“There is no substitute for a coast-to-coast road trip in your Porsche...pulling your other Porsche! In the early spring of 2008, my wife and I were living in Washington DC and we owned a Pure Red (still confused why Porsche didn’t call it Guards Red – it’s the same paint number) 2006 Cayenne S Titanium Edition and a Guards Red 2007 Carrera S Cabriolet. We were both offered new job opportunities in Hawaii (someone has to do it). After a bit of debate over how to get ourselves and our Porsche “bookends” to Honolulu, we (mostly I) couldn’t resist the adventure of a grand road trip! Since we moved frequently, we had ordered our Cayenne with the tow package and self-leveling air suspension just for this eventuality. We backed the 997 onto a U-Haul trailer, mated it to the Cayenne (which easily held all of our luggage), and off we went! We chose a southern route to avoid any unpleasant weather, so it was down to Richmond, southwest through Atlanta, west at Mobile, then chasing the Sun all the way to San Diego. Everything went exactly as planned...except the trailer’s left turn signal fell off and the Cayenne suffered a rock chip in the windshield (curses!). Both were fixed perfectly in San Antonio. We had planned a little layover in San Antonio anyway to have the 997’s windows tinted at my favorite tinting shop there. Oh yes, there was the shredded trailer tire on Interstate 10 between Gage and Separ, New Mexico -- both ghost towns (actually Gage didn’t even rate ghost town status any longer since it’s ruins had been razed). Thank the maker for the miracle of cell phones and whoever decided it would be a good idea to have a cell tower in the middle of nowhere! Help came in just three short hours from the nearest town. Yeah! The Cayenne proved to be an amazing tow vehicle and phenomenal cross-country cruiser -- quiet, comfortable, and very confident! After driving the first couple of blocks, we didn’t even notice the weight of the combined U-Haul and its precious 997 cargo (dubbed the Cayenne’s “pull toy”). Braking from high speeds and down steep grades was uneventful and powering up mountain passes was a breeze. The Cayenne’s handling, even at “robust” highway speeds on curvy mountain roads in high cross winds was positively remarkable and always sports car stable. Yes, I completely “overlooked” the 45 MPH speed limit posted on the U-Haul trailer...maybe that’s why the trailer’s recapped bias ply tire blew after only 2,200 miles? Speaking of shredding a trailer tire at 70 MPH, we wouldn’t have even noticed that the tire had blown if I hadn’t seen large rubber bits flying into the air behind me...the Cayenne handled the increased drag and the trailer listing to the left with incredible (and invisible) stability and control. It spite of a few “speed bumps” along the way, a mere four days after escaping from DC, the Cayenne and its “pull toy” boarded a ship in San Diego bound for Honolulu. What an amazing and memorable journey! From sea to shining sea, there is no substitute for a Porsche...or two...on the open road!” - Robert C.
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