JT1911

Hello Everyone,

My wife and I are planning our 10 year anniversary and we like roadtrips. My work has forced us to move all over the country - and made me miss too many birthdays and anniversaries. So we decided what better 10 year anniversary idea than a month long roadtrip, connecting the dots of favorite places past, and running the odometer up.....about 10,000 miles. Yes, there are supposed to be four zeroes there.

The rough route will see us hit all four corner of the continental US with a bunch of meandering in the middle. We did a 5,000 mile trip in 2019 but that was in my '16 Challenger. The wife really loves her '93 C4 and the idea of taking it and stopping by the corvette museum on the way home sounds appealing.

I guess my question is whether anyone on here has done a trip even half this large in their C4?

kael

Not yet.

Think the ride in your '93 matters a lot in relation to roads. Bit bumpy roads are annoying in my '87, She has a bit stiff suspension. Hours of time would be pretty tiresome.

One item, you'd be due for an oil change somewhere in there.

JT1911

Kael, thanks for the feedback! Oil changes are definitely anticipated.

rush0142

Later C4s make great road cars. Her 93 will be just fine. I've taken my 1991 ZR-1 down to the museum a couple of times, and it just eats up the interstate miles. Take the Vette, they are great cruisers. And how many Challengers are you going to see on the road compared to a C4

1bdvet

I took my C4 on journey for 2 1/2 weeks, and clothes for that trip couldn't carry it all, I made Motel reservations I sent care packages of fresh clothes, and enclosed everything to ship dirty clothes and items we bought back home.

I did that with two Motels and things worked out great , always had fresh cloths for the trip.

I can tell you, like some else mentioned expect a ruff ride, so take breaks often.

Have fun!

SJW

I've taken many long road trips in my C4s -- 1994 ragtop, and 1996 coupe. Probably about half of those were around 2,500 miles round-trip. I no longer own the '96, but would not hesitate to take another long trip in either of those cars if I still had the '96. The late C4 is a superb road car if it's in top mechanical condition and the seats aren't shot. Plan to do laundry every week or so, pack light (very light if touring in a ragtop C4), and enjoy the ride.
Live well,

SJW

JT1911

Thanks 1bdvet! Part of my job is auditing our facilities across the country, so I plan to stop at a few sites and get their audits out of the way. This not only cuts down on PTO usage but also gives me a great staging location for additional supplies.

It will be 'pretty light' we did a test fit of duffels with the hardtop stowed and I can fit 4 'fullsize' duffels in various states of smashed-ness. At this point we've taken enough roadtrips figuring out how to maximize onboard storage is a game. The car is in great shape, it just rounded over 50k miles the other day. When we got it I had it taken to a corvette specialist as the previous owners just kept it locked up. Poor thing probably won't know what to do getting driven thousands of miles at once.

Rush - this is exactly why the C4 is so compelling for this trip. Plus when we got married we were dirt poor - like water down the milk to make it last poor. Seeing 'rare' old cars was always a highlight and I know my wife will like that we are in something 'special' instead of a dime a dozen.

ghoastrider1

Lots of road construction going on in Indianapolis on the interstate... avoid there at rush hour. Best of luck

Patsgarage

I have taken a 1,500 mile/week long trip in our 89 convertible with my wife, I can agree with everything said above. You will have a trip that you both will remember for the rest of your lives.

Patsgarage

One thing to check is the date codes on the tires, old tires = no fun on long trips.

JT1911

This is very similar to our route, just reverse the direction of travel. We'll start in the south so I can get some audits out of the way at our locations down there. Then cut west on I40 to amarillo, a little jog through colorado, utah, and arizona, before vegas, so-cal, and then a run up the coast to our san francisco office - maybe touch seattle - or head straight to montana, then rushmore, Mackinaw and back to Pennsylvania.

FostersPerformance

This has me thinking.....maybe members here can offer a safe -space (hate that term but it applies here) where a fellow enthusiast can stop by and rest up a bit. Meet face to face. And help with the car if needed....hell, can turn it into a poker run to have fun with it as well lol

jrobin1

Took my 93 40th anniversary coupe from Tn to Santa Monica, CA on a Route 66 road trip pre-covid, picking up Rt 66 in Springfield Mo., (13 days & appx 4500 mi). Earlier this year finished the Chicago, IL to Springfield, Mo leg (4 days & appx 1500 mi). On day 1 of first trip had a brake light issue due to a corroded connector. That was the only problem encountered on either trip. My car had about 49000mi when I started, so about where yours is. I would check the "wearables" like belts, tires, pulleys and fluids, etc and put a spare key in a hidden magnetic box under the car for emergency backup in case of key loss. I also used a steering wheel locking bar, "the club" as a theft deterrent due to all the hotel lot parking. Next, just relax, let the trip unfold and enjoy every mile of it!!

On a side note, many hotels have washers and dryers so no need to over pack, just wash your clothes every few days.

I probably should have mentioned that I spent 2-3 months prior to the trip gutting the inside and installing 3 layers of sound deadening. I also removed the rear fender well liners and put sound deadening material on top of them. This made a big difference in road noise and A/C performance.