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best advice i can give is don't push yourself too hard if you start feeling tired pull off at a rest stop or gas station or something and stretch those legs and wake back up even go into a gas station bathroom and traumatize your self then you may not sleep ever again. Also get a cooler or one of those car fridges that plug into the cigarette lighter and fill it with your favorite caffeinated soda

biohazed wrote:best advice i can give is don't push yourself too hard if you start feeling tired pull off at a rest stop or gas station or something and stretch those legs and wake back up even go into a gas station bathroom and traumatize your self then you may not sleep ever again. Also get a cooler or one of those car fridges that plug into the cigarette lighter and fill it with your favorite caffeinated soda

I had one of those coolers for awhile, it was great having cold drinks on my 10 hour trips to Savannah, GA. Of course, I always made sure to stop every few hours and get out and stretch, and shake off some of that stiffness and sleepiness.

Good luck on the trip!

Gumball wrote:Haro, I got one for ya. take that progressive insurance tracking dohicky and install it on the GXP.

I want to see the results of this 1900 mile trip

Jim, that's an excellent idea. You don't need insurance right away, correct? You have a month or something, right?

I can't install it on the GXP, the VIN had to match up.

I plan on having insurance on it before I fly out there. If something were to happen on the way home I would be screwed.

Its a 10-day grace period, not 30.

Ok, makes sense. Yeah, it's good to have insurance on it before hand, especially if the windshield meets a bird or a rock on the way home. You do have $50 or $0 deductible on glass, correct?

I'm not so much worried about the glass, more about totalling the entire car out.

I'll have $0 deductible on glass and $1000 collision.

harofreak00 wrote:I'm not so much worried about the glass, more about totalling the entire car out.

Hope neither happens, LOL.

Going alone?

1000 in a day isn't bad if you're fine with driving, although much better if u split it up. Make your first day your longest.

Bring lots of music options, random play is your best friend.

CB radio could be nice, don't spend much tho if you don't have one.

I liked stopping and stretching a lot this summer on our 3,000 or 4,000 (didn't really check to see what it was) trip just to see the area, and not cramp up badly.

This car doesn't have working XM, does it? That would be a godsend.

The most I have ever done is 965 miles one shot with a co-pilot going to WCBF from Red Deer, Alberta. And I can tell you, thats one hell of a drive. After that I don't even wanna look at my car for a few days lol. But, sometimes you can get into that driving mode and just go. Lots of tunes, few snacks, go for a walk at each fill up, good to go.

When I've driven cross-country, with the intent to just get from A to B with minimal sightseeing, I average around 800 miles a day. One tip I offer is that traffic is usually lighter at night, and heavier during the day in populated areas, so I'd schedule my driving and sleeping so that I'd drive more at night and sleep during rush hours.

I've never had a problem sleeping in the car, I find a big parking lot for either a truck stop, a rest area, or a large hotel; then find a dark spot away from the lights, and hang up maps or towels in the windows to block out light so I can sleep.

A sleeping bag isn't a bad idea, and a lightweight one can squish down into an awfully small size. You could buy one in LA if you wanted to.

Other than that, keep plenty of snacks and caffeinated beverages while you drive, along with lots of good music or an iPod full of favorite podcasts. Stop whenever you feel the need, and rest or catnap whenever you get sleepy. I could never get a full night's sleep when on the road, so I'd just rest whenever I got tired, and drove whenever I wasn't resting.

If you sightsee, I give big points to the Grand Canyon if you've never been there. I booked a campsite at the National Park there when I drove cross country, and tossed a tent and sleeping bag in my trunk. You might not be able to do that if you're flying to LA one-way.

I'd also take a small digital camera and a GPS, even with a road atlas. Just borrow a GPS from somebody.

And take a cell phone and chargers.
Bring a toothbrush and toothpaste, and a razor if you think you'll need to shave. When I'd wake up in the morning I'd brush my teeth then swish and spit from a bottle of water, and shave with an electric cordless razor. It's nice to clean up after getting scummy on the road for a day or two.

If you need a shower there are showers at truck stops like Petro. I also like to stop and get a good sit-down diner meal when I get hungry on the road.

Above all, I recommend pulling over and napping if you get tired at all. There's no substitute for sleep to get you alert again.

Bugsi wrote:When I've driven cross-country, with the intent to just get from A to B with minimal sightseeing, I average around 800 miles a day. One tip I offer is that traffic is usually lighter at night, and heavier during the day in populated areas, so I'd schedule my driving and sleeping so that I'd drive more at night and sleep during rush hours.

I've never had a problem sleeping in the car, I find a big parking lot for either a truck stop, a rest area, or a large hotel; then find a dark spot away from the lights, and hang up maps or towels in the windows to block out light so I can sleep.

A sleeping bag isn't a bad idea, and a lightweight one can squish down into an awfully small size. You could buy one in LA if you wanted to.

Other than that, keep plenty of snacks and caffeinated beverages while you drive, along with lots of good music or an iPod full of favorite podcasts. Stop whenever you feel the need, and rest or catnap whenever you get sleepy. I could never get a full night's sleep when on the road, so I'd just rest whenever I got tired, and drove whenever I wasn't resting.

If you sightsee, I give big points to the Grand Canyon if you've never been there. I booked a campsite at the National Park there when I drove cross country, and tossed a tent and sleeping bag in my trunk. You might not be able to do that if you're flying to LA one-way.

I'd also take a small digital camera and a GPS, even with a road atlas. Just borrow a GPS from somebody.

And take a cell phone and chargers.
Bring a toothbrush and toothpaste, and a razor if you think you'll need to shave. When I'd wake up in the morning I'd brush my teeth then swish and spit from a bottle of water, and shave with an electric cordless razor. It's nice to clean up after getting scummy on the road for a day or two.

If you need a shower there are showers at truck stops like Petro. I also like to stop and get a good sit-down diner meal when I get hungry on the road.

Above all, I recommend pulling over and napping if you get tired at all. There's no substitute for sleep to get you alert again.

Should I text this all to him? LOL, he won't be on till he's home, thursday or so.

00Beast wrote:Should I text this all to him? LOL, he won't be on till he's home, thursday or so.

Not if he's already gone, he'll figure it out.

I'm texting him, he's about a half hour from Vegas. Says the car's great, getting 24 mpg through the mountains, and is working really nice. If you want to call or text him, PM me for his number. Or just post here and I'll relay the message.

Last word as of a few minutes ago he was in St George, UT. Pushing for Grand Junction, CO for the night.

RJolly87 wrote:Last word as of a few minutes ago he was in St George, UT. Pushing for Grand Junction, CO for the night.

Yeah, he called me. He was planning on Denver, but he wouldn't have gotten there till 4 or 5 in the morning. Didn't want to push that far.

Out of curiosity, do we know what his plans are for the GXP? Is this another quick-turnaround sale he's going to do?

yup, it's all listed in another topic somewhere around here

Seems like he wants to turn this around. But he still has some miles to come to love the car. I think he may come around

If nothing else comes of it at least he will give us a good appraisal of how the GXP performs.