Road Trip!!! 991 4S
#1
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Road Trip!!! 991 4S
My first road trip from Atlanta to my parents house an hour east of Cincinnati. Took back roads up, including Cherohala Skyway (Robbinsville, NC to Tellico Plains, TN). Skipped the Tail of the Dragon as I don't particularly enjoy it. On the way back took interstate.
Stats:
Starting miles on car: around 600
Ending miles on car: around 1,700
Mileage to Knoxville: 27.4 mpg
Mileage from Knoxville to Ohio: 28.0 mpg
Mileage back home: 28.4 mpg
Mileage while in Ohio...bad enough to take the whole trip down to 27.0 mpg
Driving Notes:
Great trip car. Takes miles of roads in stride. Purs along but perks up as soon as you need it to.
On OH back roads (narrow, twisting and rolling) the car rocks
Pictures:
1. On the Skyway
2. The beast
3. Driving in the clouds at the top
4. Driving in the sun on the way down
5. Bridge from KY to OH
Stats:
Starting miles on car: around 600
Ending miles on car: around 1,700
Mileage to Knoxville: 27.4 mpg
Mileage from Knoxville to Ohio: 28.0 mpg
Mileage back home: 28.4 mpg
Mileage while in Ohio...bad enough to take the whole trip down to 27.0 mpg
Driving Notes:
Great trip car. Takes miles of roads in stride. Purs along but perks up as soon as you need it to.
On OH back roads (narrow, twisting and rolling) the car rocks
Pictures:
1. On the Skyway
2. The beast
3. Driving in the clouds at the top
4. Driving in the sun on the way down
5. Bridge from KY to OH
#5
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Very nice indeed. You got some incredible gas mileage...I push it too hard..getting around 18mpg on average
#6
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Thanks...it looks almost black in the trip pic but my avatar is more accurate representation. I requested 70% (which is almost transparent) but 35%-40% is what they put on. Dealer sent it out so not 100% sure. I like it just like it is so no complaints...I just did not want it blacked out.
#7
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I thought it was at first when first glanced at the picture, then I realized it has to be the way the light is hitting the window. It can get hard to see sometimes especially at night if you go to dark. Most people seem to like the the 30-40% range.
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#9
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2 Search Amazon for road trip books
3 Search Rennlist, Planet 9, all car mag sites, and blogs like Jalopnik for “twisty roads”, “best roads”, “road trip”. Lots of patience required.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/go/trave...?click=main_sr
http://www.roadandtrack.com/special-...?click=main_sr
http://jalopnik.com/across-the-blue-...-van-483830725
http://www.planet-9.com/u-s-midwest-...tern-ohio.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...ive-in-pa.html
4 Longer term, pay attention to where auto journalists are taking cars to drive. Even if they only say “Southeastern Ohio” (Car and Driver), do internet searches on the businesses that show up in the pictures.
5 Scour maps
6 I’m sure there are other methods as well.
#11
I've also found this website helpful for good roads
http://www.motorcycleroads.com
Wife and I just got back from Sonoma/Napa. Talk about great driving.... The road over St Helena Mt will haunt me for years to come.
http://www.motorcycleroads.com
Wife and I just got back from Sonoma/Napa. Talk about great driving.... The road over St Helena Mt will haunt me for years to come.
#12
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I've also found this website helpful for good roads
http://www.motorcycleroads.com
Wife and I just got back from Sonoma/Napa. Talk about great driving.... The road over St Helena Mt will haunt me for years to come.
http://www.motorcycleroads.com
Wife and I just got back from Sonoma/Napa. Talk about great driving.... The road over St Helena Mt will haunt me for years to come.
#14
I found some really great roads that ran parallel to highway 5 from near Buttonwillow up to Gilroy. I just looked around on google maps zooming in and out. In this case I had a start point and destination, so just had to find a pleasant way to connect the dots. But I was able go for two hours and passed less than 10 cars and saw some pretty nice country. Well compared to highway 5.