Virginia/DC drivers

m4a1mustang · 12-03-2010, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by wishihadnav

screw the damn road...the Redskins needs to win a game!!!

kenchan · 12-10-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by papashango

Has anyone driven the Z on 66 in VA? I figure that road (the worst in america) has to be an awful match for this car. Seriously, who came up with that road? And the concrete/cement with different pieces every 5 yards, bump bump bump bump. Ridges in the road. Its ridiculous. Worst state ever. Now im getting off topic

i thought oklahoma had the worst interstate.... well at least 11yrs ago when i pass by there. i thought my car was going to fall apart going over the huge gap between the concrete patches.

Kirkster · 12-10-2010, 07:09 PM

I drive it frequently and it is not bad. But then I always drive in the fast lane as it is much smoother than the slow lanes...

Jessobear · 12-11-2010, 07:54 AM

I bought my car in Manassas and drove it back to DC. 66 was really not bad other than the noise, which is a combination of the concrete and the loud Bridgestones.

Believe me, the roads are not bad around here. Go to Illinois and drive around the Chicago area. I've never seen anything else like it. With all the freezing and thawing they got the last few years, you'd swear you were in a war zone. Extremely poor construction is part of it too, because if you drive north to Wisconsin, amazingly the roads get better.

I have a long standing belief that the construction companies who pave the roads in Illinois purposely screw them up so that they have a guaranteed job in five or so years. I have this very distinct memory of driving home on 294 in Northern IL and encountering regular really sharp ridges in the road. This road was roughly a year old. I started watching my odometer and sure enough, every 0.3 miles on the dot, another ridge.

m4a1mustang · 12-11-2010, 09:12 AM

I have family in Chicago so I drive up there a lot and the roads are pretty bad. Harsh winters plus tons of traffic really beat the roads up. And like you, I suspect the construction companies don't build them as solidly as they could. Its Chicago, though, so that's to be expected.

m4a1mustang · 12-13-2010, 10:08 AM

All I know is we all need to be extra careful around this time of the year so we don't bend our rims.

12-10-2010, 07:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kirkster A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Peoples Republic of MD Posts: 1,792 Drives: Roadster of DOOM Rep Power: 20	I drive it frequently and it is not bad. But then I always drive in the fast lane as it is much smoother than the slow lanes... __________________ Powertrain Warranty voided on 5/14/2011 Mod List:GTM Supercharger,SmartTop module, Oil Cooler, GT-R Start button, Nismo Exhaust, BC Racing ER Coilovers, Backup Camara For eastwest:

12-11-2010, 09:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6963	I have family in Chicago so I drive up there a lot and the roads are pretty bad. Harsh winters plus tons of traffic really beat the roads up. And like you, I suspect the construction companies don't build them as solidly as they could. Its Chicago, though, so that's to be expected. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

12-13-2010, 10:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6963	All I know is we all need to be extra careful around this time of the year so we don't bend our rims. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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12-11-2010, 07:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jessobear Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 201 Drives: '10 370Z Tour/Sp M6 Rep Power: 15	I bought my car in Manassas and drove it back to DC. 66 was really not bad other than the noise, which is a combination of the concrete and the loud Bridgestones. Believe me, the roads are not bad around here. Go to Illinois and drive around the Chicago area. I've never seen anything else like it. With all the freezing and thawing they got the last few years, you'd swear you were in a war zone. Extremely poor construction is part of it too, because if you drive north to Wisconsin, amazingly the roads get better. I have a long standing belief that the construction companies who pave the roads in Illinois purposely screw them up so that they have a guaranteed job in five or so years. I have this very distinct memory of driving home on 294 in Northern IL and encountering regular really sharp ridges in the road. This road was roughly a year old. I started watching my odometer and sure enough, every 0.3 miles on the dot, another ridge.