Just back from a 12 hour drive
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Originally Posted by exx1976' post='830343' date='Mar 30 2009, 01:39 AM
Really? I have to respectfully disagree with "make it perfect for long trips".. I drove my 545 to Wisconsin in February (14 hours each way), and I had trouble staying awake both ways. I could only describe it to my friends as "trying to drive a recliner". I had to jack the seats all up funny and make it uncomfortable so I wouldn't snooze off.. I guess there is such a thing as TOO comfortable.. 
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Originally Posted by exx1976' post='830343' date='Mar 30 2009, 01:39 AM
Really? I have to respectfully disagree with "make it perfect for long trips".. I drove my 545 to Wisconsin in February (14 hours each way), and I had trouble staying awake both ways. I could only describe it to my friends as "trying to drive a recliner". I had to jack the seats all up funny and make it uncomfortable so I wouldn't snooze off.. I guess there is such a thing as TOO comfortable..
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Good for you. I picked up my "new" 545I IN St. Louis, MO. last week too. The 8.5 hour drive to Atlanta was awesome and I never felt sleepy for a second. The last time I drove my Lexus for such distance, I had to hand it over to my wife.
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Originally Posted by DD_545i' post='830741' date='Mar 30 2009, 01:08 PM
There's a cure for that. The unrestricted sections of Autobahn ;-) The adrenalin of driving at 150 certainly prevents sleepiness :-)
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Originally Posted by TexaZ3' post='831171' date='Mar 30 2009, 05:41 PM
Autobahn? I just drove 150mph on a highway from San Antonio to Ft. Worth.
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='831201' date='Mar 30 2009, 08:03 PM
Ah yes, it's the responsible nature of our members that I really admire!!
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Originally Posted by TexaZ3' post='831220' date='Mar 30 2009, 06:26 PM
Oh come on, it was in the middle of the night and if you are familiar with the I35 then you know that there is a 40-mile stretch just before Alvarado, TX, that is as straight as an arrow. Its Texas for ya!
I'll bet it was QUITE a thrill! 
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Man, what seats do you guys have? Not sure exactly what our seats are but the car has sport package, premium package, and leather seats. I hate them. Bottoms are too stiff and create pressure points. The back, even when the lumbar is fully deflated, pushes against my back too much. I don't feel like I'm sitting IN the seats... instead, I'm sitting ON them. IMO, they suck. I seriously have been uncomfortable after a 30 min drive. I couldn't imagine 12 hours. FWIW, I'm only 6ft, 180lb.
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Originally Posted by DD_545i' post='830741' date='Mar 30 2009, 10:08 AM
There's a cure for that. The unrestricted sections of Autobahn ;-) The adrenalin of driving at 150 certainly prevents sleepiness :-)
Yeah and not only that... you will also get there twice as fast!
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