Show me a crazy road trip you'd take 

"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer) 01/12/2018 at 22:34 • Filed to: None

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Ahh, I should’ve included Morelia....

I’d like to do a road trip like this, start in one of the most industrious cities, across the lowlands and into the Pacific Ocean for a drive on the pacific highways, and back up through the mountains and into one of the oldest city in North America to finish. give me a couple of weeks to enjoy the places I’d visit.

Of those routes I only know the 57D (To Santiago de Queretaro) and the 7D (To Valle de Bravo) D means toll road.

But look at these motherfucking views, and this is just 5 minutes with street view!:

San miguel de Allende, Western entry

Valle de Bravo to Toluca highway

Tequila to Guadalajara

Colima to Zihuatanejo

Its a real shame that Mexico is obscenely dangerous, specially parts of the lowlands and a lot of Michoacan, definitely dangerous enough for me not to even bother despite it looking like quite a cultural and enjoyable tour of the southwestern portion of my country.

CB > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 22:42

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I want to do an eastern province road trip, hitting every provincial capital from Toronto eastwards, and then finish off the trip with a ferry ride to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, which is French territory just off the coast of Newfoundland. One day I’ll finally do it.

Spanfeller is a twat > CB 01/12/2018 at 22:44

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I think that scheduling must be harder in Canada because winter might make it a lot harder due to the weather! but it seems like an amazing plan! If I was doing Canada, I’d probably do from Toronto to Ottawa, and I know that’s a very small part of Canada and there’s a lot more to see but its still fascinating!

dogisbadob > CB 01/12/2018 at 22:49

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should be easy because the ice roads you can drive on when they’re solid :p

dogisbadob > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 22:49

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I’d like to drive around the world. Like that Russian superhighway they’re trying to do. I wish they’d bring back Beringia

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 22:51

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Back roads between every state capitol and most national parks. Preferably in a classic car or modern sports car.

CB > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 22:57

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I wouldn’t want to do a ferry ride from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland in the winter, that’s for sure.

If you were doing a small part of Canada, I’d suggest Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal-Quebec City. Two of those cities are absolutely awful for traffic (Toronto and Montreal), but once you park the car, there’s plenty to do.

Spanfeller is a twat > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 01/12/2018 at 22:57

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thats a crazy amount of miles! how can you do that?!?

CB > dogisbadob 01/12/2018 at 22:58

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Hey, the Ottawa Oppos only went for an ice road drive one year!

Spanfeller is a twat > dogisbadob 01/12/2018 at 22:59

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hmm, a Russian superhighway?

it would seem like a mess to me, like... why?

You could try to build a highway specially designed for cargo trucks that are massive, just like, 5m wide and powered by very efficient engines... but even then boats are already quite great at that! so are trains!

Spanfeller is a twat > CB 01/12/2018 at 23:02

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I remember the last time I was in Toronto my mom crashed into a pole near down town... I drived the rest of the trip...

You guys are fast drivers! I mean, doing 140, 150s, even with the huge signs saying that speeding over 150 is a multi thousand dollar ticket!

Those four cities seem quite a treat! I’d also want to do part of the western side (the south portion of the Sea to Sky highway is amazing!) I really wanna ski in Canada again....

CB > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 23:04

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I haven’t been to Vancouver and Whistler in about twelve years and I miss it. It’s a lovely place.

Yeah, Toronto is kind of stupid when it comes to drivers. 50 km/h over the speed limit is an immediate roadside license suspension and a vehicle seizure, but it’s relatively common. When I lived there, I was in the right lane doing 115 and people would still try to run me off the road.

Spanfeller is a twat > CB 01/12/2018 at 23:09

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I had semis breathing down my neck... doing 125. You do have great highways, very smooth.. but still your drivers scared me.

But Vancouver,man its amazing.... and people in Whistler are very nice.. and all of them have pot (not that I do pot, I know because they offered it to me.. all the time... I guess its a side effect of being a snowboarder) The only issue with Vancouver was that there was a horrific amount of traffic back to the airport!

