Our Porsche 997 had been cleaned, looked over and fitted with fresh Bridgestones. It was now ready for its first event.
And that event would not be a quick cars and coffee or autocross but rather our own Orange Blossom Tour, a behind-the-scenes trip through Old Florida. These tours don’t have an age restriction on the cars …
Taking a new purchase on a long road trip is a fantastic idea IMHO. Did that with the S2k I picked up in Florida and drove home to WV.
I've done it and loved it.
Not sure if I'd be too nervous to do it now, but I did pick up my 911 in Chicago and then drove it back to Florida. Made a few stops along the way. (Saw Carl, always a tread.)
Yes it is a great car. Sadly I've come the realization I never drive my Porsche's enough. I prefer messing with junk and driving what I've fixed.
Some day, I want to do a fly and drive to pick up a new car.
I think it sounds like the perfect vacation.
Colin Wood said:Some day, I want to do a fly and drive to pick up a new car.
I think it sounds like the perfect vacation.
Did this with a 1984 Supra P-type back in 2008. Friend of mine calls me and asks if I know anyone who would be interested in a 6M swapped P-type for $1000, and I jumped on that in a hurry. Bought a one way ticket to Phoenx, loaded up my tool bag, and phoned in an order to freshen up the cooling system to the closest parts store.
Stayed at a friend's house for a few days while trying to sort it out. Ended up needing a new radiator, but by that point I'd already gone through every other part of the cooling system. A bit over budget, but that car served me well for about 5 years. Sooooo slow at altitude though.
Always did think it a bit strange that they wouldn't let me bring a small bottle of shampoo with me, but a bag full of hammers is perfectly ok...
Did you loose your sense of adventure?
Colin Wood said:Some day, I want to do a fly and drive to pick up a new car.
I think it sounds like the perfect vacation.
I think I've done 5 fly and drives (well, one was a train and drive). Never had an issue, always had a blast. The funny thing is, these have always been cheap cars, two of them were under, one was WELL under, challenge price.
I've done two cross-country retrievals: Porsche 944 and Honda S2000.
The Honda was brand-new, so no car issues although I had bad weather for the first half of the trip–like, road-disappearing-in-sand bad.
The 944 trip was painless, too. Picked it up in Vegas and drove it to here in Florida. I think that one took place before cell phones.
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