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kittens 05-02-2014 09:07 AM

Hartford to saranac lake NY. About 300 miles each way I think

Roads are awesome in upstate NY

Mt Tam I am 05-02-2014 09:30 AM

500 miles or six hours.

Getting out to get gas felt good to stretch a bit, then back to driving. :driving:

dannonebr 05-02-2014 10:46 AM

Seats need help?
 
Just got back from a 1600 mile round trip, I LOVED the way the car drove, especially out in the boonies where you can open it up. Very confident at 120+ mph. But be ready to hang on when breaking fast from over 120 on a choppy road. Love the curvy roads and proving the recommended speeds for freeway on and exit ramps and clover leafs need to be doubled! Mileage was 27 mpg with real premium gasoline, 24 with stinking premium ethanol (what a rip off). Plenty of leg room, controls easy to reach and operate at driving speed, the nav system works pretty good, it found all the different addresses it plugged into it.

I do have one complaint, the drivers seat! The sides of my thighs got hammered, I could only drive for 2 hours before I could not take it any longer and had to get out. I bought a garden kneeling pad from Lowes that sets almost perfect between the thigh bolsters and that eliminated the thigh pain for the return trip, but still have some monkey butt and back ache. 6'1" 225#, 38" waist. Clearly the seats are better for those with <34"(?) waist. Has anyone had any experience with a seat and back pad for long distance driving?

Huck 05-02-2014 02:32 PM

Longest trip I did was from Central Florida to Fontana Village NC and back for Zdayz. In 5 days I put just under 3, 000 miles in the car and loved every second of it.

Zdayz 2014!!

coolvans1988 05-02-2014 02:42 PM

Not much, maybe about 120 miles one way.
I usually prefer to take my Altima since its saves more on gas :D .

Mt Tam I am 05-02-2014 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dannonebr (Post 2804260)
Just got back from a 1600 mile round trip, I LOVED the way the car drove, especially out in the boonies where you can open it up. Very confident at 120+ mph. But be ready to hang on when breaking fast from over 120 on a choppy road. Love the curvy roads and proving the recommended speeds for freeway on and exit ramps and clover leafs need to be doubled! Mileage was 27 mpg with real premium gasoline, 24 with stinking premium ethanol (what a rip off). Plenty of leg room, controls easy to reach and operate at driving speed, the nav system works pretty good, it found all the different addresses it plugged into it.

I do have one complaint, the drivers seat! The sides of my thighs got hammered, I could only drive for 2 hours before I could not take it any longer and had to get out. I bought a garden kneeling pad from Lowes that sets almost perfect between the thigh bolsters and that eliminated the thigh pain for the return trip, but still have some monkey butt and back ache. 6'1" 225#, 38" waist. Clearly the seats are better for those with <34"(?) waist. Has anyone had any experience with a seat and back pad for long distance driving?

Sorry 6'2 180 lbs. and 34" waist.
Nice trip and write up.

b15 05-02-2014 03:00 PM

Longest trip I took was last summer from Chicago to Door County, WI. About 4hrs/350miles one way. Once the roads smoothed out I really enjoyed the drive.

RonRizz 05-03-2014 06:12 AM

50 or so miles.... House to remote wooded area and back. Car handled well with extra weight, and all my cargo.....Body, bag of lime, shovel.
Seriously, 950 miles to Daytona, Fl. Straight shot. 21 mpg

Zteve 05-03-2014 06:23 AM

when i had my 350z i drove from san antonio tx to fayetteville nc with a few rest stops 1,356/19 hours then san antonio to clarksville tn for 938 miles. longest in the 370z so far is just a drive up to st louis from clarksville tn 271 miles

Mrmaasta 05-03-2014 03:03 PM

Did 7000 km trip last summer

wegryp 05-07-2014 01:59 PM

1250 km from Oisterwijk (Netherlands) to Arles (France) took us exactly 11 hours

Knio 04-28-2015 02:37 AM

Old trip, but just saw this thread. 3 weeks in the Z, 5500+miles

http://i.imgur.com/yWlrio2.png

PEPI 04-28-2015 04:07 AM

Australia.
Darwin to Brisbane via Adelaide. Both ways - 10,200km
Having done this 3 times all up comes to 30,600km (19,125 miles)
Within 5 year period - never had any issues and just do the regular rest stops.

rooftop 04-28-2015 04:11 AM

About 40 miles was the longest route I drove my Z from Fort Worth to Dallas

Blk_Z34 04-28-2015 08:01 PM

Orange County to Torrance, CA 20 miles each way.... odometer reads 3500miles today. :driving:

SurfDog 04-28-2015 08:36 PM

All the ones I took on OEM rubber before dynamatting my hatch!

90 ST 04-29-2015 02:35 AM

My longest trip was about 4400 miles.
Left Calgary, AB, drove to the west coast, all the way down the coast hwy, (1/101) to San Fran, and on to San Diego, across to Vegas, but I had to hit some of route 66, so we went through Blyth and Needles, CA. then back up to Calgary. Vegas to Calgary non stop I've done a few times, about 18 hours. 1300 miles just that leg.

Rolled 216xxx miles...

90 ST 04-29-2015 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by semtex (Post 1828359)
Atlanta, GA to Calgary, Canada and back. 2,425 miles each way.

Killed a few bugs along the way. :yum:

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1342728992

My car looks like that a lot, must be a Canada thing.


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