ddp0109

hey guys,

well ive decided to take a road trip to cali!! los angeles to be exact..i was just wondering if any of my fellow TCC members has taken this trip before? any advice or tips? this is gonna be my first road trip! so any help would do! anybody know of quick routes to get there? besides a plane..haha! thanks

-dan

BarelyLegalCivi

friends went to bc....kinda the same just u have to go down once there

imported_soso

good luck on the road trip, make sure you bring lots of cd's, snacks, pocket change, and a friend or two that you trust driving you car, cuz trust you ain't gonna wanna drive the whole time down.

The Prophet

going going back back to cali cali...

imported_~ILLEST CIV~

Hey u can have a little mini meet with Spracingsports or w/e his screen name is on here.....LOL PM HIM!

Autorotica

Hi there

spracingsports here, if you get to LA ok and dont immediately want to go back, get a hold of me and we can meet up...

if you have no reason to go to LA, just want to go for the fun of it for the trip to southern cali, may i reccomend Santa Barbara instead.....its a lil more north (like 2.5 hours) and it is way more beautiful, plus there is awesome beach!!!

punkindrublic

make sure your alignment is in good order before leaving or you might need to buy tires while down there

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

good advice Rick!

Stay alert at the wheel, check tire pressures and fluid levels at each stop... and bring a car charger for your celly!

I went to Florida a while back, went to BC before that... even drove to Costa Rica.... haha kidding about the last one

T-Shirt Ninja

My dad wants me to go with him to BC this year, his buddy wants him to drive his car from BC to toronto cause hes moving back.

dingus88

get a alignment and complete fluid change and tune up then change all fluids completely again once you get back...

imported_gatherer

I drove to Alberta ...

make sure you have the regular maintenance parts incase something breaks...

then again I also went to alberta to race so I had 5 extra tires (4 for the race) 2 spare drive shafts, extra oil ... enough bolts and nuts to assemble another honda civic... I had rad fliud and brake fliud spare brake pads ... everything I could think of I had spare spark plugs and clutch/ flywheel/pressure plate.... I had spare wires and a whole distributor assembly and 2 spare ingition coils...

bdotdan

also be prpared to be pulled over a lot, the troopers love pulling out of towners over, so drive smart

spracingsports

also one more thing.... dont cut down and drive thru the dakotas, wyoming, utah, nevada way..... go west to above washimgton, then enter the states and drive down thru northern cali along the coast..... amazing drive!!

ddp0109

Thanks guys for all your info...basically im heading over there bc i got a J-1 visa..so i can start working once i get there...spracingsports- if i do the route your telling me..wont it take longer? i wanna get there ASAP!!!!! also do you know anyone thats hiring? haha..im gonna stay in riverside county..specifically corona.

spracingsports

cool, i dont live in that area so i dont know about jobs.... and yes the drive will take longer...... itss just not booring like the other

imported_Cablerat

make sure you got a spare!!!!!!

imported_snotz

there's a car in my friend's shop that came all the way from San Francisco. he said he took him 5 days and 3,XXX kms to get here.

imported_BoOsTd

haha Gatherer, iI could just imagine seeing some guy doing a clutch change on the side of the highway lol I know what u ment... for at the track...

Afreind of mine is driving there, to live at the end of the summer got a great job offer...

ddp0109

BoOsTZex - tell your friend i said congrats on his new job offer..its really hard to get one down in cali and for him to get an offer..must mean he gots his sh*t together..good stuff

Ferio Vi-RS

I drove there a couple of years ago a few times actually. It'll take you about 3 1/2 - 4 days. The last 2 days are kinda boring cuz you're just driving through the desert (New Mexico, Las Vegas, California), and it feels like its never gonna end.