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Aug 2, 2019 | 08:35 AM

johan gouws

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Which one?

700 miles x 2 = 1400 miles road trip coming up. Which one has the honor - my '05 C6 or my '12 BMW X5. Both 80,000 miles on the clock.

Aug 2, 2019 | 08:47 AM

C6ToGo

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Buddy....you ever heard of "climate change"? The world is coming to an end. I say you need to take a bus with 70 other smelly passengers.

Aug 2, 2019 | 10:26 AM

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The BMW would be more comfortable for a long trip like that

Aug 2, 2019 | 11:42 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by C6ToGo

Buddy....you ever heard of "climate change"? The world is coming to an end. I say you need to take a bus with 70 other smelly passengers.

The Vette of course, don't be silly.......

Speed Safe.

Aug 2, 2019 | 11:48 AM

Don-Vette

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Seriously? LMAO!

Aug 2, 2019 | 11:52 AM

919cw313

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The BMW would be more comfortable for a long trip like that

And more boring.

Aug 2, 2019 | 12:34 PM

mjg1200

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Last month my wife and I took a week long road trip from San Francisco bay area to Bend Oregon then on to Portland and back total miles 1496 loved every mile with the top down for most of it.

Aug 2, 2019 | 12:58 PM

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Depends on how many people are going. If just me and the wife, I'd take the C6 and make the road trip more enjoyable.

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Aug 2, 2019 | 01:19 PM

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If it's going to be mostly/all interstate, I'd take the BMW. If there is going to be any significant fun 2 lane driving, I'd take the Vette.

Aug 2, 2019 | 01:28 PM

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Corvette of coarse!

Aug 2, 2019 | 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TxLefty

If it's going to be mostly/all interstate, I'd take the BMW. If there is going to be any significant fun 2 lane driving, I'd take the Vette.

Taking the I-roads is not a road trip. They're just an expedient way to get from A to B.

Aug 2, 2019 | 01:36 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by johan gouws

700 miles x 2 = 1400 miles road trip coming up. Which one has the honor - my '05 C6 or my '12 BMW X5. Both 80,000 miles on the clock.

Why do you even OWN a beemer???

Aug 2, 2019 | 02:44 PM

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I also have a C6 and a BMW X5.... if it is a fun trip and no snow or ice - the C6 always goes. only the Winter time for a long trip for a snowboarding does the BMW go.. I guess that is why the BMW only gets about 6,000 miles on her a year.

Aug 2, 2019 | 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 916Z06

Depends on how many people are going. If just me and the wife, I'd take the C6 and make the road trip more enjoyable.

If you're going solo and don't need a ton of storage then I'd take the Vette.

Aug 2, 2019 | 03:30 PM

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If no more than 2 people, don't be silly and take the C6.

It's a comfy road trip vehicle, much more fun, and ...well, it's not a BMW

Last edited by 4SUMERZ; Aug 2, 2019 at 03:30 PM.

Aug 2, 2019 | 03:35 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 449er

The BMW would be more comfortable for a long trip like that

Until it strands you on the side of the road.

Aug 2, 2019 | 08:39 PM

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I am just amazed when people ask questions like this.

It's a car, drive it like you stole it.

Aug 2, 2019 | 08:44 PM

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Dust off the man card and drive the Vette.

Aug 2, 2019 | 08:45 PM

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Park the C6 only IF you are NOT having sex with your Girlfriend or Wife because you are saving her for the next guy. IF you subscribe to this foolishness -- then by all means park the C6 and don't drive it.

Aug 3, 2019 | 01:12 AM

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Eritosthenes

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Both will be comfortable. The real difference will be luggage space. You have to pack very light with a C6, especially a vert. I don't know about the BMW, but I suspect the C6 will get better gas mileage on the Interstates. In early April we made a 2 x 1,000 mile round trip from StL to NYC., Four weeks later we did a 2 x 1,500 round trip from StL to Ogden, UT.

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