My Trip To The Bay! Need Advice
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What's up people - I'm gonna be making my way to the San Jose area this coming weekend (2/15/08 - 2/18/08) and i figured i'd ask for some points of interest from the locals
Also any kind of tips on preparations for this trip would be great- this is going to be the longest trip i've ever taken in my 8 n' i wanna make sure i have it ready! Drop some knowledge people
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I would start with the obvious (you probably know all these already)
check your fluids, replace if necessary (fill up windshiled washer fluid reservoir)
inspect tire treads and pads, also replace if necessary
spare tire, oil, premix (if your using it), coolant, fuel can/container (filled with your octane of choice) and some basic hand tools
...the trip's only gonna take about 5 hrs (maybe even less) but it's better to have some things and not need it than need something and realize that it's not readily available.
are you taking 5 then 101 or the scenic route (1 then 101)?
as far as POI, what are you exactly looking for, I'm from the east bay but I'm in Milpitas and Santa Clara most of the time so I know a little bit about the area.
You're probably aware that there's a weekly friday night meet at Union Landing (Union City) that starts around 7, you're more than welcome to hang out eat dinner with the rest of the bay area 8 owners.
hth
check your fluids, replace if necessary (fill up windshiled washer fluid reservoir)
inspect tire treads and pads, also replace if necessary
spare tire, oil, premix (if your using it), coolant, fuel can/container (filled with your octane of choice) and some basic hand tools
...the trip's only gonna take about 5 hrs (maybe even less) but it's better to have some things and not need it than need something and realize that it's not readily available.
are you taking 5 then 101 or the scenic route (1 then 101)?
as far as POI, what are you exactly looking for, I'm from the east bay but I'm in Milpitas and Santa Clara most of the time so I know a little bit about the area.
You're probably aware that there's a weekly friday night meet at Union Landing (Union City) that starts around 7, you're more than welcome to hang out eat dinner with the rest of the bay area 8 owners.
hth
Last edited by d j; 02-09-2008 at 04:32 PM.
#3
haha, I just made that trek last Thanksgiving in my FC. The trip is easy, no mountain to climb or anything. The roads all the way there is clean and smooth. Nice scenery when you get to the vineyards stretch(spelling?). The route I like taking is 405 to 5 all the way up to the 152 (Pacheco Pass) thats a really fun slightly winding road for about 45 minutes then take the 101 into SJ. But again, that route is very easy on your rotary so I would worry about to much other than the guy above pointers. If you leave socal by 4-5 am, you miss all traffic and cruise all the way in. Whatcha going there for??
#5
Hey thanks guys! -
i plan on spending all tomorrow getting my car ready
good to hear the road is smooth - i was afraid that there were some mountain passes that may take a toll on my 8's cooling. and i plan on trying to get there as quickly as possible so i plan on taking the 5.
but cheah, i'm headed up north to spend some time with my lady in her area for the valentines day weekend. i would've flown but 1. tickets thru southwest are nearing $300 and 2. I hate taking her c230 thru any mountain passes.
anyways tho - hopefully if we're aren't doing anything on the first night, i'll make it out to the bay meet! that'd be sweet!
i plan on spending all tomorrow getting my car ready
good to hear the road is smooth - i was afraid that there were some mountain passes that may take a toll on my 8's cooling. and i plan on trying to get there as quickly as possible so i plan on taking the 5.
but cheah, i'm headed up north to spend some time with my lady in her area for the valentines day weekend. i would've flown but 1. tickets thru southwest are nearing $300 and 2. I hate taking her c230 thru any mountain passes.
anyways tho - hopefully if we're aren't doing anything on the first night, i'll make it out to the bay meet! that'd be sweet!
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Perris-sorry if killed your name;have bad memory-you should definitely hit up hwy 9 or skyline blvd. The weather should be nice and take the drive up north into SF spend a day at the pier and check out the rain forest cafe. Wait a minute, are coming to Mountain view?
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^YEAH DUDE! my girl just hit me up about going that way...not sure why tho? is it chill? - and yeah, i was planning on going up to SF too as long as the weather holds up. If so i'm definately gonna take a lot of pic's, and if i get a chance to check out a bay area meet i'll def take a bunch of pic's n' ***** up the multimedia section...haha- but no one is to mention anything about rx8club...it's a long story...haha
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^YEAH DUDE! my girl just hit me up about going that way...not sure why tho? is it chill? - and yeah, i was planning on going up to SF too as long as the weather holds up. If so i'm definately gonna take a lot of pic's, and if i get a chance to check out a bay area meet i'll def take a bunch of pic's n' ***** up the multimedia section...haha- but no one is to mention anything about rx8club...it's a long story...haha
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have fun up north!
go eat some seafood with ur lady at fisherman's wharf( the clam chowder in bread is good) or something...and view of alcatraz is nice too.
dim sum in chinatown up north in S.F. seem to taste better for some reason.
and the twistiest street is there too, although nothing so special about it. just a ridiculously curvy street on a hill.
did i mention, its colder up north?
go eat some seafood with ur lady at fisherman's wharf( the clam chowder in bread is good) or something...and view of alcatraz is nice too.
dim sum in chinatown up north in S.F. seem to taste better for some reason.
and the twistiest street is there too, although nothing so special about it. just a ridiculously curvy street on a hill.
did i mention, its colder up north?
#14
Hey everybody - thanks for all the info here - i did check out a lot of streets n' hwy's out there. i took the 5 to the 101 - mannnn - those twisties going up there are insane! haha - there were a couple tho that i believe i could've taken faster but those damned trucks got in the way...i want a do-over!
sorry i couldn't make it to the meet tho - my girl took up most of my time when i first got there...haha -
Trochoid- yes it was colder there - like 37 when i got there - and yeah, checked out SF n' had some clam chowder at pier 37 (i think that was it, don't remember)
c0ldflame - not sure if we passed bro! i was in santa clarita and cupertino a lot tho.
dozer - damn - what happened at the meet!? - did anybody wake up john?? hhaa
sorry i couldn't make it to the meet tho - my girl took up most of my time when i first got there...haha -
Trochoid- yes it was colder there - like 37 when i got there - and yeah, checked out SF n' had some clam chowder at pier 37 (i think that was it, don't remember)
c0ldflame - not sure if we passed bro! i was in santa clarita and cupertino a lot tho.
dozer - damn - what happened at the meet!? - did anybody wake up john?? hhaa
#15
Hey everybody - thanks for all the info here - i did check out a lot of streets n' hwy's out there. i took the 5 to the 101 - mannnn - those twisties going up there are insane! haha - there were a couple tho that i believe i could've taken faster but those damned trucks got in the way...i want a do-over!
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