07-04-2025, 10:57 PM | #23 |
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Only concern I have with road trips on my G81 are tyres.
Granted my 20/21 inch combo are not the best for that, which is why for future road trips I’m tempted to get a set of square 19 inch wheels with easy-to-find tyre sizes so if I need to replace along the way it’s not a disaster. I need to order one of these too: https://modernspare.com/product/2020...e-kit-options/ Wife and I have taken our dogs on the Melbourne to Sydney return a few times (900km each way) and do it in a day. Not sure they’d love the top down though. No issues in our X3 or M3T. |
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07-05-2025, 12:02 AM | #26 |
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They're all fine. So much better than jumpers!
Noco is pretty highly recommended: https://www.amazon.com/NOCO-GB40-Ult.../dp/B015TKUPIC I have this in all our cars: https://www.amazon.com/AVAPOW-Starte.../dp/B08NPC4VVR |
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07-05-2025, 06:46 AM | #27 |
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https://www.griotsgarage.com/bug-smu...ontent=General
been using it for years and it works so well. For nasty crusty deposit you may need to apply 2-3 times and agitate btw applications also get a roll of blue shop towels and a small bottle of water to wipe off residue at the end store the bottle in a leak proof bag during travel Last edited by Mavus; 07-05-2025 at 11:19 AM.. |
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07-05-2025, 07:17 AM | #28 |
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new car people road trip are different than shitty modded box road trip I must say !
![]() I bring : - tool - air compressor and tire plug - tywrap - tape - metal wire - more tools ![]() because doing 4000km with a 600whp wagon, some stuff will fck |
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07-06-2025, 10:29 AM | #29 |
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I've done some of that trip on my tour bike 2-up with my wife. From Tampa we took 19 to 98 to Mobile, AL then picked up 90 to New Orleans (our destination before riding back to Virginia). Further West from New Orleans I'd stay on 90 until Lafayette, LA, then pickup Interstate 10 to Houston (90 runs along with it).
As far as the pup, our pups aged out back in 2017 and 2019 but we road tripped with them all the time in our Jeep with the top off/down. Our dogs weighed around 30 pounds each. We'd set up a big dog bed in the back of the jeep with the rear seat removed. Yours at 15 pounds and at interstate speeds, I'd keep him on a really short leash with a harness. ![]() The issue with convertibles is you get sunburned without noticing because the wind is continuously pulling the heat from your skin, so you need to keep up with the sunblock. A new car at 3,000 miles, I'd bring a credit card and a cell phone. Here's hoping for a great trip.
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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07-06-2025, 12:37 PM | #30 |
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I have had issues with my Noco jump starter and trickle chargers. The button fails and it will no longer cycle through options. 1 jump starter — GB150 — and 3 trickle chargers. Won’t be buying any more Noco. I have taken them apart and cleaned contacts but will probably need to replace the switches under the buttons.
I bought a couple of Gooloo jump starters and think it is just as good or better a brand. Wait for Amazon sales next week. I bought one GT4000 and one GT4000S Gooloo 4000 series. |
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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But seriously though, I have a friend who rescues dogs. Through some US Government contacts, he rescued a mature dog from Turkey. As a serious question I asked if the dog understood English and it did not. It was just funny to me.
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