Want to make trip to CA with car (Without driving it)

guerrillakilla13 · 01-27-2016, 11:29 PM

Hi everyone,

I have a lot of family begging me to come to N. California, so I want to make the trip from Arizona sometime during the summer. The thing is, a round trip from there to back is a 2000 mile journey.

I don't want to put those miles on my 1LE. I DO, HOWEVER, want to take my 1LE with me so I can do a track day at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Will it be affordable for me to rent a truck and a car trailer? I'm planning on being there for a week. What's the cheapest way I can make this work? Any thoughts?

I know about how many Camaros are being stolen up there, so i'm definitely going to be taking precautions by parking in safe areas and keeping her garaged overnight. Input is appreciated!

shibbs · 01-27-2016, 11:45 PM

Drive it, man!

I drove to NJ and back in mine. It was definitely worth it.

trodecke · 01-28-2016, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by shibbs

Drive it, man!

+1

I drove mine from OKC to Denver and back last April, was the best road trip I'd been on in a long time. I-70 gets pretty bleak in western Kansas so there were lots of opportunities to, well, do some spirited driving.

guerrillakilla13 · 01-28-2016, 12:52 AM

I hear ya guys, but I have so many rock chips on the front bumper I'm terrified i'm going to get more. That and I'm really hesitant to put 2k miles on the poor thing! I'm going to end up filling up like 3 times going there, and 3 times coming back!

xc_SS/RS · 01-28-2016, 07:49 AM

I would drive mine for sure. Unless of course you've got a bunch of tools and a different set of track tires that you will be bringing. If you trailer the car you'll be filling up the same amount or more plus the cost of the rental for both the truck and trailer. Unless you have a tow vehicle.

hrpiii · 01-28-2016, 08:49 AM

You are not going to get any more chips in the front driving it there, than driving it on the track.

But to your question, can you rent a truck and haul it. Sure, it's just an additional cost. Deciding if it is worth that cost is totally up to you.

JamesMyBoy · 01-28-2016, 08:55 AM

Got to Shane's Clear Bra in Peoria and get Suntek put on - then drive it :-)

ZED SLED · 01-28-2016, 10:14 AM

Sounds like a lot driving through the desert. Be sure to check out all these movies before you go:

Joy Ride
The Hitcher
Duel
The Hills Have Eyes (all of them)
Breakdown
Disappearance
Rest Stop
Jeepers Creepers
The Curve
Detour
The Butcher
Hillside Cannibals
Borderland
Reeker
Dark Country
Roadside Massacre

shibbs · 01-28-2016, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by guerrillakilla13

I hear ya guys, but I have so many rock chips on the front bumper I'm terrified i'm going to get more. That and I'm really hesitant to put 2k miles on the poor thing! I'm going to end up filling up like 3 times going there, and 3 times coming back!

Rock chips mean you've had fun.

Bumpers are cheap. Just plan on getting it resprayed/replaced every few years.

And your engine isn't even broken in until 20k miles! Get miles on it!

I4toV8 · 01-28-2016, 04:36 PM

drive it!

cornerspeed92 · 01-28-2016, 05:47 PM

I understand thinking about trailering it, i wanted to do the same when i went to COTA back in April, but dont have the money to rent a truck and trailer. From one who took this awesome car on a big road trip, DRIVE YOUR CAR!!!!!! It is one BITCHEN ride

my round trip was 3150, and glad i did.

Whoomba · 01-28-2016, 05:47 PM

We looked into Amtrak a few years ago. Load the car and ride the train. It was too involved to do it from north Texas.

kmarshall2121 · 01-28-2016, 05:54 PM

just drive it! unless its a lease and you have restrictions...

*Mr. Wyndham* · 01-28-2016, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by guerrillakilla13

I hear ya guys, but I have so many rock chips on the front bumper I'm terrified i'm going to get more. That and I'm really hesitant to put 2k miles on the poor thing! I'm going to end up filling up like 3 times going there, and 3 times coming back!

It's meant to be driven.

