03 in my sights!

[tbird_dreamer]

Oh boy! This might be the one. <3 '03 DS, and i'd get to drive her about 800 miles, home to RVA. How big is the tank? Any special road trip tips for me? I hope this time my offer sticks. Lord grant me patience. :)

[5bird7]

Re: 03 in my sights!

18 gallon tank, figure an average of 21 to 24 mpg on freeway driving. You could get better than that if you try.

[islandtime]

Re: 03 in my sights!

Tina - when you get her, I hope you'll consider bringing her here to T@TWH on July 30th! Just a short drive to Norfolk, and Steve & Jeanette are coming down from Lake Anna.
Oh - on tips - make sure the spare is inflated to 60 lbs., just in case.

[tbird_dreamer]

Re: 03 in my sights!

Great! Norfolk, huh? Sounds fun! I should know tomOrrOw! More newbie questions: does the top cart fold up, or do I have to ship it? Do you run high octane for long road trips? Here's my biggest newbie question (and it may be an ignorant one): Is there a good reason to take the hubcaps off to lower wear-and-tear on this long drive home?

[islandtime]

Re: 03 in my sights!

Always run high test...don't mess with what it needs. The h.t. Stand folds and fits in the trunk.
BTW...this is the 6th year for T@TWH!

[BirdsAndBugs]

Re: 03 in my sights!

What she said. Plus you don't need to take the hubcaps off.
I hope it works out for you.

[PaulD]

Re: 03 in my sights!

........ Here's my biggest newbie question (and it may be an ignorant one): Is there a good reason to take the hubcaps off to lower wear-and-tear on this long drive home?

That is a new one on me. Some one is pulling your leg. We don't have hubcaps in the traditional sense. We do have "center caps" that cover the lug nuts but removing them would have no effect on anything but looking tacky.

[007Cruiser]

Re: 03 in my sights!

Great news, Tina. Hope it turns out to be everything you wanted. Make sure that those tires have been filled with summer air.

[tbird_dreamer]

Re: 03 in my sights!

Yep. lots of hot summer air. I'll have a couple of weeks before I can go get the car. Can't wait! :)

[PaulD]

Re: 03 in my sights!

Yep. lots of hot summer air. I'll have a couple of weeks before I can go get the car. Can't wait! :)

Is it a done deal?

[tbird_dreamer]

Re: 03 in my sights!

SHE'S MINE!!!! I pick her up on the 15th!!!

[BITWTB]

Re: 03 in my sights!

That is a new one on me. Some one is pulling your leg. We don't have hubcaps in the traditional sense. We do have "center caps" that cover the lug nuts but removing them would have no effect on anything but looking tacky.

A cover that goes over the hub and lug nuts..........sounds like a hub cap, to me. Keep them on--better aerodynamics!

[tbird_dreamer]

Re: 03 in my sights!

Thanks Wallaby. Isn't she beautiful! I don't know how I'll stay calm for two weeks!

[islandtime]

Re: 03 in my sights!

It's called "Manage the Wait", Tina! I had to do it when Moondoggie was shipped here from Sacramento.

[PaulD]

Re: 03 in my sights!

SHE'S MINE!!!! I pick her up on the 15th!!!

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