scootin off to Alabama

[lanceslambos]

well a good friend of mine needs me to pick his mom up in Alabama and bring her here. we are going to Gulf Shores which is 750 miles one way. he's paying for gas, food and oil change. i have to call my PO and tell her about it. we are leaving wednesday night the 3rd and gonna get back just in time for a superbowl party @ another friend's house sunday afternoon.

picking up some shrimp while we're down there and maybe try to catch a small gator lol. unfortunately gonna have to take my dog. we're bringing back a 31" tv, another lap dog and his mom. its gonna be a little cramped.

honestly i'm worried my car will break down. the longest trip i've had in it was to kansas city and back (300 round trip) and it nearly overheated but that was before i found out my overflow cap was cracked. just gonna take extra oil and water just in case.

i'm gonna run premium like always and use the cruise control. should see what kind of mpg she gets, i know it won't be too bad.
just hope the roads stay clear cause we had about 8 inches of snow here this weekend but its already melting and gonna be in the mid 40's by wednesday. i also found a way to use the 4" oem elbow on the big cone i'm running without cutting more holes. she will be breathing better than ever!

pics coming soon ;D

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Have fun and good luck!!!

[robaurora01]

I know the 2nd gen's can handle long road trips easy.

my baby handled my 1200k km trip with a breeze and then stuck in traffic for 2 hours before I could her off, the temp never moved and she was still full on oil ( I was having oil issues at that time ) but it was fine I was amazed at how well it did, hope yours does it good too

[lanceslambos]

according to car fax, my car spent the first ten years and 104,000 miles as a corporate fleet car. i know the guy i bought her from was a traveling salesman, i figure most of her life has consisted of road trips.

[lanceslambos]

walking out the door...see ya next week

[lanceslambos]

ugghh i'm back. this was more like a mind warp than a road trip. left the parking lot here @ 1:15 pm and arrived in Gulf Shores at 5 am. it was 33 degrees and dumping huge conglomerates of half frozen slushy flakes and sleet here. drove all through Arkansa, Mississippi and Alabama through precipitation of one form or another. it stopped as soon as we arrived. it was 30 degrees warmer there and they were calling it cold bagghh..

caught a little deserved rest and tasted the local atmosphere. caught 3 crab in a cage. searched for alligators, did some beach combing near old Spanish fort on a stretch of coast where it's illegal to walk into the sand dunes. we were on the island. these crabs are viscous creatures lol they are mean and aggressive. a good 800 miles and we missed an exit on the way down and back, adding to an extra hour or two really. average speed was 55 all the way down, road conditions were very poor. average mpg 26.3. on the way back it was daytime most of the trip. and dry. fully packed with 3 adults, a rat terrier and a chiuaua (sp?) several suitcases, my subs and a sewing machine in the trunk i averages 72 mph and 24.3 mpg through a different route. used close to 1/2 a quart of oil going down there and half a quart or less on the way home. it was over 800 miles each way because we missed our exits coming and going. but no problems of any sorts with the car. i only saw one Aurora in the 1600 or so miles and it was a black classic in Gulf Shores. it gave me a chance again to reflect on the rarity of these cars. a brother in west Memphis, "sure loved my Buick."

and we're off


an amusing sign in west Memphis












the old Spanish fort


an enormous tree








mean i tell ya, lmao




cruising along the beach:


back home again:




look at all that carbon and tell me she didn't get a good workout:

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Great pics Lance!!! I really liked the old Spanish fort. Really cool! I also really like the beach shot and how the blue tint changes the colors in the pic! It makes for a neat pic!

Did you see any alligators?

[XJSman89]

Nice man, I'm glad Roarah made it back safe and sound! ;D

[robaurora01]

its always good to hear that it did it without any issues thats for sure. and what no pictures of the inside of that spanish thing?

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robaurora01 - I think the Spanish fort was surrounded by the sand dunes that are illegal to walk on.

did some beach combing near old Spanish fort on a stretch of coast where it's illegal to walk into the sand dunes.

Sure would have been cool to check out!

[robaurora01]

I would of went anyways lol