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 23:10

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One of the few things on my bucket list is to drive this in a 2011 Alfa Romeo 159 TI 3.2 JTS V6 Q4 Q-Tronic.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 23:11

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Short answer, I can’t

Long answer, You said crazy in the title and this seems pretty crazy. I would love to do a trip like this because I really haven’t seen much of the US but I don’t think this trip will happen.

Stephenson Valve Gear > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 23:11

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Not too crazy, but I’m going to attempt to drive my Mustang in the rest of the 48 contiguous states this year. I’ll break it up into a few different road trips. The road trip above will knock out eleven more states, approximately 2200 miles, and I should be able to do it over a weekend... although I may have to add a day to that if my wife wants to ride along.

Spanfeller is a twat > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 01/12/2018 at 23:12

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I’ve never been to Colombia but I’m sure its quite beautiful... Why Colombia thought?

My citroen won't start > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 23:12

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This plays in the background.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 23:13

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Because I’m from there.

Spanfeller is a twat > Stephenson Valve Gear 01/12/2018 at 23:14

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its better to bring someone over, a friend of mine and I always joked about taking a road trip alone to San Miguel de Allende

but it slowly stopped being a joke.. I honestly think its a matter of us saving up for the trip!

Spanfeller is a twat > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 01/12/2018 at 23:16

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It seems like quite a legitimate reason, do you know those highways by chance?

Sometimes hometowns hide amazing highways and roads from us... like the Ou-212 in the case of my grandparent’s village! or the old highway to Valle de Bravo which is also intense!

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 23:17

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Yeah, of course. I drove them in the blue Mazda 2 in my profile picture a few years back.

Nibby > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 23:17

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the road to your heart

Spanfeller is a twat > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 01/12/2018 at 23:20

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and how’s car culture in Colombia? I don’t think we got many Alfas here in Mexico like the one you showed (or in fact, any Alfa)... plus, up until 1994 getting interesting european or asian cars here was virtually impossible due to the restrictive import laws, so our car culture is still adjusting to the wonders of the free market... is there any old car you’re giving a good look at over there in Colombia?

Spanfeller is a twat > Nibby 01/12/2018 at 23:20

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throw another one of those and I’ll give you the ez-pass

Stephenson Valve Gear > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 23:21

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I like for my wife to accompany me on these trips, although I have made similar trips of this length completely by myself. Either way, I do all the driving - my wife refuses to drive the Mustang!

The states in blue are the ones that I have driven in with this Mustang, so I still need to drive through all the gray states:

Spanfeller is a twat > Stephenson Valve Gear 01/12/2018 at 23:26

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Wow... that is actually quite impressive, and I must say your south east route looks quite interesting!.... much more than my map:

I still need more time... and planning.!

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 23:28

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I’m in the US. I just go back to visit. I’ve driven plenty of nice older cars. I drove a 159, for example.

As for actually old cars, E21s and E30s are common. You’ll see them very often, which is great for me. The car culture in my country is pretty good, but higher taxes prevent people from importing a lot of extremely high end cars. We have like two Aventadors, a few 458 Specials, several 488s, and a Huracan or two. We have a DB6 and a Bentley 4.5 litre as well. It’s improving slowly but surely.

Spanfeller is a twat > My citroen won't start 01/12/2018 at 23:28

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Just having “The Man who sold the world” on repeat is enough to convince me!

Spanfeller is a twat > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 01/12/2018 at 23:30

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Affordable e30s? Here in Mexico you can only get the ones imported from the US after the nine year rule... ( I know its a lot less drastic than the American one) and they go for way too much money!

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 23:32

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Yeah. Tons of them. Also, E21s are as common as modern F30s, which are extremely common as is. Colombia is a big market for BMW in Latin America.

Spanfeller is a twat > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 01/12/2018 at 23:37

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Que envidia Carajo....

