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Just returned from a road trip hitting 11 states in two weeks (OR, WA, CA, NV, AZ, NM, CO, SD, WY, MT, ID). We put over 5k miles on my 2014 Stingray with zero problems other than a major rock ding on one door.
It started out looking like bad news. I left my house and went twenty miles to pick up the GF. Everything was good. I shut the car off at her house and when I pushed the button to open the trunk to load her stuff there was just a faint click. Doors would not open, either. I unlocked trunk with the key and opened the door manually to find the ignition circuit completely dead. Tried a few things until finally giving the battery a boost which let it fire right up. A quick trip to the local dealer to replace the battery (went there to make sure I didn't screw up what's left of the warranty) and no more troubles. They couldn't get to it that day so I bought the battery and changed it myself. They said they had just received a new optional battery with a 42 month non prorated warranty so I bought that one. Today I took the old battery back and they will test it and see if it qualifies for any warranty coverage. It was an ominous feeling to see the car dead but the new battery solved the problem and off we went.
We got out of the Southwest one day before the heatwave and went north to see Mt. Rushmore, which I have wanted to see ever I was a little kid and saw the picture in a school book. After that we visited a friend in Montana and drove the scenic route from Butte, MT, to the north Oregon coast in one shot. I drove 930 miles on the last day because I felt like going farther each time we got to a likely stopping place and before we knew it we were close enough to home to keep going. That is the longest drive I've ever done and I was surprised at how easy and actually pretty comfortable it was. The car is amazing!
Here is the tale of the tape:
Sturgis, because why not?
Here is a shot of the sunset sprint to home on I-84 west in Oregon:
And get a load of this guy's parking job! I guess he felt safe parking next to a Corvette as long as he was able to get two spaces.
Wow, 930 miles in one day; that's a run! I agree with you about the comfort of these cars; much better than you'd expect out of a sports car (6 hours in my '99 Miata when moving left me with a limp for half a day).
BTW, I'd give the guy with the dually a little grace. If he'd parked that behemoth between the lines you wouldn't be able to use those two spaces next to him anyway; it would be tight!
Nice road trip. I will be doing similar trip in September from the east coast.
Badlands, Rushmore, Deadwood/ Sturgis, Custer Battlefield and on to Yellowstone.
I did one to pick up my car in mar 2014 -Kansas-Oklahoma-NM-Ariz-Calif-or-Wash 3200 miles and in 2015 my 50th HS class reunion Wash-Or-Id-Wy-Co-Kan-Neb-SD-Mont-Wa-for 4200 miles !!! I love to read about people's trips because it reminds me of the family trips I took when I was 10-13 years old !!!! Wayne
But think of how much more fun the trip would have been if you were in a SUV, instead of being a "show-off" and "bragging" about having a Corvette to everyone you met on the trip.
If you don't get my sarcasm, read another topic on this forum about how we "Corvette" drivers are so vain and we Corvette drivers can't get any enjoyment out of our Corvettes on a road trip thus we need to drive a SUV to fully experience all that matters in life.
Nice road trip. I will be doing similar trip in September from the east coast.
Badlands, Rushmore, Deadwood/ Sturgis, Custer Battlefield and on to Yellowstone.
I have been on that trip many times. If you would like a few pointers/suggestions, drop me a PM.
Wow, 930 miles in one day; that's a run! I agree with you about the comfort of these cars; much better than you'd expect out of a sports car (6 hours in my '99 Miata when moving left me with a limp for half a day).
BTW, I'd give the guy with the dually a little grace. If he'd parked that behemoth between the lines you wouldn't be able to use those two spaces next to him anyway; it would be tight!
Have a good one,
Mike
That's quite a drive in one day. Most I've done in one day was 859 miles with only 4 stops for gas, restroom break and lunch. And that was in my C6 Z06.
There's nothing like a road trip in a Corvette, and your's sounds great. We are actually heading that way from North Carolina in August driving our Vert.
Last edited by Rebel Yell; 06-24-2017 at 02:31 PM.
Nice road trip. I will be doing similar trip in September from the east coast.
Badlands, Rushmore, Deadwood/ Sturgis, Custer Battlefield and on to Yellowstone.
I'm doing almost the same trip except I won't be in the vette, ill probably be gone from home a month to 6 weeks.
06-23-2017, 05:44 PM
Road Trip!
Nice shots!
