Hey guys,

Just wanted to share a little bit from a cross country trip I just did in my car from Atlanta to California, and back. When I bought this car, I really wanted to do some kind of journey to see how it held up, and I have been wanting to do a cross-country trip for quite some time. What better way than in a Porsche! So, I got some new brakes and an oil change, then hit the road! Zero problems from the car, and it ran like a champ from coast to coast. Below is some info on my car and trip.

CAR:

1999 Porsche 911, Black
3.4 Liter
K&N Air Intake
81,011 miles upon start of trip
87,955 miles upon finish of trip
Original clutch, 6 speed "Manuell"
New Brakes (Hawk Performance Ceramic)
New Water Pump & Thermostat, , new serpentine belt, and new Porsche Coolant (as of a few months ago)

TRIP:

13 days
19 states visited
6944 miles driveway to driveway
Top speed: 137 mph
Pulled over once for going 8 over, uphill in Utah. No ticket.
Started in Atlanta, GA
Drove to San Diego, CA and then north up Pacific Coast HWY to most-western point of Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pescadero, CA


MAJOR CITIES & SITES:

Atlanta, GA
Auburn, AL
Gulf Port, MS
New Orleans, LA (downtown, Bourbon St, Cafe Du Monde)
Baton Rouge, LA (LSU Stadium, Mike's Lair)
Houston, TX
Austin, TX ("I Love You So Much" graffiti spot)
Albuquerque, NM (Blue Star Memorial)
4 Corners, USA (intersection of Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico)
Glen Canyon Dam, AZ
Grand Canyon, AZ
Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas sign, all spots mentioned on Brandon Flowers' Flamingo album)
San Diego, CA (Mount Soledad memorial, La Jolla Beach, Old California Coffee)
Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood, CA (Hollywood sign, Hollywood Blvd strip)
Venice Beach, CA (Deus Ex Machina moto shop, Santa Monica Beach, Malibu)
Burbank, CA (Bob's Big Boy car show, Warner Bros Studios)
Paso Robles, CA (James Dean Memorial Junction, HWY 41 & 46)
Pebble Beach, CA
Pescadero, CA (Pigeon Point Lighthouse)
San Francisco, CA (Lombard Street, "Full House" house and Alamo Square ("Full House" park) Pier 39, Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf)
Tahoe City, CA (Lake Tahoe, Tahoe National Forest)
Reno, NV
Salt Lake City, UT
Provo, UT
Cheyenne, WY (Lincoln, Monument)
Oshkosh, NE (corn fields)
Julesburg, CO (Colorado state line)
Lincoln, NE
Iowa state Line
Kansas City, MO
Elwood, KS
St. Louis, MO (Gateway Arch)
Mt. Vernon, IL
Oak Grove, KY
Nashville, TN (The Pharmacy, downtown Nashville, Broadway, Historic Tanglewood)
Atlanta, GA

Tags: road trip, roadtrip, high-mileage

 

Well done OP !!

 

Thanks for sharing! Would love to do this one day.

 

That looks like a great trip indeed. I would have deleted a couple of the cities visited for some of the life-changing epic roadways we have in Colorado ( )but I'm biased.

 

that sounds and looks like an awesome trip. too bad there is always a guy standing in front of your car in your photos!

 

Awesome trip and pictures, love the odometer one. I really hope to do the same thing someday. Did you run in to any weather issues or trouble finding gas?

 

Nice job! Bet you had a lot of fun.

 

I really wanted to go through Colorado, but I kept hearing of floods around the time I was going to go through, and I decided to go around it. Probably could have did some more research on where all was flooding, but was on a bit of a schedule to get back and didn't look into it. Missing it is a good reason for me to drive up there sometime and see it.

 

I didn't have any weather issues. I've heard of there being some pretty crazy sand storms and heavy rain at various times out in the desert, but I didn't experience any of that. Late September was amazing time for travel since it was a little cooler. My car usually runs at 220 F in GA, but going through those deserts at 85 mph, I was consistently running the car at only about 185-200 F.

Once I got to west Texas, it seemed like no gas stations west of there ever had gas above octane 90 or 91, so that is what I had to use. Even once I was in Los Angeles, the highest octane I saw was 91. I didn't experience any problems with the gas/engine performance though (didn't use any octane boost), and I made it a point to always start looking for a fill-up once my tank got close to 1/4. My car will go about 350 miles on a full tank if I am cruising 6th gear most of the time with no high revs or take-offs, and I was able to get from station to station with no problem at that rate, usually pulling in about every 275 miles.

The only nervous thing is when you are out there for a 200-300 mile run in the desert with no one around for hours, and the cell service is usually dead. Most of those roads don't have call boxes either. It's all in God's hands at that point!

Swaff

 

Thanks. Enjoyed your trip from the pictures...

 

Great story. Thanks for sharing!!

 

DAMN!!!

I like the Mt. Soledad pic

 

Pretty epic roadtrip, and great pics.

 

Awesome trip and fantastic pictures!

 

Way to go...glad to hear the 996 held up and did so well!