Road Trip. 1300 Miles non-stop

[Jake360]

i took a trip from olympia, washington down to Santa Barbara, california. Such an awesome trip. Everyone should get a chance to drive hwy1 on the cali coast. Trip was 2780 miles in total.

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by Jake360

i took a trip from olympia, washington down to Santa Barbara, california. Such an awesome trip. Everyone should get a chance to drive hwy1 on the cali coast. Trip was 2780 miles in total.

Thanks for the tip! My brother and I are planning a road trip next summer. We would take our own car and well... make a loop around the western US.

Great to know that the car will hold up well for long trips. Hopefully, my body will do the same xD Oh, and we plan to do the loop in 5-7 days.

[carma143]

Originally Posted by Braces

I took a trip from Scottsdale to Benson, Arizona. Not sure how many miles, but it took 3 hours and I drive pretty fast. Car was comfortable. My only complaint is that I wish 6th gear was geared longer. At cruising speeds .... the rpms seems a little high for highway cruising.

Originally Posted by mav1178

Forgot to add, I did this trip in May 2014 w/ my 18" Work wheels, Toyo tires, and Ohlins. Ended up being around 2200 miles over the course of 4 days.

Best drive so far.

-alex

I read both your posts as one post and was like "What the hell!?" "No kidding you drove fast."

[tyrantcf]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

Thanks for the tip! My brother and I are planning a road trip next summer. We would take our own car and well... make a loop around the western US.

Great to know that the car will hold up well for long trips. Hopefully, my body will do the same xD Oh, and we plan to do the loop in 5-7 days.

If I may make a suggestion, once you hit San francisco take a coastal route down to LA. There wont be a whole lot to see taking the 5 or 99 through central CA.

[torqdork]

Originally Posted by mav1178

Forgot to add, I did this trip in May 2014 w/ my 18" Work wheels, Toyo tires, and Ohlins. Ended up being around 2200 miles over the course of 4 days.

Best drive so far.

-alex

That's almost the same route I'm taking this June to attend a niece's wedding along the way. Except that I'll be starting the loop in Portland and sticking to coastal Hwy. 1 in Cali and be at the helm of an LS460 with air suspension, certainly not my choice but it's what enthusiasts must sacrifice for love.

[NeedsWayMorePower]

To be very honest, comfort on the highway is the biggest gripe I have with my FR-S, especially on less than ideal sections of concrete highway.

I am a bit older than the average FR-S/BRZ owner, however, at 36, and realized this was the case before purchasing the car based on both my test drives, and Michael Karesh's EXCELLENT review comparing the FR-S & RX-8 on his 3rd annual Appalachian Road Trip.

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...06-mazda-rx-8/

[mav1178]

My actual route was slightly longer and with more scenery.

[torqdork]

Originally Posted by mav1178

My actual route was slightly longer and with more scenery.

That's more like my planned route except for a detour through Lassen Volcanic Natl. Park. We'll be staying in interesting small towns using Airbnb accommodations that I recommend to everyone for a more interesting experience than most homogenized hotels.

[jpawl]

Picked up my FR-S in Stanleytown, VA last week. Drove it back to Boston, MA with some fun miles on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Perfect was to break it in while behaving. About 800 miles, 7 states, only two tanks of gas, 2 toll roads, in over 13 hours.

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by tyrantcf

If I may make a suggestion, once you hit San francisco take a coastal route down to LA. There wont be a whole lot to see taking the 5 or 99 through central CA.

Thanks! I'll be sure to make a note of that. I've always wanted to see the CA coast and visit the beaches. It'll make the trip a bit longer but worth it in the end.

Perhaps I'll make a thread on the forum and ask people from every western state for good road trip routes when the time comes.

[NOHOME]

Originally Posted by NeedsWayMorePower

To be very honest, comfort on the highway is the biggest gripe I have with my FR-S, especially on less than ideal sections of concrete highway.

I am a bit older than the average FR-S/BRZ owner, however, at 36, and realized this was the case before purchasing the car based on both my test drives, and Michael Karesh's EXCELLENT review comparing the FR-S & RX-8 on his 3rd annual Appalachian Road Trip.

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...06-mazda-rx-8/

You make me feel ancient at 56! Maybe I will grow-up some day.

Or NOT.

As to comfort, the only road that broke my soul and butt was HWY 69 in MI as I headed north for the border.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

Thanks for the tip! My brother and I are planning a road trip next summer. We would take our own car and well... make a loop around the western US.

Great to know that the car will hold up well for long trips. Hopefully, my body will do the same xD Oh, and we plan to do the loop in 5-7 days.

Having made it through those states (more than once), in a miata, I'd suggest you hug the coast closer on the way south. Also, that looks more like a 14 day road trip to me ....


humfrz

[NeedsWayMorePower]

Originally Posted by NOHOME

You make me feel ancient at 56! Maybe I will grow-up some day.

Or NOT.

As to comfort, the only road that broke my soul and butt was HWY 69 in MI as I headed north for the border.

Michigan has the worst highway road surface conditions of any state I've driven in.

Many of my car purchases are influenced by the conditions of the roads of where I am living at any given time.

I once bought a SUV with a heavy duty suspension option (Bilstein HD shocks) because the roads were killing my car at the time, bending wheels, breaking control arms, etc.

A Miata is a great roadster for Arizona or Nevada; not so much for stepmother less sunny states with frost heaved and broken pavement.

[atledreier]

Did a 7500km (4700miles) trip in 2013, and a 5500km trip last summer in my GT86. No issues. That included Autobahn, Nordschleife, Swiss alps, Italian mountain roads and a few Monte Carlo rally stages. This car is a great cruiser!