Devil: would you mind disclosing the name of said ribbon of asphalt?

 

Based on my time in NM just about any non-interstate road in NM any distance from a major metro area. (Same goes for AZ. And NV.)

I once took 84 north from I-40 to I-25 and once away from I-40 there was hardly any traffic until I got close to I-25.

Highway 54, when it is not following I-40, is like that too the sections I've been on. At least in NM. In TX smoky bears haunt 54.

Just to make this clear, there can be livestock in places (open range or just a break in a fence), or wildlife (deer or other creatures), and smoky bears or county mounties and in very berg (wide spot) you pass through city kitties, each eager to add a Porsche to the list of vehicles cited.

So just because the road is empty doesn't mean it will remain so.

 

i love long trips in my car. 1300 miles one way, no problem. colorado to mississippi and back a couple weeks later. it's comfortable and fun. plenty of stretches of long, vacant asphalt in NE new mexico and the texas pan handle. all you need is a co driver to keep you company and a good radar detector. porsche 911: turning 19 hour drives into 16 hour drives since 1963!

 

I recently drove my 997.2 4S almost 5,000 miles the long way home from Fredericksburg VA to NorCal; the trip report is here.

As was mentioned above, no problems, no flats, no fines...well, the 911 took a couple of rocks and the Passport 9500 saved me a number of times...but it was an awesome trip and I frequently find myself daydreaming of the next road trip...this is the first car that I've owned which I could drive all day long and feel perfect afterwards...even when driving for 10 days straight!

 

HWY 117. Took 117 off the I-40 south to HWY 36 south to HWY 60 west through Show Low and Globe home to Phoenix. Very little in the way of civilization out there but I did keep seeing a road sign for Pie Town which always intrigued me.

 

i love my passport 9500ix. it has only failed me once and i'm pretty sure the cop had just turned his radar detector on when he saw me. i got about .5 second of KA band then blue lights. 77 in a 55. no big deal. since i started driving a porsche, i have started looking for reasons to drive. it's no longer a chore.

 

That place is famous. I've ridden my bicycle across the USA three times and would not miss it.

 

I thought I took long road trips.

My longest was from NC up to Traverse City, up around the great lakes to Collingwood Ontaria and then back to NC.

In Traverse I met a guy who drove down from Anchorage Alaska. 3657 miles and 66 hours per google maps ONE WAY.

 

Thanks, man. Noted for future reference!

 

Heading to PHX in the am - quality time with the new ride.

 

Go, drive the Porsche and enjoy. I did tampa, fl to upstate Ny ~ 1500 miles. No problemo

 

I never understand the sports car owners who are cheap about tires. Tires are one of the most important things about on a car. The extra money on premium tires is well spent and very indicative of how a previous owner maintains a car overall.

But going on a 2,000 mile drive with questionable tires? Absolutely ridiculous.

Furthest I drove in my 911 (996) was Chicago to Miami in October of 2012. Car was flawless.

 

Well, I'm not usually cheap about tires but well maybe was a bit. I get very good life out the tires on my two Porsches and almost worn out means there can be easily another 2K miles of highway driving left in them.

I was setting out just before T-giving and didn't want to wait for tires to come in. My work schedule is very hectic and I never know when I'll get a break so I have no real advance notice and this makes it hard to plan ahead.

The Springfield dealer treated me pretty good once before when I stopped in unannounced and we got talking about tires and the price I was quoted would have reflected a considerable savings over what I was paying out here.

But things didn't work out and I have modified my behavior to when the tech tells me tires are worn out to take this info seriously (well, more seriously than before) and get the tires replaced sooner rather than later.

Really: In fact, just the other day I had the Boxster in and the tech said tires are due and while I have in the past continued to drive the Boxster on such tires this time I gave the go-ahead and got new rear tires installed.

 

I just completed a 3950 mile road trip from Seattle, WA to Columbia, SC via LA after picking up a new-to-me 911. I will be posting a new travelogue thread describing the adventure with pics and Porsche stories very soon.

 

Solo trip from Brooklyn NYC to Dallas TX, no spare, and a full trunk and front and rear seats loaded w/stuff. Car Had sport buckets. 2 days. No flats.