Good morning, folks! No problems today, here's a success story.

Last week I made a 2000 mile road trip, and the car performed beautifully. I headed out at 4 AM, skirted down the long side of VA on I81 until it turned into I40 in Dandridge, TN; drove through Knoxville, Nashville, then reached my destination in Memphis. Except for a 45 minute stop in Sevierville, the car drove continuously for about 15 hours without a problem.

The return trip took me up and down mountains, down to Asheville NC, then I40 to I85, up through Greensboro and past Durham, then up to Richmond; I95 took me all the way home and the odo reached 2,017 miles.

The only tense moment was in Knoxville. I pulled out into traffic, trying to jump in front of another car. The car would barely move. I had been driving for several hours, it was 95 deg. and the car was blistering hot, and I had my 300-pound friend and a ton of his stuff in car.

I ran the A/C almost the whole time (just cool enough to keep us comfortable), and even with all the added weight, driving 75 or 80 miles an hour, I got 25.5 MPG on the trip.

And the amazing thing is that I never felt cramped or uncomfortable. In my opinion, there is no better road trip car on earth (well, maybe a 245).

Sean