[JOHN317]

Picked my 05 Aqua Blur 6spd in Auburn, IL drove about 100 mi in 100 deg weather. Had the A/C going and the top down. What fun! Varied the engine speed by alternating between 5th and 6th, like Jim G said. A/C blew as cold as we needed (100% of the time incidently), the temp gauge stayed @200, never got to 210 and the driveshaft didn't "tink" once. So far none my worst fears have been realized. It performed just like it is supposed to. 2800mi to go before we get back to Redding, CA, so I'm knocking on wood tonite. My wife,Gloria, name it "Blueberry" because the color reminds her of Blueberries. We'll keep you posted as we go.

 

[BobA]

It will be one of your favorite trips. enjoy. I have had my 05 auto since january had one small issue don't even remember what it was.... it was a spark plug wire. not working properly. light came on but ran alright as long as you drove like granny lookin for her turn off. got 11,750 mi now. so don't worry. Even if something does happen ain't nutthin you can do till it happens if it does. :lol
enjoy carefree drivin. Over 2000 of us on here. I don't think everybody has had issues with thier SSR. Just sounds like it on this board. :ssr :thumbs :flag :seeya

 

[Purple Penelope]

Enjoy John317.....and welcome to the family.

The road trips are the best. Picked up Penelope from an Erie, Pa dealer with 4 miles on the odometer. Drove 1130 miles in two days to get back to Fl. Do you think I varied my speed much? Nada.... Had the pin on 80 most of the way.

Drive it like you stole it :lol

P/P

Peace :flag

 

[JOHN317]

2000! Wow!

It will be one of your favorite trips. enjoy. I have had my 05 auto since january had one small issue don't even remember what it was.... it was a spark plug wire. not working properly. light came on but ran alright as long as you drove like granny lookin for her turn off. got 11,750 mi now. so don't worry. Even if something does happen ain't nutthin you can do till it happens if it does. :lol
enjoy carefree drivin. Over 2000 of us on here. I don't think everybody has had issues with thier SSR. Just sounds like it on this board. :ssr :thumbs :flag :seeya

I had no idea there are that many people on this board. That being the case the vast majority of us are either not having problems or not reporting them. I assume that it is the former. :leaving :leaving :leaving

 

[Kevin Honolulu]

Welcome!

Congratulations on the "new wheels" (I know it is more in vogue to say "ride" but I had to go retro once since our trucks are definitely retro).

Love the aqua blurr color. You'll be amazed how you will look forward to the most mundane things like running errands and even driving to work (if it is going to be your daily driver). I still wake up in the morning and say to myself--Cool, I get to drive to work!!

Went out cruising last night and must have had at least one thimbs up at every stop light.

Welcome to the site and don't be shy. Ask anything you want, someone ALWAYS knows the answer! :seeya

 

[crazyrtr53]

Welcome Home Blueberry

Welcome to the family hope you found yourself safe at home from your trip. :thumbs Hope to meet you next year on the Kingsburg Run. Have fun with Blueberry you will love her!!!

Happy :ssr ing

:seeya Tony

 

[JOHN317]

Not Home Yet

Welcome to the family hope you found yourself safe at home from your trip. :thumbs Hope to meet you next year on the Kingsburg Run. Have fun with Blueberry you will love her!!!

Happy :ssr ing

:seeya Tony

Have only gone the first 550 mi of a 2900 mi trip. We are in Sioux City, IA tonite and heading for Rapid City and Mt. Rushmore tomorrow. Going to see George, Teddy and the boys. So far it has been awesome and have averaged 20.2 mpg according to the DIC. That's on a brand new engine. Anxious to see if it improves after I have a few mi on it. :leaving

 

[JOHN317]

Looking Forward

Congratulations on the "new wheels" (I know it is more in vogue to say "ride" but I had to go retro once since our trucks are definitely retro).

Love the aqua blurr color. You'll be amazed how you will look forward to the most mundane things like running errands and even driving to work (if it is going to be your daily driver). I still wake up in the morning and say to myself--Cool, I get to drive to work!!

Went out cruising last night and must have had at least one thimbs up at every stop light.

Welcome to the site and don't be shy. Ask anything you want, someone ALWAYS knows the answer! :seeya

At this point I look forward to stopping for gas or lunch just so I can run it up through the gears again. What a hoot!

 

[artsmart]

smooth sailing!

Glad to see everything going so well. I think you'll find that your mileage will be great as long as you're doing the freeway thing...I get 22 until I run into a lot of stop and go traffic...of course, 90 less horsepower as well :lol

Hope to :seeya and your better half in Redding soon.

 

[houtex]

Welcome aboard. You're right about the "trouble" posts. We tend to bring our problems to the board to let everybody know about them. I've had a whole lot more smiles than frowns.....

 

[STEP]

Welcome

Welcome to the Family :seeya

Why Auburn for your new Baby?? :confused

Was it just for the drive back....If so.....I'm jealous

If I could only figure out a way to fit a family of 4 in my :ssr I wouldn't drive anything else :thumbs

Joe
StepPrinting.com

 

[raveschi]

Rapid City

You should just stay in rapid city for a week, I will be there with about 750,000 of my closest friends that I don't know just yet. You may or may not know that the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is going to be there in a week? Have fun and be safe!

My Best,

Rob V.

 

[woohoo]

Welcome John 317

Enjoy your trip and get used to having fun, cause it just keeps coming. :ssr Blueberry is a really cool name, my Aqua Blur is "Betsy Blue," my Dad's 53 chevy pickup was" Betsy" and my grandpa's old truck was "Blue". "Blueberry wil soon become part of your family. ENJOY THE RIDE!! :seeya

 

[ssr71]

If I could only figure out a way to fit a family of 4 in my :ssr I wouldn't drive anything else :thumbs

Imagine it now: extended cab SSR. :lol

They've built stretch limos of pretty much everything else in the world. ... I wouldn't be surprised if there's somebody working on a stretch SSR limo right now. Kinda makes you wonder what they'd do about the top then eh?

 

[JOHN317]

Lookingt forward to it...Art

 

[JOHN317]

It was the deal plus the vacation, an 05 6spd with all the accessories for $36,500. I shopped long and hard to find it. Heritage Chevrolet in Auburn IL is the smallest dealer in the smallest town I've ever been in. But there is a guy there named Ernie that is the best sales guy ever, he told me what he had and what he'd sell it for. I told him I wanted it and would be on a plane by the weekend. Asked him if he wanted a deposit, he asked me if I was coming for sure, to which I replied yes, so he said just bring the money with me, the car was mine.

 

[JeffDBFl]

Enjoy your trip home and welcome to the family.