Budget for a front bumper repaint in a year or two. And the rock-chip problem is solved. Besides....I promise you you'll get more "damage" from a track day like rock chips than you will from a road trip, and 2000 easy cruising miles are like 20 hard track miles.

Don't baby the 1LE, my friend, that's not what was built for. Enjoy it, guilt-free. It's not a show car, it's a race car.

01-27-2016, 11:29 PM	#1
guerrillakilla13 Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS RS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Arizona Posts: 711	Want to make trip to CA with car (Without driving it) Hi everyone, I have a lot of family begging me to come to N. California, so I want to make the trip from Arizona sometime during the summer. The thing is, a round trip from there to back is a 2000 mile journey. I don't want to put those miles on my 1LE. I DO, HOWEVER, want to take my 1LE with me so I can do a track day at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Will it be affordable for me to rent a truck and a car trailer? I'm planning on being there for a week. What's the cheapest way I can make this work? Any thoughts? I know about how many Camaros are being stolen up there, so i'm definitely going to be taking precautions by parking in safe areas and keeping her garaged overnight. Input is appreciated!

01-28-2016, 07:49 AM	#5
xc_SS/RS Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: somewhere in MD Posts: 4,883	I would drive mine for sure. Unless of course you've got a bunch of tools and a different set of track tires that you will be bringing. If you trailer the car you'll be filling up the same amount or more plus the cost of the rental for both the truck and trailer. Unless you have a tow vehicle. __________________ 2010 2SS/RS Z/28 intake, NW, FAST 102, speed engineering LT's, some exhaust, ATI -10% pulley, GM flex fuel injectors, DSX flex fuel sensor, MGW shifter, HP Tuners, some suspension work, stickers and a little weight loss. 12.63 @113.53

01-28-2016, 08:55 AM	#7
JamesMyBoy Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Eastern Nebraska Posts: 453	Got to Shane's Clear Bra in Peoria and get Suntek put on - then drive it :-) __________________

01-28-2016, 10:14 AM	#8
ZED SLED Drives: 2017 Mosaic Bk ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South of Raleigh, NC Posts: 9,477 View My Garage	Sounds like a lot driving through the desert. Be sure to check out all these movies before you go: Joy Ride The Hitcher Duel The Hills Have Eyes (all of them) Breakdown Disappearance Rest Stop Jeepers Creepers The Curve Detour The Butcher Hillside Cannibals Borderland Reeker Dark Country Roadside Massacre __________________

01-28-2016, 04:36 PM	#10
I4toV8 Dazed & Drives: matte blue 2014 z28(186) 2015 R1 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: The Jungle Posts: 708	drive it! __________________

01-28-2016, 12:52 AM	#4
guerrillakilla13 Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS RS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Arizona Posts: 711	I hear ya guys, but I have so many rock chips on the front bumper I'm terrified i'm going to get more. That and I'm really hesitant to put 2k miles on the poor thing! I'm going to end up filling up like 3 times going there, and 3 times coming back!

01-28-2016, 08:49 AM	#6
hrpiii AKA "Beefcake" Drives: 2023 ZL1 Sharkskin Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 8,529	You are not going to get any more chips in the front driving it there, than driving it on the track. But to your question, can you rent a truck and haul it. Sure, it's just an additional cost. Deciding if it is worth that cost is totally up to you.

01-28-2016, 05:47 PM	#11
cornerspeed92 Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,188 View My Garage	I understand thinking about trailering it, i wanted to do the same when i went to COTA back in April, but dont have the money to rent a truck and trailer. From one who took this awesome car on a big road trip, DRIVE YOUR CAR!!!!!! It is one BITCHEN ride my round trip was 3150, and glad i did. __________________

01-28-2016, 05:47 PM	#12
Whoomba Drives: 2024Camaro 2SS CE Convertible Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 1,302	We looked into Amtrak a few years ago. Load the car and ride the train. It was too involved to do it from north Texas.

01-28-2016, 05:54 PM	#13
kmarshall2121 Drives: 2012 45th Anniversary Edition Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,618 View My Garage	just drive it! unless its a lease and you have restrictions...