I went to the GoodGuys show @ Columbus Ohio this week. We left @ 05:00 Wed morning & drove to Kentucky for the night; then got up & finished the trip to Columbus on Thurs morning.
The trip was great. My buddies each brought their kids & they're two of the best behaved young adults (13 & 18.... barely) I've ever been around. I'm glad to see them being involved in their dad's interests/hobbies (I never had anything like that w/my parents so it means a great deal to me especially).
We typically experience some sort of extreme issue but the trip was un-eventful. No flats. No mechanical issues w/the exception of a lug nut that was loose & fell off. We did learn not to use a brand new aluminum trailer (w/o any isulation barrier) w/a freshly completed vehicle (think giant alum toaster oven
).
Lots of cars, trucks, & people. Met board member
c10addict & finally got to see how nice his truck was in person (super nice guy too). ALOT of driving (17hr road trip each way)..... but it was worth it.
The trip back was both cool..... and not so cool
. N2Billets son (Trey) & I co-piloted a very nice 61 Buick Bubble-top back to DFW from Ohio. N2B is the 'broker' for the sale of the car & we helped transport it safely to TX where it will find its next owner. Big wheels, 4-whl air-ride, & C5 PBR brakes up front. The a/c worked; but because of a belt tension issue taxing the accessories, we elected to turn it off & toughed it out for
17 straight hours of driving. That's right..... this car was picked up on Sat afternoon & then driven the entire way back to DFW on Sunday stopping only for fuel. The final calculations are still out, but our collective number crunching @ the pumps indicated about 15+mpgs! Factory engine & 2spd auto trans . . .... it ran pretty decent for being 47yrs old. Trey (who turned 18 during our 17hr trip
) did a fine job on the road & learned from the experience (he asked questions & didn't complain
) . . ..... Scot.