Originally Posted by
Tom N
If you have problems, what ever you don't bring is what you will need. This is why the only thing I brought when we drove to Kansas City and back was a AAA card. Thankfully it wasn't needed.
This.
Originally Posted by
rhart
I like Tom's way of thinking. Plus you have got to have confidence in what youre driving. If you dont, and I'm being serioud here, you really need to reconsider if you should be taking on such a trip.
and this.
In all honesty, if something breaks on the road, then the best tool is going to be a tow truck. AAA is stupid cheap. Buy it. no seriously, get it. Even if it is just to get the car to a safe place until you can go back for it.
I've been on too many trips in cars that weren't exactly up to par. Most of the time, they did just fine, but when they did break, it wasn't something that I was going to be able to repair on the side of the road. Patch job, maybe, but really repair, not so much.
Originally Posted by
omgosh
^lol. I dunno I guess Im being paranoid.
being paranoid for the sake of being paranoid is one thing. Actually rather normal if you've not taken your car on a big trip. BUT, if you are paranoid because you doubt your car, then that car needs to stay home. You doubt it for a reason. Don't be foolish and think that, that reason isn't actually there if it really is. If something isn't healthy and might break, then get it fixed before the trip, or don't go.
You can bring as many extra parts as you want, but if you have those parts because you think that the ones on the car are going to break, then you need to work on getting your car up to par.
sounds harsh, but that's the reality of it.
Too many people drive/beat on cars everyday without taking care of the little issues, like loose suspension bolts, or a failing coil, or a nasty oil leak, etc etc etc. They manage to get away with it for a long time, but then once things start breaking, everything goes with it. That's why cars like ours get a bad reputation. You can't expect a 20 year old car to hold up if you don't take care of it.