Driving my car home. Should I or Shouldn't I??
10-17-2018, 02:12 PM
#32
I'd do it. One of my best vehicle related memories was flying to pick up a motorcycle and driving it home over two days.
10-17-2018, 02:22 PM
#33
Drive it - it is a car after all and by definition "a car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transportation".
Bonus, your break in will almost be done.
Bonus, your break in will almost be done.
10-17-2018, 02:25 PM
#34
Three Wheelin'
Drive it. Your break in will be almost complete and you'll have driven the car before the snow arrives. At this point you might not see it until the Holidays unless you pick it up.
10-17-2018, 02:27 PM
#35
Rennlist Member
Drive it. Fun adventures like this is how to build a bond with a car.
10-17-2018, 02:49 PM
#36
Absolutely fly down and drive her home, that will be an awesome road trip home with amazing roads along the way to explore.
10-17-2018, 02:53 PM
#37
I am getting really really frustrated with my transport company and debating flying down to get my car and just drive it home. Would you drive 800+ miles from Atlanta to Philly in your brand new 18mile GT3 just to get it home? Not sure it's worth the week or two in the big picture, but holy **** I'm going crazy. I've been waiting more than 14 months since I placed the order and just want the thing home. It's probably not worth the extra miles and potential highway damage, even though the car is fully protected now.
10-17-2018, 03:40 PM
#39
I'm in the exact same position. Have you considered renting an enclosed trailer?
Another option is to give Derek at Atlanta Protective Films a call. He comes highly recommended to me. He can likely wrap the front end of your car in one day. Delivery day 1. Drop off morning day 2. Leave that evening or stay over another night. He does no paint correction and says the film will cover any and all minor blemishes.
Also, just learned Atlanta PEC won't deliver car with minimum PDI (i.e., factory wrappings not removed inside or out). This annoys me because I like to get them untouched cosmetically. Wondering if I should push back or just let it go. Being too ocd and this experience might loosen me up a bit. Haha
A benefit of driving, to me at least, is effortlessly getting through a big part of break-in. But I'm crazy like that. Most people laugh at me for blindly following break-in per manual.
*edit* Missed that you've already had your car wrapped. Who did the work?
Another option is to give Derek at Atlanta Protective Films a call. He comes highly recommended to me. He can likely wrap the front end of your car in one day. Delivery day 1. Drop off morning day 2. Leave that evening or stay over another night. He does no paint correction and says the film will cover any and all minor blemishes.
Also, just learned Atlanta PEC won't deliver car with minimum PDI (i.e., factory wrappings not removed inside or out). This annoys me because I like to get them untouched cosmetically. Wondering if I should push back or just let it go. Being too ocd and this experience might loosen me up a bit. Haha
A benefit of driving, to me at least, is effortlessly getting through a big part of break-in. But I'm crazy like that. Most people laugh at me for blindly following break-in per manual.
*edit* Missed that you've already had your car wrapped. Who did the work?
10-17-2018, 03:44 PM
#40
Rennlist Member
I'll drive it.
Let me know where to be.
Let me know where to be.
10-17-2018, 03:47 PM
#42
Burning Brakes
I am getting really really frustrated with my transport company and debating flying down to get my car and just drive it home. Would you drive 800+ miles from Atlanta to Philly in your brand new 18mile GT3 just to get it home? Not sure it's worth the week or two in the big picture, but holy **** I'm going crazy. I've been waiting more than 14 months since I placed the order and just want the thing home. It's probably not worth the extra miles and potential highway damage, even though the car is fully protected now.
10-17-2018, 04:34 PM
#44
SJW, a Carin' kinda guy
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I live near you and I drove my first lotus home from Fort Lauderdale non-stop. Flew down on the first flight in the morning, picked up the car meeting the sales guy at the airport, drove back and did not even go home before going to work.
ATL to Philly is nothing.
Only thing I will say is every cop on 95 followed me. I mean if I were running drugs or committing some other crime I would not do it in a metallic lime green lotus with a paper Florida plate. If you have a real plate register to the vehicle (which PA is easy to get, not sure about NJ) put that on.
ATL to Philly is nothing.
Only thing I will say is every cop on 95 followed me. I mean if I were running drugs or committing some other crime I would not do it in a metallic lime green lotus with a paper Florida plate. If you have a real plate register to the vehicle (which PA is easy to get, not sure about NJ) put that on.
10-17-2018, 04:35 PM
#45
