Longest Drives!

prince_pervez · 18th February 2010, 07:37

Bangalore - Pune 850 kms in a day.

Baleno4397 · 18th February 2010, 08:50

Indiranagar, Blr to Kottayam, Krla - 613 Kmtrs - in 9 odd hours.. Fastest I have done..

Then there were several small trips. Once from Kushalnagar, Coorg to Mysore in 55 min.. Did 100 odd kmtrs...

Erode,TN (hope I spelt it right) to Indiranagar, Blr in 2 and a Half hours..I am not sure how many kmtrs

.. but it is a good 150+ kmtrs

acidkill · 18th February 2010, 10:30

I have done abt 3 long trips

1. Chennai - Goa Return (Approx 1200 Km 1 Way) - Brilliant trip cause I actually got to use the Golden Quadrilateral all the way. Was travelling to goa for the new year so had a whole bunch of friends with me. As a result, I was able to maintain an average speed of 70 thanks to the number of frequent breaks for sutta and coffee.
2. Mumbai - Pune - Mahabaleshwar - Kolhapur (450 KM 1 Way) - Actually very good road, even after the Mumbai Pune Expressway, the way towards Kolhapur on the GQ is concrete all the way. There was heavy rain while I was driving and it was a bit scary at the time, but all in all very satisfying road trip.
3. Chennai - Kodaikanal - Munnar (Approx 700 Km 1 Way) - I do this once each year.. the ghat sections are really awesome.

rjalihal · 18th February 2010, 17:46

The longest road trip i have ever had was from Saskatoon to Calgary a few years ago. Distance covered was about 650 klicks. Vehicle used was an old Oldsmobile Cutlass. This was to go and see the Calgary Flames play the Mighty Ducks in the conference semi finals of the NHL! Too bad the local team lost! Ah, pre-college days!

Speeding@160mph · 18th February 2010, 18:31

1. Hamburg-Frankfurt-Amsterdam-Gothenberg(Sweden)-Frankfurt : Approx 2200 miles in 10 days! Loved the Autobahn - Had rented a 525d and hit 250kmph (Auto-limited).

2. Toronto, Ontario - Ft. lauderdale, Florida : approx 1500 miles in 2.5 days! Beautiful drive! Saw 2-3 'twisters' in S.Carolina, 2 speeding tickets and almost 500 Harleys on the road at 1 time!

rjalihal · 18th February 2010, 20:23

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Originally Posted by Speeding@160mph

1. Hamburg-Frankfurt-Amsterdam-Gothenberg(Sweden)-Frankfurt : Approx 2200 miles in 10 days! Loved the Autobahn - Had rented a 525d and hit 250kmph (Auto-limited).

2. Toronto, Ontario - Ft. lauderdale, Florida : approx 1500 miles in 2.5 days! Beautiful drive! Saw 2-3 'twisters' in S.Carolina, 2 speeding tickets and almost 500 Harleys on the road at 1 time!

Whoa! 2 speeding tickets? What was the fine like? Did they suspend the license for the second offense? And 500 Harleys

, that must have been quite a sight! Any chance of pics?

CorsaLove · 18th February 2010, 20:44

Bangalore - Mumbai - Ahemadabad - Udaipur almost 1800+ KM one-way done twice in 98 and 2001.

3 Drivers, only pee stops, pitstops. No halt in almost 3 days.

Car both the times was an Indica DLX.

SamuraiJack · 18th February 2010, 20:46

Bangalore-Mumbai-Rajasthan-Himachal-Rohtang-Sissu and back 7K round trip in a Swift D

hanmust · 18th February 2010, 23:34

My longest drive was from Delhi to Calicut (Kerala) in my Merc G-wagen covering around 3000kms covering 7 states, 3metros & various terrains. I've already prepared a travelogue of the trip: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-d...s-g-wagen.html. Please read it.

I've also driven from Mumbai to Calicut (1250km) more than 10 times in life in various cars like Merc C200 CDI, E250, Fiat Palio, Exteem, Gypsy, Fiat Uno, etc.

hormaz · 19th February 2010, 10:52

Bangalore-Bombay, 1000kms in 1 day,

Started at 4 am in a Fiesta, stopped in pune at around 5pm at a friends place, reached home by 10pm.

was a great drive!!!

vigneshA · 22nd February 2010, 14:12

My longest drive was what we called Coast-Coast in US.
Few details :
Journey : Philadelphia -> Los Angeles -> Philadelphia.
Drivers : 2 (including myself)
Mileage : ~6000 miles
Duration : 10 days (Christmas -Newyear)
Cars used : Subaru Outback (accident and hence wrecked), Toyota Camry Salora (technical fault , so replaced), Ford Focus (SUV)
Tickets : 2 speeding tickets, 1 warning.

