Live Updates: What happens when we drive a broken Porsche across the country?

My non=traveling friend says "THANKS"

Next stop: Petrol Lounge! A storage facility in Austin full of some really cool cars. 

This is the $300,000 Z-car from Bring A Trailer:

When I first saw the car storage I thought how cool could the cars be?

OK they're really cool.

Holy E36 M3. A farm CBD with coffee? I know what I'm doing in the morning!

fusion66 said:

In reply to Tom Suddard :

I wasn't sure that I could justify a $7 donut but now I am rethinking that position :)  

I'm not sure the reduced fat milk is going to even this out.

Tom1200 said:

When I first saw the car storage I thought how cool could the cars be?

OK they're really cool.

That BB512 does it for me. 

In reply to Slippery :

Stop looking at the plebeian stuff. RS200 in road trim!

Keith Tanner said:

In reply to Slippery :

Stop looking at the plebeian stuff. RS200 in road trim!

This guy gets it.

Also, looks like a rental GT350 behind the Batmobile.

Also also, the freakin' Batmobile

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

Yeah. And the Batmobile was apparently a real screen-used car. 

Tom Suddard said:

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

Yeah. And the Batmobile was apparently a real screen-used car. 

I notice that; the big station wagon and the Bugatti..........RS200 and on and on....just WOW.

Time to kill before dinner? Why not poke and prod the race car. This attitude is probably why Andy wins so much. 

Slippery said:

Tom1200 said:

When I first saw the car storage I thought how cool could the cars be?

OK they're really cool.

That BB512 does it for me. 

I think those REALLY exotic Ferraris are an Enzo and a F40. 

RacerBoy75 said:

Slippery said:

Tom1200 said:

When I first saw the car storage I thought how cool could the cars be?

OK they're really cool.

That BB512 does it for me. 

I think those REALLY exotic Ferraris are an Enzo and a F40. 

I see Enzos and F40s multiple times a year in south Florida. I rarely see a BB512, it was never really oficially imported to the US. 

Slippery said:

Tom1200 said:

When I first saw the car storage I thought how cool could the cars be?

OK they're really cool.

That BB512 does it for me. 

There used to be a guy in the Cleveland area with a Koenig twin turbo 512 that he would bring to little get togethers. I'm sure it disappeared into a huge collection somewhere never to be seen again. It was the car I was there to see every time.

A coupla notes on Petrol Lounge...

Many of these cars regularly show up at COTA for track days...especially those Ford GT's...and to various Cars & Coffee/Radwood get-togethers.  Both the Batmobile and RS200 were out and about recently.

There is also another building a few doors down that is not "customer facing".  That's where the super-secret stuff is stashed.  Celebrity owners and/or vehicles that are being hidden away for various reasons.

Is the car with the Lemans stickers (I think it's a Ford GT) an actual Lemans raced car?

Slippery said:

Tom1200 said:

When I first saw the car storage I thought how cool could the cars be?

OK they're really cool.

That BB512 does it for me. 

Where do you see one?

In reply to Andy Hollis :

Whats the process for retrieving buried cars?  Scoot a few million dollars worth of auto outside to get something from the back?  
 

I like that detailing station inside. 
and now im curious whats in the top secret storage. I bet there is a slammed, stanced AWD ford transit in there.

wvumtnbkr said:

Slippery said:

Tom1200 said:

When I first saw the car storage I thought how cool could the cars be?

OK they're really cool.

That BB512 does it for me. 

Where do you see one?

Okay, Austin was fun but it's time to head home. I had a breakfast meeting in downtown Houston, so I left in the truck a few hours ahead of Nicole in the Porsche. Here's trip data after driving from west of Austin to downtown Houston at 85 mph:

Next stop? It's time to test out the country's fast charging infrastructure! I'll be road tripping through some of the worst infrastructure in the country, and the first stop is an Electrify America charger just outside of Houston. 

Despite promising 350kw, that was only one stall and it was broken. I'm plugged into a 150kw charger while I head to the McDonalds to get a bite to eat. 

I wondered if you would tow the 4 speed Cayman? 

Of course, I wondered if that towing would significantly hurt EV range and require very frequent stops.  Furthermore, the challenges of charging parking spaces with a trailer attached.  

Tom Suddard said:

Well, it's time to come clean about this trip. It's not just a trip to retrieve a broken Porsche.... it's also a trip to pick up my new truck. I've been shopping for an F-150 Lightning for months, and the best deal in the country popped up a few minutes from Andy's house a few weeks ago. Since we were already headed through here with the Porsche, it seemed like a perfect plan.

So, how did you find the best deal in the country and can you share the price publicly?

The Porsche and I hit the road at about 7:30 - it was nice to have a couple of days' break from driving, but that's over now.

Andy and Ann were amazing hosts and we can't thank them enough for their hospitality.

The next stop for me was a Texas-sized destination for a meal (for me and the car) and a bathroom break:

Tom, I found the best "Mod" for your new Lightning!

First charge is in the books! Back on the road.