mssg should have read...
wow...i just did aprox 1,100 m in my 94 volvo (alone)...a nice, confortable
car to drive...& i was pretty tired at the end...i'm 42, so that may be part
of
it.....;-).......
as i was driving my spit @ 80mph...for aprox 15min straight sat am, i did
think how it is a stressful car to drive at speed...noise, vibration,
etc..i
would have to say it would be much harder to drive a 1k mile day in a spit
vs most late 90's autos....my .02...richard/colorado/79 'spit
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Zach <z510z@yahoo.com>
> To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 1:07 PM
> Subject: Re: Spitfire cross country touring
>
>
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 15 Aug 1999, cecil wise wrote:
> >
> > >> As far as road fatigue goes, that wasn't much of a problem, but had
> > a
> > >>couple
> > >> of 900+ mile days, which will leave you fatigued no matter what kind
> >
> > >>of car
> > >
> > >900+ mile days????? That's 13+ hours at around 70mph..... Better
> > you
> > >than me! I don't like that sort of drive in any car.....
> > >
> > >
> > >harve
> >
> > My parents and I have done nearly 1500 miles in one 24 hour period
> > before. No, it wasn't in the Spitfire, but it still takes quite a bit
> > out of you. Oh well, how else to get to school without flying?
> >
> > Zach
> > 70 Spit Mk III
> > http://www.freespeech.org/zach
> >
>
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