I'm about to drive from West Texas to Phoenix, AZ this weekend for the Arizona v. Atlanta game. It's roughly 1500 miles round trip, which is the longest road trip I will have taken in her yet. That got me thinking, what's the longest distance you guys have driven in your Mustangs? One way or roundtrip..
Longest driven distance (in miles) in your S197
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forensicsteve
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That's terrific. Enjoy the car and the countryside.
Car mostly sees 1/2 mile at a time. 1/4 down to the end of the strip and same distance back...lol. I think it could be driven some distance but it would be awful uncomfortable and noisy, rough ride too. Don't suppose trailering it to the tuners (100 miles) counts? Hey...it's an open trailer.
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The Bullitt gets the 1200 mile Pascagoula to Beaufort round trip or the 350 mile Pascagoula to Atlanta roundtrip almost monthly. 20k miles since the end of April!
The best highway car ever!
The 82 gets miles as noted above, in 1/4 mile increments, or sometimes 1/8 mile increments.
I do not count even open trailer miles.
The best highway car ever!
The 82 gets miles as noted above, in 1/4 mile increments, or sometimes 1/8 mile increments.
I do not count even open trailer miles.
Power4
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The longest road trip I've ever done in the Mustang was about 900 miles round trip. You guys got me beat pretty good.
Steel
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European round trip :
day 1
start in Modena , Italy
went through Austria , then into Germany , heading north .
Gone through Munich , Leipzig and stopped in Berlin , roughly 690 miles .
Day 2
start in Berlin heading west to Nurburgring
stopped at the track , hot dog and sleep
about 350 miles
Day 3
trackday at nurburgring
drove all day with pauses to cool brakes and refuel
maybe 150 miles
Day 4
sleep dead half day and sightsee
not more than 50 miles
Day 5
head south to switzerland
400 miles to the capital , Bern
big shower , eat and sleep
Day 6
back to Italy
from bern to Modena, about other 350 miles through breathtaking landscapes of green valleys and gray alps
Day 7
dead sleeping with a BIIIG smile
Total roundtrip : about 2000 miles
Steel
day 1
start in Modena , Italy
went through Austria , then into Germany , heading north .
Gone through Munich , Leipzig and stopped in Berlin , roughly 690 miles .
Day 2
start in Berlin heading west to Nurburgring
stopped at the track , hot dog and sleep
about 350 miles
Day 3
trackday at nurburgring
drove all day with pauses to cool brakes and refuel
maybe 150 miles
Day 4
sleep dead half day and sightsee
not more than 50 miles
Day 5
head south to switzerland
400 miles to the capital , Bern
big shower , eat and sleep
Day 6
back to Italy
from bern to Modena, about other 350 miles through breathtaking landscapes of green valleys and gray alps
Day 7
dead sleeping with a BIIIG smile
Total roundtrip : about 2000 miles
Steel
NotQuik
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from central florida to atlanta, from atlanta to bossier city, LA....from there to arlington texas and back to LA, from there for hot springs, AR and back to LA...back to florida
total was about 3600 miles in 5 days
total was about 3600 miles in 5 days
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I'm not sure which is further, but one of the two. Chicago to Lake Geneva, WI, Which I THINK is like 90-120 miles somewhere in there, and Chicago to Byron Dragway, which is like 90-95. SO Lake Geneva is probably the longest.
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I was planning a Springtime trip over to east Texas / returning though Colo, Utah and Vegas,
but your adventure makes that trip look pretty tame.
69mach1-409
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NJ to SC and back.. I think it was some where around 1300 miles. We did that acouple weeks after our trip to Ohio and back... the Pionner DVD player / Navigation was worth it's weight in gold!
cowtown
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Not as long as some but in August 2006 did Calgary to Victoria to Richmond to Seattle to Vernon to Calgary. 1511Miles in total. Was one of the longer road trips I did and certainly one of the best, the S197 is a great highway car. Maybe not Lincoln good or anything but certainly way better than I expected (and way better than the Fox Mustangs I had before). Averaged over the entire trip 24.5 MPG.
Last summer we started from Kansas City to Manhattan, KS (140 mi.) for Country Stampede (spent 4 days there),
then made a run to Estes Park, CO (about 400 mi.) spent 3 days there.
From Estes took tour of Rocky Mountain National Park, and a drive down the west slope to Gunnison, CO (about 300 mi.) Had the top down most of the way.
Family reunion in Gunnison, with a RT to Telluride one day (240 mi. but all day trip with the twisty roads).
Then an 14 hour dash back to KC (about 800 mi.) and home (She-Who-Must-Be-Obayed says we are not doing that again!).
Averaged 24 - 28 mpg for the trip, with the best milage in the mountains, between altitude and low speed on the tight twisty sections.
The '07 GT performed flawlessly and was very comforatable on the trip. I would occasionally reach down and tap one of the seat controls to change position and pressure points.
Driving in the mountains, carving the twistys, with the top down is incredible and the best way to enjoy the scenery. We are planning to do it again this next summer.
then made a run to Estes Park, CO (about 400 mi.) spent 3 days there.
From Estes took tour of Rocky Mountain National Park, and a drive down the west slope to Gunnison, CO (about 300 mi.) Had the top down most of the way.
Family reunion in Gunnison, with a RT to Telluride one day (240 mi. but all day trip with the twisty roads).
Then an 14 hour dash back to KC (about 800 mi.) and home (She-Who-Must-Be-Obayed says we are not doing that again!).
Averaged 24 - 28 mpg for the trip, with the best milage in the mountains, between altitude and low speed on the tight twisty sections.
The '07 GT performed flawlessly and was very comforatable on the trip. I would occasionally reach down and tap one of the seat controls to change position and pressure points.
Driving in the mountains, carving the twistys, with the top down is incredible and the best way to enjoy the scenery. We are planning to do it again this next summer.
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