Hey guys, just wanted to know what all you guys check through before hitting the road for a long haul?

clearly the obvious stuff, but does any1 have a specific routine they go through?

 

You sound like a pilot to me. I don't do anything special just check all my tires for correct pressure to include my spare, always carry a flashlight then hit the road. Oh food check also

 

Check the air pressure in all of the tires, engine oil and a visual on the rest of the vital fluids. In the trunk . . . A roll of paper towels, 1 bottle of detailing spray, 1 bottle of water, small container of hand cleaner and a pkg. of handy wipes. The items stored in the trunk will allow you to clean off bugs, road tar, etc. until you return and can wash your car.

 

nice andy

 

Reload the CD changer with stuff I bought & can't remeber when I listened to last.

 

Being somewhat of a road trip guru this is what I do:

1. Get the car serviced (especially if your trip will last longer than 1,000 miles round trip).

2. Depending on how much water you drink, buy a pack of water. I was happy enough with a six pack of Dasani bottles from York, PA back into the NY metro area (3 hours or so).

3. Pack in the snacks but go easy on sodium! Buy low sodium snack foods because I was so dried out from the beef jerky and Cheeze-its that my tongue was ready to die.

4. Re-stock your entire in-car cd collection and if you don't have satellite radio, pick up one of the receiver units from a company like Tao (about $130 for XM + subscription). I ended up not listening to my cd collection most of the time and was instead tuned into the variety of satellite radio. (Hopefully the new G will have an mp3 player hook up so we can use those too!)

5. Don't forget your in-car cell phone charger.

That's all I can think of for now... Use that with everything everyone else mentioned and you should be good.

Also, listen to Andy about the hand wipes.. eating all that stuff in the car and then getting it on your steering wheel etc.. it's better to have a cleaner on hand. Where you going btw

 

sunglasses, good cds, and plenty of doobies

 

Cream Cd's..Turkish Silvers & a Heavy Right Foot

 

I find that the same check list that we use in the 737 works well in the G35...
"Spectacles, *********, Wallet and Lunch"
If it drove in it will drive out.
Oh yea, you can't have too much gas...unless of course your on fire.

 

speaking of fire... I carry a small dry chem fire extinguisher and samll first aid kit with me at all times. I have been on a lot of road trips and you can see some really f'd up ish when on the road for a while.

 

this is good info since i am doing a cross-country from Massachusetts to California in two weeks. for me, getting the car serviced at the dealer is best.

 

Stop buy your nearest autozone or advance autoparts store to get scan the ECU for any scored ghost codes.

Then do the above suggestions from others, also, get bags and bags of beef jerky

 

Don't forget a good tire presure gauge and a good flashlight.

 

If it's a long trip, just get the car checked over by a good mechanic and maybe get the oil changed if it's been a while. The easiest thing to forget IMO is music.

 

How about new wiper blades and/or a fresh application of RainX?