coming to america....
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coming to america....
well..that's the plan. 
Does anyone have some sound advice? I want to do some cruising..not the corny route 66..disneyland and whatever. No pre-planned tours or anything. I've been looking at car rentals and it seems they only have econoboxes and *** crap..what gives? I don't want to come to america and save money on gas when it's (relativly) cheap
So no chevrolet lanos or a soccer mom van. Anyone got some advice on who has the best prices and car selection.
Also, what are some cool places to visit? Looks like there's a lot happening around kissimmee FL .. and I could look up my buddy alexarz and check out those Ti rotors and experience that 200MPH smokey run. 
Any big car events late August /early Sept???
Oh..and I have a hammer but vice grips o plenty !
BTW, will weld & mod for booze & bed!
Does anyone have some sound advice? I want to do some cruising..not the corny route 66..disneyland and whatever. No pre-planned tours or anything. I've been looking at car rentals and it seems they only have econoboxes and *** crap..what gives? I don't want to come to america and save money on gas when it's (relativly) cheap
So no chevrolet lanos or a soccer mom van. Anyone got some advice on who has the best prices and car selection.Also, what are some cool places to visit? Looks like there's a lot happening around kissimmee FL .. and I could look up my buddy alexarz
and check out those Ti rotors and experience that 200MPH smokey run. Any big car events late August /early Sept???
Oh..and I have a hammer but vice grips o plenty !
BTW, will weld & mod for booze & bed!
Last edited by Twin_Turbo; Jul 16, 2006 at 05:58 PM.
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
well..that's the plan.
Does anyone have some sound advice? I want to do some cruising..not the corny route 66..disneyland and whatever. No pre-planned tours or anything. I've been looking at car rentals and it seems they only have econoboxes and *** crap..what gives? I don't want to come to america and save money on gas when it's (relativly) cheap So no chevrolet lanos or a soccer mom van. Anyone got some advice on who has the best prices and car selection.
Also, what are some cool places to visit? Looks like there's a lot happening around kissimmee FL .. and I could look up my buddy alexarz and check out those Ti rotors and experience that 200MPH smokey run.
Any big car events late August /early Sept???
BTW, will weld & mod for booze & bed!
Does anyone have some sound advice? I want to do some cruising..not the corny route 66..disneyland and whatever. No pre-planned tours or anything. I've been looking at car rentals and it seems they only have econoboxes and *** crap..what gives? I don't want to come to america and save money on gas when it's (relativly) cheap
So no chevrolet lanos or a soccer mom van. Anyone got some advice on who has the best prices and car selection.Also, what are some cool places to visit? Looks like there's a lot happening around kissimmee FL .. and I could look up my buddy alexarz
and check out those Ti rotors and experience that 200MPH smokey run. Any big car events late August /early Sept???
BTW, will weld & mod for booze & bed!
http://www.mosport.com/roadsched-cal.htm
We could rent one of those Sumo rings and suits, and let you and Norval go at it!!
Last edited by 7t2vette; Jul 16, 2006 at 06:15 PM.
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Where are you going ? What have you already seen ??
1) Grand Canyon
2) Monument Valley
3) Sedona
4) Arches National Park
5) Zion National Park
Fly to Vegas, get a car and drive around the big hole.... if you haven't seen it yet
If you're visiting Florida you got to stop in Orlando
1) Grand Canyon
2) Monument Valley
3) Sedona
4) Arches National Park
5) Zion National Park
Fly to Vegas, get a car and drive around the big hole.... if you haven't seen it yet
If you're visiting Florida you got to stop in Orlando
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Marck.
You can always come here and visit with your old fuel tank!
and...
maybe experience a hurricane or three....
and...
cajun wimmin....good food....
wont cost you a dime...you could stay here as long as you want.
Jim
You can always come here and visit with your old fuel tank!
and...
maybe experience a hurricane or three....
and...
cajun wimmin....good food....
wont cost you a dime...you could stay here as long as you want.
Jim
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Florida's a great state but it wouldn't be at the top of my list during August and September.
