You can't be serious. During the winter and early spring, they often form overnight.
Taking new car for roadtrip?
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Plus it's your proposal which is a BIG DEAL... you'd want to show up in your brand new IS and not some rental corolla. And to rent something "nicer" than the IS to drive 13 hours interstate is going to be eye-wateringly expensive... plus in the end, I'd much rather pick up my wife-to-be in my own luxury car that I worked for than someone else's.
So put the clear bra on and drive the hell out of it and enjoy it. Road trips are fun
The F Sport model should be mildly more 'engaging' as well for the trip.
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Plus it's your proposal which is a BIG DEAL... you'd want to show up in your brand new IS and not some rental corolla. And to rent something "nicer" than the IS to drive 13 hours interstate is going to be eye-wateringly expensive... plus in the end, I'd much rather pick up my wife-to-be in my own luxury car that I worked for than someone else's.
So put the clear bra on and drive the hell out of it and enjoy it. Road trips are fun The F Sport model should be mildly more 'engaging' as well for the trip.
Plus it's your proposal which is a BIG DEAL... you'd want to show up in your brand new IS and not some rental corolla. And to rent something "nicer" than the IS to drive 13 hours interstate is going to be eye-wateringly expensive... plus in the end, I'd much rather pick up my wife-to-be in my own luxury car that I worked for than someone else's.
So put the clear bra on and drive the hell out of it and enjoy it. Road trips are fun
The F Sport model should be mildly more 'engaging' as well for the trip.I'm just afraid of getting caught in snow like last year lol.
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Long drive:
1. Albuquerque to Philadelphia
2. Philadelphia to Dallas
3. Dallas to Toronto (Canada)
4. Philadelphia to Toronto (Canada)
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Depends on how far I am going, if the trip is very far, I will rent a car and get unlimited mileage. The benefit of not putting miles on my personal car will outweight and be more beneficial than spending money on a rental.
If I were going cross country or to Florida, it makes very little sense to take your own car.
If I were going cross country or to Florida, it makes very little sense to take your own car.
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I do, and my advice was based on that tried and true experience. Especially to be considered if you would be driving at night. New roads, new traffic patterns, unknown # of potholes, washboards, etc.
Long drive:
1. Albuquerque to Philadelphia
2. Philadelphia to Dallas
3. Dallas to Toronto (Canada)
4. Philadelphia to Toronto (Canada)
Long drive:
1. Albuquerque to Philadelphia
2. Philadelphia to Dallas
3. Dallas to Toronto (Canada)
4. Philadelphia to Toronto (Canada)
Depends on how far I am going, if the trip is very far, I will rent a car and get unlimited mileage. The benefit of not putting miles on my personal car will outweight and be more beneficial than spending money on a rental.
If I were going cross country or to Florida, it makes very little sense to take your own car.
If I were going cross country or to Florida, it makes very little sense to take your own car.
Last edited by tex2670; Nov 7, 2015 at 11:53 AM.
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Which is fine if that is what you want to do, I just think it makes very little sense.
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What makes little sense is leaving your vehicle that you spent $50,60,80k on at home and driving a rental car that isn't as good a car on a trip.
If you aren't going to drive it, why spend that kind of money on a car?
If you aren't going to drive it, why spend that kind of money on a car?
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From: Southeastern PA
Yeah--unless your car is a '64 GTO, I just don't get why you let it sit at home and take a rental on vacation. Not every decision in life should be based on how many pennies you might save.
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Amtrak has a nifty solution for going to Florida from the D.C. area.......your car rides along on the train with you, then you have it when you get to your destination for whatever you need it for. It then rides back to D.C. with you. Too bad this idea hasn't taken hold elsewhere.
http://www.amtrak.com/auto-train-95-...%26WT.srch%3D1
http://www.amtrak.com/auto-train-95-...%26WT.srch%3D1
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Amtrak has a nifty solution for going to Florida from the D.C. area.......your car rides along on the train with you, then you have it when you get to your destination for whatever you need it for. It then rides back to D.C. with you. Too bad this idea hasn't taken hold elsewhere.
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From: Van Alstyne, TX
Mileage only equates to mileage. It does not cost that much on a trade to have a higher mileage vehicle, it doesnt make much of a difference in resale either. As an example, my truck is worth (blue book) of 46550 right now. if you cut my mileage in half (to 15k miles), its worth 47,000. I got WAY more smiles out of that $350 than money can buy, so to me its money well spent.
I have been buying and selling cars for years. mileage just doesn't matter unless its stupid high (like 2 years old and 200k miles).
I do, and my advice was based on that tried and true experience. Especially to be considered if you would be driving at night. New roads, new traffic patterns, unknown # of potholes, washboards, etc.
Long drive:
1. Albuquerque to Philadelphia
2. Philadelphia to Dallas
3. Dallas to Toronto (Canada)
4. Philadelphia to Toronto (Canada)
Long drive:
1. Albuquerque to Philadelphia
2. Philadelphia to Dallas
3. Dallas to Toronto (Canada)
4. Philadelphia to Toronto (Canada)
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/the...n-220-pix.html
^~8500 miles.
I have also done the Anchorage to Dallas-Fort Worth and the Anchorage to Key West drive...twice in the last decade. My more frequent road trips include:
Dalllas to Las Vegas
Dallas to Phoenix
Dallas to Salt Lake City
Dallas to Seattle
Dallas to Destin, FL (favorite vacation spot)
Dallas to Los Angeles
Dallas to Indianapolis
Dallas to Charleston WV
Dallas to Denver
...yeah...I love road trips LOL.
Congrats on your engagement OP! Just get in it and drive and dont worry about it!
Last edited by ArmyofOne; Nov 7, 2015 at 03:07 PM.
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I guess if one wants to rent a car when they take a trip, it might make sense to have just a small, basic fuel efficient car for local driving, knowing they're going to rent something when they hit the road..