Just been chatting to a neighbour who returned today from New York after a much delayed flight home and also from one of those road trips you only hear about other people doing. He and his son bought a 1970's Caddy and drove Miss Daisy from LA to New York between them and then sold the car! I've driven San Diego to Seattle but it wasn't that great as I was driving solo. I have also done coast to coast by rail but would love to drive it but 6000 miles on your tod is a long drive!. 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

Would be nice, i always wondered about the coast to coast for US, OZ, and Canada as done the uk one, not that hard really

Kudos to them for doing it, must always be nervous of it breaking down part way across though and messing your schedule up...

They were lucky, the car ran faultlessly but I'm sure that most garages in the USA could fix a 1970's Caddy, I don't think they were all that hitech. My worry would be the cost of fuelling something from the 70's even at America's ludicrously cheap fuel prices. Th couple I sail with have an RV in Florida that they are about to drive from Key West to Las Vegas, the best fuel consumption they ever see with it is 8mpg on PETROL and if they go over 60 it falls to 5mpg............. makes a FFRR S/C look like an economy car! 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

Well most of their cars are brick shaped with engines made using bricks so you can't expect them to do fuel saving when they care about low down lazy torque and filling sumps with fuel, IIRC aren't oil change and tranny changes classed at 3k intervals mostly??

23 year old daughter and sister in law did this drive last year , said it was brilliant but scary at times , albeit over a 3 week period
http://www.completenorthamerica.co.uk/holi...and-canyon

i did route 66 from chicargo to LA 2 years ago on a harley roadking.
15 days of bloody hard work but great fun
it was surprising taht once you get out of the major cities and into the interior they are like bloody hillbillies
did find the people really friendly though