What is it your interested in? Sightseeing, tourist parks, girls, ????
A rental Vette may be hard to find but Hertz should have a Rustang vert no problem.
What is it your interested in? Sightseeing, tourist parks, girls, ????A rental Vette may be hard to find but Hertz should have a Rustang vert no problem.
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
I heard crawfish was good
They are seasonal though....
But if you arent allergic to seafood or shellfish; they wash down good with kold brews.....
Jim
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How'bout the new GT350H as a rental? Or if you are willing to pour some dough there are plenty of excotic car rental services in FL area.
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/04/12/n...ustang-gt350h/
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/04/12/n...ustang-gt350h/
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Well, I'm into anything as long as it's not disneyland I want to see some landmarks but don't want to drive from landmark to landmark and national park to national park. Would be nice to squeeze in a neat car show.
A rustang rental would be nice.
I want to see some landmarks but don't want to drive from landmark to landmark and national park to national park. Would be nice to squeeze in a neat car show. A rustang rental would be nice.
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From: Madison Alabama
Two of my favorite spots - St Louis, MO (Budweiser Factory – yummm fresh beer!) and Lawrenceburg, TN (Jack Daniels Distillery – the smell alone gets me).
Of course the NCM 12th Anniversary is the first weekend in Sept, you might be able to tour the plant, I'll be there Friday the 1st through Sunday the 3rd. NCM is pretty neat the first couple of times you visit.
If you've never been to a big-league ball game - baseball or football, try to take one in at one of our larger cities; great experience. Football should be in pre-season and baseball will be winding down.
Other spots we've enjoyed are NYC - walk the streets of Lower Manhattan and tour the Statue of Liberty, Washington DC is cool - museum and monument overload but well worth the time.
Of course the NCM 12th Anniversary is the first weekend in Sept, you might be able to tour the plant, I'll be there Friday the 1st through Sunday the 3rd. NCM is pretty neat the first couple of times you visit.
If you've never been to a big-league ball game - baseball or football, try to take one in at one of our larger cities; great experience. Football should be in pre-season and baseball will be winding down.
Other spots we've enjoyed are NYC - walk the streets of Lower Manhattan and tour the Statue of Liberty, Washington DC is cool - museum and monument overload but well worth the time.
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You can rent anything you want. Avis, National, and Hertz have sport cars, but most are V-6. You can also rent Harleys in most big cities. I've travel just about every corner of the US and here are my recommendations.
East coast of Florida. Start at Jacksonville and drive all the way to Miami. St. Augustine, Datona Beach, Palm Beach, Boca Raton, and finish up on South Beach.
Boston up to Maine. Another great drive and great seafood.
Las Vegas, enough said there. Side trips to Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam.
San Antonio and Austin, TX. Great Mexican food, music, and floating the river.
Anywhere up and down the pacific coast highway, but food is hit and miss.
These are my favorite, but everyone has different taste.
Kissimmee is not all that, but lots of great car shows. It's just a small cowtown surrounded by rundown Disney hotels. No offense to anyone that calls it home, just my persective of it.
East coast of Florida. Start at Jacksonville and drive all the way to Miami. St. Augustine, Datona Beach, Palm Beach, Boca Raton, and finish up on South Beach.
Boston up to Maine. Another great drive and great seafood.
Las Vegas, enough said there. Side trips to Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam.
San Antonio and Austin, TX. Great Mexican food, music, and floating the river.
Anywhere up and down the pacific coast highway, but food is hit and miss.
These are my favorite, but everyone has different taste.
Kissimmee is not all that, but lots of great car shows. It's just a small cowtown surrounded by rundown Disney hotels. No offense to anyone that calls it home, just my persective of it.
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Originally Posted by 7t2vette
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We could rent one of those Sumo rings and suits, and let you and Norval go at it!!
We could rent one of those Sumo rings and suits, and let you and Norval go at it!!
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The Carlisle Corvette Show is August 27-27th. The East Coast's biggest Vette show and one the State's largest.
http://www.carsatcarlisle.com/corvette/index.asp
http://www.carsatcarlisle.com/corvette/index.asp
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
BTW, will weld & mod for booze & bed!
