Texas993

LOL! All but 10 minutes with a MS State Trooper.

95_993

Chad,

Nice purchase and glad to hear you're going to drive it back. What a great way to get acquainted with you new ride. The idea of a bra is a good one. I don't love how they look, but good for a one time use on a long rode trip. It only takes one stretch of bad road to rain on your parade. I picked one up brand new from a fellow RennLister for $75 by simply posting.

All the best with the drive....sounds like great fun.

NightFlyer

I'm driving my car out to California tomorrow, from Dallas, and I reluctantly put the bra on my car. I know it's for the car's own good even though I'm not crazy about the way it looks.

95_993

At the very least, you can slip the hood cover part of the 2-piece bra on. It leave the bumper exposed, but much easier and more common to respray than the hood. 2-cents

Mikes993

In May we drove our 993 cross country from Oregon to North Carolina and back. Because of weather we took I 40 across both ways. Along the way we took some side trips on Route 66. We are moving to North Carolina so I drove the 993 back across country from Oregon to North Carolina. This was a "get there" drive so I took I-80 and I-84 across. Driving 9 hour days. The car ran great with only one problem. It is so tempting to run triple digit speeds when you can see forever.

My only regret is that we didn't take more time for side trips. One we did take was the canyon route from Flagstaff to Sedona. It is absolutely incredible with the top down on a 993.

Finally I averaged 24.38 mpg with the car fully loaded down.
Good luck on your trip

civerson4

I know what you mean about Oak Creek Canyon (that is the canyon road between Flagstaff and Sedona). When I was in highschool, we would drive up to Flagstaff (2-2.5 hours from Scottsdale) with our road bikes. One person would drive the car to Sedona, the rest of us would ride the +/- 17 miles down the canyon (which is almost completely downhill--not sure of the elevation change, but it has to be 3-4,000 feet). What a blast. Probably just as much fun in a 993 cab.

Weather permitting, this may be the route I take.....

gtroth

Some kind of internet access would be really nice (iphone, blackberry...) so you can get on Rennlist in a pinch.

bbs993tt

Looks like you're going thru Arkansas regardless. If you have the time, veer off the interstate and go up through the northwest part of the state. Highway 7 is awesome and perfect for your car. I picked up my 993tt from Springfield, MO and drove back to Dallas that way. I haven't had as good a drive since.

If you're real flexible, plan it around Porsche Palooza (www.pca-palooza.com) in Eureka Springs, AR the weekend of Nov. 7.

You might also search for a thread from this spring when several drove from CA to Dallas for a Ruf gathering. They took the scenic way back to CA and it's well documented.

CADguy

I second this idea.

Driving our just purchased 993 from San Diego to Colorado this past March, my Wife and I ran into a wicked wind storm in Arizona. You would not believe how many tumble weeds were flying by. Some of them had to be five or six feet in diameter! I pretty much fell in behind the biggest truck I could find going a reasonable speed. He broke them up, and we only nailed some relatively small pieces. I still had to pick pieces out of the car's front grill. The Clear Bra that was on the car helped.

Also, try to avoid construction if you can. We ran into construction where it was stop and go for about an hour! You wouldn't believe how your clutch leg feels after an hour of stop and go!

Enjoy the adventure, it's one you will never forget.

Gary

Floodj

For something completely different. How about heading across on I-80. When you hit Nevada cut down to Highway 50 (the loneliest Road in the US), go over the Sierras at Tahoe, head south to S.Cal on 395. Or head across Nor Cal on 50 (links with 80 again in Sacramento) over to San Fran and down 1/101 to the OC.

--Joe

Floodj

Oh, if you are set on the more southern routes, I do recommend I-40. Don't be surprised when the big rigs pass you...

nile13

Somewhat related: http://www.mikest.com/cars/us04.htm

Hal

I have gone LA to Charlotte 3 times in a Porsche. First trip was in a 1970 911 E Targa. We pretty much stayed on I-40 with one side trip to Santa Fe. It was a "new to me" car and I don't think we broke 70 MPH the whole way. Even so, it ranks as one of the best times my wife and I have had in a 30+ year marriage.

The second trip was in the same car but with a hotrod 2.7 motor. This time we dropped down through Tuscon, Tomestone, across the White Sands Desert, through Alamogordo and Cloudcroft, up to Amarillo / I-40. Well worth the extra time.

My third trip was in a 1980 SC. I was solo this time and again a "new to me" car. I left LA (TRE, exactly) at 2PM on a Tuesday and arrived in Charlotte at 1 PM Friday. I had to get through a freak snowstorm in Flagstaff. I stopped in Albuquerque and bought a portable Sirius radio. Best move I made.

Like the others said, bump AAA to 100 miles towing. Extra oil, extra relays. Ask the shop that did the PPI what they would do if they were making the drive.

Enjoy. It will be a great trip.

Bull

That is a great route to drive! If your schedule permits, stay at the Junipine resort at the Sedona end of the Oak Creek Canyon. The creekhouse accommodations are excellent, with your private deck hanging out over the creek, including a large hot tub.

http://www.junipine.com/roomsuites.html

Mike in Chi

Hopefully the PPI covered the tires.

Be sure to check the tread depth on the rear tires before you leave. I remember a couple of horror posts of guys losing the remaining tread on the long drive, and spinning in rain and hitting a guard rail. What seemed sufficient tread when they left was gone when they met the guard rail.

Have a great trip