PAULSPEED

Hi,
I drove down to a track event near Bakersfield
from the Bay Area. Being careful you can cruise I-5 at 90.
I bought a spare tire. There are not many tire stores that
carry 305-30-19's.
Paul

RaceCarDriver

when I bought by 996 C4S, I had to drive 5 hours to get it home (half of that in bumper to bumper traffic and my cars a 6 speed) it was great for long trips.

wprater

I just drove my new car from Santa Barbara to Seattle ~1200 miles. Went along Hiway 1 to 101 along the coast. Great windy mountain roads and beautiful views.

My butt started to hurt a bit on day 2! But I just relaxed my upright and forward seat position to compensate for that.. hehe

REV195

Do it. The car is so darn much fun to drive, even on the interstate, and you can always find those one-off roads to really "make your day."

Drove Dallas to Santa Fe and Taos, NM -- roads above Taos were tremendous fun.

Different trip, Dallas to Grand Canyon, up 395 in California and through the east gate into Yosemite, then through the gold country to Lake Tahoe. Spectacular and fun to drive. Would do it again tomorrow if I had the time.

ChipAZ

Yes driving here out in New Mexico is fun. No traffic except around Santa Fe and ABQ. Beautiful Scenery and the what hell is that car? factor in the small towns.

pbarch1

IMHO the car is more comfortable on long hauls, just did a trip to LV and I was supprised just how comfy the car was.

TripleInboard

Just recently did a trip which mapquest said would take 10 hours in 8.5 with the 997. That also included a quick stop for lunch. :-)

StickShift964

mapquest should have an option:

A. regular vehicle
B. Porsche

dan212

I have my Porsche to drive it. I take it to the track a lot, but I've managed to put more than 13K miles on it since April. The 5-8 hour drives are a pleasure. The daily drive to work when I could take the Subway and Path train in the NYC area is a secret pleasure..

DMB14

Sorta related... Do you guys mind driving on gravel roads for short distances?

kennygoodboy

Yes, I mind very much. I once had to drive down a dirt/gravel road and topped out at 3mph

Streamlined

Can't speak for the other seats, but the heated adaptive sport seats were very comfy over a several hour drive

StickShift964

+1 awesome seats. Worth every penny.

hidalgo

My wife and I are going to be driving to Birmingham in Oct. for the PSDS and also spending a few days in Mobile. She is a little concerned about luggage space, I just wish we had XM.

MJones

Gravel, dirt whatever I've done it...no problem