I'm talking long (4hrs to 9hrs) trips in the EVO. Any back problems? Excessly tired? Would you take another car rather than have to take the EVO on the same trip again?

I know the EVO isn't supposed to be a GT type car, but can you still take it on long trips and live?

Thanks

 

Really depends on your threshold. I drove it for about 2 hours on the freeway non stop and I felt fine. It is VERY VERY stiff! But I love every second of it.

 

I just drove mine from LA to L. Vegas and back (around 4-5 hours each way) and there were no problems at all. I went as fast as 140mph for a couple seconds and it was a little shaky but that's about it.

If you saw a yellow EVO VIII cutting cars off like crazy on the 15 fwy, it was me :P

 

I drove 10 hours....my right foot was hurting....no cruise control

 

I drove St. Louis to Orlando and back, about 1100 miles each way (13-14 hours each direction), one day there, one day back.

The biggest PITA for me was the poor highway mileage and the short range with the tiny gas tank, I had to stop every 3 hours or so for gas.

The suspension and seat wasn't a big deal, most of the roads were smooth, that was the big shocker!! I expected to be crippled and really there was no real problems, after the trip my right kidney area was sorta tender, maybe from the bolster, but also maybe from just sitting for such long periods of time and doing alot of manual labor in the 24 hours between the trips.

My other recent cars haven't had cruise control either, so I never even noticed that missing.

The sunroof rocked, putting all four door windows down about 50% (lowered till they "protected" the seatbelt attachments from flapping and howling) and running with the sunroof open was ALOT of fun, defintely the way to travel on the highway on a nice sunny day.

 

just got back from ny.... shoulder was hurting cuz steering wheel so damn stiff and to make matters worse my alignment/balance is off so i had to keep correcting.... other than that no even though our car is a "special" =) car.... its still a car ya know... would b silly to have a 30,000 car and not b able to drive it as far as a damn neon would go...u worryin TOO much... if its a real long drive... try to stop after a few hours for like 5 minz to let the engine/turbo cool down a little bit

 

the only part that's missing is the cruise control... for long drives it is a must, but once you get passed that, the ability to pass people at will more then makes up for it...

 

Cruise control would be great.
The center console is too narrow to rest your leg on comfortably.
I wanted to place a pillow there (as a spacer) on my 3 hour drive.
With cruise control this would not be a factor.

 

I think the evo is not bad, it is actually comfortable than my 2002 civic which is brutal to say the least.