Shamoononon drives like a farmer > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 23:41

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I did a round trip from San Diego to Northern Oregon and back (40 hrs driving round trip). I was the solo driver. It’s nuts because you pass through LA, Oakland, AND Bakersfield. Ain’t nobody want to go there! Infact I did stay in Bakerfield twice because I left after work and couldn’t go longer than 10 hours on the way home. I paid 130$ for my hotels and yet still somebody committed suicide (poor soul, don’t mean to put them down but it was not something that normally happens) in one and there was a manhunt in the other. Loved the Redwoods and the Oregon coast! It even snowed while I was there. I was also passed by a greyhound bus while traveling 85 on the Redwoods highway.

Spanfeller is a twat > Shamoononon drives like a farmer 01/12/2018 at 23:42

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winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Stephenson Valve Gear 01/12/2018 at 23:43

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If you come to Maine, come in late spring, summer, or early fall. It may be tourist season, but it’s also the best time to go to places like Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, and Katahdin.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 23:49

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Créeme en algo: uno no pasa más que una cuadra en las mejores partes de mi ciudad o las mejores partes de Medellín sin ver un BMW que tiene más que 15 años. Aunque tenemos miles de modelos nuevos, los viejos andan por ahí en condicion espectacular. No hay mejor carro para un Colombiano que un BMW. Al buen Colombiano le encanta el BMW sobre cualquier otra marca.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 23:49

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A loop around the East Cape of NZ’s North Island and back through the Uraweras. Some of the most remote and beautiful parts of the country, and including the opportunity to take on Colin McRae and Possum Bourne’s stomping ground, the Motu rally stage - 47km of the most feared road on the Group A WRC circuit.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 01/12/2018 at 23:56

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Also: KINJAAAAAA! Add a photo, get 3 more copies of a random one that you can’t see till it’s published.

Spanfeller is a twat > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 01/12/2018 at 23:58

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Acá creo que es mas de VW y Mercedes, en algún punto Mexico fue el mercado que mas rápido crecía para Mercedes.

Sin embargo, depende el municipio, si ves en lugares ricos como Zapopan, Cancun, San Pedro Garza Garcia, etc a la gente le gusta mucho Audi, Porsche, y Mercedes... en general le tiran mas a VWAG y a Daimler. Mientras que BMW es grande acá no es tan aspiracional como Mercedes en ojo del Mexicano. En cuanto a coches antiguos, con suerte veras un Mustang o un Challenger; en general los clásicos europeos están en museos o en estacionamientos y solo salen para los paseos. Clásicos Asiáticos? ha! no hay! Me encantaría ver un Toyota 2000 GT algún día, mas se que no pasara.

Acá en el DF aquellos con dinero andan en Suburbans o Cayennes (alternativamente Escalades y Ranger Rover Sports) y todas blindadas y con coche patrulla. Es sumamente raro.

Spanfeller is a twat > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 01/12/2018 at 23:59

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this is rather beautiful!

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 23:59

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Unrelated: I’m going to be in Mexico next week for work. Where’s a good place to go for the weekend from Santiago de Queretaro? Not a a road trip, as you say it’s not super safe, especially for a gringo.

Shamoononon drives like a farmer > Spanfeller is a twat 01/13/2018 at 00:02

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Yeah but I was going for Christmas and only had a couple of days. So poo poo on your poo poo.

Beautiful, ain’t it?

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > Spanfeller is a twat 01/13/2018 at 00:07

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The Dakar Rally. Or a road trip from Venice to Capri, via the amalfi coast. Basically the perfect road trip 2

Dusty Ventures > Stephenson Valve Gear 01/13/2018 at 00:16

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You’ve got a lot of the states my car is missing

Spanfeller is a twat > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 01/13/2018 at 00:19

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I think you should visit San Miguel de Allende, it is a beautiful place and theres a lot of stuff to do, eat, and watch! primarily most of the people there speak English and it is a rather safe town (if expensive) Quite frankly I doubt you can go wrong there, plus its rather near Santiago de Queretaro. Just makes sure every single vehicle you take is official (has federal tourist plates or local authorized taxi plates) Never hail down a cab and unless you ride public transport with a local you trust, don’t use it, always ask receptionists at the restaurant/hotel/or office to call a cab for you, specially in San Miguel because uber hasn’t gotten there yet.

