Well, off on my first extended road trip in the TL. Just about 26 hours from Key West to KCMO....should be fun cause the dogs are going to be riding shot gun too. Probably going to roll over 70k on my baby. She had 48 when i bought her in March. Yall have a fun and safe holiday season!....update when we get back....oohhhhyea!

 

Have a safe and fun trip!

 

Wait, you're leaving the keys for Missouri in December?!? Something is very wrong here...!

 

2nd that^

 

Pack some warm clothes buddy, you're gonna need 'um.

 

Becareful bro!! We're takin the RDX from Texas to Alabama.. :sigh: (wifes relatives)

 

Have fun! I drove from Raleigh, NC to Kansas City this past summer for the National Acurazine Meet. It's gorgeous out there.

 

^^^ Thanks Tyler!

Come on up, Man-the weather is in the 40's!

 

Have a safe trip. The weather up north is very odd for this time of year. In northern MN we have no snow and it was 40 today!

 

haha, yea...my family lives in Missouri. The Thanksgiving trip to my dads in ATL was nice cause it was just the lady and I. Now, with the TL packed with us 2 and the dogs...yea that sucked! the car rode fantasitc, the MPGs where good(averaged 27) and the bun warmers really helped out a lot!!! it was 19 degrees when we woke up sometimes, but the cargo space is just not what I thought. I am in no rush, but the TL will be traded in for a SUV. did not realize how small the car really is. I love it to death, but being in the military and traveling as much as I do, I most def need something bigger. For you RDX guys, how you liking them? would love to get a MDX, but the newer body style is not in my price range yet. Looking at a RDX, Ridgeline, or Edge...but like i said, no rush.

oh yea, and i rolled over 20k since i got her in March of 2011. just over 68300 now.

 

Hope you had a nice trip. You may want to also consider the Honda Pilot.

 

love road-trips. Hoping to do another trip to Ca in the spring.

 

My first 3G TL ('04 NBP 6MT) and I went from Charleston, SC to San Francisco, CA and back. I did it the first time in 3 days (that drive sucks...). The second time I did it (from SF to CHS), I had to move my apartment, so all of the seats except the driver seat were filled from floor to ceiling (i had my driver's side mirror as my mirror ONLY, lol).

Glad you had a safe trip/holidays, enjoy!

 

just an FYI but stores sell a seat cover for pets now.. use it in my car and wifes so that our dog doesnt rip the leather.. or scratch it... unless helps with the smell sometimes

 

Hope your trip went well and the dogs didn't mess up the seats....

Gary

 

yea, i got this thing from petsmart that they call a pet hammock. it has straps that go around the front headrests and the rear head rests. if you kinda overlap the straps on the front parts, it can act as a barricade to keep them from coming up to the front while you are driving. it was well worth the 50 bucks...now if i could figure a way for them to not rub their noses and slobber all over the windows...ha

 

I love the RDX. The only problem is that while it's considered a SUV, it almost looks too small. If you're going to get a SUV to have more space, get something TOO BIG, just incase you end up needing the room. I would much rather have too much than not enough

 

I wouldn't let some smelly ass dogs in my car...

 

my dogs are house dogs and they smell so fresh and so clean clean ALL the time playboy.

 

+1

The hair is a problem too. The dog owners don't notice the hair or the smell but I've detailed enough cars for dog owners that the smell hits the instant you open the doors (and sometimes before if they have a particularly smelly breed) and the hair can be a nightmare to get out, especially with cloth interiors.

However, I look at dog owner's vehicles as job security.

 

its been very unseasonal here last week pushed 70 for most of the week and 50's this week. no snow yet either! no dogs for me but i hate cleaning after long trips with the 2 yr old.

 

hair does suck, but leather does make it easier...but i feel you. i guess you gotta be a dog owner. does not bother me too much, but sometimes i do get a little upset beause i have new folks in the car and they come out with some hair on them that i missed...but that is why i keep 2 rollers in the car aswell.