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While on a trip how many miles do you like to run down in a day? I am hung up on 300 max. a day, never really do much more, what say you?
 
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Just tagging on, planning a trip myself, will be interesting to see what the crowd says.
 
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500 a day planned... I'm okay with pushing it to 600 or so if I need to.
 
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For me, it all depends on how badly I want to get somewhere vs. cool things to see. Living out west there are large areas of nothing so at times I will easily do 4-450 in a day, other days with sight seeing maybe a couple hun.
 
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Depends on the Road and journey. Running down the coast Hy-way, 250 miles is a day and it beats you up. Running the open roads like I90 Through Montana to S Dakota 500-600 is a fun day. A rule of Thumb for Me and Wife on the back is 500ish per day.
 
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I only live 5 miles from Starbucks. At this rate my 1,000 miles service won't happen till the third owner.
 
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Interstate roads I do 500/600 per. Others 300/400.
 
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Originally Posted by 16 Ultra Al
While on a trip how many miles do you like to run down in a day? I am hung up on 300 max. a day, never really do much more, what say you?
Hell I go 400+ round trip just to have a burger with friends.

As for a trip every time I go visit a friend of mine I plan on stopping in El Paso (550 miles) but I usually get there about 3 in the afternoon so I just keep going thinking I'm gonna stop soon until eventually it becomes 'I might as well go on to his house as I'm too close to stop now'.
Last time I checked my trip meter it said 918 miles door to door.
 
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400 to 500 is comfortable. More than that starts to be a push.

But it just depends on my mood and where I'm going. As mentioned earlier, stuff is pretty far apart out here.
 
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Depends on the roads. If I'm going to Nashville to see friends, I'll make the trip straight through all I30/40 and rolling. If I'm running around sight seeing in the mountains, 350 is pushing it.
 
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