Anyone planning to take any long trips
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Anyone planning to take any long trips
in your RX-8 or will you just be using it for the weekends and the commute to work? Can you actually pack enough luggage to take a trip in the RX-8?
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Originally posted by Elara
I've taken two looooong road trips (+1000 miles) and several shorter (500+). One of the really long ones included three people and their luggage for a week.
I've taken two looooong road trips (+1000 miles) and several shorter (500+). One of the really long ones included three people and their luggage for a week.
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We'll be driving from FL to TX in May, though I'll have the benefit of a support vehicle (wife's Santa Fe). We do have 2 kids, 1 dog, 1 cat, and luggage to haul. There's a tough decision - do I take with me the animals or the pets?
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i will be travelling to MELBOURNE FROM QUEENSLAND in my rx8 mid february a 4000km return trip , dont anticipate any problems except for the speeding cameras and the cops .
Going solo .
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Going solo .
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There's plenty of room - I've even been able to accomodate my son and two of his friends (18 & 19 year olds - 170 lbs each). No complaints from the back seat, and the car's ride and handling felt fine. Heck, my wife and I have done golf weekends with the Miata - 300 miles each way, and two sets of clubs in the trunk.
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One of these people of which you speak . . . was this person smaller than full size, as in a child? I was just wondering how large a person would have to be to spend any real time in the back seat. Since there is noone else to drive my eight, I have never been able to ride back there. How did the back seat passenger take it, and the views of smaller children are also welcome?
One of these people of which you speak . . . was this person smaller than full size, as in a child? I was just wondering how large a person would have to be to spend any real time in the back seat. Since there is noone else to drive my eight, I have never been able to ride back there. How did the back seat passenger take it, and the views of smaller children are also welcome?
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Originally posted by B-Nez
do I take with me the animals or the pets?
do I take with me the animals or the pets?
I recommend sedation.
Years ago, I discovered how a friend made multi-hundred mile trips in a Lotus 7. They shipped their luggage ahead via UPS. I've done that a couple times with a CRX and the Miata.
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Originally posted by Lock & Load
I ONCE RESTORED A 1956 TRIUMPH TR 3A NOT QUITE A VINTAGE CAR BUT A FUN RESTORATION .
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I ONCE RESTORED A 1956 TRIUMPH TR 3A NOT QUITE A VINTAGE CAR BUT A FUN RESTORATION .
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I was labelled a spelling **** in a bit of a dust-up with some ****** in another section of the forum here, regarding his arrogant misuse of his native language.
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Re: Anyone planning to take any long trips
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in your RX-8 or will you just be using it for the weekends and the commute to work? Can you actually pack enough luggage to take a trip in the RX-8?
in your RX-8 or will you just be using it for the weekends and the commute to work? Can you actually pack enough luggage to take a trip in the RX-8?
I've taken one very long trip. From Minneapolis, MN to Tucson, Arizona.
Plan to drive back to Minnesota in May.
Anyone driven farther than that?
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Originally posted by Elara
My 25 yr old sister, who, at 5'3, is admittedly not all that tall. But she sat behind my 5'10 husband the entire way from Rochester NY to Richmond Virginia and had no complaints. She actually slept most of the way. Now, I'm not going to stuff my friends who are over 6 ft behind my husband, but it was fine for my sister.
My 25 yr old sister, who, at 5'3, is admittedly not all that tall. But she sat behind my 5'10 husband the entire way from Rochester NY to Richmond Virginia and had no complaints. She actually slept most of the way. Now, I'm not going to stuff my friends who are over 6 ft behind my husband, but it was fine for my sister.
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I drove to Santa Cruz from Spokane with my wife over the holidays and we had a great trip. My wife did complain that the headrests were not adjustable but other than that she was fine. As for me no headrest needed adjusting.
We had plenty of room for oursleves, our luggage, and gifts both going and coming back. We could have crammed more crap in if we needed to but he we didn't need more crap to take with us or to bring home...
We had plenty of room for oursleves, our luggage, and gifts both going and coming back. We could have crammed more crap in if we needed to but he we didn't need more crap to take with us or to bring home...
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2 weeks after picking up my RX-8 in late July, I left on a 2 week road trip from Calgary to Monterey, California - round trip was 6600 km, or ~4100 miles. I wrote a bit about it in this thread . It's a GREAT Grand Touring car!
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Gordon
Regards,
Gordon
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Gordon,
Any plans on returning to Monterey? That's going to be my one BIG trip this year, but there will be (probably) four trips to Road America, maybe one to Amelia Island, maybe a couple of other shorter trips. Monterey is August, for the Monterey Historics.
Any plans on returning to Monterey? That's going to be my one BIG trip this year, but there will be (probably) four trips to Road America, maybe one to Amelia Island, maybe a couple of other shorter trips. Monterey is August, for the Monterey Historics.
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Originally posted by Dick Carlson
Gordon,
Any plans on returning to Monterey?
Gordon,
Any plans on returning to Monterey?
(To the others reading this - if you have the slightest interest in exotic, classic, and vintage racing cars, then the August Monterey weekend is pretty much the ultimate event in North America to attend. Fast and Furious type cars are mercifully non-existent, these are real race cars, real performance cars, real exotics!)
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Gordon
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