First thing you need to make sure and bring is a camera! Get a pic as you enter every state, with your car and the sign in the pick. Good history and story to have along with your car.
And, welcome to the club of 240D owners who have a trailer hitch that should never be used......
It is a nice looking car!

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John