Longest Drive you have taken ? - Blu-ray Forum

s0nIc · 03-04-2009, 12:54 PM

So we finally decided to take a vacation at the end of may,However my wife is scared of flying plus for 3 people its almost 1200.00.So we decided to drive from Omaha ne To orlandoFL ,1350 miles estimated 22hours.Now Im worred about working my charger ,Has anybody here drove some thing like this was your car okay,Should I have nothing to worry about,Or should I drop 500.00 on a rent a car.

vamsilak · 03-04-2009, 12:57 PM

especially you drove that far
oil change ac checkup

rental is the best bet

SHines-IT · 03-04-2009, 12:58 PM

I am guessing it's a newer Charger. Just get an Oil Change and change the air filter before the trip (If needed). Then go at it, not very far if you ask me. I make that distance trip every other week. With certain parts cruise set at 110 MPH... I would not worry about it.

EDIT: But if you have the green, get a rental car with full coverage insurance... Most fun you will ever have.

Marquoz · 03-04-2009, 01:04 PM

I drove about 19 hours in a 1998 Nissan Sentra. All I did was change the oil, got my tires checked for pressure, filled up my tank of gas, made sure my spare tire was okay and went. Didn't have any problems at all.

The one thing I did forget was getting a road atlas, but that was for after I made the drive, figuring out how to get somewhere else that I didn't originally plan on going to.

s0nIc · 03-04-2009, 01:08 PM

Its a 2006 dodge charger But the dealer warranty is gone So thats a bummer.I would love to get a rent a car but I think its dumb for paying 500.00 for a car Im going to use for 4 days out of the whole vacation.One thing I love about Taking my care is that there is tvs,So if my daughter gets restless we can put a movie on for her.

Chordata · 03-04-2009, 01:20 PM

I've had several long drives:

Atlanta to South Padre Island, Texas --- about 22 hours straight.

Atlanta to Yellowstone --- God knows how long, we stopped in Kansas City and Denver.

Atlanta to NYC several times --- only 885 miles or so.

Atlanta to central Michigan several times --- only 825 miles or so.

Cars were, of course, fine in all instances.

SHines-IT · 03-04-2009, 01:28 PM

If you go to the Airport, you should be able to rent a car for about $10-20 a day.

Bigdog · 03-04-2009, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SHines-IT

If you go to the Airport, you should be able to rent a car for about $10-20 a day.

Yeah and what 20 cents per every mile over a hundred?

You are not finding a unlimited mileage rental for anything less then 300-500 a week which is what he would need.

You have a 3 year old car, why this is even a question? Unless you have a lease, i dont see why even bother with a rental.

Uniquely · 03-04-2009, 01:40 PM

Mobile AL to Bridgeport CT... about 23 hours straight through. Did it in a 1998 Mustang in 1999. It was fine.

s0nIc · 03-04-2009, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigdog

Yeah and what 20 cents per every mile over a hundred?

You are not finding a unlimited mileage rental for anything less then 300-500 a week which is what he would need.

You have a 3 year old car, why this is even a question? Unless you have a lease, i dont see why even bother with a rental.

Thats what my wife says it only has 36000 miles, Getting the rac Would defeat the purpose on not spending money on plane tickets.

OldSweat · 03-04-2009, 02:04 PM

I did Winnipeg to Yellowknife, changed my oil before I left and sometime after I arrived. 1737Miles
http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&q=y...-8&sa=N&tab=wl

jw · 03-04-2009, 02:11 PM

about 200 yards, I gave that golf ball h3LL

s0nIc · 03-04-2009, 02:19 PM

Can anybody recommend a good gps to make sure I get there.

DutchBoy · 03-04-2009, 02:23 PM

Rancho Cucamonga, CA to Dothan, AL and back - twice... with a wife and 2, and then 3, kids in the back. It's about 2,000 miles either way.

Just make sure you do your oil changes every 3,000 (before, after) and regular maintenance things and should be fine. Cars are made to be driven, after all.

jsteinhauer · 03-04-2009, 02:29 PM

St. Louis to Big Bend, TX several times and back.
St. Louis, OK City, Albuquerque, Flagstaff, Salt Lake, Idaho Falls, Glacier Park, Grand Forks, ND over a few weeks.

Idaho Falls to Ann Arbor, 26 hours nonstop, two drivers
Detroit to Houston nonstop, solo
Fargo to Houston nonstop, solo
Grand Forks to Tuscaloosa, nonstop, solo

And several other long road trips.

If I was out for more than 3000 miles, I would get the oil changed on the way.

jono_0101 · 03-04-2009, 02:31 PM

the longest car trip ive ever been on was from st louis to washington DC when i was around 12, not sure the mileage, but it took a long time, and the longest trip ive ever driven was st louis to memphis, not bad, we stopped one time each way, i drove my 07 eclipse and it handled the trip fine

Galley · 03-04-2009, 02:37 PM

1500 miles from ND to SC in a car packed to the gills, pulling a trailer that was way too heavy. I was also driving through mountains for the first time in my life. I drove 20 hours straight in one shot from Wisc. to Greenville. I'll never do that again!

Lanfear · 03-04-2009, 03:08 PM

I think you'll be fine. We used to drive to Florida from NY plenty of times in our Dodge Caravan. No problems.

lutefisk69 · 03-04-2009, 03:15 PM

Longest:

Homer, Alaska to Sanibel Island, Florida.

jkwest · 03-04-2009, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s0nIc

Can anybody recommend a good gps to make sure I get there.

either a Garmin or a TomTom....both are nice...you can usually find their entry level ones for about a $100 on Amazon...both entry models are on the same level...both have good map coverage...the preference of either or, is usually cosmetic or esthetically based.

