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01-18-2014, 04:31 AM
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road trip checklist?
Planning a 3,200mi road trip sometime in immediate future. Already checked rear diff and trans fluid. Packed wheel bearings. Oil change and air filter/coolantflush done approx 2months ago, but only 300miles since then. Tires are like new.just wondering if. Theres anything i should specifically be worried about on these?.
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01-18-2014, 06:52 AM
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Biocide in case you get contaminated fuel.
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01-18-2014, 07:37 AM
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All of the above, plus
Im still thinking, do you have a trailer hitch
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01-18-2014, 07:45 AM
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Flashlight
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01-18-2014, 07:52 AM
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Take Google.....
site:peachparts.com trip list or site:peachparts.com trip supplies
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01-18-2014, 08:23 AM
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Belts
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01-18-2014, 08:49 AM
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Here's a list I generated a while ago in a crazy thread
 . I would probably leave off the compressor and slime. Quote:
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01-18-2014, 10:03 AM
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Only you
know your own car. Take whatever you think it might need that cannot be obtained on the road.
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01-18-2014, 10:41 AM
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Voltage regulator.
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01-18-2014, 10:51 AM
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No one can predict the eventuality. You could bring the whole garage or nothing. I would just bring your normal tool box. 
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01-18-2014, 12:53 PM
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Add roadside assistance to your insurance policy for free towing. It costs me about $5 / year.
Charge card. Cell phone.
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01-18-2014, 01:10 PM
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After taking more than a few high mileage trips I know a few things about traveling with these older model benzers.
1. What can go wrong WILL go wrong. count on it. You can have the car serviced and gone over with a fine tooth comb and when you least expect it, 2000 miles from home, something MAJOR will blow up! Sir, that will be $5000 to repair your transmission. Oh, and we have to wait for parts to be shipped to us before we can effect repairs. Do you have a hotel? Because you will be staying put for a few days or maybe a week or two. Once they spot your out of state tags, YOU ARE TOAST. 2. For a truly stress free trip, rent a car from one of the national car rental companies. Yes, you will pay a few bucks for peace of mind. Beats being stranded on the side of the road and getting robbed while you wait on a behind schedule tow truck driver. 3. Be sure and get the CDW (collision damage waiver) insurance coverage. If you are in an accident in a rental car, you walk away with no black marks against your OWN insurance. I know many on this forum feel that CDW is overpriced; perhaps, but in the event of an accident you walk away owing NOTHING. THIS. Once you try this idea out, you will wonder why you ever traveled in your own personal car. Pay me now or possibly pay me a lot later.
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01-18-2014, 02:32 PM
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Speaking of being broke down on the side of the rode:
Pregnant woman among 3 shot on Chicago expressway after SUV breaks down - U.S. News
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01-18-2014, 04:26 PM
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what kind of trip are you planning? have you checked your axles? your flex discs? 4 wheel alignment? is your fan clutch new? how is the belt tensioner? spring? shock? before I would make a trip like that in a car with so many known problem areas, I'd address every single one, or just get a rental car, and not worry about them until I was home.
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