Re: 740i vs 911 for 8 hour drive?

[Jason Cammisa <jcammisa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Steve,
	I live in the Pittsburgh area, and did the DC-PGH drive last week for
probably the 50th time.  Like you said, it's right around 4 hours, and it's
a nice drive, it does very quickly.
	My recommendation?  Take the Porsche... which might seem like an unusual
suggestion, because (a) it's a highway drive, and (b) Pittsburgh's roads,
well, suck.  But:

	There is one section of the turnpike that, if you're not in the Porsche,
you'll be kicking yourself.  It's right about 100 miles before you hit
Pittsburgh, maybe 50 miles past Breezwood?  It's a long (maybe 5 miles)
hill, with the eastbound and westbound lanes completely out of sight from
each other.  The hill is about an 8% grade, so it's a heavy throttle 5th
gear hill...  *but* the best part is the curves.  The road will suddenly
open up to a width of 5 lanes (3 are for travel, one on each side are to
pull over, or.. <ahem> correct a skid) and you're treated to sweeping left
after sweeping right after sweeping left.  It's my absolute favorite
stretch of interstate in all of Pennsylvania... I generally cruise up it
around 80, using all 3 travel lanes to smooth out the curves. At the top,
you pop into a tunnel that exits on the downhill side of the mountain.
	If you've ever been on this stretch of road, you'll remember it.  You
will, unfortunately, also remember that the PA Beaurocrat assholes marked
it as a 55-zone, and I know 3 people who lost their licenses at
triple-digit speeds on that stretch... So, enjoy it, but don't go too
crazy. :)

	Have fun!
		Jason



At 12:13 AM 4/8/99 , you wrote:
> I've been immensely enjoying the digest these past few months, as flames
>have been reduced greatly and everyone seems more civilized as of late. 
>Going to Pittsburgh tomorrow and can't decide whether to take the 95 740i
>or the 88 911 Coupe... I've been agonizing over it!  The BMW is more
>comfortable but not great on the curves of the Pennsylvania turnpike (body
>roll - urghh) , and the 911 is way more fun, but not as comfortable on the
>grinding roads of the highway after a few hours...(it's a four hour trip
>each way from Wash DC to see the Andy Warhol museum!).  It's nice to have
>tough decisions like these - being an adult isn't that bad. Any advice on
>either topic?



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