Ah, yes; Poutine will make the trip easier.
Your trip is short. Our long trip was from Guadalajara to North Carolina and back; some 5000 miles when our 2007 Smart Passion only had about 2500 miles on the odometer. You won't have to worry about the car, just watch your tires because quick replacements are sometimes a problem.
Amethyste, sorry you have to make the long trip to such a beautiful city for such a sad affair. I'm sure many smart prayers are being said. The smart will be fine, you will be better, (especially after the poutine and maybe an everything Montreal bagel!) Regards from NW Vt.
Sorry about your Father, I lost mine last July 5th and my Mother a year and 5 months earlier. Enjoy your smart on the trip, for me the only negetive would be no cruise control.
I hate to be the voice of reason, but I have a Q for all of U:
Is there any particular reason we need to express why we're making a particular trip? I completely understand that in this case, the situation sounds sad and dreadful, but I was thinking about this since yesterday and still don't see how it really makes sense to start a post by mentioning a topic that's pretty irrelevant to the question you're posing (even if it's really important to what's going on in your life). For example, the first post could have simply stated,
"I need to make a really long trip in my car and have only made short jaunts around town. The car only has 2500 on the odo. Can this car handle a couple of 600-mile trips in just one week?"
There is no particular reason to mention a funeral, per se, or a wedding, or a bris, or what-have-you. I'm not offended, of course -- who would be? -- but I love the answers on this forum and find it really helpful except when we all get tangential (as when one of the threads suddenly changed languages earlier today).
Perhaps part of this is that two of the three computer connexions I have are fairly slow (and they're the ones I use most often).
I guess I'd propose that we all visit the Off-Topic Cafe (one of our very own fora) for a few minutes a day in order to see what's going on in our lives that's not totally car-related. I haven't really checked it out, but I'm going to do so now. It looks interesting.
Anyway, to answer the question initially posed: I've driven nearly 4000 miles in less than a month, and the car has held up really well. In fact, I have a similar trip coming up this weekend (600 miles each direction in just a week). I'm sure you'll have no troubles if you're careful. Here is some advice:
1. Try not to drive in a manner inconsistent with how you normally drive. If you're usually slow and cautious, try to remind yourself not to speed up; this particular trip might test your nerves and should therefore be as safe as possible. The same is true for the return.
2. As previously noted, make sure your car's fluids are all up to snuff.
3. I always have a small fire extinguisher in the car, but then again, I'm a fire fighter, so maybe I'm a bit paranoid. Since you may be driving in excessive heat, tho, it really couldn't hurt (esp if you get stuck in a traffic jam). Extinguishers are pretty inexpensive, but make sure to get the right kind if you do get one.
4. Bring a couple Red Bulls in case you get tired but have to press on. If the caffeine doesn't wake you up, the disgusting taste will. Pulling over for a short nap really works, too! Just remember to set a little alarm for yourself so that you don't wake up all disoriented a few hours later.
5. Be careful not to run out of gas. I'm sure by now you've seen the thread about the 'reserve' gallon. It's not a good idea to play with this gallon. Still, you certainly can allow the car to get to the point where you have only that gallon IF you know that a gas station is coming up soon.
6. Dang -- there was one other thing. I'll chime back in if I think of it.
I hate to be the voice of reason, but I have a Q for all of U:
Is there any particular reason we need to express why we're making a particular trip? I completely understand that in this case, the situation sounds sad and dreadful, but I was thinking about this since yesterday and still don't see how it really makes sense to start a post by mentioning a topic that's pretty irrelevant to the question you're posing (even if it's really important to what's going on in your life).
Because we're a community who have grown to know and befriend each other beyond our obvious affiinty to the car! I've followed Amethyste's experiences with her car since before she got it, and have grown to know her. Though we've never corresponded, I do now feel a kinship with her beyond that we share on paper. When first reading her post, I felt and shared her sorrow. I'd hate to see our posts get to the point where all shards of "personality" become eviscerated to the point where every post become vanilla flavored.
Because we're a community who have grown to know and befriend each other beyond our obvious affinity to the car! I've followed Amethyste's experiences with her car since before she got it, and have grown to know her. Though we've never corresponded, I do now feel a kinship with her beyond that we share on paper. When first reading her post, I felt and shared her sorrow. I'd hate to see our posts get to the point where all shards of "personality" become eviscerated to the point where every post become vanilla flavored.
As I already noted, I totally agree with your sentiments, which is why I suggested we take a trip to the other forum (the one NOT about our cars). What I am suggesting has to do with the location of the information, not its content.
And now, to quote a favorite t-shirt of mine: "You might be right, and I might be right. But for the sake of argument, let's assume I'm right and drop it."
I hate to be the voice of reason, but I have a Q for all of U:
Is there any particular reason we need to express why we're making a particular trip?
There doesn't need to be a 'reason' to add the details of her trip... this forum would be nothing more than a very boring one-dimensional clinic if it didn't include real people using their smarts in real life, with the richness of their stories and journies.
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