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    Quote Originally Posted by Tambourine Man View Post
    If you were crossing the Poplar Street Bridge into St. Louis at 1:09 PM CT today, I was 2 cars behind you. My eyes lit right up. It was raining hard and I couldn't make out the plates, but it was a Proton on trailer being hauled by a larger dark SUV. And the roof rack was absolutely jammed.
    That was me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Were you driving a VX? I have had my eyes peeled, since there isn't really anything else to do. I am from the KC, MO area, but man, St Louis drivers are a-holes. Thats awesome that someone spotted me!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw a yota behind me today with blacked out headlights and a funky grill insert, thought it was a VX for a second... I am getting super paranooid/hyped.

    You guys won't believe it, but I had another blow out on the trailer tonight!!!! That will make 2 blowouts, and 4 new tires. The trailer owner is payin me back, I told him I would buy one of them for wear and tear cost. I am in Laramie, Wyoming right now. I had to change that last tire while it was snowing in flip flops, shorts and a tshirt...booooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! See ya'll in a few days. Someone tell Wyoming that its almost summer...

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    Good to hear you’re almost here. I spent the day prepping for the trip. Sorry to hear you’re having trailer tire problems, but the VX is 2 tons it’s no lightweight. See you on Monday!
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    Quote Originally Posted by kodiak View Post
    Good to hear you’re almost here. I spent the day prepping for the trip. Sorry to hear you’re having trailer tire problems, but the VX is 2 tons it’s no lightweight. See you on Monday!
    GVW is 4500, I figure with extras and whatnot, somewhere a bit over 5k. So yes, definitely heavy, and the Expy is 7500lbs, so I figure with the trailer and gear, I am rolling between 13000 to 15000 lbs. Yikes, no wonder I was getting 8mpg until I got further north where they don't dilute gas with ethanol. Now I am getting around 11-12 mpg, means ethanol is actually making the environment worse...

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    Blasting off in just under 5 hours...think I'll try to get a little sleep now!
    Think I'll need a few Monsters for the drive tomorrow. Meeting up with Kat around 9-10 at the petrified forrest and then it's a mini Az convoy to the big MOAB!!!!!:bgwp:
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marlin View Post
    That was me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Were you driving a VX? I have had my eyes peeled, since there isn't really anything else to do. I am from the KC, MO area, but man, St Louis drivers are a-holes. Thats awesome that someone spotted me!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw a yota behind me today with blacked out headlights and a funky grill insert, thought it was a VX for a second... I am getting super paranooid/hyped.

    You guys won't believe it, but I had another blow out on the trailer tonight!!!! That will make 2 blowouts, and 4 new tires. The trailer owner is payin me back, I told him I would buy one of them for wear and tear cost. I am in Laramie, Wyoming right now. I had to change that last tire while it was snowing in flip flops, shorts and a tshirt...booooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!! See ya'll in a few days. Someone tell Wyoming that its almost summer...
    dude....its wyoming....


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    im at work right now and all i can think about is getting outta here tonight to pack the VX up for tomorrow

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marlin View Post
    That was me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Were you driving a VX? I have had my eyes peeled, since there isn't really anything else to do. I am from the KC, MO area, but man, St Louis drivers are a-holes. Thats awesome that someone spotted me!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw a yota behind me today with blacked out headlights and a funky grill insert, thought it was a VX for a second... I am getting super paranooid/hyped.
    Unfortunately, my VX engine blew almost exactly a year ago. I was driving [sarcasm]an ultra-rare Mazda 3[/saracasm]. That stretch of road is where I've had my worst driving experiences and the lanes are just so poorly marked.

    But we are a-holes drivers. Be safe and safe travels to everyone.

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