Guest 75RivGS Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 2012:5,768 mls road trip (OH/PA/NY/Canada/IN/MO/KS/MO/CO/UT/AZ/NM/TX). Bought the Electra in OH: it was saved from a demo derby.Electra did very well. Besides tires, wiper blades, timing, small cooling fluid leakage and problems with secondaries (all minor issues and all taken care of) and an AC re-charge (R12 :eek2::dollar::eek2:) the 225 only used less than a quart oil (most spill, if not all, was caused by leaking valve cover gaskets). Used 14,5 MPG on gas.Visited lots of National and State Parks. Of all the miles we drove, less than 200 were on Interstates. We've made quite a few photos, but will post some Buick related ones here.In a nutshell; USA in less than 3 minutes: At the start a leaking fuel hose was repaired within a minute:Won 2 prices (most original; odometer read 60,000mls believed to be original) and distance traveled) at BPG Nats:A flat was to be expected with radial / ply tires:Covered bridge:Several Buicks (and others) at a dealer lot:Dealership with a nice surprise inside the building:The Electra stayed in TX during the winter of '12-'13 to do another trip in 2013 (including BPG Nationals).If interest I will post the 2013 road trip here in a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARY F Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 great car you have there.i liked all the pictures. i had a 72 225 & should have kept it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49_buick_super Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 If interest I will post the 2013 road trip here in a few days.Great pictures. Love road trips. Post 'em. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Rob, how many times have you toured the USA? You have me beat with one trip but I know you have made several. I hope to follow your lead next summer. Please post the 2013 trip. Would love to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Love the video too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 By taking the roads you did, you've probably seen more of the real USA than most Americans. From the map you posted in the video, it looks like you were within about 5 miles of my place. Should have called. The least we could have done was take you out for dinner. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Great trip, Rob. I drove a truck for 40 years and did not see some of that. Thanks for taking such an interest in our country. And thanks for posting. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 75RivGS Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 @John: this was our 5th tour and already planning (and saving money) for a 2015 trip; maybe in the '69 Electra again (which is now in AL) or maybe another Buick (hunting for a 67 Wildcat coupe or 68 Wildcat conv). But nothing serious yet. Plan is to travel the left coast (WA/OR/CA) by the end of July next year (Portland is in OR isn't it ) and maybe Yellowstone NP.@Ed: quite sure we will travel mid&midwest again. Will let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RivNut Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 wildcat465 likes this.What's happened to our "Like" link??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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