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Old 06-07-2009, 06:41 AM
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Good advice on the Radar Detector.
Valentine one and a Passport 9500 with GPS.

Do not run them too close together or they will not work correctly or at maximum range.
 
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Old 06-07-2009, 06:51 AM
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Caleb, which car were you in for the Gumball?
 
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Just have a good PPI done, and go for it. I drove mine from Dallas to DC. I was supposed to have a weekend to do it, but I had to outrun armageddon (aka "Snow, sleet, rain, hail, freezing rain, tornados" according to the forecast) and ended up doing it from noon on Friday to 2pm on Saturday. Drove straight to the DMV, didn't even go home!
 
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Drive it home, it is the ONLY way to fly and will be very memorable.
Fly a buddy down with you to enjoy the trip with you, that is what I usually do.

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drove mine home from southern FL to Westchester NY in the Spring, would do it again if I had the time
 
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Old 06-07-2009, 08:23 AM
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I had mine shipped from Houston to Charleston back several years ago. The negative is that I waited 3 weeks from sale to delivery due to trucking and 1k cost. The positive no added miles. If I had a do-over, I would fly and pick it up and enjoy a long weekend drive home in a tremendous sports car. Good Luck
 
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Old 06-07-2009, 09:40 AM
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The only cons are gas and miles but the gas bill is less than shipping I think. I bought mine in Chicago and drove it back to Austin. My advice is to not get a speeding ticket on the way to pick it up it up like I did.
 
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Originally Posted by justinmm2
Just have a good PPI done, and go for it. I drove mine from Dallas to DC. I was supposed to have a weekend to do it, but I had to outrun armageddon (aka "Snow, sleet, rain, hail, freezing rain, tornados" according to the forecast) and ended up doing it from noon on Friday to 2pm on Saturday. Drove straight to the DMV, didn't even go home!
Be VERY cautious about the PPI. I had two cars inspected, both times they missed a resprayed from bumper - not a big deal, but it made me think about what else did they miss, and how thouroughly did they check the car.

If the sellers did not tell me, I would not have known before it was too late!
 
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Well you guys have got me really leaning towards driving one home, hopefully I'll be posting with a new toy here in the next couple weeks! My current car has a pending sale this week and my wife and I will be surviving on one car until I find a TT, needless to say I don't plan on waiting long to get one
 
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Buy it and drive it. I bought mine in Orange County and drove 40 miles to Rancho.
 
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Buy it and drive it. I bought mine in Orange County and drove 40 miles to Rancho.
That's a long haul TRANSCON. I hope you stretched before that lol. j/k
 
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i just did the gumball in may also and have 0 complaints. i managed 18 mpg GOING the speed limit the whole way...
 
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As long as I had the time, I'd fly out and drive back.
 
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Originally Posted by PAULIEWALNUTS
Caleb, which car were you in for the Gumball?

I drove the 997 Techart VR750 Turbo.

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Old 06-07-2009, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ReeknHavic
That's a long haul TRANSCON. I hope you stretched before that lol. j/k

I was beat after that drive.
 
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