Cognetsol · 10th March 2010, 01:15

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Originally Posted by shankar.balan

todays TOI paper Bangalore has a nice article about how a gentleman from Shillong drove 4000 kms plus upto Madras to get the best possible veterinary care for his pet Boxer dog -Bonxie. poor dog had a heart problem.
amazing the love people have for their pets - its a heartening thought in this otherwise horrible, callous world that we live in.

Thanks for the heartwarming encouragement. I was amazed, humbled and deeply moved to feel the overwhelming sense of empathy people shared with both of us as we zipped cross country. The warmth and support we encountered every inch of the way, made the whole gruelling drive so enjoyable. For that kind of goodwill I would gladly circumnavigate the globe ... indefinitely!

varun.ppl · 10th March 2010, 09:21

My longest drive in a single day has been:

Delhi-Ahmedabad (930 kms) in 12 hours flat with 2 petrol breaks, many pee breaks, a breakfast break, a lunch break+tea, about 6-7 toll breaks of which 2 took about 10 mins.

Did this trip in April last year with my whole family, touched 170kmph on NH 76 before Bhilwara. On NH 76, i completed 110 kms in one hour

Sweet Highway.

The complete trip was Delhi-Ahmedabad-Mahuva-Diu-Somnath-Gir-Junagadh-Mt. Abu-Delhi.

The trip lasted for 5 days & covered a distance of 3000 kms.

OT: Also, when you move from Mehsana to Mt. Abu, there was this highway construction going on by L&T. The toll plazas weren't functional & it was dead straight. Amazing Highway. Can I have any updates!

Drivers: 2 Me & Dad
Car Used: Aveo 1.4 LS
FE: Appx. 16 kmpl with AC 100%

hemen · 10th March 2010, 09:56

My longest single day drive has been one and a half year back in nov 2008
Beawar, Rajasthan to Mumbai 975 kms. started at 5.30 am and reached at 10.30 pm. had to take lot of breaks as it was a family trip.

The trip was from Mumbai to Haridwar and back more than 3600 kms. The trip included two cars Skoda Octavia and Tata Indica turbo. Indica seldomly below 110 kms as had to keep up with the Octavia driven by my father.

sbraj · 10th March 2010, 10:07

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Originally Posted by Cognetsol

Thanks for the heartwarming encouragement. I was amazed, humbled and deeply moved to feel the overwhelming sense of empathy people shared with both of us as we zipped cross country. The warmth and support we encountered every inch of the way, made the whole gruelling drive so enjoyable. For that kind of goodwill I would gladly circumnavigate the globe ... indefinitely!

I suggest you create a new thread to discuss your experiences related to that drive. My salutes.

