Furthest you have driven in one day
Sep 13, 2013, 2:21 pm
#166
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: PHL
Posts: 10,060
Sydney - Brisbane = 575 mile
Philly - Toronto = 500 mile
Philly - Asheville = 615 mile
Birmingham - Philly = 881 mile (2 hours nap at VA. I was lucky slowing down in VA, there were lots of police cars on the road at 4am)
I still love to drive & most likely will break my record soon
Philly - Toronto = 500 mile
Philly - Asheville = 615 mile
Birmingham - Philly = 881 mile (2 hours nap at VA. I was lucky slowing down in VA, there were lots of police cars on the road at 4am)
I still love to drive & most likely will break my record soon
Sep 14, 2013, 10:06 am
#170
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Central Texas
Programs: Many, slipping beneath the horizon
Posts: 9,859
Looking back over the thread, is it any wonder that many of us consider many of the "short" flights undertaken by FTers, their tales of hassles and woe, and simply dealing with local transportation, airports, security and airlines, simply not worth the effort.
Of course, the high cost of gasoline has made long distance auto travel (in a comfortable vehicle, #1 priority) comparably less economical than it once was.
I bought my first car, a '29 Ford A 5 window coupe, on my 14th birthday, 1953, just after passing the driving test for my first DL. For those of us who came of age in the early 50s, an automobile, any automobile, and the freedom it conveyed, indelibly marked our lives. Technology? When you've set your own points, sand blasted and gapped your own plugs, learned to patch your own tubes and tires, and even undertaken a valve job on a Model A (once you learned what that little retainer clip in the tool kit was), there was no challenge to comprehend aircraft and their mechanics and operations.
Of course, the high cost of gasoline has made long distance auto travel (in a comfortable vehicle, #1 priority) comparably less economical than it once was.
I bought my first car, a '29 Ford A 5 window coupe, on my 14th birthday, 1953, just after passing the driving test for my first DL. For those of us who came of age in the early 50s, an automobile, any automobile, and the freedom it conveyed, indelibly marked our lives. Technology? When you've set your own points, sand blasted and gapped your own plugs, learned to patch your own tubes and tires, and even undertaken a valve job on a Model A (once you learned what that little retainer clip in the tool kit was), there was no challenge to comprehend aircraft and their mechanics and operations.
Sep 23, 2013, 2:25 pm
#172
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 74
I once drove from Denver to Orlando. Took about 30 hours to drive roughly 1800 miles. I intended to make it a two day trip, but at my intended stop time I wasn't tired so I kept going. When I got tired I was only about 5 hours outside Orlando and just couldn't stop for more than a meal. I was truly wiped out when I arrived though.
Sep 23, 2013, 3:35 pm
#175
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 80
We drove from YQB to Myrtle Beach non-stop a couple times when my sister and I were under 8. Normally that's 1160 miles, though it ended up being a little more than that the one time my parents screwed up and accidentally drove north instead of south for about an hour 
The YQB-MCO or FLL drive (around 1800 miles) is a fairly common one for families around here. Leave the Friday before spring break, switch out the snowsuits for swimsuits, have the kids sleep in the car and get there late on Saturday night. It's torture for most, but the beach is worth it!
The YQB-MCO or FLL drive (around 1800 miles) is a fairly common one for families around here. Leave the Friday before spring break, switch out the snowsuits for swimsuits, have the kids sleep in the car and get there late on Saturday night. It's torture for most, but the beach is worth it!
Sep 23, 2013, 4:37 pm
#176
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Western Europe
Programs: Yeah, well, don’t really care anymore
Posts: 845
My fastest was Bonn - Copenhagen in my BMW 530d. Having received a call my dad was in hospital and outlook .... not good, I left at 2000 hours on a Friday evening, drove 975 km, and arrived at 0400 in time to say goodbye. Stopped only once for fuel and a quick slash. For our metrically challenged readers, that's 610 miles with an average speed of 101.5 MPH.
Longest was Copenhagen - Acquie Terme in Italy, going the long way round on the A9 to avoid traffic and road works in Germany: 1860 km (1160 mi) in around 16 hours with two drivers. In a Renault Traffic van, of all things ...
Longest was Copenhagen - Acquie Terme in Italy, going the long way round on the A9 to avoid traffic and road works in Germany: 1860 km (1160 mi) in around 16 hours with two drivers. In a Renault Traffic van, of all things ...
Sep 23, 2013, 7:57 pm
#178
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: CMH, West Coast
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, oneworld emerald
Posts: 2,741
I admit to have driven around 600 miles in a day
but I care about my own health well being and safety and also that of other road users to not even contemplate some of the crazy and id say downright illegal long journeys that some appear to boast about on this thread
but I care about my own health well being and safety and also that of other road users to not even contemplate some of the crazy and id say downright illegal long journeys that some appear to boast about on this thread
Sep 24, 2013, 12:20 am
#179
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: DEN
Programs: US Gold • SPG Gold
Posts: 222
Austin, TX --> Durham, NC [~1,300 miles]
Back when mini-thin's and white crosses were readily available over-the-counter at any gas station / truck stop.
Nice older lady noticed me loading up on Mountain Dew, gave me a handful.
"Take 3 of these, wait 1/2 hour 'till your hair starts tingling, take some more. You'll see..."
Well - she wasn't kidding. Tried to lay down at a NC state line rest area - no sleep possible.
Went straight to what was then 7th Street in Durham, ordered several double bourbon's.
Not to worry - house was right around the corner so I left the car.
With a co-pilot I've done Denver, CO <-> Durham, NC non-stop both ways. Ah... to be young [& dumb] again.
Back when mini-thin's and white crosses were readily available over-the-counter at any gas station / truck stop.
Nice older lady noticed me loading up on Mountain Dew, gave me a handful.
"Take 3 of these, wait 1/2 hour 'till your hair starts tingling, take some more. You'll see..."
Well - she wasn't kidding. Tried to lay down at a NC state line rest area - no sleep possible.
Went straight to what was then 7th Street in Durham, ordered several double bourbon's.
Not to worry - house was right around the corner so I left the car.
With a co-pilot I've done Denver, CO <-> Durham, NC non-stop both ways. Ah... to be young [& dumb] again.