I can't believe you guys,

Its a long way sure but if you take your time, book some extra days and
break the trip up, call it a holiday and drive it mate.

We have done, Uk to Greece, and back twice now, each time taking different
routes through Europe, or the old Eastern block, every time has been
fantastic.
If you break down, you get it fixed, you take a can of Foam tyre repair in
case you get a puncture.(we took out the spare to free up more room)

We took a tent and camped most nights to save money, but had to buy a boot
rack for the extra kit that goes with camping.
I'm sure if you look at the map you can find some nice twisty lines
somewhere that break the freeway monotony.
I've got a custom made system with just 1 silencer, and no Cat, we had the
top down all the time except for one rainy day in France, (the shelf between
the wind blocker and the boot was a fantastic extra storage spot) and we
never noticed the exhaust noise in the slightest except through the Mont
Blanc tunnel, and that was only because we turned down the stereo

I bought a MX-5 so I could experience driving, rather than a tool that gets
me from A to B, and to me this sounds like a experience and a half,
I don't think it's fair to compare a trip like that in an open top sports
car, to a SUV.

Go for it mate, even if you don't fancy it id be tempted to fly over and
drive it for you



BTW how many miles is that?


"Randy Maheux" > wrote in message
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> In 5 weeks I will be moving from San Diego to the Daytona Beach area. My
> problem is getting my Miata back east. I could drive it in 4 - 12 hour
> days
> or pay Mayflower to haul it with my furniture. Nine years ago I was a
> zombie after driving a Ford Ranger from Tampa to San Diego in 4 days.
> Now,
> at age 60, I am really tempted to let the movers do it. Using Mayflower
> adds $600 to the cost but the thought of 45 hours in a car that I can't
> take
> a nap in seems daunting. I might even come to hate my dual exhaust by the
> time I got there!
>
> My thinking seems stuck on weighing the cost against the discomfort.
> Perhaps, someone in the group can give me other factors to consider or
> things to look out for if I decide to ship the car. I could really use
> some
> group wisdom on this....
>
>
>