Re: Crossfire Cross-Country trip
Well, I went to the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance and it was amazing. If anyone gets the chance, I would highly recommend it. There were new Spykers, Rolls Royce, Bugatti Veyron convertible, SL65 Black, 5 or 6 vintage 300SL gullwings and 2 new SLS gullwings. What an amazing car in person. A 1937 Mercedes 540K Special roadster won best in show and was one of those cars I have always wanted to see up close.
I left Jacksonville, FL Monday morning, got to New Orleans for a late lunch and on to Houston, TX. The Crossfire did great and likes gasoline without Ethanol. Without ethanol, I averaged right at 30 MPG. With ethanol, I averaged 26 MPG. Both still very good for a car like this and loaded down with the Crossfire luggage. I was not the slightest bit uncomfortable.
Tomorrow morning, I will be leaving Houston around 4:00am and driving straight through to Phoenix, AZ, which is an 18 hour drive. It might be a long day since the scenery between the two is not what I would call spectacular.