It's 9am, and we've only stopped for gas, food, and driving switched since 8pm last night. Our initial aspirations of healthy roadtripping were eschewed in the face of limited breakfast options in Nowhereland, Oklahoma, and stopped for McDonalds. Plus sides: mcmuffins are delicious, and they had wifi through which we downloaded some interesting podcasts (This American Life, How Unimogs Work, etc.). Downsides: bathroom stops will probably increase. Back on the road though, charging through Oklahoma and nearing Texas, hoping to get through a good chunk of New Mexico today. Just checked the map, 38 miles left of OK, and less than 200 miles of Texass.
The Car is amazing. Pulls forever, drives easy but delightfully, is comfortable and constantly reminds me how funky and awesome it is. As warned, the gas gauge sinks solidly, a combination of small gas tank and a 3.5-liter inline-6 race engine. It doesn't get much worse gas mileage than the Toyota truck though, and the flip side is the miles click away deceptively fast.
New Mexico will bring a welcome departure from I-40 thanks to some recommendations from the same guy that got me in touch with Curtis on MyE28.com. Should be some curvy roads to explore the handling of the car, now that we've familiarized itself with its absolute domination of highway miles.
As of now, it looks like we may just keep ok charging. It's too much fun, too easy to gobble up miles, and having an extra day to spend with our aunt, uncle and cousin in LA sounds awesome. For now, I'm going to take a nap as I can feel the stress of an all-night drive weighing heavy on my body.
"This thing is so much fun to drive." -Cooper Rooks
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