Anyone outside of the local area drive their POV to the TMC orientation?

Has anyone outside of the local area driven their POV to the TMC orientation? I'll run this idea by my POC sometime this week, but I'm just curious if anyone has has driven 500+ miles to orientation in their own vehicle. From what I'm reading online, the main reason they'll likely say no is that there's a chance that I could get paired up with an instructor out of the school house.

It would be nice to have my car while I'm out there (if this is an option). It's a late model vehicle with no reliability issues. It gets 45+ MPG on the highway, so it would actually save them money (vs. reimbursing towards a bus or plane ticket). If they say no...I'll likely just go ahead and get a plane ticket (it would probably be smarter to just hit the 'easy' button and do that). Thoughts?

 

Yeah...If I were going to be out there for less time, I wouldn't be considering driving out there. For me (if I have the choice to drive otu)....it'll come down to whether or not I'll be heading out with an instructor. If the answer is yes or "we're not sure yet..." I'll just have to get myself a plane ticket. You never know though...I could see driving all the way out there under the assumption that I'll be driving home, only to get paired up with an instructor at the last minute, and have to leave my car there for weeks.

 

That's a good idea. If I make it through and was going to be in the area often enough, I'd consider doing that.

 

Yeah...they'll reimburse me about ~$250 towards a plane ticket, would leave me about $150-200 out of pocket. That wouldn't be bad (and would beat a bus ride or being packed into a rental car with a few other guys).