Chewbacca just survived her first long road trip

[BrooklynMW]

Chewbacca, aka. Piggy. (named for the noise she made when I bought her, before replacing her power steering pump, and named for the amount of money I sink into her)

Just survived her first long distance road trip with me. Brooklyn down to Philly, down to Richmond, VA, back up to D.C., then Brooklyn.

Average Fuel econimies:
Highway: 32 mpg
Combined with traffic and city: 26.3......not bad.

Minimal troubles, although a few new rattling noises showed up, and I def felt my tie rods comiong looser. Time to work on that suspension. But altogether, a nice, comfortable and fast drive.

Door to door was EXCACTLY 700 miles ON THE DOT! Not a mile more, not a mile less..700 miles.

Couldn't have picked a better car to do a long trip with. I'm getting her ready for a drive across country, NY to CA.

[ZM Blue Devil]

Awesome. Road trips are great when are you doing the cross country?

[BrooklynMW]

Awesome. Road trips are great when are you doing the cross country?

December or January. The girlfriend and I are temporarily moving out to L.A., for about 6 months. LA is 2,900 miles away, but with all the stops we want to make, it'll take us about 5-6 days and 3,600 miles.

If I do take this car, I will definitely have all the vitals taken care of before the trip....and then some.
But I might finish the body work out in LA, then give the car a nice life in the California sun, away from potholes, snow, and salt.

Also, I plan on mapping out BMW service guys along my route (preferably from this forum), incase I run into a problem. Couldn't hurt to have some regular maintenance and system check intervals along the way.


There is also the chance that I will sell or store this car, and take something more practical for extended trips. (the girlfriend's idea). So how do I convince her that an e24 is practical for road trips?

[Stanley Rockefeller]

December or January. The girlfriend and I are temporarily moving out to L.A., for about 6 months. LA is 2,900 miles away, but with all the stops we want to make, it'll take us about 5-6 days and 3,600 miles.

If I do take this car, I will definitely have all the vitals taken care of before the trip....and then some.
But I might finish the body work out in LA, then give the car a nice life in the California sun, away from potholes, snow, and salt.

Also, I plan on mapping out BMW service guys along my route (preferably from this forum), incase I run into a problem. Couldn't hurt to have some regular maintenance and system check intervals along the way.


There is also the chance that I will sell or store this car, and take something more practical for extended trips. (the girlfriend's idea). So how do I convince her that an e24 is practical for road trips?

That's fantastic, as I plan on doing the same with my e30 when I move from Alberta to Van B.C. (then hopefully to L.A. in the near future)

[BrooklynMW]

Took another [shorter] trip this week and found a GREAT road. For those of you in the NYC metro area, check out the Taconic State Parkway, between the Saw Mill and 84. Such a beautiful road. Smooth, fast, 2 lanes, with great curves. Many spots that run through the woods, and lots of fun downhills. Really enjoyable drive.

[Sean]

Wow! That is awesome mileage! I've never gotten anything that close. lol

Chewbacca, aka. Piggy. (named for the noise she made when I bought her, before replacing her power steering pump, and named for the amount of money I sink into her)

Just survived her first long distance road trip with me. Brooklyn down to Philly, down to Richmond, VA, back up to D.C., then Brooklyn.

Average Fuel econimies:
Highway: 32 mpg
Combined with traffic and city: 26.3......not bad.

Minimal troubles, although a few new rattling noises showed up, and I def felt my tie rods comiong looser. Time to work on that suspension. But altogether, a nice, comfortable and fast drive.

Door to door was EXCACTLY 700 miles ON THE DOT! Not a mile more, not a mile less..700 miles.

Couldn't have picked a better car to do a long trip with. I'm getting her ready for a drive across country, NY to CA.

[325ix]

Great mileage! I wish mine was that good.

[BrooklynMW]

I watch my mpg needle and my AVG MPG on the obc religiously. On long stretches of highway, when you're going between 65-80 mph, it's pretty easy to find a nice sweet spot in which to coast with very little push on the gas. Even in an automatic, like mine.

[BrooklynMW]

I should also mention that that's not my normal avg mpg. My daily commute finds itself at 24.7mpg

[ZM Blue Devil]

;)a certain vert would get better mileage...

[BrooklynMW]

Yes, and a certain vert would suit me great out in California. But a certain 4 door is still gonna get me there with more stuff in the back. Maybe I'll tow the vert.