Austin to Vegas in a 986 - Long

[Davev]

The rain slowed progress down enough that I didn’t make it home on day two- spent the night in an upscale (not) motel 6 in Kingman AZ.

The final leg was perfect and I took the back way along the Lake Mead Shoreline road- where you’re never actually near the shore, but then it’s not really a lake. Uneventful except for the beauty of the area and a Mustang and Charger I hooked up with on I-15 for a 15 mile run over xxx mph. I assumed one of them had a detector.


My impressions of the car in general:
1. Super comfy seats- never had soreness or a need to get out and stretch
2. Nice road manners for long freeway stretches
3. Fuel mileage not so good when running over 85 mph.
4. Reliable and safe in heavy rain
5. A little lifter noise on cold mornings
6. No oil consumption after 1350 miles of high speed use
7. TPMS would be nice
8. Stock exhaust is nice for traveling
9. Bose system excellent (Sat radio soon)
10. No leaks in the heaviest of rain
11. I now trust this car in any conditions or situations

My thanks to all who post here. I went way back in time and read a crazy amount about the 986. Very interesting and helpful.