Ron, the V1 which pretty much lives in the Porsches, has only saved my *** once. It has failed to save me twice, so I would rather advocate being aware of your surroundings. Try watching the flow of traffic around you, watch for sudden braking ahead of you, or for likely areas for speed traps. Double checking the overpasses and freeway on ramps. I have actually had a far better driving record with not having a radar detector then with one.

 

CHECK THE OIL LEVEL

Marton

 

Are people really that afraid of their sharks? A 120 mile trip......come on man.....is like a third of a tank of gas. All hell will not break loose.....you would assume anyway.....

 

I don't think twice about driving my car to L.A. and back which is around 700 miles and my shark is a 1980. You guys with your s4's have nothing to worry about!!!! I love cruising at what I would guess to be around 120 mph and humiliating boxsters on the freeway. I cant tell how fast Im going because my speedo only goes up to 85mph.

 

That's less than a 2 hour drive. Just get in and go.

 

Drive was cancelled anyway

I might take a trip to New Mexico however...

 

w'fox... trip to NM. Now you're talking.

I got my '84 in LA, drove it home (1,200 mi to Seattle).
Since then we've been down there and back twice,
~4,000 mi. each trip. no prob (well, 1 little one -
a burst water heater hose-10 min fix & back to Bwaaahhhh).

BTW, check your (8) fuel injector hoses - replace if
they look old, cracked, tired.
EDIT: Wait, you're an '87- I don't think you have hoses.

G'luck.

 

Check gas, oil, air in the tires and the tires themselves, wash the windows, tunes, radar detector, sunglasses and hat, a jacket, maybe the clubs.

My theory is that the car needs to be maintained so that I can just jump in it and drive it to the other coast on a whim if necsssary. Except for oil changes and tire wear, no maintenance item will ever come due in the next 3000 miles. --Everything-- gets fixed right away, everything is way ahead on maintenance. Keeps the car new and fun, avoids getting stranded for stupid stuff, and that problem with getting the SO to go anywhere in the car with you.

 

Yup, water hoses! Now there is an achilles heel. I once was on the way to the Boise Parade, turned left at Winnemucca and headed up to Oregon. After hours of nothing and triple digit speeds, I came upon a spot in the road called Rome, Oregon. I slow for towns so I was able to catch the name. After blinking I was through Rome and back to desolation-ville, Oregon, and 5 or 10 minutes after that I was passing a redneck-mobile (truck) and glanced in my mirror and saw nothing but steam and water out the rear. A check of the guages revealed an instant rise in temperature, so I shut it down and coasted to a stop beside the road. I sat, and I sat, and I sat some more. Finally I got concerned that no one ever would come by, and no bears were roaming either.
So I loaded my shotgun, unpacked my tent, and sat some more. Finally a guy with a CB radio came by and we called a tow truck in Rome. That truck took the car the whole way into Boise where the problem was the short heater valve hose. Now I carry a spare always. I later found out why no bears were around: they were all searching for an escaped murderer who had broken out of a nearby jail on that road !! And I had been ready to camp there that night. Well, ,maybe there was a reward for the guy..........


Anyway, check that hose always before a trip or carry a spare including a heater valve. And don't forget two essentials: bailing wire and duct tape.

Shane, I have been saved about ten times every trip across the US and innumerable times around here with my V-1. It has also been able to tell me if a smokey bear is lying to me, if I have been stopped. (useful in court). It has also alerted me in time to drop anchor before the bear can get a fix on me. Several times the scatter has alerted me to a small hill, over which a bear is facing me head one from the median strip and would have nailed me cold. I'm a walking advertisement for V-1. No doubt about the importance of being aware of conditions; that is a given with or without the police present. And with photo radar blossoming it is even more important in cities now. Each to his own though, but the V-1 works for me.

 

Ron, I'm with you on this! I just like to remind people that having one doesn't mean your bullit proof. If you are doing 90 in a 60 and you sweep around a corner and bang smokey hits you with instant on, your done. Sure the V1 saved me from a reckless driving ticket, but I still got one for 75 in a 60.

Gotta love the binders these cars have, makes it hard for them to get a lock on you.

 

That happened in a part of Utah. Dead on from across the median as Smokey nailed me from the opposite direction. I was on the brakes as hard as possible the instant the V-1 went off. I won't tell you what I said, (PM mail me), but I got a warning. I also got an education. It also happened in one rural location in California: came around a bend and it was instantly locked on with a steady tone, as Smokey was hiding in some bushes straight ahead of me. That one was a NG in court; case dismissed. Moral: you are not dead until declared dead.
Both times the V-1 played a vital part in my defenses (at the site of the bust and in court). Never forget the citation is simply an accusation, not a conviction. God bless America.

 

I spend so much time playing with my shark in the shop that I generally don't have to check anything.....Last long trip I took was from Boston to Quebec city and back.....Gretch got to strech her legs too....went by a 7 series like he was standing still.......he wasn't. My bride still smiles from ear to ear when she tells the story....

"Daddy, we were going 125!!"

"Ohhhh, 125 kpm....that is fast"

"No, Daddy, not kpm....."

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These cars love looooooooooong high speed runs.......

 

from Copenhagen to Barcelona, 2120 kilometers and we only stopped for fuel (six or seven times) and redbull. Allmost same when we drove back........no problems with the shark

 

IIRC correctly you are a new owner. Have you familiarized yourself w/the relay panel and make sure the diagram is in its sleeve? A small flashlight and at least a set of pliers and screwdrivers if your took kit is not intact.

You really should carry a couple relays (and a relay tool unless your fingers are vice grip level strength) unless you have replaced them. If not then you should at least have a jumper for the fuel pump relay. Now, you can swap one in for the fuel pump IF you know the layout.

 

Yup, long distance no problem. Columbus, Ohio, to Pocatelo, Idaho, and back, 3400 miles round trip. Cols to Wichita, KS. for the OCIC, and then back, Cols to Cleveland, to Syracuse, to D.C., to Cols., 3 times to SITM, Cols to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, for the SITO event, drove Rosy home from Ft. Lauderdale, after purchase. etc, etc.