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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Boston, MA
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What is the furthest you've ever driven?
I once did southern CA to Boston in about 2 weeks. Saw many friends along the way.
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Detroit
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stopping only for gas (or gas and food and bathroom, hahaha):
detroit to atlanta back to detroit back to atlanta and back to detroit. about 3200 miles when all said and done in about 42 hours.
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Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Land of the Easily Amused
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I've done two 2000+ mile drives. 2600 being the tops for me. I'm a big fan of road trips (think I even did a thread on my previous one so many years ago).
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Iowa, how long can this be? Does it really ruin the left column spacing?
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I put 2000 miles on a 27 year old motorcycle in five days. Haven't really taken many car trips.
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: inside 128, north of 90
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Maine to LA and back, but taking the long route and many detours.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: UK
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About 300 miles in a day, to the Lake District and back.
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Toronto, Canada
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About 3500 miles from Toronto to the East Coast, all the way across PEI and Nova Scotia, then back home.
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: The Rock
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Originally Posted by Phileas
About 3500 miles from Toronto to the East Coast, all the way across PEI and Nova Scotia, then back home.
Sounds like you missed the best part
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Cape Cod, MA
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Drove from Mass to Miami flat-out for 24 hours, only stopped for bathroom breaks and food, but we did switch up the driving.
Most I've ever driven at once was 18 hours from Mass to Chicago, all spent in the drivers seat. When I got to my destination I could barely stand upright, and when I closed my eyes all I saw was road. Never again.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: /OV DRK 142006
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Last August, I quit my job and drove from AZ to South Lake Tahoe and San Francisco to see my parents and brother before driving to Fort Lauderdale, FL. Then I drove up to Charleston, SC to see some friends. Then back to AZ and up to Breckenridge, CO. After the ski season ended, I drove back to AZ and back down to Ft. Lauderdale, found a job that doesn't start for a few months, and drove back up to Charleston again to kill some time. My jeep has 165,000 miles on it, it's been on some long road trips.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Colorado
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Seattle to Colorado Springs, straight through, in 20 hours. I think I got out of the car twice. My mom bought a car in Seattle and I drove it back for her since she has a bad back.
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Indy.
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Lansing, MI to Myrtle Beach, SC and back to help a friend move.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: NY
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June 1st, 1975. Upstate, NY to S. California. 2,610 miles in 43 hours.
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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.”
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Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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Biloxi to the Downriver Detroit area over 3 days, then back about 5 days later. Can't remember the specific mileage, but it was a LOT more than residentEvil's trip-we went through Atlanta on the way back and were nowhere near back to Biloxi then...
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Denver, CO
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I'm actually jealous of two of my buddies because they started in Georgia drove up through Canada to Alaska. They then left Alaska back through Canada and continued to drive through Washington Oregon and California. From Cali they went to Vegas, from Vegas they went to Houston Tx and back to GA. All in a brand new 2011 fully loaded F250 turbo diesel. They stopped at a lot of parks and camped but lived the life of luxury in some badass hotels in LA and Vegas.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: The Sar Chasm
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Austin, Tx. to Melbourne, Fl. and back - about 2400 miles round-trip in 3 and a half days, flat. Craziness -- I hate I-10.
Done Houston to San Francisco a couple of times, and did Portland Oregon to Houston once, when i was a kid.
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When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. -- Jonathan Swift.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Calgary
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Detroit to Calgary (2000 miles) in 39 hours.
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Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Assuming I don't hook, I can't get much further than about 220 yards.
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Baninated
Join Date: Jun 2009
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I love roadtrips... but sadly, I think they are becoming something of the past. I'm not sure how they make any financial sense anymore. Flying is so cheap now, and gas is so expensive. It sucks.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Cape Cod, MA
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Originally Posted by downinflames68
I love roadtrips... but sadly, I think they are becoming something of the past. I'm not sure how they make any financial sense anymore. Flying is so cheap now, and gas is so expensive. It sucks.
Agreed, we are planning a FL trip next year and it is actually cheaper (and less stressful) to fly. Weird.
