You can use "поедем" or IF:
- you live in another city.
- you want to empasize means of transportation. E.g.
You: "Давай поедем на машине?" Таня: "Давай. Тогда поедем завтра, сегодня машина в ремонте".
As for why.... With в театр, цирк, кино, зоопарк, .... в гости, etc. we traditionally prefer word 'пойти/сходить'. I don't know why:)
May be, when we say this we think NOT about way to there, but about what we are doing there. So when we say "идти в театр" we imagine "chosing a proper dress, buying tickets, taking seats, watching the play" - and this becomes the (new!) 'meaning' of the word ходить.