SL/R129: taking another Road Trip in the Goose!
03-22-2006, 12:22 AM
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taking another Road Trip in the Goose!
yes folks, its time again,
im goin to VEGAS!! woot!
my parents are flying up, and i told them that i want to take the goose out there. were are meeting our friends from NY there.
ill make shure to bring my camera!
mark
im goin to VEGAS!! woot!
my parents are flying up, and i told them that i want to take the goose out there. were are meeting our friends from NY there.
ill make shure to bring my camera!
mark
03-22-2006, 02:34 PM
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SL500 2001 Formula 1 Edition;
If you can, take the side road to Death Valley
Mark:
If you have the oppurtunity, get off the freeway at Baker and head out to Death Valley . . . I did it about 7:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning, and there was little traffic on a VERY fun road. Lots of long sweeper turns and so forth. Then head towards Vegas on the back roads from Death Valley. It's 112 miles out to D.V., but it should add only about 2.5 hours to your trip. And it is way fun.
If you have the oppurtunity, get off the freeway at Baker and head out to Death Valley . . . I did it about 7:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning, and there was little traffic on a VERY fun road. Lots of long sweeper turns and so forth. Then head towards Vegas on the back roads from Death Valley. It's 112 miles out to D.V., but it should add only about 2.5 hours to your trip. And it is way fun.
03-22-2006, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by mebeJOE
Mark:
If you have the oppurtunity, get off the freeway at Baker and head out to Death Valley . . . I did it about 7:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning, and there was little traffic on a VERY fun road. Lots of long sweeper turns and so forth. Then head towards Vegas on the back roads from Death Valley. It's 112 miles out to D.V., but it should add only about 2.5 hours to your trip. And it is way fun.
If you have the oppurtunity, get off the freeway at Baker and head out to Death Valley . . . I did it about 7:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning, and there was little traffic on a VERY fun road. Lots of long sweeper turns and so forth. Then head towards Vegas on the back roads from Death Valley. It's 112 miles out to D.V., but it should add only about 2.5 hours to your trip. And it is way fun.
i may just do that.
so where exactly do i get off? do you have a local addres so i can mapquest it?
mark
and what are some torrest stops on the way there? i never got a chance to stop at all of the "fun" things when i was a kid, because i am the youngest and when it was roadtrip time, my parents, brotherand sister alredy did everything before i was born!!!!
thanx
mark, again
03-23-2006, 03:45 PM
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SL500 2001 Formula 1 Edition;
Directions to Death (Valley).
Mark:
Okay, get off I-15 in Baker, California, home of the World's biggest (non-rectal) thermomator and Bun Boy Resturant. You cannot miss Baker. It is small, but it is the only town for miles and miles and miles.
Fill up your Goose (that sounds sick) with gas, because you ain't gonna see a station for a while. As far as I know, there are only two ways out of Baker: 1. Get back on the freeway; 2. Take the road to Death Valley.
The Death Valley Vistor Center is 112 miles from Baker. It consists of an outhouse and a bulliten board. Oh, and a trash can. You can see pictures of it, and a trip report from an old post I made:
https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-r129/125410-silver-chariot-flying-through-desert.html
Baker is about 175 miles from you, give or take.
Baker to Death Valley Mapquest link is here:
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/m...lley&2s=CA&2z=
Death Valley to Vegas link is here:
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/m...egas&2s=NV&2z=
Ignore the time estimates on Mapquest. I made it to D.V. from Baker in about 1.7 hours -- please don't consider that a challenge, okay? I don't want you in an accident. Just saying that it won't take you near so long as mapquest says. I left Baker at 7:30 a.m. Sunday so the road was nearly empty, and even though it was August, it was not too hot, so I didn't melt my tires on the road.
I took an easy drive to Vegas from D.V., even stopped at Wallmart to pick up some Armor All glass wipes, and was at the Wynn before noon.
Hey . . . where do the rich folks like your parents stay in Vegas?
Okay, get off I-15 in Baker, California, home of the World's biggest (non-rectal) thermomator and Bun Boy Resturant. You cannot miss Baker. It is small, but it is the only town for miles and miles and miles.
Fill up your Goose (that sounds sick) with gas, because you ain't gonna see a station for a while. As far as I know, there are only two ways out of Baker: 1. Get back on the freeway; 2. Take the road to Death Valley.
The Death Valley Vistor Center is 112 miles from Baker. It consists of an outhouse and a bulliten board. Oh, and a trash can. You can see pictures of it, and a trip report from an old post I made:
https://mbworld.org/forums/sl-class-r129/125410-silver-chariot-flying-through-desert.html
Baker is about 175 miles from you, give or take.
Baker to Death Valley Mapquest link is here:
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/m...lley&2s=CA&2z=
Death Valley to Vegas link is here:
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/m...egas&2s=NV&2z=
Ignore the time estimates on Mapquest. I made it to D.V. from Baker in about 1.7 hours -- please don't consider that a challenge, okay? I don't want you in an accident. Just saying that it won't take you near so long as mapquest says. I left Baker at 7:30 a.m. Sunday so the road was nearly empty, and even though it was August, it was not too hot, so I didn't melt my tires on the road.
I took an easy drive to Vegas from D.V., even stopped at Wallmart to pick up some Armor All glass wipes, and was at the Wynn before noon.
Hey . . . where do the rich folks like your parents stay in Vegas?
Last edited by mebeJOE; 03-23-2006 at 03:58 PM.
