[s-cars] Road trip to Da U.P.!

[Jim Fleischer]

Hey guys,

Just finished up a 3150 mile road trip from the mountains of Colorado to the lake shores of Marquette, Michigan in the avant.  I would like to thank all who contributed the pre-trip recommendations and a big thanks to Darin for sending me a spare MAF to Turbo hose for the trip!  Trip was fantastic, and the avant performed flawlessly, save for the occasional chirp from the A/C blower fan.  Along with the pre-trip maintenance and a new windshield, I just put on some Falken Ziex ZE512's, and although they have received mixed reviews, the $260 shipped pricetag was too good to pass up.....and they performed very well throughout....heavy rain, dry twisty roads, high speeds.....very impressed for the price.  I do still have the stock suspension, so your experience may vary....

A trip like this always makes me fall in love with this car all over again.....I was loaded down with a full rooftop box, 3 large dogs and a girlfriend and the car ate it all up with ease....I've put 120K miles on it in 8 years and couldn't be more pleased....the niggling issues aside, I can't think of another car that would compare....

So, many thanks all....wouldn't be able to do it without you!

Jim Fleischer
'95 urS6 avant, 171K