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Old 04-24-2018, 11:15 AM
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Headed from Des Moines, Iowa to Dallas and then onto Galveston TX and back. Be a 3k+ mile trip by the time we get back. We bought our GS for exactly this, to See the USA in your Chevrolet..
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Originally Posted by Mcrider
Headed from Des Moines, Iowa to Dallas and then onto Galveston TX and back. Be a 3k+ mile trip by the time we get back. We bought our GS for exactly this, to See the USA in your Chevrolet..
Are you going to come home in reverse to erase all those nasty miles.

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Old 04-24-2018, 12:23 PM
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OH -> AZ in Sept.

AZ -> OH in May.

~2k miles each way and year round driving. Now, what's this thing called a battery tender?
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Headed out from eastern WV to Key West first part of June with my grandson, this will be the fourth trip to KW in a vette for him and I, we love the road trip as much as the destination.

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Old 04-24-2018, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by GARYFINN
What is that thing plugged into your lighter ????
It’s a Bluetooth adapter so I can play music and talk from my phone.
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Originally Posted by silver94lt1


It’s a Bluetooth adapter so I can play music and talk from my phone.
Where did you get it and what's it called.
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So many comments about big road trips in Vette's. Love hearing these beasts getting used in all forms and fashions. I'm on the dying edge of doing my 3k trip next month in Vette instead of SUV. I think ya'll convinced me the right path.
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Awesome and Vette trips are a blast
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Old 04-25-2018, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by silver94lt1


You can order them on Amazon. Here is the one that I have and it works great.
https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Tra...mitter+for+car
Awesome !! Thanks
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I've got a half-country drive coming up. Nothing near as extreme as yours. But I'll be going solo. The wife and the pup decided to stay home. I'll be meeting up with my brother who's getting ready to retire from a long Navy career, so I figured he desrves a spin or two in the Corvette. The only way to bring it to him? A relaxing 10 hour drive, of course. I love road trips. So this will be fun even though I won't have an adorable co-pilot like you did.

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This is the one I picked up recently. Can play music off a USB stick or even a MicroSD card. I loaded up my entire collection onto a 32GB MicroSD and it works really well. Doesn't have a "shuffle" feature but its still better than swapping out CDs. And it can charge my phone at the same time. The phone features are decent, but not great. But, for long road trips, I always have a stack of music I like to bring. And this helps make that happen in the Corvettes that don't have native bluetooth.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077KX1ZD6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077KX1ZD6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
"Nulaxy KM24 Bluetooth FM Transmitter"

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GARYFINN $14 eBay free shipping too. wireless
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Originally Posted by cgladish
glad to see someone else pushing the miles.
I've a trip coming in a few weeks with one of my daughters.
heading from northern cal to ohio. then down to Kentucky ( corvette museum ), then back rte 66 to vegas. back up to reno then home the north. cal. almost 6k miles, in only 9 days. not a sight seeing trip, I just love driving ( thx dad! ).
can't wait

who else out there is doing more then just a sunday drive?
Me and my best friend (leaving the wives to work) are heading out in my Vert on May 14 from Birmingham AL to Chicago then Route 66 to CA, then back via another route. 6,000 miles plus or minus



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