices in California. SF was worse than LA, IIRC. Of course, in '97, I think a gallon of 87 was around $1.20. The other surprise was that at the California border all my apples and bananas which I had with me were confiscated out of fear that I would bring fruit diseases with me into the state.

 

No prob!

I did WA to TX and BACK in 5 days in a Turbo II!