how many miles is too much

[mcmcallister]

im planing a trip with my '06 325xi from pennsylvania to florida. its about 1050 miles and i was wondering if it is too much to drive strait in one day?

Im also wondering how long i should drive for before giving the car a break and how long is an adequate break?

[M3_WC]

Nah, go for it.

Just leave real early in the morning.

[Artmasterx]

The car shouldn't need a break... you will need one long before the car does unless the coolant system is not working properly.

I have driven 800 miles in a day (12-14 hours depending on traffic) at least 10 times in the past 5 years.

[ben14142001]

Yeah, you'll be fine.

[flyinb501]

I've driven 1700 miles straight. There's no need for a break.

[stickypaws]

The car will run longer on the road than you can physically endure yourself.

Don't fall asleep at the wheel. That would be the bigger concern.

[rs6655]

Originally Posted by mcmcallister

im planing a trip with my '06 325xi from pennsylvania to florida. its about 1050 miles and i was wondering if it is too much to drive strait in one day?

Im also wondering how long i should drive for before giving the car a break and how long is an adequate break?

The car doesn't need a break. You on the other hand should split it up.

The Motel 6 In Fayetteville, NC at I-95 & Cedar Creek Road is cheap, and decent.

http://www.motel6.com/reservations/m...TRSID=&CP=&TA=

There is a McDonalds right at the motel and a Cracker Barrel just 2 minutes away across the freeway. We stay there all the time.

Trust me on this.... we are big time travellers. We already have 65,000 miles on our 2009 X3.

[immiketoo]

I once drove 19 hours straight from Odessa Texas to Chicago. It was a MoFo. I am not interested in doing that again. 1294 miles of hell. Of course, that could have been because my ex-wife was in the car...

[Euroboost91]

I drove 13 hours straight to NC in a car that had 150k on the odo and no problems.

[Year's_End]

It has been noted that the run of E90s produced in '05-'06 encountered significant wear and tear once driven for more than ~800 consecutive miles. I'd watch out.

[MikeyV]

Milan to Hamburg in a Clubman Cooper D, 1100km, if you can do it in a diesel MINI you can do 1000 miles it in a 325.

[mcmcallister]

thanks all, im going for the long haul so that i can have a kick ass vacation without being groped at the airport, if i can handle 10hrs a day in a mitsubishi, im sure the e90 will be a pleasure for 18 hrs

[john2plus8]

you need to take a bio break every 3 - 4 hours