How Long Is Your Drive?

"Matt Nichelson" (whoismatt) 05/21/2018 at 11:50 • Filed to: None

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In less than 2 weeks a bunch of people from the internet will be meeting in Nashville to cause chaos look at cars and hang out. Since we seem to have a pretty sizable crowd, I am curious to see how far some of you will be driving. I’m at almost 6 hours and 20 minutes, but I don’t think I am the farthest away. So how far are you driving to meet a bunch of strangers? 

HammerheadFistpunch > Matt Nichelson 05/21/2018 at 11:54

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You people crazy.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Matt Nichelson 05/21/2018 at 11:55

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Not for the oppomeet but around the same time as the meet this will be my summer road trip with my wife

Doing it all in one go too.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Matt Nichelson 05/21/2018 at 11:55

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13 minutes.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 05/21/2018 at 11:57

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You think you’ll do it all in one go? Or are you planning on taking a break or two?

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/21/2018 at 11:58

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Gonna have to stop for some McDonalds chocolate milk and mcgriddle, otherwise i’ll probably starve.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > HammerheadFistpunch 05/21/2018 at 11:59

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I have 3 people I met on the internet crashing at my house.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Matt Nichelson 05/21/2018 at 11:59

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It would be 2:45 if I could make it

HammerheadFistpunch > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 05/21/2018 at 12:00

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be careful they clean off all the shitpost from their shoes first.

McMike > Matt Nichelson 05/21/2018 at 12:00

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We’re coming from Washington DC.

https://goo.gl/maps/Ld7H437MbNC2

Three days, 778 miles, no highways.

But it will be a week later. Bike trip.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > HammerheadFistpunch 05/21/2018 at 12:01

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I don’t know how I’m gonna get the smell of an E90 M3 and Focus ST off of my driveway.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 05/21/2018 at 12:03

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You’re not making them street park? You’re crazy I tell ya

DutchieDC2R > Matt Nichelson 05/21/2018 at 12:04

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I think some of the people that did the EurOppoMeet this year did quite a distance to get to Wales.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/21/2018 at 12:04

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Our street doesn’t have room for street parking sadly. At least one of the cars is going into the garage to protect it from them though.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Matt Nichelson 05/21/2018 at 12:06

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Wow, I thought my drive to PNW Oppo was far. (Tack on another half hour each way for border waits)

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 05/21/2018 at 12:07

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make sure you do a pre-trip inspection first.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 05/21/2018 at 12:07

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I’’ll take it to the shop and have it chec...

oh crap.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > McMike 05/21/2018 at 12:12

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Just for fun I punched in our route from Illinois to North Carolina and clicked avoid highways and it adds another 8 hours to our travel time lol. As fun as that would be I think we will take the highways

Jayhawk Jake > Matt Nichelson 05/21/2018 at 12:14

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Long.

It’s tempting to go down through Arkansas, but that would require going through Oklahoma.

E90M3 > Matt Nichelson 05/21/2018 at 12:19

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Strangers?

If by strangers you mean someone I spent 19 hours in a car road tripping with. My drive is going to be around 5.5 hours, it was around 7 last year.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Jayhawk Jake 05/21/2018 at 12:20

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Excited to meet ya’ll. Heard you met one of my college buddies. Danget Bob

McMike > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 05/21/2018 at 12:27

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That’s why we’re only taking three days to do it. :)

E90M3 > Jayhawk Jake 05/21/2018 at 12:28

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After having driven through OK, I completely agree with that sentiment. The roads suck, the speed limits are low, there are tolls everywhere and you can only get 91 octane. I hate that state.

McMike > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 05/21/2018 at 12:30

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Mrs McMike thinks it weird when I go to car shows and lunch afterwards with people I meet on the internet.

Letting those weirdos stay at the house? FAT CHANCE. :)

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Matt Nichelson 05/21/2018 at 12:34

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I should be about 6.5 hours from Charlotte, but I’m going to take a sliiiight detour to visit Deal’s Gap, which Google says would make it 7:40 . . . or longer, if I decide to go back and forth across the state line several times.

So, at least if the internet strangers don’t work out, I’ve had a fun drive. Plus I’m going to visit a known friend while I’m in Nashville.

TysMagic > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 05/21/2018 at 12:40

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exactly this actually

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > Matt Nichelson 05/21/2018 at 12:42

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Could be worse, I guess

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > McMike 05/21/2018 at 12:43

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Imagine meeting one in Boston, then driving back the 2 days back to Nashville with your new car and the person.

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > HammerheadFistpunch 05/21/2018 at 13:19

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ORLG not only is letting us stay but also brought us in on a random other night when our Airbnb was not as advertised and put us in a place where I’m pretty sure my 2 month old FoST would’ve been gone in the morning. I would’ve murdered him the first time, but his wife and my girlfriend need to be friends still so that wouldn’t work.

Matt Nichelson > HammerheadFistpunch 05/21/2018 at 14:24

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That’s half the fun.

Matt Nichelson > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 05/21/2018 at 14:28

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I mean you could at least humor me and drive around a bit.

Matt Nichelson > Jayhawk Jake 05/21/2018 at 14:30

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Definitely have me beat. Are yall riding together or separate?

Matt Nichelson > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 05/21/2018 at 14:31

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That’s cool. There’s not much between me and Nashville aside from Birmingham so probably won’t be doing any side quests.

Matt Nichelson > E90M3 05/21/2018 at 14:32

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I thought you weren’t going to be able to make it?

Matt Nichelson > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy 05/21/2018 at 14:34

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How bad is traffic through Louisville? Haven’t been there before.

E90M3 > Matt Nichelson 05/21/2018 at 14:44

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Nah, that had to be someone else. Jacob basically told me I had to come.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > E90M3 05/21/2018 at 15:12

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Not going through Deal’s Gap?

Matt Nichelson > E90M3 05/21/2018 at 15:27

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Ok may have been. I’ve read through the replies so many different times that I can’t remember who was and wasn’t going to be able to make it.

E90M3 > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com 05/21/2018 at 15:28

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Maybe on the way home, I don’t have the whole day off and I want to get there at a reasonable hour.

Jayhawk Jake > Matt Nichelson 05/21/2018 at 15:41

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We’re taking our own cars, but will be traveling together. Pretty much exactly a year ago we did a trip to Arkansas together, had some walkie talkies in the car to help pass the time.

Jayhawk Jake > E90M3 05/21/2018 at 15:48

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We can only get 91 here too.

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > Matt Nichelson 05/21/2018 at 16:15

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Obvious rush hour traffic, but never a big deal. The worst was when I drove from sw Indiana (Co-op job) to Cincinnati or home since I crossed the whole city, but still not bad. Just as you get downtown you go south on 65 so it’s never an issue going to nashville

Matt Nichelson > Jayhawk Jake 05/21/2018 at 16:25

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That’s cool. Better than having to keep calling each other.