I suspect you can spend quite a nice day there, I’d even recommend staying a night and getting help from the locals... whatever your line of work is, there’s something to impress you there in design, fashion, cuisine, architecture, and other stuff. I wish I could give you more tips but when I was there I didn’t really pay attention to the names of the places... I know Fabrica la Aurora might be worth a visit but only if you’re a real art geek, if not I’d stay downtown.

Foreigners are safe in those areas*, specially San Miguel , generally... you need to be extremely dumb or extremely racist to actually get in trouble as a foreigner. As far as Santiago de Queretaro goes... damn... I can’t remember the last time I went...

*: Touristic areas, expensive cities, interstate highways, airports, etc.

When I referred to unsafe places in my road trip, I meant more like Jalisco and Michoacan, which, again, in those areas* its perfectly safe for a foreigner, but most of my routes are through small national roads that can be troublesome

Spanfeller is a twat > Shamoononon drives like a farmer 01/13/2018 at 00:20

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the Californias are beautiful, yes.

Spanfeller is a twat > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 01/13/2018 at 00:22

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I thought to go from Finisterre to Bordeaux

Finisterre was thought to be the end of the world; the most westernly point, and where the Santiago de Compostela route formally ends.

You supposedly needed to leave all your clothes at the cliffs and jump to the ocean, as a symbol of rebirth.

Snerk > Spanfeller is a twat 01/13/2018 at 00:42

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I want to drive from Sacramento, CA to Ocean City, MD. For two reasons.

First is that I’m a damn dirty dubber who wants to go to H2Oi. But the second reason is better.

My sister would always comment on the “Ocean City, MD - 3,073mi” sign you see on I-80 coming into Sacramento from the West (headed Eastbound) and always said that she wanted to do that trip just to see if there’s a Sacramento, CA sign 3,073mi away and within Ocean City, MD.

But, my sister got in a car accident. Nudged off the freeway by a trucker, nose went into a drainage ditch and her ‘87 Olds 88 Custom Cruiser went ass-over-teakettle before landing on it’s roof. She survived the impact but had a stroke while in hospital and is now quadriplegic. One of the few car-related things she wanted to do, she can’t. But I can.

I want to drive across the country on I-80. Bring my camera along and chronicle the journey so I can bring it home and show my sister the trip and, most importantly, sate our collective curiosity about that damn sign.

(And before anybody says it, yes, I know there is in fact a Sacramento, CA sign within Ocean City, MD. But I wanna see it in person.)

smobgirl > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 01/13/2018 at 00:44

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One of the best perks of my job has been the amount of the country I’ve been able to see, even if it’s been mostly short trips.

Dusty Ventures > Spanfeller is a twat 01/13/2018 at 00:56

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I’ve already had some pretty epic road trips, with the crown jewel being when I took 26 days and went coast-to-coast across the U.S. and back. It ended up being an 8,800 mile (14,200 km) trip and required two parking lot oil changes along the way. This was the map for that one:

My dream is to go even bigger and crazier and do the National Park lap of the country. 14,500 miles (23,350 km) and 47 incredible national parks

I’ve already been to seven of the parks on the route, but I’d love to go back to all of them.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Spanfeller is a twat 01/13/2018 at 01:04

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Thanks, that looks like a really good option. I’d been thinking of flying down to Cancun (there’s a cheap direct flight) and going diving, but this looks better.

