900 mile / 2 day road trip... Wow!
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900 mile / 2 day road trip... Wow!
I just came back from a road trip to inspect a used BMW for my wife. The XKR and I were on the road for two days traveling 900 miles, almost all of it on the interstate. I now know why the term 'grand touring' was coined. What a wonderful automobile. Smooth, solid, fast and comfortable. I was surprised how intuitive the Navigation system can be.
I left home with only 21,000 miles on the clock, so I put about 4% of the total mileage in two days. Average speed on the trip computer was 65 mph at 21.5 mpg. What a blast. We got thumbs up there, back, and in between.
I left home with only 21,000 miles on the clock, so I put about 4% of the total mileage in two days. Average speed on the trip computer was 65 mph at 21.5 mpg. What a blast. We got thumbs up there, back, and in between.
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Good for you Gordo, keep putting the miles on her!
I just put ours in the garage from a week long trip to your neck of the woods and back. Spent the entire trip today with the top down cruising "off the beaten path" roads comming home.
You are 100% correct that this is truely a Grand Tourer"!
I just put ours in the garage from a week long trip to your neck of the woods and back. Spent the entire trip today with the top down cruising "off the beaten path" roads comming home.
You are 100% correct that this is truely a Grand Tourer"!
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Same with me disabled wife can’t get in a F. Can the XK-R plus
luggage and a break down mobility buggy for her to get around on when we get there. No chance in the F.
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Several times I've left home in the north of England at 6:00pm and driven 337 miles to the English Channel. Crossing through Eurotunnel, I've continued driving south through France and over the the Pyrenees, arriving in Burgos in northern Spain by 3:00 the following afternoon. That's three countries and 1230 miles over some of the busiest roads in Europe in twenty one hours.
The following day I've crossed Spain from north to south - another 620 miles.
The XK is a true Grand Tourer.
Graham
The following day I've crossed Spain from north to south - another 620 miles.
The XK is a true Grand Tourer.
Graham
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Several times I've left home in the north of England at 6:00pm and driven 337 miles to the English Channel. Crossing through Eurotunnel, I've continued driving south through France and over the the Pyrenees, arriving in Burgos in northern Spain by 3:00 the following afternoon. That's three countries and 1230 miles over some of the busiest roads in Europe in twenty one hours.
The following day I've crossed Spain from north to south - another 620 miles.
The XK is a true Grand Tourer.
Graham
The following day I've crossed Spain from north to south - another 620 miles.
The XK is a true Grand Tourer.
Graham
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I do 35 hours with one other driver to cross country, also leave in the evening. Most of the day time rush is spent in the less populous middle of the country, with the more populous ends of the US spent at night.
The interesting thing, is that the time of day per location in the movie Cars is dead spot on if you pass Bristol Tennessee at about the time you'd get of a NASCAR race, and head for the super speed way in California.
The sun is setting as you head into picturesque "western" mountains, and you still have a long ways to go before arriving in the morning.
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Last July I took my first road trip in my new-to-me '07 XKR. Two days, each way, from Mesa, AZ to Dothan, AL and back. Upon arrival in Dothan, the first question asked of me was, "How's the ride, is it comfortable?" Until that moment, honestly, I hadn't really even thought about it! THAT'S how comfortable it was.
BTW, both ways, I drove between Mesa, AZ & Shreveport, LA in one day (1250mi in ~18hrs).
BTW, both ways, I drove between Mesa, AZ & Shreveport, LA in one day (1250mi in ~18hrs).
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Ha Ha, I love this. We put 5,800 miles on our first XK vert in the first 2 months with it! 5,500 mile of it was on one trip where we thought wed'd just go for an "overnighter" trip! Of course we had to buy some clothes along the way. lol We Wound up in Idaho from our home in Georgia on that one. After that we mainly stuck to off the beaten path roads to really enjoy it (and now pack "just in case". It may be fastest to go from point A to point B, but there are far too many letters to enjoy in between when mixed with X and K!
Spring is just around the corner here for all of the US soon, so lets get out an drive! Maybe everyone could post on the forum when and were you've gone so we can all enjoy vicariously.
Spring is just around the corner here for all of the US soon, so lets get out an drive! Maybe everyone could post on the forum when and were you've gone so we can all enjoy vicariously.
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One of the really nice things about living on the coast between Santa Monica and Malibu is all of the various routes over the Santa Monica Mountains into the valley area. For instance, earlier today I did the following:
Left my home in Pacific Palisades at 11:30am, drove the PCH then crossed the Santa Monica Mountains to Mulholland Drive through Latigo Canyon, returned to the coast on Kanan Dume Road. Stopped for a hamburger in Malibu, filled the tank, dropped off some laundry and was back home by 2pm having had a fun drive through the twisties. Not a lot of miles - about 50 round trip - but lots of turns per mile. Not much traffic either in the hills.
Left my home in Pacific Palisades at 11:30am, drove the PCH then crossed the Santa Monica Mountains to Mulholland Drive through Latigo Canyon, returned to the coast on Kanan Dume Road. Stopped for a hamburger in Malibu, filled the tank, dropped off some laundry and was back home by 2pm having had a fun drive through the twisties. Not a lot of miles - about 50 round trip - but lots of turns per mile. Not much traffic either in the hills.
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