coast to coast trip

turbobike · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:24 am

anyone ever driven their CRD coast to coast ? I'm contemplating an east coast to west coast run to visit family.

graycenphil · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:13 am

I haven't, but we are driving my camper cross country right now. I've done it before, it is one of the best experiences in the world, and I can't see why the Jeep wouldn't be perfect.

FWIW, I am surprised at how high the gas prices are here in the upper midwest ($4/ gallon in Wisconsin, almost $5 in Chicago) but was surprised to see diesel a bit lower than unleaded.

papaindigo · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 9:34 am

Not quite coast to coast but not too far from it viewtopic.php?f=5&t=69117&p=739421#p739421 . Return trip loaded having driven his CRD the same route in reverse unloaded 2 years before with a side trip to Austin to visit family.

Missing only 360 miles between the Tempe and San Diego and 175 miles between Tallahassee and Jacksonville Beach. Of course stoutdog's CRD was also driven to LA at a different time while he was in grad school so if you combine his LA trip with the drive home his vehicle has gone essentially coast to coast.

painemann · **Joined:** Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:02 pm **Posts:** 607

At this point, I would rather rent a car. I don't have a faith in mine to take my further to work and back. Maybe after I figure out this roar sound i have I will feel a little better.

flash7210 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:22 am

I drove from FL to MO and back in April.
No issues.

SmokyCA · **Joined:** Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:31 pm **Posts:** 35

Have traveled from northern California to central Montana (about 1300 miles one-way) and back three times so far in mine. Not a single issue. Short trips promote more problems than long highway cruises in my experience. With very few exceptions (such as cars with chronic fluid leaks), if a vehicle will drive down the block and back 7 days a week, it'll cruise across the country.

Hexus · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:19 am

Mine has been from Cleveland, OH right on the lake to Jacksonville, FL oceanside, does that count?

:-)r

car0430a · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:54 am

I've driven mine on two occasions now from MN/WI area to east TX total 3000 miles in a week on both trips with no problem. I wasn't towing or heavily loaded but 3000 miles in a week the thing was barely ever shut off. I do all my own maintanance and if your confident in your machine I see no problem with this what so ever.

ChesterCRD · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 12:37 pm

I've driven between FL and NY many times, often turning around within a week. It's about 2600 miles round trip. I've got 120K on mine and I'd take it tomorrow if I needed to.

CIMARRON13 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 12:38 pm

Driven from Austin to Colorado twice, Austin to Arkansas, Austin to Big Bend several times, and planning on taking it to Florida next month. Never had an issue.

BlackLibertyCRD · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:14 pm

Mine has been coast to coast from Delaware to Washington towing a enclosed trailer ten round trips. So that is 60,000 miles of hard use with the only trouble is a cracked turbo oil line.

Bob87 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 11, 2012 10:54 am **Posts:** 2

Hexus wrote:

Mine has been from Cleveland, OH right on the lake to Jacksonville, FL oceanside, does that count?

:-)r

Doing the same basic trip with mine in a couple weeks. Taking it from Copley Ohio to Daytona-Orlando Florida and back. I'm not worried about it much at all.

white69mach1 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:15 pm **Posts:** 29

Im pretty sure I have everyone beat. My coast to coast trip was 4500 miles. Gulfport Mississippi to Homer Alaska pulling a 5000lb enclosed trailer.

racertracer · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:44 pm

white69mach1 wrote:

Im pretty sure I have everyone beat. My coast to coast trip was 4500 miles. Gulfport Mississippi to Homer Alaska pulling a 5000lb enclosed trailer.

The scenery must have made the trip worth it.

white69mach1 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:15 pm **Posts:** 29

It recommend everyone drive the Alcan Highway at least once in their life. It also helps when an employer pays for the gas and hotel rooms.

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 6:24 pm

white69mach1 wrote:

Im pretty sure I have everyone beat. My coast to coast trip was 4500 miles. Gulfport Mississippi to Homer Alaska pulling a 5000lb enclosed trailer.

Well - I wasn't towing anything - but Austin to Moab - which included Steelbender and Hell's Revenge
then on to Vancouver, Canada (got a cousin there) then back down the Pacific coast and across to Austin..
total ~ 6600 miles.

only issue was the blown tire at Steelbender - messed with the alignment and that got fixed in Nevada.

yakers · **Posted:** Sat Jun 15, 2013 11:36 am

white69mach1 wrote:

Im pretty sure I have everyone beat. My coast to coast trip was 4500 miles. Gulfport Mississippi to Homer Alaska pulling a 5000lb enclosed trailer.

Probably similar miles, 8k+, from Southern California to Inuvik Northwest Territories, on to Alaska and back down through Canada, not counting about 1K mi on Alaska State Ferry. http://drivingtothearctic.blogspot.com

Not pulling a trailer but with storage pod on top. Would do it again today. Despite various problems with my CRD later, long trips like this seem perfect for the vehicle, better than short around town use. Also camped a couple times at Black Rock Desert NV (AKA Burning Man) where had to idle for an hour or two to get through heat and dust storms. The Liberty CRD is a great idea.

supraman · **Posted:** Sat Jun 15, 2013 1:54 pm

I've done Minneapolis to Moab,UT twice, and Minneapolis to CO all in the last year since I've owned mine. Each total trip mileage was 2500-3000 miles, no issues. And I think I have one of the highest mileage CRD's on this forum... just under 200k.

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Sat Jun 15, 2013 2:49 pm

yakers wrote:

long trips like this seem perfect for the vehicle, better than short around town use.

x2

I don't think running bothers these engines at all - it's the stop and go - the short trips to the grocery store - that'll kill them.

oh yeah and I've taken a couple of other trips to Moab and 1/2 dozen to Colorado - but they're 900-1200 each direction

I like to drive back roads - only concern becomes fuel quality - so fillups close to the Interstate tend to have fewer issues - but carry a spare filter in case.

white69mach1 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:15 pm **Posts:** 29

yakers wrote:

white69mach1 wrote:

Im pretty sure I have everyone beat. My coast to coast trip was 4500 miles. Gulfport Mississippi to Homer Alaska pulling a 5000lb enclosed trailer.

Probably similar miles, 8k+, from Southern California to Inuvik Northwest Territories, on to Alaska and back down through Canada, not counting about 1K mi on Alaska State Ferry. http://drivingtothearctic.blogspot.com

Not pulling a trailer but with storage pod on top. Would do it again today. Despite various problems with my CRD later, long trips like this seem perfect for the vehicle, better than short around town use. Also camped a couple times at Black Rock Desert NV (AKA Burning Man) where had to idle for an hour or two to get through heat and dust storms. The Liberty CRD is a great idea.

My wife drove from Gulfport MS to Anchorage and I met her in Anchorage. I drove to Homer and we then caught the Alaska ferry down to Sand Point AK. 10 months later we caught the ferry back to Homer and drove back to Gulfport. So really its over 9000 miles but I only was in the vehicle for half of it.

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