18th February 2010, 07:37	#106
prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,210 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	Bangalore - Pune 850 kms in a day.
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18th February 2010, 08:50	#107
Baleno4397 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 23 Thanked: 0 Times	Loongest trips.. Indiranagar, Blr to Kottayam, Krla - 613 Kmtrs - in 9 odd hours.. Fastest I have done.. Then there were several small trips. Once from Kushalnagar, Coorg to Mysore in 55 min.. Did 100 odd kmtrs... Erode,TN (hope I spelt it right) to Indiranagar, Blr in 2 and a Half hours..I am not sure how many kmtrs .. but it is a good 150+ kmtrs
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18th February 2010, 10:30	#108
acidkill BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chennai Posts: 420 Thanked: 137 Times	I have done abt 3 long trips 1. Chennai - Goa Return (Approx 1200 Km 1 Way) - Brilliant trip cause I actually got to use the Golden Quadrilateral all the way. Was travelling to goa for the new year so had a whole bunch of friends with me. As a result, I was able to maintain an average speed of 70 thanks to the number of frequent breaks for sutta and coffee. 2. Mumbai - Pune - Mahabaleshwar - Kolhapur (450 KM 1 Way) - Actually very good road, even after the Mumbai Pune Expressway, the way towards Kolhapur on the GQ is concrete all the way. There was heavy rain while I was driving and it was a bit scary at the time, but all in all very satisfying road trip. 3. Chennai - Kodaikanal - Munnar (Approx 700 Km 1 Way) - I do this once each year.. the ghat sections are really awesome.
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18th February 2010, 17:46	#109
rjalihal BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 713 Thanked: 100 Times	The longest road trip i have ever had was from Saskatoon to Calgary a few years ago. Distance covered was about 650 klicks. Vehicle used was an old Oldsmobile Cutlass. This was to go and see the Calgary Flames play the Mighty Ducks in the conference semi finals of the NHL! Too bad the local team lost! Ah, pre-college days!
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18th February 2010, 18:31	#110
Speeding@160mph BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delhi Posts: 185 Thanked: 6 Times	1. Hamburg-Frankfurt-Amsterdam-Gothenberg(Sweden)-Frankfurt : Approx 2200 miles in 10 days! Loved the Autobahn - Had rented a 525d and hit 250kmph (Auto-limited). 2. Toronto, Ontario - Ft. lauderdale, Florida : approx 1500 miles in 2.5 days! Beautiful drive! Saw 2-3 'twisters' in S.Carolina, 2 speeding tickets and almost 500 Harleys on the road at 1 time!
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18th February 2010, 20:44	#112
CorsaLove BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 392 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	Bangalore - Mumbai - Ahemadabad - Udaipur almost 1800+ KM one-way done twice in 98 and 2001. 3 Drivers, only pee stops, pitstops. No halt in almost 3 days. Car both the times was an Indica DLX.
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18th February 2010, 20:46	#113
SamuraiJack BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 175 Thanked: 145 Times	Bangalore-Mumbai-Rajasthan-Himachal-Rohtang-Sissu and back 7K round trip in a Swift D
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18th February 2010, 23:34	#114
hanmust Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calicut Posts: 2,481 Thanked: 262 Times View My Garage	My longest drive was from Delhi to Calicut (Kerala) in my Merc G-wagen covering around 3000kms covering 7 states, 3metros & various terrains. I've already prepared a travelogue of the trip: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-d...s-g-wagen.html. Please read it. I've also driven from Mumbai to Calicut (1250km) more than 10 times in life in various cars like Merc C200 CDI, E250, Fiat Palio, Exteem, Gypsy, Fiat Uno, etc.
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19th February 2010, 10:52	#115
hormaz BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 103 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Bangalore-Bombay, 1000kms in 1 day, Started at 4 am in a Fiesta, stopped in pune at around 5pm at a friends place, reached home by 10pm. was a great drive!!!
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22nd February 2010, 14:12	#116
vigneshA BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chennai Posts: 213 Thanked: 93 Times	My longest drive was what we called Coast-Coast in US. Few details : Journey : Philadelphia -> Los Angeles -> Philadelphia. Drivers : 2 (including myself) Mileage : ~6000 miles Duration : 10 days (Christmas -Newyear) Cars used : Subaru Outback (accident and hence wrecked), Toyota Camry Salora (technical fault , so replaced), Ford Focus (SUV) Tickets : 2 speeding tickets, 1 warning.
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10th March 2010, 09:21	#118
varun.ppl BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 160 Thanked: 225 Times	My longest drive in a single day has been: Delhi-Ahmedabad (930 kms) in 12 hours flat with 2 petrol breaks, many pee breaks, a breakfast break, a lunch break+tea, about 6-7 toll breaks of which 2 took about 10 mins. Did this trip in April last year with my whole family, touched 170kmph on NH 76 before Bhilwara. On NH 76, i completed 110 kms in one hour Sweet Highway. The complete trip was Delhi-Ahmedabad-Mahuva-Diu-Somnath-Gir-Junagadh-Mt. Abu-Delhi. The trip lasted for 5 days & covered a distance of 3000 kms. OT: Also, when you move from Mehsana to Mt. Abu, there was this highway construction going on by L&T. The toll plazas weren't functional & it was dead straight. Amazing Highway. Can I have any updates! Drivers: 2 Me & Dad Car Used: Aveo 1.4 LS FE: Appx. 16 kmpl with AC 100% Last edited by varun.ppl : 10th March 2010 at 09:24.
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10th March 2010, 09:56	#119
hemen BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 91 Thanked: 49 Times	My longest single day drive has been one and a half year back in nov 2008 Beawar, Rajasthan to Mumbai 975 kms. started at 5.30 am and reached at 10.30 pm. had to take lot of breaks as it was a family trip. The trip was from Mumbai to Haridwar and back more than 3600 kms. The trip included two cars Skoda Octavia and Tata Indica turbo. Indica seldomly below 110 kms as had to keep up with the Octavia driven by my father.
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