[Roadsters] Cross Country, have I lost my mind?

[Ruth]

Not at all!

Of all my cars, if I had to choose one to do a long trip in, the  
roadster would be it. Some examples:

My sporty was our honeymoon chariot of choice in January (hottest time  
of the year). We drove from Queensland to Tasmania, round the island,  
along the Great Ocean Road and back. Total of 7,500 km in 3 weeks.  
Nothing went wrong. Except for nearly running out of fuel, but that  
was because the petrol station closed 1/2 hour earlier than our Lonely  
Planet guide told us it would.

We bought a car from Melbourne a couple of years ago and drove back to  
Brisbane (1800km) in 3 days. Sight unseen, unregistered (we had a  
permit) and again, no issues once we put the correct amount of air in  
the tyres and they weren't reading 48-59-20-12!

Club members drove to the DSOA Nationals in South Australia from here  
in Brisbane last year - across the top end! Total of 8645 miles  
(13,832km) in 34 days. One broken wheel bearing between them, but that  
was a brand new one that had only done 2000 km. Have a look at a map  
of Australia while you read their trip report here: http://www.earlydatsun.com/roundoz.html

Just do it. Oh, and good luck!

Ruth

On 01/08/2008, at 7:12 AM, Nathaniel Leeds wrote:

> I'm planning a Colorado to California shot in the old '69 2000 and am
> wondering if I've lost my mind. Everything's rebuilt and new, and  
> we've
> driven the 500 miles breaking-in period without recent major  
> incident. And
> now its time to test fate.
>
> My preference is to take Highway 50 across the desert to stay away  
> from the
> big trucks on the 80, but I'm worried about whether running the car  
> all-out
> for 500 miles is such a smart thing to do in a part of the country  
> where gas
> stations are few and Datsun even fewer.
>
> Had anyone done this, or similar drives in their cars. What's  
> happened, what
> breaks, and what advise to you have for someone who's probably to  
> boneheaded
> to take it?
>
> Nathaniel Leeds
> '69 2000, SU
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