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> Cross Country Drive - It's On!!, I'd like to meet you and hear your 914 story... please read update
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post Jan 27 2015, 11:54 PM
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QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Jan 27 2015, 08:22 PM) *

- Bring a cooler with ice in it and a washcloth can be a lifesaver. The ice will melt, the washcloth will soak up the cold water, and you can drape the cloth around your neck to keep your head cool. Having a half-dozen bottles of water in the cooler is also a requirement.

Hopefully your route won't be as gaddawful hot as the trip from the SF Bay to SLC was, but if it is you should be prepared.


I agree. When I did the cross-country trip in the Cuda, I kept overheating in the desert from Utah to CA. It was 118 degrees, and I had to turn on the heater and fan full blast to try and dump heat. Roasted my feet from the heater. (Of course, that just might not be very effective in a 914.)
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post Jan 28 2015, 02:33 AM
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Thanks guys.

That's the plan Mike. If I end up doing this, I'll probably keep the car at my brothers house in live oak and fly back there to drive it up to Hershey. Then... From Hershey?
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post Jan 28 2015, 03:30 AM
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After Hershey you may as well come to Canada! I will take you for a lobster and a beer if you make it to Moncton! Hershey time could still see snow storms and salt on the road though, that is the big issue for us. I will follow your progress if you post your trip! Now I gotta go snow low my driveway so I can get the cars out so the wife and I can go to work!

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post Jan 28 2015, 09:31 AM
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The planning of this trip reminds me we should resurrect the "914 help line". I know it existed many years ago but should be updated.

Eric - I think the admins had access to it if it still exists.
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post Jan 28 2015, 11:10 AM
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Eric, I might be available for a few days after Hershey for a side trip. There is a fabulous car museum in Philly, http://www.simeonemuseum.org/the-collection . They have a 917 and cheesesteaks!

We could go as a flight of two.
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post Jan 28 2015, 11:33 AM
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Awesome plans. My sons and I have been dreaming of such a trip, but the real world keeps interfering...

Two suggestions for the Texas crossing:

Toothpicks to prop your eyes open as you doze off

Hand throttle or brick on the accelerator for a makeshift cruise control
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post Jan 28 2015, 01:37 PM
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I have rooms booked in the following cities:

Long Beach
Las Vegas
Albuquerque
Dallas
New Orleans
Live Oak - Family
Kingsland, GA

Plan is to fly out of Jacksonville on 3/16 and fly back 4/15 then,

Drive to Richmond
Drive to Hershey

Head back to SLC via 70 and Denver (no more Wyoming, especially this time of the year!!) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

My version of an "Ironbutt" ride.
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post Jan 28 2015, 07:50 PM
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Post #30 - THE BIG TEXAN STEAKHOUSE - Amarillo, Texas on I-40.
Free 72 Oz. Steak if you can eat it in 30 minutes!

Went to College in Canyon, 27 miles south of "Amarillo by Morning"...George Strait!!

That is the Wild West!!!

Eric if you are going to Amelia Island, may have to drive my 914 up!

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post Jan 28 2015, 08:20 PM
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QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Jan 28 2015, 12:33 AM) *

Thanks guys.

That's the plan Mike. If I end up doing this, I'll probably keep the car at my brothers house in live oak and fly back there to drive it up to Hershey. Then... From Hershey?

Take 17 up the coast and stay off 95 as much as possible. Lots of cool places to see along the way like Savanna and Harper's Ferry. Wilmington NC has some cool civil war sites.

I was driving my fully loaded Chevy ZR1 and had 4 days to get from Jacksonville FL to Wilmington. I took the long way... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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post Jan 28 2015, 08:25 PM
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X2 on the Northern route through Texas....

If you can.... side route up through the enchanted forest through Taos...

Drive across the Gorge Bridge and take lots of pictures along the way.

See ya in Cali.
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post Jan 28 2015, 08:37 PM
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Sounds like a great adventure! Julie and I are taking the easy way into Amelia Island by simply flying into Jacksonville. Time is short, but have to go see the concours and attendant Amelia Island events.

Hope to see you there!
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post Feb 17 2015, 10:02 PM
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Looks like it's a go

LA
Vegas
Albuquerque
Dallas
New Orleans
Live Oak
Amelia Island

Pacific to Atlantic
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post Feb 18 2015, 06:25 AM
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15 years ago I took my 8 year old grandson on a trip to San Diego and back. We did all the tourist stuff along the way. Even saw all three of Billy the kids graves.lol.stops included Yuma prison, sea world, grand canyon, Vegas, meteor crater, painted desert, monument valley, lake havasau. We even saw a coyote chasing a road runner in the az dessert. I will admit that spending 4 weeks in a 914 with an 8 year old was quite challenging.
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post Feb 18 2015, 06:32 AM
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Looks great, I am in Alexandria VA (basically between Richmond & Hershey) if you need anything
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post Feb 18 2015, 07:55 AM
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Eric,

We are staying in St. Mary's, GA for the Amelia Island Concours. This is apparently right next to Kingsland, so we should meet up when you arrive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Feb 18 2015, 08:05 AM
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Sounds like an awesome trip!

I'm about 30 minutes south of Hershey. Let me know if you need anything on this leg of the journey, including free accommodations.
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post Feb 18 2015, 08:11 AM
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QUOTE(Eric_Shea @ Feb 17 2015, 10:02 PM) *

Looks like it's a go

LA
Vegas
Albuquerque
Dallas
New Orleans
Live Oak
Amelia Island

Pacific to Atlantic


I'm in between Dallas and NOLA if you need anything while you're in the area. Sounds like a fun trip. Enjoy!
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post Feb 18 2015, 08:39 AM
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Oh yes, count on me if you need help and you're in the area.

Like directions back to your country.

Dumbass!!!

How did you get so far off course?

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post Feb 18 2015, 08:49 AM
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You make me jalous with this sort of plans. To get my head around this distance, I took the map and plotted a 3200 mile trip from Amsterdam to... well, Perm, east of Moskow, north of Kazachstan! In short, not a trip I want to undertake here in Europe. Eastern from Germany, Poland start the no go areas for a man in a simple Porsche... Well in any car, for that matter...

You guys must be so glad and proud to be able to consider travelling that distance without borders, passports, customs.

Enjoy the trip and please post pictures!

Menno
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post Feb 18 2015, 11:49 AM
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One thing for our European brethren to realize: America is really BIG! It's easy to look on a map and say, "Oh yeah, I guess it's big." But when you start comparing distances and such to things you're familiar with, you get a real sense of "OMG that place is HUGE!"

It takes just about the same amount of time for a jet to cross the continental US as it does to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. That is seriously big!

...And, of course, Russia kind of dwarfs the US, unless you count Alaska and/or Hawaii. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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