Flying out tomorrow AM to drive this factory 4-speed 1300 miles home

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Muted_Reflection_449@reddit

Being German I can't even imagine that distance (... in kilometers! ....), leave alone that trip!

To do it in that beauty is worthy of a motion picture ❗😀

Have a great journey, stay safe❗🙏🏼

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RedArrow23@reddit

it’s so funny to hear europeans say something like it’s not possible to visit my grandparents they live 200 miles away

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young_skywalk3r@reddit

And to Americans, 200 years is a long time.

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My coworkers all live in Malaysia. A few months ago I was talking to one of them about visiting my daughter and he asked how long it would take to get there. I told him about 7 1/2 hours and that blew his mind.

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RedArrow23@reddit

i’ve driven 7 hours round trip just to pick up parts lol. crazy how far you can go and probably stay in the same state

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irideadirtbike@reddit

I live in southwest Michigan. I went to college in the northwest of Michigan. 11hr drive all in the same state

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Muted_Reflection_449@reddit

You must be kidding.

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cyprinidont@reddit

And you cross a bridge over one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world along that voyage, and enter an entirely different landmass. But you're still in the same state.

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Muted_Reflection_449@reddit

I am 55 years old and never been that much abroad, leaves alone in the US (though I could visit relatives in Houston and Tacoma....).

That... vastness might be the single most appealing feature beside bikes, cars and cuisine (... 😬...) to make me travel.... 🤔

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cyprinidont@reddit

And this is just the Midwest where it's relatively dense. Not even comparable to sparseness of the western side of the state. You could drive 100 miles without seeing another vehicle on the road.

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No_Substance5280@reddit

There is a hwy in Michigans U.P. called the Seney Stretch 40 miles of no houses, crossroads, driveways. Just a straight road through wilderness

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Muted_Reflection_449@reddit

I know that statement in some variations. None of which I can imagine even remotely! 😬😒😊

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RedArrow23@reddit

yup. florida panhandle to miami is about that far

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fafafooie69@reddit

Found this out in college. Went to Panama City for spring break (9.5 hour drive one way) with the intention of staying 2 nights and making our way to Miami the next day. We didn’t realize Panama City was the halfway point of the trip. Noped the fuck out of that idea at St. Pete’s beach when we finally got the bright idea to look at a map. Hungover road trips aren’t fun.

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RedArrow23@reddit

haha. i’m from that area so i know exactly what you mean. whenever someone visits they always ask if we can make miami a day trip. uhhhh no. best i can do is tallahassee

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fafafooie69@reddit

It was brutal. We made it to Clearwater the first day and decided it was time for some hair of the dog so we set up shop. The nausea and headache came earlier the next so we stopped at St Pete and finally checked how far away we were. That was the end of the drive. Had great nights in both of those towns though!

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lovepontoons@reddit

My nephews play hockey and a team from St. Louis is in his league. Weekend trips from Chicago area 5.5/6hr so half your time but we do it like once every couple months. Sometimes it’s just 1 so it’s go down Friday play Saturday drive back home.

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SiliconGhosted@reddit

Northern Michigan university?

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irideadirtbike@reddit

Michigan Tech

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rcook55@reddit

Texas. I drove my mother across Texas a couple years ago, I'm used to long drives but I can go from Des Moines, Iowa to Denver, Co. faster than you can cross Texas.

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interests_are_random@reddit

I literally did this yesterday, 7 hours and 44 minutes round trip to pick up an engine.

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Muted_Reflection_449@reddit

JESUS❗ What state is that? 😳

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thescartographer@reddit

Tennessee, Florida, Texas, and California are all long enough you could easily do it. Fun fact, the northeast tip of Tennessee (Mountain City) is closer to Canada than it is to the southwest tip of Tennessee (Memphis) and Memphis is closer to Mexico than it is to Mountain City

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Muted_Reflection_449@reddit

😳❗

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❗😊

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_mrLeL_@reddit

7 hours road trip here is multiple countries, crazy

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TorontoBiker@reddit

When I was a kid we would do this drive 3 or 4 times a year. https://maps.app.goo.gl/nC2jznVEJx8Brvxn7?g_st=ic

Usually over two days.

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Grambo-47@reddit

I feel that. I’ve done about 10k miles in an RV along the west coast, the northernmost mile marker in CA is 799 iirc. California is approximately 800 miles end to end, Hilt to San Ysidro. From San Diego, it’s 3 hours to Los Angeles, 8 or 9 hours to the Bay Area, 12 hours to Redding, about 16 hours to the Oregon border.

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Urbi3006@reddit

He was exaggerating a bit. 1300miles is definitely a long way but it's only about 1/4 across Europe. Germany alone is a about 600miles tall.

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MangoAtrocity@reddit

Lol I'm about to drive 350 miles to visit my grandmother and we live in the same state.

