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Replying to: gaurav811 (Nov 14, 2005 2:15 am) Per your route, I just looked up your older postings. I take it you'll be driving from someplace in NY to Los Angeles. I'm not familiar with the 2 routes you mention, unless you mean the old Route 66, which really no longer exists - it ran from Chicago to LA - but has been replaced by Interstates 55, 44, 40, & possibly 15. As a result, I'll describe the routes I'd take today. If you're coming from NY City, I'd take one of 2 routes to St. Louis. I'm not sure I prefer either, but the first is easier to describe. If it makes a difference to you, I think most of the first route is on tollroads; most of the second route is on freeways. Route 1 to St. Louis ******************** Head west on Interstate I80 from NY City to Interstate I55, just south of Chicago. Take I55 south through Illinois to St. Louis where you'll pick up Interstate I44 heading west. For sightseeing, spend some time in Chicago, IL & Springfield, IL. Route 2 to St. Louis ******************** Take Interstate I78 west to near Harrisburg, PA, where you pick up Interstate Interstate I81. Head south to Interstate I68 at Hagerstown, MD. Then head west on I68 to near Morgantown, WVa, where you'll pick up Interstate I79. Take that south to Charleston, WVa, where'll you get on Interstate I64 which you'll take west to St. Louis where you'll pick up Interstate I44 heading west. I prefer I79 to I81 because I79 is posted at 70mph - one of the few highways east of the Mississippi that is. It's also a very pretty drive. One of the prettiest areas of the country, which has lots of Civil War history, is Harper's Ferry, WVa. You'd have to take about a 50 mile (round trip) detour, though, to get to it. If you want to, instead of heading west on I68, head east to Maryland highway #65. Take that south to Harper's Ferry - well worth the trip. To get back on course, take #65 back north to Interstate I68 and then head west. Farther west, Louisville, KY has some interesting sightseeing opportunities, including a 2 hour steamboat ride on the Ohio River, but I'm not sure whether it runs in the winter. St. Louis West ************** Both of the above routes take you to Interstate I44 west (part of old route 66). Take that west to Oklahoma City, where you get on Interstate I40 headed west. For sightseeing, both St. Louis & Oklahoma City are worthwhile, depending on your interests. St. Louis has a great zoo & transportation museum; Oklahoma City has wonderful western American art (paintings & sculptures) at the Cowboy Hall of Fame. Then stay on Interstate I40 west until you reach California. I've never driven in the LA area, so someone familiar with that area will have to advise you once you get to Interstate I15. Per sightseeing along the way, once you leave Oklahoma City, your next major city is Amarillo, where I live (if you want to get together for a meal, send me a separate e-mail at adelman  nts-online.net, and I'll e-mail you back with my cell phone number). It's worth seeing Palo Duro Canyon here - only 20 miles from Amarillo. West of Amarillo is Albuquerque, NM - very interesting in itself, and only about 60 miles from Santa Fe - also very interesting. Heading west from there you'll pass very close to the Petrified Forest National Park in eastern Arizona. West of that is Flagstaff, AZ, which is close to the Grand Canyon - definitely a "must see". Also in the Flagstaff area are Tuzigoot, Montezuma's Castle, and Cedar Canyon (all Anasazi Indian ruins which pre-date Christopher Columbus). That's as far west as I've driven on I40, so I'm not familiar with the area west of there, but there are some very pretty areas north of I40 in southwestern Utah (Zion National Park & Brice Canyon National Park) that are spectacular if you have the time for a fairly lengthy side trip. I hope the above helps. Per time, if you don't do any sightseeing, you should easily make the trip in 5 days - 600 miles a day is very easy on the Interstate system. Best, Stan |
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Replying to: gaurav811 (Nov 12, 2005 9:01 pm) It's a big country and a longgg drive, especially this time of year pretty risky, too. Besides, you'll need at least 5 days, so hotel/motels/meals will add up. I'd probably fly out and take my chances with the shipper Go to epinions. com and see if there are ratings for the shipper you are choosing. Some are great, some okay and some totally dreadful. |
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Replying to: gaurav811 (Nov 14, 2005 2:15 am) Top 10 Summer Travel Tips How to Share the Road with Truckers |
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| My daughter's 2005 tC has around 18,000 miles on it. Bought July 2004. No problems what so ever until about a week ago. When backing out of the garage, her brakes squeak like crazy. Anyone else experiencing this? | |
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Replying to: gaurav811 (Nov 12, 2005 9:01 pm) I would drive for sure. I've done several cross country drives..a bunch from Wisconsin to Phoenix, plus Wisconsin to Los Angeles. I enjoy a cross country drive, and have never encountered a problem. By sticking to the interstate highways, you'll always be in cell phone range in case of any problems. I don't have a TC, my trip to Phoenix last march was in a Lexus GX470, but the TC is a great road car, and very comfortable on the highway. I wouldn't worry about reliability with a Toyota product either. A big advantage to driving over flying, especially since the TC has quite a bit of hauling space, is that you can personally transport your more valuable or fragile possessions without having to worry about entrusting them to a shipping company. |
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Earlier in this forum owners of Scion Tc 's complained about a missing feeling at cruise speed.Being older I remember the cars of the 70's in order to make cars produce lower emission manufactures would cause the engine to be very lean at certain speeds and it was very irritating to drive the 74 Datsun I had.I assumed with EFI this problem went away.I am looking at 2 door coupes and visit these sites often so keep up the honest input. I wonder if they licked the smog problem with fuelinjection and now are trying increase mpg with lean burn. |
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Replying to: gaurav811 (Nov 12, 2005 9:01 pm) As to the brake and tire, they last longer than you think. For tires, with proper pressure, care and doing alignment and rotation with normal driving can last at leask 25K-30K. The brake could last even longer. In general, highway cruising do least wear on the brake than stop and go traffic. All cost you just mileage which is very low due to the price of the car. As to the risk of damage, sufficinet planning and preparation, enough rest and plenty of time to spare so you don't have to rush but take it easy, you will be in good shape. If you are AAA member of any of your family or friend is, get the maps and route plan free. Make sure to have them to suggest the one to avoid possible foul weather beside the scene points. Enjoy the trip!
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Replying to: cooldad24 (Nov 17, 2005 3:41 pm) I had a question. How do you know when your breaks have worn out ? I mean I had a old honda accord before which had really soft breaks. But I never had problems using them since I just got used to adjusting my breaking distance accordingly. I fear the same i will do to my tc. So when do you guys go and ask mechanic to check your breaks ? I am not a AAA member but will become one just for the advantages of maps and road site assistance etc. I plan to finish the drive in 5 days. So might be able to stop at few places but not a long stop over. Mapquest says it will take 42 hrs......is the mapquest travel time given based on assumption that we will drive at speedlimit or less or more ? The last question. Today while reversing my tc i reversed real sharply, stopped sharply, changed to drive gear and accelerated sharply. At that moment there was big thud like sound under the car and it jerked harshly. Then everything was normal. I believe I was abusing the car but my head was not straight since I quit my job today. So well, should I take this thud sound seriously and get a checkup or it was just normal when we shift gears this way ? thanks a lot guys, Gaurav |
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The owner's manual says no deliberate break-in is required for the tC engine. Just wondering if there is anything in particular I should look out to for the first 1000 miles.
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