You could come help me put that aluminum rear in, but you'd probably make me do it right and spoil all the fun.
The ALMS Grand Prix of Mosport would be really interesting for you. My club is having a couple of track days at Mosport soon after on the 5th and 6th if you're interested in driving on a race track. You could join in with us and bang doors with me. I promise not to wreck you.
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Originally Posted by 2TONE82
Two of my favorite spots - St Louis, MO (Budweiser Factory – yummm fresh beer!) and Lawrenceburg, TN (Jack Daniels Distillery – the smell alone gets me).
Of course the NCM 12th Anniversary is the first weekend in Sept, you might be able to tour the plant, I'll be there Friday the 1st through Sunday the 3rd. NCM is pretty neat the first couple of times you visit.
If you've never been to a big-league ball game - baseball or football, try to take one in at one of our larger cities; great experience. Football should be in pre-season and baseball will be winding down.
Other spots we've enjoyed are NYC - walk the streets of Lower Manhattan and tour the Statue of Liberty, Washington DC is cool - museum and monument overload but well worth the time.
Of course the NCM 12th Anniversary is the first weekend in Sept, you might be able to tour the plant, I'll be there Friday the 1st through Sunday the 3rd. NCM is pretty neat the first couple of times you visit.
If you've never been to a big-league ball game - baseball or football, try to take one in at one of our larger cities; great experience. Football should be in pre-season and baseball will be winding down.
Other spots we've enjoyed are NYC - walk the streets of Lower Manhattan and tour the Statue of Liberty, Washington DC is cool - museum and monument overload but well worth the time.
Tickets are a bit hard to find this year, though.Chicago is always a great time. Way too much to do and see to list.
Memphis is great.
New Orleans is great, and from what I hear the tourist areas are back to normal (or at least close).
NYC, Boston and D.C. are indescribable.
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Originally Posted by I'm Batman
My hometown of St. Louis has a lot of great stuff to do...the Arch is a fun trip (you can see forever from the top) and it has one of the best collections of turn-of-the-century architecture in the US (thank 50 years of a crappy economy for that - little got torn down and replaced). Nothing can compare to a Cardinals game at new Busch Stadium, I just went yesterday. Tickets are a bit hard to find this year, though.
Chicago is always a great time. Way too much to do and see to list.
Memphis is great.
New Orleans is great, and from what I hear the tourist areas are back to normal (or at least close).
NYC, Boston and D.C. are indescribable.
Tickets are a bit hard to find this year, though.Chicago is always a great time. Way too much to do and see to list.
Memphis is great.
New Orleans is great, and from what I hear the tourist areas are back to normal (or at least close).
NYC, Boston and D.C. are indescribable.
the Arch & Bud Weiser at St. Louis. Then Moon Light BBQ at Owensboro, Ky and then the Makers Mark Distillery at Loreto, Ky.
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Originally Posted by I'm Batman
My hometown of St. Louis has a lot of great stuff to do...the Arch is a fun trip (you can see forever from the top) and it has one of the best collections of turn-of-the-century architecture in the US (thank 50 years of a crappy economy for that - little got torn down and replaced). Nothing can compare to a Cardinals game at new Busch Stadium, I just went yesterday. Tickets are a bit hard to find this year, though.
Chicago is always a great time. Way too much to do and see to list.
Memphis is great.
New Orleans is great, and from what I hear the tourist areas are back to normal (or at least close).
NYC, Boston and D.C. are indescribable.
Tickets are a bit hard to find this year, though.Chicago is always a great time. Way too much to do and see to list.
Memphis is great.
New Orleans is great, and from what I hear the tourist areas are back to normal (or at least close).
NYC, Boston and D.C. are indescribable.
Alamo rental cars have unlimited miles and weekly rates. I have put 5000 miles on one in a week before. St. Louis to seattle and back!
About 150 dollars.
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
Any big car events late August /early Sept???
Greatest show on earth. August 25th-27th Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Eddie