im with the 170mph guys :P

even if you slipped and that was 23 hours its kinda bs sounding.

heheh

 

Route 66--day1 Toronto-St.Louis
2 St-Louis-Amarrillo
3 Amarrillo-Winslow
4 Winslow-Las Vegas
5 Las Vegas-Santa Monica
6 Santa Monica-San Francisco
7 San Francico-Reno
8 Reno-Salt Lake
9 Salt Lake-Davenport
10 Davenport-Toronto
4 people in 2 1988 TIIs(both mine),1speeding ticket,no mechanical failures,one pwr window switch failed(fixed on route).

 

I took mine from Mobile, AL to San Angelo, TX one two trips back and forth...it was a pretty cool ride.

 

Atlanta Ga - Mitchell SD with a stop in Minneapolis

left at 9:30am drove till 2:30 am or so is when we hit minne. then the next day i left minne at 11am and arrived in my garage space at 4am give or take a few.

The car needed a serious tune up after I got it home from purchasing it from the semi sketchy but nice guy.

otherwise. it's seen the mitchell, sd to minne i think 2 times since.

 

st louis to gulf shores alabama (clutch went out about 6 hours out of mobile) to get going had to put it in first, start car then synch shifts...real fun!! then from gulf shores to sanibel island sw fla. then back to st louis. stayed 4 days in alabama then 10 days in sanibel. drove em all straight through no stops other than gas and food. what a fun trip..i was able to sit sideways in the seat while driving and play alot of cards...if i had to do that stuff again id make some hotel arrangements this time..oh yeah and id bring an extra clutch too!!

 

I drove from Evansville Indiana to Lincoln Nebraska in my 87 NA that I got for 99 bux.

Round trip was about 1500 miles. I did it all in 2 days. I had no problems at all!

The car had 137K on it too!

This was 844 miles into the trip:

 

I drove from Evansville Indiana to Lincoln Nebraska in my 87 NA that I got for 99 bux.

Round trip was about 1500 miles. I did it all in 2 days. I had no problems at all!

The car had 137K on it too!

This was 844 miles into the trip:

 

Sacramento, CA to Las Vegas, NV, about 650 miles one way - I did this 4 times over a period of one week.

I5 to HWY58 to I15



-Ted

 

heh

I drove mine home.. From Wheeling WV to Springfield MO

both times I had to stop an hour off the interstate (70)... so Im figuring 1000 miles one way..

Did it in my 87 GXL with brand new struts.. Was a lot of fun.. Averaged close to 90 from Indianapolis to St. Louis. no tickets.

Was comfy.. Got really close to 28 mpg in my automatic

Id do it again this year but the car's heater core is being icky
The sunbirds goin this year

 

Nort of Seattle to SF and back, following the coast all the way down, and again back to Eureaka, crossing the Mtns to I5 (was trying to save time, wound up spending 5 hrs to end up further south than I started out) On I5 I got over 27mpg with the windows down and roof open. Parts of Hwy 1 saw arround 15 mpg. Definately making an annual pilgrimage to that Hwy. (almost 300 mi of autocross)

 

2700 miles round trip. 25 mpg average. 88 vert with 149,000 miles on her. Ran like a dream the whole way.

 

after i got my II BACK FROM ROTARY PERFORMANCE i drove to Lake Charles la. to new orleans, to Pensacola Fl. then to Little Rock then non stop to Portland Oregon where i was born and raised. aprox 3500 miles.

 

Birmingham, AL to Baton Rouge, LA.

 

Why would you lie about something this stupid and completely, in every way, unbelievable????

 

wow.. I had to bring this back..


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Originally posted by TheAnalogKiddd
Atlanta to LA in ~13 hrs... cannonball run style..
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Mark S quote: That's an average speed of 170 mph...

Rpeck quote: LOL I was thinking that sounded impossible also .. that guy's on crack.

bingoboy quote: im with the 170mph guys :P
even if you slipped and that was 23 hours its kinda bs sounding.
heheh

BoostedRotors quote: Why would you lie about something this stupid and completely, in every way, unbelievable???

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Before you guys intend to drive any long distances perhaps you should take a short trip to your local elementary school and have a teacher explain to you what a "joke" is..

It may not have been funny, but man, it was a joke!

ok, that was mean, I apologize..

 

Allright guys interesting post I think you realy need to enter a real road race to test the rex!

I did 8 countrys in 5 days 3000 miles 69 rides started only 56 made it I was in the only rex and came 25th.

check out thecannonball.co.uk for 2003 event

for 2002 check cannonballruneurope.co.uk
I am there in the results and I cant wait for this years event. 3500 miles.

I also enjoyed chasing a DB7 at 165mph through switzerland and spending the day on the IMOLA circuit in ITALY.

 

I drove from Albany, NY to San Diego, CA.......7 Days over 3,000 miles just me the rex and all my stuff ( i was moving to SD)........drove about 8-10 hours a day stopping in Vegas for 2 days.........lots and lots of fun especially on those long desert highways nothign like cruise control at 100+ mph.........but i was only gettin like 18mpg in my N/A

 

Soon i will test the ability of my 87 na bought it in tamp florida and driving 2350 miles to orem utah few we'll see.

 

my fc has been from jax,fl to richmond,va roundtrip........twice. averaged about 20mpg

 

drove from portland, OR...to dallas then to NC....then 3300 miles from Wilson NC to Wilsonville OR.....and drove 23hours straight on my FC from omaha to portland.....1750 miles nonstop

 

Charleston, SC to Columbus, OH, and back, ~1350 miles round trip, 5 times, avg of 27 mpg, 1986 base converted to sport.

Ren

 

To Illinois a few times. ~1100 miles, round trip. Takes me between 7 and 9 hours one way depending on how many stops I make.

By the time I get there, or back, my *** is numb. I'd probably be more comfortable on my CBR. The old, worn out suspension bushings make the car a handful at interstate speeds, it wants to dart in either direction like it has too much toe out, really annoying. The lack of storage space also sucks.

 

3 hours, Queens NY, to Cape May NJ.

long rides suck in these cars.

-gas milage is horrible
-constant droning of the exhaust gives you a headach.
-no room

only good thing is you get there alittle quicker =)

 

I did a day trip to philly YEARS ago when I first got the car...and back the same day. Other than that I used to go to and from college (SUNY Albany) till I got the GVR4) in the rex w/ it's first mods (ST linear springs (ouch) KYB's), 16's & full exhaust). about 200 miles each way, good gas mileage (bout 24mpg) and loads of fun!! I drove back from albany once w/ toasted rear brakes so i can swap them myself and not have to pay outta the nose @ school

 

I took my 89 gxl from p-cola fl to myrtle beach sc left at 9am our time got to myrtle beach 10pm their time then on to pittsburgh pa. Going through Charolette my master cylinder went out, and i had to change it out in the parking lot of advance auto parts.