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This weekend, I am driving 16 hours to Indiana. I wish it were under better circumstances, but my Grandfather is quite ill and I am going to go see him. I am going to drive there top-up. Mostly because I am trying to get there as quick as I can, and I don't need anything that could fatigue me. I will be sure to tell you guys how the NC does on a 1000 mile each way road trip!
Have a safe trip.
I will, and don't worry.
If I get too tired, I will forget about doing it in one day and find a motel or a campsite or something.
I've dead-headed it to NE Ohio in 19 hours (~1200 miles). No fun! :punchout:
Stay safe. The last thing your family needs is another member with health issues
You should be fine in the car.
Godspeed and safe trip!
I drove the Miata on a 7 day roadtrip more than once and to Indiana and back more than once. I think the longest trip in it was from the Dragon's Tail straight through to Dallas with a side stop at Mom's outside Paris, TX, to pick the kid up.
Check your tire pressure and oil every other fill-up to avoid any surprises.
Where in Indiana? I have family in Indy. Maybe next trip we can carpool and save on gas. :drive:
Marshall county area, South of South Bend.
Barbara and I did 17 hours to "Gathering of P-51 Mustangs" last september.
Had so much fun were going to "Deals Gap" this year.
Having a co-driver makes it much more tolerable.
Drive safe! :drive:
I've got a 845 mile road trip to TN in a couple of weeks and had contemplated taking the miata. Mapquest shows it to be a 12 hr 45 min. trip. That's 66mph straight through, doesn't leave much time for any stops along the way. Sounds like it could get pretty tedious in a miata after the first 300 - 400 miles?
Good Luck! I have done 710 miles in one day in the Miata and it wasn't too bad. I was going to buy a hardtop, so the first 355 was top down, and the next 355 was with a hardtop on. I also once did A journey from San Francisco to Salt Lake City and back to buy a boat. That trip was in a Chevy Tahoe, and consisted of 1500 miles over stretched 2.2 days.
Wuss. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by cam76034
FM to Fort Worth, one day, 1100 miles. Lost an hour too.
Road trips are great. Enjoy the scenery and the experience. Take tunes and snacks.
We drove "Baby" from Miami to D/fw, with overnights in Ocala and Baton Rouge.
We had to see Don Garlits and my Parents.
Hardtop on sucked though, we almost shipped it.
and NASA diapers.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by cwisenheimer
Hey man... first off, shitty reason for a trip. Sorry to hear about your Grandfather...
First drive I ever took in the Miata was 278 miles back to Dallas from Inola, Oklahoma.
Since then, I've taken a few long hauls, but none more than about 800 miles/day. But they've been plenty fun! Couple of snow storms, some pretty great roads, got stuck in a few shitty little towns... but the Miata's been a damn good road trip car so far.
I arrived last night, safe and sound. My brother, who flew up, is talking about driving back with me to give me a second driver, but he may not be able to take the extra unexpected day off to do it.
I got a little lost in Oklahoma. I wound up taking US75 from US69 to Tulsa when I should have taken Indian Nation Turnpike from US69 to Tulsa. I was rewarded with a very nice portion of the trip even if it was a little slow, and no toll. Plus some parts of US75 in that stretch would even be considered "Miata Friendly."
I will tell the rest of the story when I get home.
Wuss.Quote:
Originally Posted by cwisenheimer
Dallas to the far end of Tennessee to buy new wheels/tires and back again in about 36-38hrs straight without sleep. 2000 miles in about 32 hours of driving with about 4 hrs of changing wheels and gas/food stops. In the Miata. I would like to see someone beat this one.
1100 miles in a Lotus Elise. I had sore spots for days after and I ripped my jeans.
As I recall the rip was somewhere in the back, you didn't happen to camp out at any rest stops did you? If so that might be the answer to your sore spot ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by ken o
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Sorry, I never mentioned it. I returned safe and sound Tuesday night. I got kinda busy when I got home. Catching up on work and school and all.
Glad you are back safe and sound.
Now that I have a bit of free time, I can mention how the NC was on a long trip. The seat is very comfortable, and it's nice to have the controls on the wheel, but of course the suspension lets you feel every imperfection in the interstate for hours on end. I averaged about 30mpg the whole trip and I could easily make Tulsa on one tank of gas. I made the best mileage (31mpg) driving no faster than 70mph. After about 75mph I could expect just under 30mpg. About 29.7 or so. Anything else anyone wants to know?
What model NC do you have? Does it have a suspension package? If so, which one?Quote:
Originally Posted by MX-5EE
I have the 06 Sport (which is the 07+ Touring) with the 6 speed manual unfortunately I don't have the sport suspension package. I would have liked it for the LSD but I got a decent deal on this one (one of the last 06's on the lot in December 06).
Miatas make great road trip cars. My SO and I did 3000 miles in 9 days last April (Deals Gap, etc.) Just this Feb we took 5 days and went to Big Bend.......my 99 gets 27 to 31MPG.
If I were to do it again (which is very possible with my grandfather's health :( ), I may take my wife and the Honda Fit. That way we can swap out (the Fit's front passenger seat folds into a bed).
Take a tip from a motorcylcle guy and click the scenic route button on Mapquest. Then take it in easy stages. I am new to the Miata world but it shouldn't be much different than motorcycle touring. Droning on the interstate is not the way to go. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by cam76034
I agree, but in this case I had to get there, see my family for two days, and return home without missing too much work.Quote:
Originally Posted by creek
I guess flying would seem to make more sense, but my parents wound up spending 12 hours door-to-door on the way up due to some airline snafu. So that may not have been a time save after all.