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Upstairs-Ladder@reddit

I grew up visiting my grandparents a couple times a year. 700-mile drive each way

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RedArrow23@reddit

same here. the road trip is such a big part of our culture

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The3rdbaboon@reddit

I don’t know what that guys talking about. I live in Ireland and my wife is polish. We’ve driven from Ireland to Poland and back many times. Every summer hundreds of thousands of people from Scandinavia drive thousands of miles south to Spain and Portugal for the summer. There’s nothing unusual about long road trips.

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themanseanm@reddit

Worth noting as well that for every American who regularly does 1000+ mile road trips, there are plenty more who have never left their small town.

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FesteringNeonDistrac@reddit

I have driven across the US, but also find a 15 minute drive to Home Depot a pain I try and avoid.

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Muted_Reflection_449@reddit

Oh yes there is.

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ThrownAway_1999@reddit

I used to live in Louisiana, and would drive home to my family on occasion. 18 hours, plus stops for naps, food, and gas.

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Muted_Reflection_449@reddit

So true, compared to what you do❗😂

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mutantsofthemonster@reddit

Do you never go outside Germany? It’s the same distance as Rome - Madrid or Stockholm - Paris.

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Muted_Reflection_449@reddit

I'm getting into the Netherlands frequently, Belgium sometimes, and I've been to the UK a few times, so I do go outside. I've been to Norway by bike, but getting there it broke down and I had to return...

But even the distance to, say Paris from my home - just under 500 Kilometres or 300 miles - takes too much out of me to really enjoy it....

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quandjereveauxloups@reddit

Deleted my other comment because it didn't actually show the route, sorry about that. But I drove from Virginia Beach, Virginia to Dinuba, California in 3 days. Then about a week after, drove from Dinuba down to Los Angeles, California, then across to Virginia Beach in 2 3/4 days.

I was visiting family on that trip.

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Muted_Reflection_449@reddit

.... no comment.... 😳

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quandjereveauxloups@reddit

It was a fun drive. I want to do it again, but on a motorcycle. Although, I want to take more time with it. I'm not young enough to drive those hours anymore.

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Muted_Reflection_449@reddit

Time ist crucial of course.

There was a campaign in Germany in the .... 70s I wanna say, that stressed "Reisen statt Rasen", roughly something like "travel instead of racing". Imo, from that time onward this hast become nearly impossible and thus unpopular, due to increasingly dense (and fast!} traffic -and pretty short distances.

There was people that we're proud to do the 1000 mile stint to Portugal or the entire trip to the east or Turkey in one go....

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quandjereveauxloups@reddit

I would have loved to have taken more time back then, but I was in the military, and on leave. Less time on the road meant more time with my family.

I wouldn't do that now, of course. I couldn't keep myself awake that well, and I'm a little bit smarter now.

I like that saying, traveling is much nicer. At least for longer trips :p.

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Muted_Reflection_449@reddit

Strange how you know what things to leave to the young.... ☺️

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Johnnyhellhole@reddit

Corvette.... Spring?

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quandjereveauxloups@reddit

Ready to get your mind blown? I made this trip in 3 days, and this trip in 2 3/4 days, about a week after the first one.

Not for work, just visiting family.

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Boilermakingdude@reddit

I drove S550 almost 2000km the first week I had it. Lol.

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cocainebane@reddit

Flew to SFO and brought a Subaru wagon down the coast on PCH/101. Only like 650km but it was a blast.

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Eagle5788@reddit

Is it just me or did that Owner create a checkered flag by removing ceiling tiles? Hillbilly deluxe right there

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shartymcqueef@reddit (OP)

🤣 I didn’t even notice it when I was there

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KittiesRule1968@reddit

Is it crossfire injection equipped?

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Mediocre-Catch9580@reddit

Drove 24 hours straight from mid Ohio to Key West, Fla. 1,300 miles. Slept for two days after that.

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WickPrickSchlub@reddit

You are gonna get cooked in that thing. Literally baked. My feet are sweating just thinking about it. Cool car though, four speed makes it for sure.

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LexusGee31@reddit

Have fun 🔥!

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BassKitty305017@reddit

Watch Corvette Summer first.

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direcheetah4579@reddit

I will never understand brown corvettes.

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Strong_Trade8549@reddit

Sweet car - terrible MPG - you might need to take out a loan for gas but have fun!

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fishnski128@reddit

My neighbor growing up drove a very similar corvette!

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The_Ostrich_you_want@reddit

Always found c3s super comfy but I’m a rail thin person. Enjoy. It’ll likely get warm inside. The trans tunnel doesn’t have very good heat dissipation.

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shartymcqueef@reddit (OP)

Put 3.5hrs down today. I’m not thin, about 225 and 5’11 but I was very comfortable. Seats were leaned back in a comfortable position and there was plenty of leg room. I drove my Viper from Cali to FL last year and I’d say this vette is more comfortable than that. Though the handling, steering, engine and transmission are 100x worse

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