Ok so me and my friends plan on going to texas this spring break from utah.

They're telling me to drive since i have the nicest car.

Would you drive and put 2000 miles on ur car or make one of them drive lol

2000 miles is a lot of miles

 

Dam thats a long drive...

ask for gas fade.

 

of course.

 

hell no

 

lol well they're gonna pay for all the gas but thats a lot of miles being put on my car... ehhhhh

 

oh yeah, its 1000 there and 1000 back. just for clarification

 

Ive driven from Portland OR to Killeen TX and back in my TL. Around 2400miles each way. Had it loaded with everything i owned on the way back.

Its worth it. Not once did i get tired of driving, was comfortable the whole way. And was seeing close to 400miles per fill up.

Also, when you are driving you are in the front not cramped in the back of whatever your friends drive. Just split the gas.

 

that really isn't much. i've driven 1200 in a day. point of having a car is to drive. not to leave it parked.

 

^this

 

lol im sold. ok so what should i do before i go?

oil change for sure

 

I would take a flight than driving, cuz 1,000 miles between stopping breaks that's a long drive, and considering after having fun for a week having to drive back? Nah... seriously save time and spend it in Texas by flying...

 

Oil Change
Make Sure Air filter is clean
Tires prop inflated
Washer fluid

etc etc... just the normal maintenance stuff that should always be done.

If you have AAA get a Trip Tik (unless you have navi) before you go. Mine helped me miss a bunch of construction.

 

Be sure to seafoam injectors before u go so u can get as much mpg as possible.

 

I've driven my car for 32k miles a year right now, but I'm not scared at all on how it drives, or afraid the mileage will get high (besides maintenance cost). Where you coming to in Texas? You should come to the Houston/Dallas meets!

 

Either buy a bra or tape up the front of your car. Possible to get many rock chips and dead insects.

 

tighhht! im going to dallas lol there arent many TL's in utah and most of the ones i see are driven by my moms friends.

thats very smart. how much is a bra lol

 

Come to Houston!

 

I'm the original owner of my 05 TL and I remember driving it as little as possible during the first couple years of ownership. As a matter of fact, as of Jan 2008 my TL only had 15k miles....and now 23 months later, its almost at 52k miles I have taken it on several road trips, I figure I am paying over $600 for it, might as well drive it as someone else mentioned

I regret not driving more when I first bought since it was basically a new model design back then, now it seems like there are tons of 3G TLs around. My recommendation would by to drive it as much as possible, if next months your friends ask you to drive it to Florida..heck say yes (provided they pay for the gas...lol)

I always tried to avoid putting a lot of miles on my cars because I was afraid it would highly affect the resale value. After trading a few cars with really low miles and getting sh*t for them I thought enough was enough, especially since I have always had a $500+ monthly payment on my cars.

 

^ after hearing that, l think i'll be driving my car a lot more! if you have a nice car like a TL, might as well show it off to the world right?

 

Exactly. I used to drive my 03 Maxima and just leave my TL parked 4 days out of the week, now I leave my Maxima parked and drive my TL 5 days out of the week. I'm from southern CA and so far its been to CA- San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Arizona, its also been to Mexico lol. Next we plan on taking it to Vegas and one of these days maybe a road trip to Niagara Falls.

Oh yeah I read someone elses post about how comfortable of a road trip car it is and couldn't agree more....you will honestly never feel the need to stop at a rest stop.

 

The car is a great handling car, but I guess I'm getting old as I feel the TL seats are just too hard. Even our modified RX7 Turbo is more comfortable when driving for extended periods of time. I could spend all day in our 2008 knock around car, but even a 2 1/2 hr trip to AC in the TL is a challenge.

 

I would rent a car, but that's me.

 

Depends how much you like your friends? If you care a lot about them then go for it.

 

Exactly!!! Get out and enjoy. I have driven across this county many times. Usually in a piece of junk. It would be nice to drive a TL.

 

Charge your friends $.50 per mile

 

clear bra.. seriously.. if you like the paint on your bumper.. do it. $300-600 depending on the shop... Why are you going to Dallas?

 

totally agree with you-2,000 miles is not that many miles- enjoy it. 94,000 miles and counting on my almost 3 year old tsx. next car might be the tl with 6MT

 

i wonder how much a clear bra is..

 

you think these seats are hard, try bmw 5 series. those things are like cement bricks!

road trips are fun for about the first day, but then when you're in the middle of nowhere and wish you were just there already it gets a little annoying. but with friends should be fun - for a little longer anyway

 

hell ya i would drive...time to top that baby out 150mph!! and stop worrying bout your car it aint going to last forever

 

lol would saran wrap work?

 

I hope that's at the track and not on the same road as me and the others on this forum.

 

im drivin down to dallas from iowa(around 14 hours each way) for thanksgiving and xmas...op suck it up and just do it. 2000 miles really isnt that much considering its ALL highway! i drive 2000 in a little over 2 months.

 

118k on my 04 TL and I just did a 2000 mile road trip... each way

 

Agreed! Drive! I live in Chicago & took my 01 TL to Texas twice, my 05 TL to San Francisco & back in about 10 days & my 08 Type-S has been to Miami, Branson, Iowa multiple times & soon will be going to Jackson Hole Wyoming this winter & Texas again Spring 2010. The TLs ride like a dream on the highway, great gas mileage & power. Get your friends to pay for the gas & a nice detail job when you get back. Have fun!

 

Why own a car if you're not gonna drive it? I hate it when people just let there cars sit. My father in law does that. He has a Yukon and a Oldsmobile. He drives the Olds 90% of the time cause he doesn't want to put the miles on the yukon

 

im more worried bout the rock chips now

 

Get a bra then

 

You can also use painters tape for the front of the car

 

Most of the chips on my car have been driving on 95 from NC to NJ and back. The car managed to fair better on my 3 cross-country road trips. I made sure it had a good coat of wax on it and then had it washed numerous times to get rid of the dead bugs.