2002GGPIS3

Ok, I just did a cross country trip from my home near Washington D.C. to Las Vegas. I pushed hard and made the trip in three days. On the last day, I drove from Shamrock Texas, about 100 miles east of Amarillo Texas to Las Vegas Nevada. It was over 1000 miles and 15 hours of driving. I considered it a achievement, most I went before is 800 miles in one day.
The car is a IS300, the features that helped me are the cruise control, which I was able to set for long stretches in New Mexico and Arizona, I really could not do it without the cruise control. Other features that helped include the outside temperature gauge, which kept me well aware of the changing temp, example it was 60 degrees in Amarillo, and 25 degrees in Flagstaff Arizona! Lastly the CD player so I can listen to trance and techno music to keep me going.

I know alot of people love driving their cars, so name the car/cars you did a 1000 mile trip in one day with, the actual trip, and what car features helped you out. I just want to hear your stories.

STIG

yes I am in the club!

TCM55

Just joined it a few days ago, it was in my friend's IS300. Her car was very comfortable and handled great in the mountains (many hours before it snowed), and it did pretty well in the snow even with performance tires. Unfortunately though, her car didn't have heated seats which would have been nice.

What was your avg mpg in your IS? If I remember correctly our was approximately 24 mpg, we had 5 people and a trunk full of luggage. She also had a check engine light for P0141 and I noticed exhaust gas leaking from the exhaust manifold flange to the rest of the exhaust and unfortunately I didn't have enough time to replace the gasket.

trukn1

Have been an official member of that club for years. However, as a trucker, my log book will never tell you so. LOl!!

I8ABMR

I became a member of that group when my brother and I moved from LA to Boston for graduate school. We made it across the country in 3 days. We tag teamed the driving and took a lot of No Doz. This was before the Red Bull. It was the most miserable driving experience I have ever had because we did it in a 20 foot box truck. We had it floored to maintain 75-80 mph cruising speed

lobuxracer

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My wife and I drove from Baltimore to Evanston, WY in 30 hours. A tad more than 1000 miles (~2100 or so). I drove alone from Cedar Rapids, IA to Sacramento, CA in 26 hours in my 1988 GTS Corolla (~1836 miles). I did the same drive on my 1980 Honda 750F in about 30 hours (1981). My brother and I later did this on my CB1100F and the 750F (1983).

I've made multiple trips between Sacramento and Atlanta. Here's a sample. Note I stopped in Dallas after 1248 miles in 26 hours including all stops...

I8ABMR

WOW you are organized. Are you an engineer??

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

I think I came close.

850 miles in one day from Los Angeles, CA to Santa Fe, NM.

Left L.A. at 1AM and arrived in Santa Fe at 3PM.

Plit

Did it once when we left my buddy's wedding in Portland, OR. Left around 0700 and got home in Yorba Linda, CA around 0200 the next day haha. Longest car ride of my life!

Trexus

I traveled 930 miles in one day from Corona, CA to Roswell, NM. It was fun and used cruise control most of the way...

Solo_D33A

1425+miles in 24 hours, me only, no sleep, 4 red bulls, only toilet and gas stops, snacks only, not even food... lol

Vancouver to Winnipeg

did it a few times, most of the time avg 28-30 hours...

flipside909

Vero Beach, FL to Houston TX, coming back home to CA. It helps when you gain time going west.

Push

Phoenix AZ to Chicago, IL 26 hrs.... Driving straight with maybe a 2 hr break. Had a buddy with me so we switched, one drove one slept...
Did it in my 87' Cressida while managing about 26 mpg the whole trip.
Will be doing it again for Toyotafest in May 2010', Chicago,IL to Long Beach, CA

-Push

jaseman

My kind of rider!

When I graduated art school, I moved from Pittsburgh PA to Orlando FL for about a year and a half. Which is right around 1000 miles each way.

Used to make the trip home and back about every two months, and almost always drove straight through, non-stop. Would take anywhere between 13-19 hours depending on what I was driving, how hard I pushed to make time, and what route I took.

At the time, I had both a late 80's Nissan pick-up truck, and an 83 Honda 750 Interceptor.

The truck had no AC or cruise control, and a top speed of about 90mph with a good stiff tailwind. Having no AC in Florida sucked, but I was a poor 23 year old kid, and the truck was free. Never gave me any problems though, and I'd just mash my foot to the floor on I-95 and hope to God I didn't get run down by traffic flowing at 85mph. A stack of CD's, the largest coffe I could get at 7-Eleven, and I'd just drone down the highway for hours, sweating to death in the southern states and no AC.

But the real adventure was making the trip on the bike. Load up the tank bag with a handful of 'just-in-case' tools, spare bulbs, spark-plugs, and a tire patch kit, as well as a spare facesheild, gloves, a map, and other misc. stuff. Pack up the saddlebags with any clothes I'd need while I was away, and away I'd go. Once up into 6th gear, I'd cruise at 90-100 most of the way, with that Honda V4 just happily purring along. Only real problem was I'd have to stop every 150 miles or so for gas, which was fine, because it gave me time to get off the bike for a minute, stretch my legs, get a snack, and be refreshed enough to get to the next gas stop. Having to stop so much for fuel sucked, but once back out on the blacktop, I was a god! Little kids would watch you from the back window with thumbs in the air. Girls in convertibles would eye me up, wondering who or what was under the full-face helmet and all that leather. And guys in Mustangs and Camaros would whimper like babies when I'd roll on the throttle and disappear into the horizon. Or at least, that's how I saw it in my mind!

I've done my share of 1000 mile days since then. But now-a-days, they are not the adventure they used to be. My current bikes are more comfortable and reliable, and so are the cars. And now, I let the wife pull some of the piloting duties, and I can afford to stop for the night, get a nice steak, and sleep in a motel, instead of pushing on through the darkness.

Ohhhhh but for the days of screaming down the highway at 4 a.m. on that old Interceptor.......

trukn1

Am impressed with how many people have "entered my world". LOL!! a few year back, I drove straight from Baton Rouge, La to Baltimore, Md (somewhere areound 19 hours, and 1181 miles) straight. I do most of my long distance driving from behind the wheel of an 18 wheeler now, and limit (by law) my trips to no more than 700 miles daily.