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whats the farthest you have driven in a car in 1 shot!?

3,747 June 29, 2010 at 05:49 PM in Chat (2)
yep im going to do it people, 12 hour drive leaving at 7:30pm and arriving thursday morning. i did it once before but in the day, only stopped 2 times to drain the lizard. i know i have the willpower to drive through the nite without falling asleep at the wheel. god i love vacations. this will be 2 of 3 this year.

has anyone here topped a 12 hour drive in 1 shot????
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burninator
06-29-2010 at 07:30 PM.
06-29-2010 at 07:30 PM.
Listen...I've traveled every road in this here land.
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06-29-2010 at 07:46 PM.
06-29-2010 at 07:46 PM.
14 hours, Boston to SC, all alone, one day.
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kafox15
06-29-2010 at 08:09 PM.
06-29-2010 at 08:09 PM.
16 hours from boston, ma to myrtle beach, sc. With 9 people crammed in an 8 person suv with no a/c in the middle of the summer. It was terrible.
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hammondc
06-29-2010 at 08:49 PM.
06-29-2010 at 08:49 PM.
Charlotte NC to San Antonio TX. ~18 hours. Torture. I'd never do it again.
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niceperson77
06-29-2010 at 08:52 PM.
06-29-2010 at 08:52 PM.
bout tree fiddy miles
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06-29-2010 at 08:53 PM.
06-29-2010 at 08:53 PM.
Quote from TxMRx3 :
Jacksonville, fl to Austin, tx my husband and I switched off....I hate 1-10!!! we have driven that several times
try taking I-10 in from Arizona to Austin.. . Faint
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06-29-2010 at 09:01 PM.
06-29-2010 at 09:01 PM.
Quote from Leonidas :
Some guys did it coast to coast non-stop in 32 hours 7 minutes, read this....http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwhe...nonballrun

Long but written in typical engrossing Wired style.
thanks, was fun to read
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Iaaaiws
06-29-2010 at 09:07 PM.
06-29-2010 at 09:07 PM.
A couple of years ago when I found out my Mom was dying I left at about 6:00pm after being up all day and drove 16+ hours through the night and arrived there about 9:00am (gained an hour with the time change). I only stopped for gas and that was one tough ride--wanting to drive crazy fast to get there but knowing I had to keep within reason or I might not make it at all--wondering all the while if Mom was still going to be alive when I got there.

In the end I made it there in time but that was a long 16 hours.
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06-29-2010 at 09:14 PM.
06-29-2010 at 09:14 PM.
i drive eastern nc -> boston area alone (~700 miles each way...2 roundtrips/yr). takes about 12 hrs if i do it at night...more during day depending on where i am when i hit the rush hours. i only stop for gas/potty and combine one of those stops with a trip through a drive through for food. i've been doing it for the last 8 years
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OwenKealy
06-29-2010 at 09:50 PM.
06-29-2010 at 09:50 PM.
Not in "one shot" (but part of the CO to MN trip) friends and I did a 6,000 mile road-trip back in 2004. It was pretty awesome, though Montana during a storm was a bit freaky (mountains and all).

I'd love to take a shot at long-distance, non-stop driving for fun, but alas there's nowhere I need to go and it'd be really impractical to rack up miles on my car and blow cash on gas just for giggles.
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niceperson77
06-29-2010 at 10:05 PM.
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i think some of yall r makin stuff up
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OwenKealy
06-29-2010 at 10:08 PM.
06-29-2010 at 10:08 PM.
Quote from eddiehaskell :
i think some of yall r makin stuff up
Most of these sound reasonable do-able. The only one I doubt a little is an account of 32 hours of driving, if that was done straight. On the other hand, enough Red Bull and loud music can work wonders.
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Ms.arteest
06-29-2010 at 10:48 PM.
06-29-2010 at 10:48 PM.
36 hours from San Diego to Baton Rouge. 2 drivers and a cat. The cat actually handled things rather well. I was surprise.
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Iaaaiws
06-29-2010 at 11:00 PM.
06-29-2010 at 11:00 PM.
Quote from OwenKealy :
I'd love to take a shot at long-distance, non-stop driving for fun, but alas there's nowhere I need to go and it'd be really impractical to rack up miles on my car and blow cash on gas just for giggles.
I'm thinking about doing this in August. Just take off and drive with no particular destination in mind. I would be focusing more on enjoyment rather than distance though. Staying off of the freeways and interstates as much as possible and stick to the back roads and small towns. I can spare up to about 10 days to do this and have been giving it some thought.
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OwenKealy
06-29-2010 at 11:07 PM.
06-29-2010 at 11:07 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
I'm thinking about doing this in August. Just take off and drive with no particular destination in mind. I would be focusing more on enjoyment rather than distance though. Staying off of the freeways and interstates as much as possible and stick to the back roads and small towns. I can spare up to about 10 days to do this and have been giving it some thought.
That sounds really fun. Get a few roadmaps, hit up backroads, maybe come back with a story or two to tell.

Either that, or wind up the captive of an insane elderly couple somewhere in Ohio.
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