Finally had my first road trip with my new '08 E last month after having it since Feb. Thought I'd post a few pics and impressions.
I drive from MN down to Chicago most springs to attend a Japanese animation convention called Anime Central. I drive strait down on a Thursday, then drive back up overnight Saturday. Not a long distance trip, but it gave me a good opportunity to see how the E handles longer than ~30 mile trips. Have to say I was impressed. My biggest concern was how comfortable it would be after driving for 3-4 hours strait. It was a nice ride and wasn't stiff at all. Can't wait to see how it handles a 12 hr drive. Mileage was good also. I got 28mpg going 65mph on cruise control through most of WI. It dropped to my average 24mpg when I got into the congested Chicago area. Also found sleeping in the E was nice enough as I slept a few hours at a WI rest stop on my way back.
Here is my E when I was just about down packing it. Still had plenty of room even with all my stuff. My previous hatchback was always bursting at the seems when traveling. The picture doesn't show all the stuff I have piled up on the passenger side.
This was my first stop.
Also found it didn't take long to get the front covered with bug splatter.
Only other E pic I got was a bit of a surprise as I was leaving the convention Sat. Spotted this in the parking ramp.
As I said, can't wait to get more time out on the road later this summer.
I drive from MN down to Chicago most springs to attend a Japanese animation convention called Anime Central. I drive strait down on a Thursday, then drive back up overnight Saturday. Not a long distance trip, but it gave me a good opportunity to see how the E handles longer than ~30 mile trips. Have to say I was impressed. My biggest concern was how comfortable it would be after driving for 3-4 hours strait. It was a nice ride and wasn't stiff at all. Can't wait to see how it handles a 12 hr drive. Mileage was good also. I got 28mpg going 65mph on cruise control through most of WI. It dropped to my average 24mpg when I got into the congested Chicago area. Also found sleeping in the E was nice enough as I slept a few hours at a WI rest stop on my way back.
Here is my E when I was just about down packing it. Still had plenty of room even with all my stuff. My previous hatchback was always bursting at the seems when traveling. The picture doesn't show all the stuff I have piled up on the passenger side.

This was my first stop.

Also found it didn't take long to get the front covered with bug splatter.

Only other E pic I got was a bit of a surprise as I was leaving the convention Sat. Spotted this in the parking ramp.

As I said, can't wait to get more time out on the road later this summer.