Virginia/DC drivers
 

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

Papa Shango... lulz

I remember that guy from the WWF when I was like 10.

DC is the a$$ hole of America...

I don't often drive down there, but I was there yesterday, in my Z, driving 66 from Fairfax to the west side of the beltway... It was ok for me.

:roflpuke2: That's who I thought of immediately, too!!

http://www.kiss925.com/files/2010/06/PapaShango005.jpg

If you think 66 is the worst road in the country you must have very limited driving experience. :bowrofl:

The Z is very softly sprung (that's what she said) and handles the concrete seams without issue.

If you want to see the crappiest highways in the country, go to Louisiana. What a shithole.

Don't forget about PA, easily some of the worst roads on the east coast. You could be blind folded drive from MD into PA and know exactly where PA started.

I tell you what, come out to AZ. Not only do the roads suck (cause most havent been re-paved since the 70's) But the people here can't drive, and most of them don't even have insurance to boot. :ugh2:

I know what ur talking about, I don't often go there but damn that road sucks

You have not driven in NJ. They have the worst roads I have ever traveled. Even the interstate is like that.

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

:iagree::bowrofl:

66 is pretty much suck though, just like the state! :ughdance:

fixed

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.

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...

:ugh2:

:tup:

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.

:iagree:

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.

I'll attest to that!
Heading north on 83 or 15, there's a definite "seam" or bump where Maryland's paving ends and Pennsylvania's begins. Currently, the right lane on 83N is a miserable ride in the Z. Perpendicular seams in the pavement bounce you up and down and parallel seams grab the tires.

66 around DC is pretty bad, but it's not the worst.

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