Tips To Having The Best Road Trip

If you’re planning to pack up the car and take a good old-fashioned road trip to cap off the summer, use these tips to plan your best trip yet!

Clean Your Car and Keep It Clean

The amount of time you’ll spend in your car can’t be overstated here, and even the most spacious vehicle on the market will feel cramped by hour 10 on the road. Do yourself a big favor and clean your car from top to bottom before you embark on your Great American Road Trip. Get rid of any trash and clutter, dust everything, clean your upholstery, and vacuum out the whole car. Alternatively, take your car in to be professionally detailed!

Plan Ahead

When planning your itinerary, it’s usually better to stretch the drives out a little more than you think you’ll need to. Even if you have hard deadlines along the way for hotel reservations or a final destination like a wedding or family gathering, give yourself a little extra time to get there so that you aren’t slogging through the last few miles in sheer exhaustion. You don’t necessarily need to allow for an entire extra day to get to each stop, but a half-day or few hours can be the difference between a fun trip and a drudgery drive across the country. If you aren’t already enrolled in a roadside assistance service, now is the time to sign up for one! Even if you don’t need it on the trip, it’s better to be extra cautious than stranded on the side of the highway with a flat.

Stay Flexible

As much as you can plan ahead with reservations at hotels, Airbnbs, or the homes of loved ones, sometimes the road will throw a wrench in your path. It could be a flat tire in the middle of Vermont or standstill traffic in Colorado – try to stay flexible and calm as obstacles come up. Can family or friends host you a day later? Can you stop and explore wherever you’re “stuck”? The best-laid plans are the ones that allow you to pivot as needed.

Don’t Forget the Food

Though road trip snacks and more fast food than you would usually eat are exciting at first, they can get stale after a few days on the road. Try to plan to stop for lunch or dinner at local restaurants along the way to spice things up. If another restaurant meal sounds more like a chore than a treat, find a grocery store and grab some deli cuts and sandwich supplies. That said, always bring a cooler for fresh fruit and similar refreshments!

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Have Your Car Inspected by Us

Before you drive a single mile out of town, be sure that you have your car inspected by our service center at Maserati of Tysons. Your safety on the road is our top priority, especially when you’re leaving the roads of Vienna, VA for the great beyond!