I’m not super paranoid about safety - I’ve spent a bit of time in Mexico, have enough Spanish to muddle through, and I’m not an idiot or a redneck. But I’m not keen on driving there - too many Latinos are crazy drivers. Plus there seem to be a lot of spots where it’s not a great idea to stop, and they’re not all obvious without local knowledge.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Spanfeller is a twat 01/13/2018 at 06:46

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the red lines

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Spanfeller is a twat 01/13/2018 at 12:17

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perhaps a bit cliche, but I’d love to road trip Route 66. I’ve grown up on it, driven a couple hundred miles of it. I’ve got books, maps, and a bunch of other stuff about it. It’s such a cool part of American history and it’d be really neat to experience.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Spanfeller is a twat 01/13/2018 at 13:04

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Here you go , though I have been thinking of changing the car to a 58-9 Austin Healey 100-6 BN6 Works

Spanfeller is a twat > CaptDale - is secretly British 01/13/2018 at 13:12

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if was going to do such a trip I’d probably honestly take a brand new wk2 jeep grand Cherokee with the summit pack and the v8. Its a thirsty motherfucker but it might as well be the only car in all of America that you can service across the entire continent because most police departments use v8 chargers! plus, the v8 is such a barn-door type engine that you really shouldn’t worry about reliability issues. My jeep has broken many things but the engine and the transmission work like new.

Stephenson Valve Gear > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 01/13/2018 at 14:49

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I appreciate the tip! Hope to make it to Maine sometime before the end of the year. I would like to visit the WW&F Railway Museum in Alna: http://wwfry.org/

Stephenson Valve Gear > Dusty Ventures 01/13/2018 at 14:55

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Wow, that is looking good! You can make a road trip through the south and pick up the majority of those. Might I suggest a coast-to-coast run from Jacksonville, FL to San Diego, CA? That can be done in 2 days (or less). North Dakota and Michigan appear to be off the beaten path, though...

Dusty Ventures > Stephenson Valve Gear 01/13/2018 at 16:42

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That would be Wisconsin, not Michigan. As for the coast to coast run, there’s three problems. 1) it would take me a day just to get to Florida to start it, 2) I would, of course, need to drive back, which would be another three-four days, and 3) I’ve done the coast-to-coast run enough times that doing it as a speed run has zero appeal to me. I’ve been to all of the lower 48, and 46 of them by car, they just haven’t all been in my current car. I’ll get there eventually, but it’ll be on my terms, when I can enjoy the drive.

Ironically I’ll be driving through Alabama, Tennessee, and Kentucky at the end of the month, but it won’t be in my primary car.

Stephenson Valve Gear > Dusty Ventures 01/13/2018 at 17:30

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A) Doh! Wisconsin... yep.

B) Yes, the problem with doing any kind of coast-to-coast run is that if a person drives from home to one coast, then does the C2C run, then drives back home, it is really two coast-to-coast runs. Our 2017 NY-2-LA took 4-1/2 days for that reason. Our 2016 run from Florida to CA was part of a vacation that included visiting friends on the east side of the country before the run, and a number of friends on the west side of the country after. That was close to two weeks, a long (for me) vacation.

Dusty Ventures > Stephenson Valve Gear 01/13/2018 at 19:09

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My last coast-to-coast run was 26 days, though four of those were for a rally. That was doing it right. Hit a bunch of state and national parks, camped in Snake River Canyon, explored caves along the Washington/Oregon coast. It was pretty epic.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Spanfeller is a twat 01/15/2018 at 11:32

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Actually there are quite a few Jag dealers down in Central and Southern America, but I wanna do a full 60's rally in a Big Healey.

Spanfeller is a twat > CaptDale - is secretly British 01/15/2018 at 11:42

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Yes. That is true, but not as many mechanics are experts in jags... In the end you can make the trip quite comfortably in either car!

CaptDale - is secretly British > Spanfeller is a twat 01/15/2018 at 11:49

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That is a fair point, especially newer Jags. But my buddies in their TVR are making good down there. So I wouldn’t worry too much to be honest. It would be a fun trip in almost anything.