How far are you comfortable driving you car?

[assoutE12]

I've driven mine from here to our cabin in Idaho a couple times. I bought it on my way up there in Colorado and drove it up to Idaho and back to kansas, water pump went out in Colorado on the way back, but it should have been replaced by the PO, and if I would have had more time/had the car inspected I would have had it fixed when I bought it.

[iwantspeed]

numerous trips back and forth from la to san diego and i have driven once to las vegas

love these cars

[scottinAZ]

how far do I have to go?? seriously, I'd take mine anywhere, anytime, any distance.

Been using as my DD for almost a year, and nothing has left me anywhere near stranded, or even caused more than a minor discomfort (blown ac hose on a 110 degree day)

[parkerbink]

I'm new to the e30 world in the sense of owning one, and I'm seeking opinions and advice. Prior to my E30, I had a lifted nissan titan, so reliability was not an issue. How comfortable are you guys with driving your car 1,000+ miles on a road trip? I wanted to venture down from northern california, to san diego, and I'd like to know what kind of preventative measures I can take, or what I could expect. Thank you

I drove the cabrio 2200 miles regularly from L.A. to Morelia Mexico several times. A well maintained e30 will take you anywhere.

[MrSlacker]

May be around the block for now. When i'll be done with it, it will be reliable enough for cross country road trips.

[e30huh]

im also averaging 26-29 mpg highway. not bad for a 24 year old car. I also have a 2.7i build 4000 miles ago too.

[87-325ic]

the e30 LOOOVVEEES Roadtrips!

ive taken mine on 1000+ roundtrips to and through the mountains several times now.

[george graves]

^Yea, most freeways don't have real fun corners for the e30. 70MPH on a long sweeper isn't exactly fun to me. Plus my e30 is loud as hell. You guys are crazy.

[e30huh]

just finished a 3500+ miles trip in my e30 from Cali to DC and no problem. Fun as hell when your on the open road and the e30 handles awesome in corners.

[Holland]

You always go wrong with an Impala, especially the new ones.

[Stanley Rockefeller]

or station wagons.

The best cars for long dist. road trips are full size american cars. Sure they don't handle nearly as well, but if you want something comfy, that's up to date with fantastic MPG's and reliable, you can;t go wrong with something like a Chev Impala, or Ford Taurus. Sure the v6 engine's are bigger than our inline 6's, but they get better mileage and obviously more powerful from being FWD.

sorry for geting off topic.

In regards to the OP, I just finished a 13 hour road trip from Calgary, AB to Vancouver BC and my 30 never missed a beat! I wasnt' suprised as i have kept it up with maint and the body isn't rusty either. Funny thing was, after I finished the trip, the car felt like it could keep going. I recall road trips in my dads old Volvo wagons and after finishing a trek like that you'd feel tired. With the e30 this wasnt' the case, even though the e30 is older in age than the Volvo, it is just engineered that much better.

[JUMPNYC]

I drive it to Miami and back to NY at least once a year.

[george graves]

^Yes. If you're Chevy Chase.

[325ix]

SUV's are so much better for road trips IMHO.

or station wagons.

[george graves]

SUV's are so much better for road trips IMHO.