mariusz201

Hi Guys - should I have any worries in taking my 2007 TT on a long distance trip from NJ to Pittsburgh (roughly 360miles)? Going to drive 5 straight hours. Going to cover 720miles in 4 days. Have driven the car for maybe 75min max any one time. Thanks!

996_soon

No worries as long as the car is mechanically sound. The same would go for any other car really. If you don't mind the miles (720 is not a lot), go for it. Others here have driven their 997's further. Have fun.

Kevin

Tires and fuel.... Worst is the rock chips on your windshield from summer construction.. Last is getting a ticket!

gotgolf52

I would be more concern about getting a speeding ticket than mechanical breakdown. Have you maintain your car well? If so, you don't have anything to worry about.

nzskater

Recently I drove mine 6000km over two weeks. All I got was a puncture, and many stone chips. It was worth it.

Quadcammer

700 miles is nothing.

Terry Adams

Barely a couple tanks of gas.

I drive mine cross country now and then. Round trip.

triplenet

I drive 200 miles to Sebring,,, track all day,,, drive 200 miles home ...

700 touring miles over 4 days is a pleasure ......

Make sure she has oil and service and enjoy the ride

Ibanezgod

lol, bro I drove mine from AZ to NJ, Pitt to NJ was the last leg of my trip. See sig

ctony66

Its a car.It's not something you built in your garage.It was built by top five car builder.Drive the bad boy if you have the chance to do so.

Psup4s

The only worry is that when you get back you will want to do it all over again. It's a car and it was meant to be driven and enjoyed. Have fun !

L_perm

I drive mine from Charlotte to DC and back on business anytime I can. I try to do back roads as much as possible. Drove it home from Melbourne, FL upon purchase. I'll probably be driving it to Miami later this summer.

Never occurred to me not to.

I don't even have a clear bra.

Macster

720 miles in 4 days? Rookie.

Seriously, if you keep the car current on services and stay on top of any outstanding issues, like taking car of a slow leaking tire, or a coolant leak, etc., the car should be just fine. 360 miles is about a tank's worth of gasoline (at least with my 996 Turbo, and if I'm easy on the throttle) and I've done a couple of tanks' worth in a day. (I've covered 2K miles in sometimes just 2 days and then a few days later turned around and covered the same 2K miles in as many days heading home.)

My local Porsche dealer will give the car a road worthiness inspection and get the car in the air and check for any leak sign and check for things in the tires. As tires wear my experience is they are more likely to pick up things so my advice is if the tires are near the wear bars get new tires fitted *before* you head out. The times (time) I ignored this advice -- from my tech -- is the time the right rear tire picked up not one but two nails and really ruined the beginning of a nice road trip as I drove over half of CA looking for a dealer with tires for my car.

bondjockey

Believe it or not they can also be driven in the rain 😁

MadScience

I feel like you're mistaking the turbo for some other brand of exotic. It's a high end german car. It'll do what cars are expected to do all day long every day at spec. If it didn't, some engineer would probably quit their job in shame.

If you can find somewhere safe to do it, and can afford the fuel, you can probably even run the thing full throttle for a couple of hours.