I'm going to NJ next month, and I was debating if I should drive from CO. What do you guys think?

 

Take out a loan for gas. But sounds like fun. I took a GTU to Denver from Salt Lake and that was fun.

 

take extra coolant, oil, belts, duct tape, fix a flat, and hand tools. You could need them at any time. I drove my car to and from indianapolis and had no troubles.

 

I plan on taking a full craftsman socket set, screwdrivers, plugs, extra premix, a spare belt, a gross of vacuum caps, etc.. Any other suggestions? I may pick up a silencer so I dont go deaf after driving that far in 2 days..

 

should be fun.. i'm gonna take mine out next year when i go on vacation. from houston->minn.->montana->seatle->cali->nevada->arizona->NM->houston

 

I think we can all agree on what impreza2rx7 said.

-Socket set
-SparkPlugs
-Extra Premix
-Spare belt
-Premixed coolant in 2L bottle or jug
-2L jug of favorite engine oil
-Duct tape
-Haynes/FSM manuals (printed out in binder)

I think that covers it, put all this stuff in the two compartments behind the seats and your set.

 

Yeah, gas will be semi expensive, I figure 90-100 gallons plus premix..

 

All the above, apex seals, and engine, and Kevin Landers in the passenger seat...lol

 

LMAO, damn hopefully I wont need all that, I have 75K miles on my car and original engine..

 

i drove from rochester, ny to ft lauderdale fl straight through in my N/A... only problem i had was the fucktard PO didnt have drivers side front wheel lugs on all the way so my wheel flew off at 70 mph. besides that no problems!

 

Just have it towed and sit in the passenger seat and rev at people. Make sure to have a Journey tape handy.

 

My N/A has been all over, It's been from SoCAL to Washington State, to idiaho,to washington state, to northern Va, then to florida and back. 175k on the original engine, has never ever broken.

 

Why don't you convince a friend, with a not-so-new car, to swap cars with you.
If you have a friend with something that gets better mileage, and is a little more road trip friendly that will save you and your TII some trouble.

 

Im moving there for 6 months, so I want my car with me. I wouldnt trust any of my friends with my TII anyway, they'd probably beat the **** out of it and forget to premix.

 

1800 miles ONE way???
might need to change the oil

don't forget an emergency kit & extra cell phone battery (along with a cellphone duh )

 

i was puttin 600+ miles a week on my n/a bfore i beat the tranny to death one day, ya should be all set for the ride. Just give her a good check over before ya leave, do a little tune up and youll be good to go

 

I wont need to change the oil, I have no OMP, therefore I can run synthetic..

 

My FC when it was new did a trip from Quebec to california, then to British columbia, and back to Quebec!
With no problem at all.


But it was new

 

I just took my NA for 1200 miles in 3 days (4x 300 mile trips). Run with the windows up and the A/C on for better fuel economy, make sure the tires are inflated to rated pressure, keep it below 80, and fuel economy shouldn't be terrible. I was getting 25-27, which I was happy with.

And, yea, take spare parts. It's not a road trip in a '7 if you don't have to fix *something* along the way. A few months ago I was going up to MI, had some cooling problems, figured out that my fan was falling off (3 of 4 bolts had backed out - my fault for not double checking tightness). This last trip, I broke a chunk of an air vent and it fell into the speaker, so I had to pull the driver's speaker and remove the bit of plastic that was rattling around. Nothing major.

-=Russ=-

 

I know driving a 7 isn't an experience unless you're working on it on the highway, thats why I asked, lol.. Maybe I should have posted a poll..

 

Oh, yea, other lessons learned, either do fairly close to the speed limit, or make sure you can run well in excess of the speed limit (specifically, faster than the highway police cars used in the areas you'll be passing through).

-=Russ=-