Taking a long road trip

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Eric

Discussion Starter · Dec 28, 2003

A few days ago, the wife and I decided to road trip down to Florida late tonight or early tromorrow morning(Saturday/Sunday) and visit her parents in Fort Myers for a week or so. Initially we were going to take the 4Runner which is quickly coming up on 100k miles already!

I decided that we should take the Supra, I mean might as well take a road tour in a true GT as opposed to the SUV. So I took it to my mechanic for a good look over, I need a new set of bushings for the front and read end links and along the middle of that rear bar. I think I have a lead on getting a set of polyurethane bushings from a guy in Canada, I'll share how that goes and the price if it ends up working out. Pro Tech Imports I think is the name of the company.

Other than that, the Supra was given a clean bill of health...which isn't too much of a surprise. I cleaned her up today and am kind of excited to put on a couple thousand miles. I've been teaching my wife to drive the stick and christ...after watching the F&F 2, she wants to drive it all the time...right :roll:

Anyway, I'm going to watch my mpg with mid-grade and premium and probably change the oil while I'm down there. Any other suggestions?

Eric

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trdmkii

· #3 · Dec 28, 2003

hey good luck on your trip....i did that last year...i live a little farther north, but i went to visit my grandfather and tour florida...put about 3000 miles on her...she ran like a champ...even changed the oil in a walmart parking lot in ocala florida...lol...have fun hope the weather is great.

dogstar said:
whats more frightening, regardless of sex and age, is that most people who get that kind of feeling from the movie DO NOT know how to drive fast.

exactly, you see 16 year old who just got their liscense speeding down the freeway....just think what would happen if a tire blew out...a car swerved...they wouldn't know how to react...its crazy.....now i myself do a little bit of spirited driving....lol....but at least i have experience under my belt..

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trdmkii

· #5 · Dec 28, 2003

oh yeah i forgot to mention that, i think i took everything i could think of in my supra, almost didn't hve room for the bags...just shoved them in the back seat...lol it was quite funny....i even had a timing belt and tensioner....lol

AJ said:
Eric, take a set of tools with you and
spare spark plugs and plug wires
oil and filter
dist cap and rotor
fuses
spare air filter
water and antifreeze
can of Stop leak
hose clamps
tire plugs/patches
air pump
jumper cables
check air psi in spare
top off all fluids
check diff and tranny fluids

coveralls
tarp
gloves
duct tape
heavy gauge wire

fmrsupra said:

Anyway, I'm going to watch my mpg with mid-grade and premium and probably change the oil while I'm down there. Any other suggestions?

Eric

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