Feeling paranoid about an upcoming 1,400 mile drive

[JayG]

Originally Posted by kjc2050

Long story short, in another several weeks I'll be driving my 2000 S from south central Nebraska to Raleigh, NC.

I bought this car about a year and a half ago, and it currently has 27.5K miles on the odo. It's never so much as hiccuped while I've owned it. Since purchasing it, I've replaced all the filters (oil and filter 3x), serpentine belt, plugs, plug tubes, water pump, thermostat, coolant (Porsche), convertible top tension cables & push rod ball sockets, brake fluid (ATE Super Blue), fuel cap, coolant expansion tank cap, gearbox oil, wiper blades, and fuel filter. The cam deviation is within spec. I also removed the front bumper cover and cleaned the radiators. Also, I installed an IMS Guardian. The car runs great, and has no leaks whatsoever.

The thing is... the longest drive I've taken it on was 5 hours, and I feel a little uneasy about driving it 1,400 miles including over the mountains. I suppose it's lingering uneasiness over the IMS bearing. I know, I know. Man up and just drive the thing. It'll be fine...

...won't it????

You have done all the right services you could and maintained it properly.

GO HAVE FUN and drive the crap out of it for 1400 miles. It will be a blast in the mountains

If the IMS is gonna go, it could go pulling out of your driveway. I would not hesitate to do the trip.
I took my 04 on a 750 mile round trip the week after I got it a few months ago. It took a couple of days to remove the grin from my face when I got home

Hopefully you will have great weather and it will be top down the whole way
Enjoy the trip and buy a V1 radar detector before you go

Just watch out for Jake's classmate if you go further south to SC