As a distraction from the COVID-19 madness and economic fallout, let's play a game!

I'll add a twist: pick one car if you're driving and pick one car if you're being driven.

Driving myself: Aston Martin DB11 v12


Being driven: Rolls Royce Phantom EWB

Do we have to account for the number of times the car will break down on the way there?

Driving: Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo



Driven: I think a Newell Coach would fit my meager needs effectively

911 gt3 touring if i'm driving

My wife and I took a tour last year in my '07 XK Cabrio.

Started the trip in DC, South to Richmond, stopped to see #1 son and then south on I85 across to Ashville beautiful drive through the mountains (spent the night) and then South to Hattiesburg to spend the night with our friend that runs the Arch program at SM.

On to Houston/The Woodlands with Dad and Sister for a couple days then west and north to I40, spent the night in Amarrillo, took a detour to Palo Duro, then back on the road after a stop at "Cadillac Ranch".

Tucumcari is a bit of a ****hole but a lot of cool 50's motels on the old US66, had one the best burgers at a the Laguna Reservation at the 66pitstops Laguna Burger. Spent the night in Winslow, had breakfast at the Blond Girld in a Flatbed Ford Corner before going to The Crater and then North to Monument Valley and back South to The Painted Desert.

Spent a couple nights in Flagstaff, took beautiful drive on 180 through the mountains North to the South Rim and The Grand Canyon Village had lunch at El Tovar. Came back through Williams and then east and south down to Sedona on AZ 89A (stunning drive with the top down).

Left the next morning toward Phoenix with a stop at Arco Santi before finishing the western leg to be with #1 Grandson and #3 son and DIL in Menifee for a few days and to get some work done remotely.

Then north to visit last child and #1 daughter and my brother in LA for a few days but stopped at the Nixon Library first.

Left LA north toward Santa Cruz via the Pacific Coast highway with a stop at the Reagan Library and lunch at San Luis Obispo. It was a Monday so the PCH was pleasant with little traffic or not enough that the Jag couldn't dispose of quickly when the yellow stripe allowed.

Stopped with friends in Aptos, CA before starting the return home starting with a trip up to Yosemite and a stunning drive out of the park on CA 120 to Mono Lake (we missed a close up of the lake).

Spent the night in Tonopa, NV before heading to Lehi, UT before which at a flat, straight along Sevier Lake I stretched her out and had enough at 120mph where I knew she had more to give.

Spent a few days with our friends checked out the sites around SLC ( picked up a couple Kindigit t-shirts) before heading north to Jackson, The Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. Another stunning drive around and drive out of the park east to Cody, WY.

The drive through Burgis Junction and Bighorn NP was beautiful before heading to Devil's Tower a stunning drive through The Black Hills, Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse where we left a bit late and got to The Bad Lands at dusk where some dumbass Pronghorn decided to jump in front if my driver side headlight and over my head just before making a faceplant on my windshield taking out said headlight, fender, driver's wiper. Saw him land on his rump tried to get up where I lost interest in him and checked the dash for warnings. Didn't dare stop until I got to civilization a gas station to check the car out.

There was some Rodeo going on in Wall, so no hotels; wound up in Kadoka.

Next morning stopped for some duct tape, and mapped the quickest way home via South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland with only a stop near South Bend. While driving along southern MN I dared to push the Cruise Control and by some miracle it engaged so it didn't take out the radar system and the adaptive cruise worked making the stressful drive home easier. Southern Wisconsin was much more pretty than southern Minnesota.

Wanted to see some of F L Wright's stuff in Chicago and Wisconsin but that will have to wait, wife has family in Wisconsin so maybe this summer.

TL : DR

The Jag is a great touring car! Most of the trip was done at 95mph on the interstates and passing slow traffic was done confidently on two lane roads. Didn't see much Fuzz until we got to Wisconsin and parts east, specially Maryland, almost none once we left Virginia ( they're like the Gestapo around here in VA).

No car trouble except for the dreaded A/C condensate drain problem with these cars. Didn't really need A/C on the west coast, but as soon as we got to Indiana it was necessary in late July.

Wouldn't mind doing the trip again in a F-Type or maybe an F-Pace to be equal to all the SUV's and big trucks, but the Jag can pass most of them quickly at any speed...pretty much.



Not mine, but mine is exactly like this one.

If I'm being driven.



That's a parade float, who cares how long it takes to get there.