phillydude Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Taking the STS for another drive down to Florida tomorrow... nothing like 16 hours or so behind the wheel (straight through) to make you appreciate what a wonderful automobile it is... even comfortable enough to pull over to a rest area and get an hour or two of shut-eye without even leaving the drivers seat. I'll post a report when I return... carry on without me while I'm gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR8NSTAR Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Hey Philly, I'm wishing you a safe trip. I agree, there's nothing like a 16 hr road trip to stretch out that caddy's legs. The comfort, the smoothness.....I mean nothing compares. That N* outta just be warming up after your 1st tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByStorm Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Yeah, I just came back from a small 6 hour run to Columbus, OH and the ride there and back was smooth as silk. All the power I needed right at my feet, can't wait till the next trip. Be good and have fun Peace ByStorm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Relax and Enjoy, have a safe trip, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Have a safe trip. Park the MINI somewhere where it will be safe too. If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Park the MINI somewhere where it will be safe too. Like in the TRUNK of the CADDY! Just kiddin Marika.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjtjwdad Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 On Tuesday I took a day through the Columbia River Gorge on both sides. Nice trip, though the gas mileage suffered slightly on the return trip. Stiff head winds through there, but in as far as driving ... I never really noticed the wind at all. Have a safe trip! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillydude Posted August 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 I'm back... happy and rested and suntanned. Now if I can only shake this urge to start drinking at 10am... for some reason, the boss frowns on that type of behavior. The STS was perfect, as always. Since I installed the big speaker box in the trunk, I had a little less luggage space, but I managed to fit everything in nonetheless. It was quite tight on the way back with souvenirs and such (why does dirty laundry take up more space than clean laundry?) but hell, the kids are small enough that they don't much leg room beneath the rear seats. Only glitch was about two hours from home, when a CD got jammed in the deck. Had to pry it loose with another disc (using it as a "tweezer" to grab the one stuck in there), and after that I got no response from the CD player at all... it just wouldn't take the disc. Got home, turned the car off, started it again, and the disc motor whirred like it was resetting and it's been fine since. Oh yeah... the drain plug popped off the cooler in the back seat on the way down and flooded the floor mat and carpet behind the drivers seat. It's dry now though... thanks to the Florida sun and several pool towels from the resort. Averaged 20 miles per gallon on premium over 2600 miles for $240 in gas money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoo Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 Hehe... my 99 is full of weird glitches.. I find that simply turning the car off and restarting it fixes 99% of the glitches. for instance my gas lid wouldn't open i was getting mad and I rememberd, just turn it off and start it again and it worked lol. one time the sunroof wouldn't work , had to turn off and on a few times for that. then radio would do weird stuff, windows, random error messages, windshield wipers coming on randomly , stuff like that that seemed to just fix itself and go away lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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