Would you drive 1200 miles with a HG leak?

[herbivor]

My engine is sucking coolant at a rate of about a cup every 100 miles. No leaking hoses or stains on the driveway, a little smoke on the start up in the morning, I'm pretty sure it's a slight head gasket leak. I got a round trip of 1200 miles coming up next week. Would it be too risky to drive or should it be ok so long as I keep the coolant topped off? It's a M50 NV

[Farbin Kaiber]

I wouldn't do it. Would you run a 26miles on blood thinners after a recent vascular procedure?

But then again, everything I say, you do or think the opposite, so take my opinion wondering if I'm using reverse psychology.

[nomansland92]

i drove my m20 for 4 months with a leaking head gasket. I always carried a gallon of coolant with me. I wouldn't recommend it but i can be done just don't over heat it and brings lots of water haha

[Hick]

i would walk

[MrSlacker]

Can you afford a tow from 600 miles away? If yes, do it. If not, think of the worst thing that can happen on the trip and see if you can deal with it.

[ttrousdell]

shake one of those fortune telling 8 balls and see what it says. is coolant mixing with the oil. if so that's a definite no go.

[5Toes]

Get AAA.. now

[QUKBMER]

Its called enterprise rent-a-car bro.

[herbivor]

Ahh man, You guys are a drag. Consensus is a no go. I'll drive my wife's boring X3. Was going to take the Blue ridge parkway through VA too.

[bloodshot-e30]

meh i did it for a few weeks. didnt really matter to me though the head was cracked and the HG was leaking but my M52 was goin in in less than a month anyways :P

[browntown]

I've driven to the picnic and portland twice with a leaky hg. Just squirts coolant on the exhaust making for a nice smoke screen spy hunter style. I don't plan on keeping the motor so it doesn't bother me, plus I invested in AAA+ and made sure I knew of people along the route who wouldn't mind having a car towed to their house.

[schtozo]

Rent a flatbed, put the e30 on that flatbed and then drive 1200 miles.

[ohthejosh]

no pics required. but the x3 needs moar low. ;)

[nomansland92]

X3's are awesome highway cruisers. Nothen against e30's but i would take the x3 for a trip that long i always thought they were really comfortable and smooth.

[Kershaw]

you're coming up to va/md?