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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San Antonio to Denver to Las Vegas to Berkeley to Anaheim to San Antonio. Something like 5,000 miles in two weeks if I recall correctly.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Tampa, Florida
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Originally Posted by sek929
Agreed, we are planning a FL trip next year and it is actually cheaper (and less stressful) to fly. Weird.
I rented a 2010 Prius and drove 550 miles to NC with 15 gallons of 89 octane.
My desired trip to Seattle (3100 miles) would be completed on 85 gal, or $255, and then the way back $510: costs exactly the same as flying. You need to carpool with someone who also enjoys the road A LOT.
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Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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Originally Posted by chabig
Assuming I don't hook, I can't get much further than about 220 yards.
You just need a better driver. Looked at Big Berthas?
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Colorado
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Originally Posted by The Godfather
I rented a 2010 Prius and drove 550 miles to NC with 15 gallons of 89 octane.
My desired trip to Seattle (3100 miles) would be completed on 85 gal, or $255, and then the way back $510: costs exactly the same as flying. You need to carpool with someone who also enjoys the road A LOT.
Except you forgot one thing for your trip: Mountains, and lots of them. It costs about $180 right now for me to drive from Colorado Springs to Seattle in my Accord which gets about 29 mpg overall on the trip.
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Games Meister
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Eternity
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Not very far, though a four and a half hour trip from the crystal skyscrapers on Eastern PA to the mud huts of Western PA will probably make time seem like its dragging worse than it is.
Edit: Driving alone in particular.
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Indy.
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Originally Posted by imitchellg5
Except you forgot one thing for your trip: Mountains, and lots of them. It costs about $180 right now for me to drive from Colorado Springs to Seattle in my Accord which gets about 29 mpg overall on the trip.
And the loss of extra days sitting behind the wheel.
Flying=more time on vacation relaxing.
I once figured that if I worked a single Saturday overtime I could pay for flights to Vegas for myself and my wife. Driving to Vegas would have taken a few days.
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Indy.
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar
Not very far, though a four and a half hour trip from the crystal skyscrapers on Eastern PA to the mud huts of Western PA will probably make time seem like its dragging worse than it is.
Edit: Driving alone in particular.
I've driven across PA a few times. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Isle of Manhattan
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Drove to the moon and back - in one weekend. Yeah, the moon. It was awesome.
Longest continuous drive: 6+ hours to Ithaca, NY from nyc. Never do that again.
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"Faster, faster! 'Till the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death." - HST
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Montréal, Québec (Canada)
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Montréal-Malibu and back, in about 2 months, in a overloaded beat-up '97 civic I had new brakes when I left, but had to buy new ones after the big hills in Colorado killed them (they were litterally smoking after a huge hill!)
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Indy.
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I once went from my front yard to my back yard by going around the Earth.
ftw
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Indy.
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Originally Posted by FireWire
Montréal-Malibu and back, in about 2 months, in a overloaded beat-up '97 civic I had new breaks when I left, but had to buy new ones after the big hills in Colorado killed them (they were litterally smoking after a huge hill!)
Two words: down shift
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Montréal, Québec (Canada)
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Originally Posted by Railroader
Two words: down shift
Yeah, but I was always told to only brake with the brakes, as those are cheaper to replace than a transmission! I never encountered such crazy hills before!
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Games Meister
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Eternity
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Originally Posted by FireWire
I never encountered such crazy hills before!
You never encountered my last girlfriend!
Thank you! I'll be here all week!
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Indy.
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Originally Posted by FireWire
Yeah, but I was always told to only brake with the brakes, as those are cheaper to replace than a transmission! I never encountered such crazy hills before!
Yes, brake using the brakes, but use a lower gear to keep from speeding up while going downhill.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Colorado
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Originally Posted by FireWire
Montréal-Malibu and back, in about 2 months, in a overloaded beat-up '97 civic I had new breaks when I left, but had to buy new ones after the big hills in Colorado killed them (they were litterally smoking after a huge hill!)
