Number of Miles You've Driven Your Bird in One Day

[DLJames]

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Our longest was 915 miles from our place in Altamonte Springs, FL to our home here in WV. We did that Memorial day weekend 2006 when Tom Aglio hosted the Central Fl cruise. It took us about 13 1/2 hours.

[5bird7]

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Sally,
I've done Arlington, WY to home, 900+ miles
Denver to Homedale, ID -866
home to Denver - 760

George did the driving when we were caravaning with you to Destin and Redneck Riviera - add another 50 miles to Sally's for George's driving.

We're getting tired of beating ourselves up on these long distance trips so have cut back on daily mileage since.

[worldclasswheels]

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I was delivering a Hardtop to a Ford Dealer just south of Kansas City, Kansas. From South Lyon Michigan and back I think it was 1600 miles in 26 hrs I will never do that again , hit a Blizzard on the way back. I am close to 111,000 miles now, still running Great. Thanks, Rick

[ge0rge]

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350-ish miles driving home from the dealer where I purchased the Bird. I love driving the car, but hate to see the miles rack up. Maybe I should disconect the odometer.

[Sandman]

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Hi Rick,
With 111,000 mi, What issues, if any, have you had with your Bird?

Ron

[LuvOurBird]

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Our longest one day drive was when we were still living in Georgia and drove the Bird to Toronto, Canada. It is 1000 miles from our door to David's mom's place.

Usually we like to take the extra time and stay off the interstates and take the backroads. We definitely like to stop and smell the roses along the way. The trip is half the fun. People forget that sometimes and are just interested in getting from Point A to Point B, but then again, they are not driving Thunderbirds!!

David and I are looking forward to seeing everyone in Clarksdale, MS and Memphis, TN!!

Drive safe everyone..................

[RT42]

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Wow, we have some hard core drivers here with 1000+ I'm looking for my blankie after 500.

[MObird]

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Cincinnati, Ohio, to David and Malinda's in W. VA. (Morgantown?). I don't know how many miles it was but it was a full day's drive.

[VicRattlehead]

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in my car ive done a half dozen or so 750 mile one day trips, one leaving here at 3 in the afternoon after being up since 8am went from chicago to okc got in just after 3am next morning, no stops other then gas and food.


but longest one day trip, comming back from bradenton (tampa) to chicago pulling a 24' trailer with a f250 that trip was just over 1200 miles and 800 dollars in gas. pullng the trailer in the mountains in a rain storm in the middle of the night, fun times!!!

[redhedsmom]

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418 for me. Elizabeth City, NC to Fayetteville, NC and back to drop my son off at Ft. Bragg. I'm a total wuss though by the end of the day, I could barely sit still in the seat. Much as I love my little car, and its seat is the most comfortable thing for my back that I have to sit in on a daily basis, my sit-upon was very unhappy. Now mind you my 21 year old kept offering to drive on the way down and I kept telling him - what are you crazy, do you think I'm crazy!!!

Nikki

[VELOCEBYRD]

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Us too Paul, Johnson city, TN to Shreveport, LA. Lots of good music and mememories fo Thunder Fever!!!

Thought we would take a poll to see what kind of miles folks have driven in their bird during a one day period of time. Lets find out who the marathon drivers are out there.

I'll start with two different trips back from Johnson City, Tennessee to Tahlequah, Oklahoma which were about 875 miles.

Also made it home from Destin, Florida in one day, which is a trip of about 820 miles.

[RustyFrye]

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I have to update my total. After driving home from West Memphis this weekend I can now lay claim to 1,111 miles in one shot.

[5bird7]

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in otherwords, you just got home!

[EllisonCal]

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It is 462 miles from Charleston, SC to Charleston, WV. That is enough for one day of driving. Figure 65 miles per hour average including stops for fuel, every 150 miles, lunch after about 4 hours and arrive before it is too dark.
On day 2, 387 more miles to Troy Michigan and a 40 mile drive to Detroit International Airport to pick up George. That's a reasonable drive from Charleston,WV for a single day. I'm not 16 anymore when I drove from Glen Cove, Long Island, NY to Chicago non-stop while my 52 year old Mom and my 57 hear old Dad slept. Now after 10-11pm I want to be in Bed, and that's after a nice meal and a couple Johnnie Walker Blacks!

Hey Life is a Marathon, not a sprint!
Cal

Or as the Young Bull said to the Ol Bull "let's run over and get us one of them Cows". The Ol Bull said, "Let's walk over and get 'em all." OOPs! sorry wrong thread.

[Hannah3]

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DC to Boston to see my Homies. About 475 all in.