Dan Nagy

Tomorrow morning we are heading out early (5AM) for a drive down to Florida. Our friend owns an oyster farm so we will do a little water farming and also some scalloping. If you see us on I-95, give a toot.

Ever since acquiring this car I can't seem to get enough time in it. I hope this long trip will satisfy me for awhile.

FiveRiversGTS

Hello Dan,
Enjoy your trip. Have a safe journey!
I just got back from 1000 mile journey to the Carolinas, the drive was fantastic and I miss it.

bkrantz

Yes, have fun and post some more impressions (and photos).

DerekS

One suggestion, and something I now do on trips: pack one of those "T-Handle" tire patching kits.

I caught a bad flat on the way back from Boxstoberfest one year, and the bolt that made the hole was too big for the fix-a-flat gunk in the trunk to do anything.

It was a Sunday, I had to literally beg an NTB to patch it, and they chewed up the rim badly doing so.

I always pack the T-Handle kit now.

bwiele

Good suggestion on the tire patch kit. I keep one in the car also. I also bought a mini rechargeable battery jump starter device at Costco (like $60 on sale) with small alligator clips in the unlikely event of a dead battery. In order to get access to the battery in the frunk, our cars on longer have a manual frunk release. Instead, you need to connect power to a terminal in the driver side fuse panel. I haven't tried it yet, but I assume this thing would do the trick... Then again, there's always Roadside Assistance...

LexVan

Lemon. Check.
Hot sauce. Check.
Horseradish. Check.
Cocktail sauce. Check.

911boy

God one Lex.
I go about 500 kms/weekend and its awesome!

Hurricane

Drive safe!! And take photos!

bkrantz

As I previously posted, I went even further:



Many of our longer trips in the for corners area cover ground many hours from any hope for Roadside Assistance (and often outside cell phone coverage).

evilfij

On the t-handle plugs, practice on an old tire and make sure you use sealant (rubber cement comes with the kit). I have one in every car with at least five plugs (bring spares it is not easy at first you must ream the hole thoroughly to get a plug in) along with a compressor. For $30 at Walmart (or whatever you want to spend on the very fancy plug kits and a compressor) it makes dealing with roadside emergencies faster and therefore safer. Funny enough, I have only used them on other people's cars in the years I have been carrying them. My only flats have been bad like when I hit a pothole in my TDI and it blew out the sidewall -- tire changed in under 3 mins while the Mercedes who also hit the same pothole was waiting on the side of the road for roadside assistance lol. Note that the t-plug is temporary only and you must cut off the excess material or it risks pulling out.

nyca

Something like this may be overkill, but the whole setup with these mushroom plugs and insertion tool is easier to use:
http://patchboy.com/mm5/merchant.mvc...tegory_Code=ki

randr

+ Lea and Perrins + diced smokey bacon + oysters

+ honey soy sauce + scallops

DerekS

Did you know there is already a compressor under the plastic cover in the frunk?