For 4uall and I: 560 miles (900km) each way . A bit more for AriK from Montreal (Laval) who put on 1,000kms each way (600 miles). Plus add mileage for the 2.5 hour drive in very rolling terrain in PA from Pittsburgh to Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water structure, and night tours of Pittsburgh, etc. We definitely put the cars through their paces!
I left at 92, 052 miles and now the odometer reads 93,453. Not one hiccup over 1401 miles with my car. I'll let others mention their experiences.
Cruised most of the time at 70-75mph, with a few bursts up to 90mph. Great power when called for, especially when going up inclines at highway speed. My car rocks. It's not pretty for paint, and it's certainly not original, but it was rock-solid. Only one minor issue was today, at its very hottest (3:30pm or so) and after the car had been running at highway speeds for over six hours, when the idle dropped a little low when waiting at a toll booth; I suspect it was from a very hot engine and carb that might have been vapourizing some of the fuel in the bowl. Or maybe it was something else. It was totally fine on the highway and cleared up later.
The way down was interesting and took forever because of three thunderstorms -- lots of top up, top down behavior, plus near-zero visibility at one point which was quite harrowing. But we made it. Much smoother on the way back, just damned hot.
More details, photos, and videos at a later date. Have to crash after an 11 hour road trip today.
Cheers,
phaetn
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