Miami to Detroit nonstop

fncrow · 10-19-2009, 01:34 PM

Yep, I just drove from Miami to a little town about 40min north of Detroit nonstop in the Z....well stopping for gas and to use the bathroom. Took me 22 hours and the Z handled it just fine. No scratches or chips in the paint (i have no clearbra), no overheating (220 highest oil temp). I was averaging about 21mpg at 70mph.

About the only thing to complain about is Nissans stupid "safety" feature of not letting you control the music box while in motion. But i had my CDs and Ipod so no worries.

Ohh and i forgot how much the roads suck once you hit Ohio...i feel sorry for my cars suspension. And some guy in a BMW in South Carolina tried very hard to get me to race him. Doing the whole speed up slow down thing. Having his passenger roll down his window and try to wave me on and flip me off multiple times since i ignored them. It looked like a 1 series but cant be sure it was bare other then the BMW symbol.

Time to get some sleep!

Zeto · 10-19-2009, 01:44 PM

Nice! I drove to Cali and back in my S2000 2 years ago. 8,000 miles in 2 weeks

It was an epic experience!

zfokaiz · 10-19-2009, 02:00 PM

that sounds like a blast. the farthest i've done was key west to home (east coast of NC) I'm itching to go to cali.

phelan · 10-19-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by zfokaiz

that sounds like a blast. the farthest i've done was key west to home (east coast of NC) I'm itching to go to cali.

why? our roads suck!

drdre8424 · 10-19-2009, 03:24 PM

i prefer the west-east coast drive myself.
the 75mph speed limit makes things more interesting.
watch out for the speed cameras around Phoenix though!

JvKintheUSA · 10-19-2009, 06:16 PM

Roads in Ohio suck; I can attest to that. One of the reasons we are moving to Atlanta! Just in time before winter. Driving my Z to Marietta this weekend. No more pot holes for my baby.

John Bradley · 10-19-2009, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by JvKintheUSA

Roads in Ohio suck; I can attest to that. One of the reasons we are moving to Atlanta! Just in time before winter. Driving my Z to Marietta this weekend. No more pot holes for my baby.

Sweet..... Got a Buckeye fan moving to SEC land !!
GO DAWGS !!!

molamann · 10-19-2009, 08:22 PM

Tennessee = Worst state I've ever driven through.

dcrew1x · 10-19-2009, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phelan

why? our roads suck!

Before coming to Georgia I would've agreed with you; but there are far worse roads, pot holes, debris, and trash on a lot of Georgia roads and highways which make Cali roads look fit for kings.

Besides, the 5 Freeway is usually nice with multiple lanes

10-19-2009, 01:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
fncrow Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Miami Posts: 92 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 15	Miami to Detroit nonstop Yep, I just drove from Miami to a little town about 40min north of Detroit nonstop in the Z....well stopping for gas and to use the bathroom. Took me 22 hours and the Z handled it just fine. No scratches or chips in the paint (i have no clearbra), no overheating (220 highest oil temp). I was averaging about 21mpg at 70mph. About the only thing to complain about is Nissans stupid "safety" feature of not letting you control the music box while in motion. But i had my CDs and Ipod so no worries. Ohh and i forgot how much the roads suck once you hit Ohio...i feel sorry for my cars suspension. And some guy in a BMW in South Carolina tried very hard to get me to race him. Doing the whole speed up slow down thing. Having his passenger roll down his window and try to wave me on and flip me off multiple times since i ignored them. It looked like a 1 series but cant be sure it was bare other then the BMW symbol. Time to get some sleep!

10-19-2009, 06:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
JvKintheUSA Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canton, GA Posts: 465 Drives: 2013 Shelby GT500 Rep Power: 427	Roads in Ohio suck; I can attest to that. One of the reasons we are moving to Atlanta! Just in time before winter. Driving my Z to Marietta this weekend. No more pot holes for my baby. __________________

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Zeto Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North NJ Age: 40 Posts: 766 Drives: 09 Pearl White 370Z Rep Power: 267	Nice! I drove to Cali and back in my S2000 2 years ago. 8,000 miles in 2 weeks It was an epic experience!

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