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cellsafemode · 08-26-2019, 03:47 PM

tires at 200 mph only last about a dozen minutes. and the fuel probably less so.

So yea...have fun with that cost cross country and the downtime in changing them added to the overall trip even if the engine didn't fail (which it will)

So you should expect somewhere around 50 miles between running out of fuel. And while fueling up you'll be getting new tires put on.

just about 2800 miles from nyc to la.

Assuming you could fuel up every 50 miles across the country (you can't) that's 56 stops.

Assuming it took you only 7 minutes to stop and refuel and get new tires put on and pretending you could instantly drop from 200 and get back to 200 ...that's just under 400 minutes or 6 2/3 hours.

so now you're closer to 20 hours. Google maps says going the speed limit takes you about 43 hours. But at the speed limit i could go almost 500 miles between fuel ups and not have to change my tires at all. So about 6 stops or an extra 40 minutes.

Considering the 200 mile an hour run would have you dead in the middle of the desert or badlands well before you reach california ...I'm saying the speed limit + 10mph run would end up being faster

Also, a bit cheaper. Assuming you buy cheap tires that are definitely unsafe at 200mph, at 284 bucks a piece they're 1136 bucks for 4. You've gotta go thru about 55 sets of them (you start off with one), that means you've spent about $62k on tires to make your cross country 200mph trip. So many things you could do with that money

Not to mention the cost of gas (3,528 bucks @ 3.50 gal). So $65,500 assuming the engine doesn't blow up to cross country at top speed. vs $378 at the speed limit

08-26-2019, 03:47 PM	#15
cellsafemode Drives: 2016 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: California Posts: 3,522	tires at 200 mph only last about a dozen minutes. and the fuel probably less so. So yea...have fun with that cost cross country and the downtime in changing them added to the overall trip even if the engine didn't fail (which it will) So you should expect somewhere around 50 miles between running out of fuel. And while fueling up you'll be getting new tires put on. just about 2800 miles from nyc to la. Assuming you could fuel up every 50 miles across the country (you can't) that's 56 stops. Assuming it took you only 7 minutes to stop and refuel and get new tires put on and pretending you could instantly drop from 200 and get back to 200 ...that's just under 400 minutes or 6 2/3 hours. so now you're closer to 20 hours. Google maps says going the speed limit takes you about 43 hours. But at the speed limit i could go almost 500 miles between fuel ups and not have to change my tires at all. So about 6 stops or an extra 40 minutes. Considering the 200 mile an hour run would have you dead in the middle of the desert or badlands well before you reach california ...I'm saying the speed limit + 10mph run would end up being faster Also, a bit cheaper. Assuming you buy cheap tires that are definitely unsafe at 200mph, at 284 bucks a piece they're 1136 bucks for 4. You've gotta go thru about 55 sets of them (you start off with one), that means you've spent about $62k on tires to make your cross country 200mph trip. So many things you could do with that money Not to mention the cost of gas (3,528 bucks @ 3.50 gal). So $65,500 assuming the engine doesn't blow up to cross country at top speed. vs $378 at the speed limit Last edited by cellsafemode; 08-26-2019 at 04:06 PM.