For any one traveling through S. Idaho, don't hesitate to call if you have
problems. Have trailer will fetch and help. Haven't taken the roadster on a
long trip but took my 1966 Galaxie 500 7 litre convertible from Boise to
Dallas in the middle of summer. Whopping 9 MPG at excess speeds. Wasn't very
aerodynamic. I always recommend driving the older cars on trips. You make a
whole bunch of new friends that way. I always seem to take 1/2 a day longer
because of all the conversations at gas stations.
Don Miller
68 1600 (finally has custom exhaust manifolds for the VG30ET)
Meridian, ID
(208)-888-7363
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Cole [mailto:raycole@mindspring.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 9:09 PM
To: Robert Hewitson; neffster@bemail.com;
datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: need support
Keep me posted.
I'm planning on a trip to Idaho and Montana from Northern California in my
68 2000 in July. Trip will be a little over 2000 miles.
If you make it I'll feel a little more confident.
Ray
68 1600
68 2000
At 10:09 AM 04/21/1999 +0800, Robert Hewitson wrote:
>Go do it - went on a 1500 mile five day tour around southern Australia last
>year - not one problem - these cars were built to cruise!!!
>rob H
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
>> neffster@bemail.com
>> Sent: Sunday, 21 March, 1999 06:03
>> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>> Subject: need support
>>
>>
>> Gang,
>>
>> Ok, here's the scenario: I decided I'm taking my 14 yr old son
>> on a 'buddy'
>>
>> trip to visit old friends in Utah - about 580 miles, leaving this
>> Thursday PM.
>>
>> In the Roadster. Now sure there's an element of risk in taking a
>> 30 yr old car
>>
>> out on the road, whose parts generally have to be mail ordered
>> (around here).
>>
>> Amazingly, my wife is cool about this (well, we DO have a
>> cellphone and a
>>
>> credit card), but everyone else is: "You're going in THAT?!" "you're not
>> serious!" "I'm still trying to figure out how you fit in it just to drive
>> around town!". Not being a sucker to peer pressure, I've ignored
>> them all. But
>>
>> boy I'd sure like hear some support from some of you who
>> understand! :) I've
>>
>> got tools, spare parts, car's running better than it ever has in
>> the 12k miles
>>
>> I've put on it in the last 2 yrs. Why not? I'll never try Shasta,
>> Solvang, or
>>
>> Doheny if I listen to these folks!
>> Anyway, perhaps a road report next week if anyone's interested.
>>
>> dan.
>> -------------------
>> Dan Neff '69 2000
>> neffster@bemail.com
>> Colorado Springs,CO
>> -------------------
>> http://netwinsite.com
>>
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