03-04-2009, 12:54 PM	#1
s0nIc Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Location:omaha, ne Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6	Longest Drive you have taken ? So we finally decided to take a vacation at the end of may,However my wife is scared of flying plus for 3 people its almost 1200.00.So we decided to drive from Omaha ne To orlandoFL ,1350 miles estimated 22hours.Now Im worred about working my charger ,Has anybody here drove some thing like this was your car okay,Should I have nothing to worry about,Or should I drop 500.00 on a rent a car.

03-04-2009, 12:57 PM	#2
vamsilak Banned Member since:Feb 2008 Trading Score:1	especially you drove that far oil change ac checkup rental is the best bet Last edited by vamsilak; 03-04-2009 at 01:01 PM.

03-04-2009, 01:08 PM	#5
s0nIc Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Location:omaha, ne Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6	Its a 2006 dodge charger But the dealer warranty is gone So thats a bummer.I would love to get a rent a car but I think its dumb for paying 500.00 for a car Im going to use for 4 days out of the whole vacation.One thing I love about Taking my care is that there is tvs,So if my daughter gets restless we can put a movie on for her. Last edited by s0nIc; 03-04-2009 at 01:16 PM.

03-04-2009, 01:20 PM	#6
Chordata Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Home of N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	I've had several long drives: Atlanta to South Padre Island, Texas --- about 22 hours straight. Atlanta to Yellowstone --- God knows how long, we stopped in Kansas City and Denver. Atlanta to NYC several times --- only 885 miles or so. Atlanta to central Michigan several times --- only 825 miles or so. Cars were, of course, fine in all instances. Last edited by Chordata; 03-04-2009 at 01:23 PM.

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03-04-2009, 12:58 PM	#3
SHines-IT Special Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Eustis, FL Blu-ray collection:19 Trading Score:3	I am guessing it's a newer Charger. Just get an Oil Change and change the air filter before the trip (If needed). Then go at it, not very far if you ask me. I make that distance trip every other week. With certain parts cruise set at 110 MPH... I would not worry about it. EDIT: But if you have the green, get a rental car with full coverage insurance... Most fun you will ever have.

03-04-2009, 01:04 PM	#4
Marquoz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Orleans Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:2	I drove about 19 hours in a 1998 Nissan Sentra. All I did was change the oil, got my tires checked for pressure, filled up my tank of gas, made sure my spare tire was okay and went. Didn't have any problems at all. The one thing I did forget was getting a road atlas, but that was for after I made the drive, figuring out how to get somewhere else that I didn't originally plan on going to.

03-04-2009, 01:28 PM	#7
SHines-IT Special Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Eustis, FL Blu-ray collection:19 Trading Score:3	If you go to the Airport, you should be able to rent a car for about $10-20 a day.

03-04-2009, 01:40 PM	#9
Uniquely Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Mobile, AL Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:171	Mobile AL to Bridgeport CT... about 23 hours straight through. Did it in a 1998 Mustang in 1999. It was fine.

03-04-2009, 02:04 PM	#11
OldSweat Junior Member Member since:Oct 2008	I did Winnipeg to Yellowknife, changed my oil before I left and sometime after I arrived. 1737Miles http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&q=y...-8&sa=N&tab=wl

03-04-2009, 02:11 PM	#12
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	about 200 yards, I gave that golf ball h3LL

03-04-2009, 02:19 PM	#13
s0nIc Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Location:omaha, ne Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6	Can anybody recommend a good gps to make sure I get there.

03-04-2009, 02:23 PM	#14
DutchBoy Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:R. Cucamonga, CA Blu Ray Steelbooks™: 22 Home Theater Gallery:31 Blu-ray collection:101 Trading Score:12	Rancho Cucamonga, CA to Dothan, AL and back - twice... with a wife and 2, and then 3, kids in the back. It's about 2,000 miles either way. Just make sure you do your oil changes every 3,000 (before, after) and regular maintenance things and should be fine. Cars are made to be driven, after all.

03-04-2009, 02:29 PM	#15
jsteinhauer Gaming Moderator Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray reviews:120 Trading Score:66	St. Louis to Big Bend, TX several times and back. St. Louis, OK City, Albuquerque, Flagstaff, Salt Lake, Idaho Falls, Glacier Park, Grand Forks, ND over a few weeks. Idaho Falls to Ann Arbor, 26 hours nonstop, two drivers Detroit to Houston nonstop, solo Fargo to Houston nonstop, solo Grand Forks to Tuscaloosa, nonstop, solo And several other long road trips. If I was out for more than 3000 miles, I would get the oil changed on the way.

03-04-2009, 02:31 PM	#16
jono_0101 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2008 Location:St. Louis Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:7	the longest car trip ive ever been on was from st louis to washington DC when i was around 12, not sure the mileage, but it took a long time, and the longest trip ive ever driven was st louis to memphis, not bad, we stopped one time each way, i drove my 07 eclipse and it handled the trip fine

03-04-2009, 02:37 PM	#17
Galley Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Greenville, SC 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:634 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:7	1500 miles from ND to SC in a car packed to the gills, pulling a trailer that was way too heavy. I was also driving through mountains for the first time in my life. I drove 20 hours straight in one shot from Wisc. to Greenville. I'll never do that again!

03-04-2009, 03:08 PM	#18
Lanfear Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Long Island, NY Blu-ray collection:96	I think you'll be fine. We used to drive to Florida from NY plenty of times in our Dodge Caravan. No problems.

03-04-2009, 03:15 PM	#19
lutefisk69 Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Westminster, MD Blu-ray collection:427 DVD collection:1	Longest: Homer, Alaska to Sanibel Island, Florida.

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