Sure it might look easy on a map but driving 2,000+ miles all at once can be pretty hard on a car & a human. Don’t be surprised if you need to stop for an oil change, new tires, alignment, fix cracks in the windshield from 18-wheelers kicking up rocks. Then there’s weather & natural disasters, physical limitations, hands & butt go numb driving 12 hours straight, need to take breaks for physical exercise & sanity checks. I’ve driven across USA 5x. At least three of those things happened each time. Budget AT LEAST 7 days.
How the fuck do you need an oil change, tyres, and wheel alignment over that short distance? I could understand needing one of those if the trip was short notice and you didn’t have time to do it before leaving, but all three are ridiculous.
Also, unless your driver’s seat is a plank, no, your butt doesn’t go numb.
Right? Most of those are all the kinds of regular maintenance things you button up BEFORE a long trip. Windshield cracks are usually either quick fixes or fixes that can be delayed or patched until you finish the trip.
Frequent enough stops to limits butt pain and blood clots isn’t such a bad idea though.
Sure it might look easy on a map but driving 2,000+ miles all at once can be pretty hard on a car & a human. Don’t be surprised if you need to stop for an oil change, new tires, alignment, fix cracks in the windshield from 18-wheelers kicking up rocks. Then there’s weather & natural disasters, physical limitations, hands & butt go numb driving 12 hours straight, need to take breaks for physical exercise & sanity checks. I’ve driven across USA 5x. At least three of those things happened each time. Budget AT LEAST 7 days.
How the fuck do you need an oil change, tyres, and wheel alignment over that short distance? I could understand needing one of those if the trip was short notice and you didn’t have time to do it before leaving, but all three are ridiculous.
Also, unless your driver’s seat is a plank, no, your butt doesn’t go numb.
Lol I was reading that and wondering if the op was driving a 1930s ford with all his belongings strapped to the top.
The Joad family off to California.
Right? Most of those are all the kinds of regular maintenance things you button up BEFORE a long trip. Windshield cracks are usually either quick fixes or fixes that can be delayed or patched until you finish the trip.
Frequent enough stops to limits butt pain and blood clots isn’t such a bad idea though.
You have no right to tell me what my butt does or doesn’t do.