Well it looks like this month and the first part of next month, me
and my favorite wife
will be putting the old 240 to some good use.
On the 8th we drove over to Carson City, Nv., my Dad turned 90 and we had a Birthday party for him. that is a 300 mile trip over the Sierra climbing from sea level to 7700ft. then down to 4500ft on the valley floor in Nevada.
My Dad decided to give up driving, and is giving his 94 Ford Tarus Station Wagon to our daughter in Portland, Or. so after spending 4 days with them, we brought the Ford back to Soquel for a week. I pulled the seats, vacuumed and shampooed the seats and carpets and got her all spit shined. they don`t eat and drink cokes etc... in the car, so after 17 yrs of use, it still looks like new.
In the morning we are heading out with the 240 and the wagon for Oregon, a 700 mile trip. we`ll take I-5 through Calif and on up to Portland. there are some pretty good climbs going over the syskues (sp) as soon as you get across the border.
We will spend 10 days there, the come home for a day, then back to Carson City for Mothers Day. spend a few days there, and back home for a couple days. then repack for a trip to Southern Calif in the Simi Valley. my Niece is graduating from moore Park College.
So when we get through these trips, the old 80 240D with almost 317K will probably have another 3500 miles added to her.
I got her all washed, waxed and polished, tires rotated, and aired up. Just rebuilt both front seats, so now Iam not sitting on the floor trying to see over the dash.
Rain-X`d the windows so that should help some with the oregon weather.
Iam taking my 500 lb tool box along, not worried about the 240 deciding not to proceed in a forward direction, but there are PNP along the way. and I know of 4 in the Portland area.
Iam not taking along a bunch of spare parts like fan belts, filters etc... like I have read what others pack along. she is well maintained and I have confidence in her. (Wife also
)
Fuel prices around here range from $4.39 to $4.53. be interesting to see what they are in Oregon.
Charlie