03-23-2006, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by mebeJOE
Mark:
Okay, get off I-15 in Baker, California, home of the World's biggest (non-rectal) thermomator and Bun Boy Resturant. You cannot miss Baker. It is small, but it is the only town for miles and miles and miles.
Fill up your Goose (that sounds sick) with gas, because you ain't gonna see a station for a while. As far as I know, there are only two ways out of Baker: 1. Get back on the freeway; 2. Take the road to Death Valley.
The Death Valley Vistor Center is 112 miles from Baker. It consists of an outhouse and a bulliten board. Oh, and a trash can. You can see pictures of it, and a trip report from an old post I made:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=125410
Baker is about 175 miles from you, give or take.
Baker to Death Valley Mapquest link is here:
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/m...lley&2s=CA&2z=
Death Valley to Vegas link is here:
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/m...egas&2s=NV&2z=
Ignore the time estimates on Mapquest. I made it to D.V. from Baker in about 1.7 hours -- please don't consider that a challenge, okay? I don't want you in an accident. Just saying that it won't take you near so long as mapquest says. I left Baker at 7:30 a.m. Sunday so the road was nearly empty, and even though it was August, it was not too hot, so I didn't melt my tires on the road.
I took an easy drive to Vegas from D.V., even stopped at Wallmart to pick up some Armor All glass wipes, and was at the Wynn before noon.
Hey . . . where do the rich folks like your parents stay in Vegas?
Okay, get off I-15 in Baker, California, home of the World's biggest (non-rectal) thermomator and Bun Boy Resturant. You cannot miss Baker. It is small, but it is the only town for miles and miles and miles.
Fill up your Goose (that sounds sick) with gas, because you ain't gonna see a station for a while. As far as I know, there are only two ways out of Baker: 1. Get back on the freeway; 2. Take the road to Death Valley.
The Death Valley Vistor Center is 112 miles from Baker. It consists of an outhouse and a bulliten board. Oh, and a trash can. You can see pictures of it, and a trip report from an old post I made:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=125410
Baker is about 175 miles from you, give or take.
Baker to Death Valley Mapquest link is here:
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/m...lley&2s=CA&2z=
Death Valley to Vegas link is here:
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/m...egas&2s=NV&2z=
Ignore the time estimates on Mapquest. I made it to D.V. from Baker in about 1.7 hours -- please don't consider that a challenge, okay? I don't want you in an accident. Just saying that it won't take you near so long as mapquest says. I left Baker at 7:30 a.m. Sunday so the road was nearly empty, and even though it was August, it was not too hot, so I didn't melt my tires on the road.
I took an easy drive to Vegas from D.V., even stopped at Wallmart to pick up some Armor All glass wipes, and was at the Wynn before noon.
Hey . . . where do the rich folks like your parents stay in Vegas?
lol, they usually stay at Belagio, or the winn,
but they(we) are staying in a house near lake las vegas.
Mark
03-23-2006, 10:18 PM
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The Wynn Is Gorgeous. You should check out the Ferrari/Maserati Dealership there.....
I stayed there one night for the hell of it..even though we own a home in Vegas. I think we did it so we didnt have to drive the car around and drop it off at 50 different valets, in one day, just one...i think we stayed in the tower salon suite or tower suite salon, no..tower salon! oh i dont know...but it was beautiful...have a safe drive and enjoy vegas!
I stayed there one night for the hell of it..even though we own a home in Vegas. I think we did it so we didnt have to drive the car around and drop it off at 50 different valets, in one day, just one...i think we stayed in the tower salon suite or tower suite salon, no..tower salon! oh i dont know...but it was beautiful...have a safe drive and enjoy vegas!
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03-26-2006, 02:55 AM
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A trip though the desert seems like so much fun.
Will you be traveling on your own? Or will you have a pasenger?
Make sure you tires are 5 psi over the recommended. For high speed cruising.
Let us know if you hit the 155 mph limiter.
Will you be traveling on your own? Or will you have a pasenger?
Make sure you tires are 5 psi over the recommended. For high speed cruising.
Let us know if you hit the 155 mph limiter.
04-02-2006, 01:47 AM
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ok ok ok!
its been a very long day.
fun parts:
the drive was awsome, good wether, top down the whole way. lots of thumbs-up from passing cars.
keept her around 80-90 MPH, did some maths for the MPG and 85 was a good speed.
top speed for the trip was GPS 116, the spedo read 120
but i guess that that is normal for spedos to be unaccurate at higher speeds. and i need new tires in like 2K miles.
in vegas i saw O, and went shooting. that was awsome.
more details later, sleep time now.
p.s the goose ran strong. BUT this mornin, i started her, and there was a terrable "whine" coming from the engine. and i poped the hood and it turns out that i was about an inch under the min. P/S fluid level, so i must have a major leak in that
o well, the car needs to go in anyway.
pix soon!
Mark
its been a very long day.
fun parts:
the drive was awsome, good wether, top down the whole way. lots of thumbs-up from passing cars.
keept her around 80-90 MPH, did some maths for the MPG and 85 was a good speed.
top speed for the trip was GPS 116, the spedo read 120
but i guess that that is normal for spedos to be unaccurate at higher speeds. and i need new tires in like 2K miles.in vegas i saw O, and went shooting. that was awsome.
more details later, sleep time now.
p.s the goose ran strong. BUT this mornin, i started her, and there was a terrable "whine" coming from the engine. and i poped the hood and it turns out that i was about an inch under the min. P/S fluid level, so i must have a major leak in that
o well, the car needs to go in anyway.pix soon!
Mark