What was broken when you left?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Montréal, Québec (Canada)
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Damn it, I was at work, I was probably thinking about my next break
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: UKland
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Jo'burg --> Durban --> Cape Town with my brother in a Series III LWB Land Rover in about four days.
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This space for Hire! Reasonable rates. Reach an audience of literally dozens!
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Arizona
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Sydney to Perth. Nearly 5000k by my route. Wasn't in any particular hurry though - three weeks.
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I like chicken
I like liver
Meow Mix, Meow Mix
Please de-liv-er
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Baltimore, MD
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San Francisco -> Fort Worth -> Minneapolis -> San Francisco; just under 4700 miles.
San Francisco -> Santa Fe -> Western Illinois (near DeKalb) -> Boston -> Cape Cod; just under 4000 miles.
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Garden of Paradise Motel, Suite 3D
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Originally Posted by FireWire
Yeah, but I was always told to only brake with the brakes, as those are cheaper to replace than a transmission! I never encountered such crazy hills before!
You were told right! Brakes are your friend. But the key is to take it slow in the first place. Downshifting can really tear things up if you don't know what you're doing. Especially in an automatic.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Hamburg
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Augsburg, Germany -> Essaouira, Morocco ~3300km
stopped only for bathroom breaks, gas and the ferry at Gibraltar (food we had enough in the VW Bus)
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Toronto, Canada
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Originally Posted by Doc HM
Jo'burg --> Durban --> Cape Town with my brother in a Series III LWB Land Rover in about four days.
I once went from Hamburg In Germany to Berlin in a Series II SWB.
Also took a Series III LWB all the way across the Pyrenees from the South of France. Fun driving across the mountain passes.
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Hanson, MA
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My brother and I flew from Boston to Seattle, rented a Ryder truck, and met a guy from British Columbia at the border. We bought his dragster from him, and proceeded to tow it back to southeastern Massachusetts in 4 days. Got a room for 4 hours one night, that's it aside from bathroom and food breaks. Broke down in Mercer,PA, wheel bearings on trailer we just bought with car failed. Found a junkyard, bought a rear-end out of a heavy-duty van, ripped it out, and spent 1/2 day fabricating the trailer to accept the new rear-end. Left Mercer around 1pm, got back to Mass. around midnight and collapsed for 2 days.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London
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In one day about 550miles!
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MacBook Pro 2.2 i7 | 4GB | 128GB SSD ~ 500GB+2TB Externals ~ iPhone 4 32GB
Canon 5DII | EF 24-105mm IS USM | EF 100-400mm L IS USM | 50mm 1.8mkII
iMac | Mac Mini | 42" Panasonic LED HDTV | PS3
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Body in London, mind elsewhere
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London to Falmouth and back again in one day to see a college, just over 700 miles.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Back in the Good Ole US of A
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When I was 19 and living in Houston I used to drive back home to Detroit frequently. If I recall correctly it's about 1300 miles. I always did it alone and would only stop for food/bathroom (no sleeping). Used to take me about 24 hours. Looking back it was idiotic to go so long without sleep but I was young and foolish.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: The Rock
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Mankind's only chance is to harness the power of stupid.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Caught in a web of deceit.
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~5000 km, Montréal to Vancouver. Never again.
P.S. I had the unfortunate experience of getting caught driving across Hicksville, northern USA with only a radio (no tape/CD)… during the OJ Simpson slow chase. The only thing on the radio was country music or else repeated discussions about OJ Simpson's white Bronco.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Salamanca, España
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Originally Posted by badidea
Augsburg, Germany -> Essaouira, Morocco ~3300km
stopped only for bathroom breaks, gas and the ferry at Gibraltar (food we had enough in the VW Bus)
that is SO german!! I mean taking a WV bus full of food for a long cross continent travel hahaha
I've seen so many of those!
Anyway, the longest I've driven is perhaps.. 400 km. Any further than that and I take a train, or a plane (or a ship if needed) - but not an automobile of any sort (bus is out of the question).
That being said, the longest I've travelled on land-level (no planes involved) is 4000 km crisscrossing the European continent. Strange times.
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I could take Sean Connery in a fight... I could definitely take him.
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