nj2pa2nc

Sounds like someone is homesick. Have driven in LA and also LI where the Op is from. If he can handle LI streets he can handle LA ones. IMO SF driving was a challenge. Hope to drive from LA to SF- have made it to SF from the North then headed East and then to LA from the south again heading East.

MrOtocinclus

Damn, great pics and great road trip!

TLtrigirl

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all the time! my heart is still back in cali...not LA specifically...all my pals are still back in cali.

ssjoeboe9

AWESOME You made my day LOL

Bigman09TSX

yea that road was mad slow. all the other roads were awesome fun!

that would be awesome!

Bigman09TSX

SOOOO its time for update number 3. we are currently in Denver where we spent last night and will spend tonight before heading out in the morning to go to pikes peak to do the climb. Yesterday we drove through the badlands and then headed to wyoming where we saw devils tower and then headed down here to colorado. so its that time again....PICTURES!!!

Entering the badlands









wassup wyoming



devils tower



didnt turn out as well as i hoped but oh well



chilling with some prarie dogs









entering rocky mountain state park

odus

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looks fun vegas driving sucks on the strip letting you know since you said you were going to stay there 3 days try any route around it and you'll be good.

ttk5

Sounds like a blast man. You will have many memories with your TSX for sure

PyroDave

if you can handle NYC driving, you can handle anywhere else in the US driving lmfao. if you can traverse meatpacking district and NYU territory, you can drive anywhere in the world. gotta love cobblestone streets from the 16th-17th century... hahaha

Bigman09TSX

Haha being from new York and driving in Cali is actually pretty funny and frustrating. I borrowed my friend's car all the time last year and when ever we went somewhere I always drove cuz he never felt like it plus he knew we would get there a lot quicker with me driving. I found Cali drivers to be way to relaxed. I was always pushing my way through cars and being aggressive (typical new York behavior). Now when I go out there with my car I will just have to get a sign for my back window that says "look at my license plate" and then people shall understand the one thing I like about driving in Cali is that in new York, a 55 speed limit would mean traffic flows at 65 maybe 70, but in Cali, the 65 speed limit means traffic flows at like 90!

TLtrigirl

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ain't that the truth!

musty hustla

love this thread!

nj2pa2nc

My plans to go on a cross country road trip with husband ended yesterday morning. He passed away suddenly. Please let your loved ones know you care. I was glad I did.

KillerG

Thoughts are with you, and sorry for your loss

parasitius

Man I got to find out what kinda tape that is that you have the guts to cover the front end in it...

Put some Meguiar's all over my car trim and cracks before running the dual orbital last month and the sun baked that shit on there permanently, my NBP has white sticky crap on every hard line.

Also -- very jealous of your trip. Furthest I've driven is Ohio to NYC.

goodhed

Really sorry for your loss. I lost my father a few months ago and I know difficult it is to deal with such a situation (he was only 56).

Love this thread, just goes to show the visual diversity the US has to offer with a TSX

mrstak

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omg this is so heartbreaking. my condolences and thoughts are with you. if there's anything we (aziners) can do for you please let us know. i lost my grandma suddenly last year...i'm speechless right now

ed_423

JR_Rider

Wow. Sorry for your loss. Prayers are with you and your family.

Bigman09TSX

i am soo sorry for your loss. my thoughts and prayers with you and your family.

time for a LARGE update. havent been around wifi for the last couple of days so here we go. so last thursday we climbed pikes peak (awesome!!!!). then after that we drove to Moab, Utah, and stayed there for the night. The next day we went to Arches National Park and then headed to Vegas. Stayed in vegas friday night, all day saturday, and saturday night. yesterday morning we headed from vegas to my cousins house in corona, CA. and today we are making the last trip to my house in Northridge, CA. its time for the car to get a well deserved car wash!!! so as usual......PICTAWRS!!!!!

almost at the summit













at the summit











funny mileage



driving through colorado on the way to Moab







that is one dirty ass!



uh oh!



saw this friday morning in moab!



there is my car in the background



Arches National Park















on the way to vegas...YEA BABY!!



Vegas



Entering Cali



Driving through the Mojave

kball

Truly a fantastic thread and a roadtrip for the ages. Saddened by the tragic and sudden loss of a fellow poster though.

Hey big guy, if you enjoy sushi (and not everyone does) try kabuki sushi near CSN on reseda. Full disclosure my dad has a financial interest in restaurant. But their SLC roll is my all time favorite roll anywhere. a california roll with lobster on top! Sorry for plug.

TSXy Luster

It's a shame that your tape makes some of those pictures odd :/

KillerG

good job putting those silencers in for the trip lol

parasitius

Srsly? It makes me think of the Gumball 3000... it makes me think wooohoo looong haul trip. Kind of the same mental image as a massively overloaded backpack

mrstak

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bigman you must play bball or vball or something right? i still can't get over how damn tall you are....

Bigman09TSX

yea, i play vball for Cal State Northridge (thats why i go to college all the way out here)

and here is the final pic of the trip! finally made it to the house!!!



so it has been an awesome trip all the way from NY to Cali! now we definitely did not take the short way there as the whole trip took us 4400 miles to complete from start to finish. it was awesome experience getting to see so much more of the country than i have ever seen. you definitely get a new appreciation and sense of pride in the country when you drive across it and witness the different cultures and ways of life that comprise this great country. i also very much enjoyed getting to spend this time with my parents as i only see them twice during the school year. overall i loved this trip and as of now im planning on making the trip back when next summer comes (but taking a different route).

oh, and some sad news....after almost four years of ownership and working so hard to protect my baby and keeping her pristine, i got my first boo boo today. i was at In N Out for lunch with a teammate when i was backing out of a spot. i was about halfway out when i noticed a minivan coming down the isle. so i stopped to let it pass by, at which time i continued to back up. the guy who was parked across the isle from me decided that it was a smart time for him to back up too and bam, he proceeded to reverse right into the back of my car. the force of the impact actually knocked the sunroof shade halfway back (it was closed) so when i got out of the car, i was expecting far worse damage than what was there, and of course he was driving an old beat up pickup with a metal bumper so no damage to his vehicle whatsoever. since technically we were both backing out of spots and into each other, we are both at fault and it is a wash insurance wise so im stuck dealing with this myself. it sucks that there is no way to prove he was at fault as i was more than halfway out the spot when he reversed into me, so clearly he didnt not look back to check for cars. but as of now the bumper will remain the way it is as i dont have the money to replace it since id be paying out of pocket. but i did just order a fail jdm bandaid decal to place over the dent so that will atleast bring some humor to an otherwise dismal situation

MrOtocinclus

Bigman, thanks for the pics and thread, and sorry about the bumper.

nj2pa2nc, sorry for your loss. My wife is staying at her parents' place and I miss her already, can't begin to imagine what you're going through.

mrstak

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that is so shitty. you make it across the whole country with nothing wrong...and then that happens. sigh. was there any video surveillance there? maybe u could've gotten it as proof but probably too late now.

Bigman09TSX

Yea and I was moving in yesterday so I had soooooo much stuff to do that I really couldnt spend half my day there figuring this stuff out. The whole situation sucks but hey, that's life. Gotta roll with it :/. Now all I can hope for is someone hits my back bumper where it is their fault and I can upgrade to the aero

Slade037

Can you take the bumper off and roll out the dent? I figure since its plastic that that might work ... and your sticker can take care of the scratches.

Thanks for sharing your journey. It looked like a great time!

nj2pa2nc, I am very sorry for your loss.

ed_423

Aw man you were in corona? Should have said hi! I go to school at ucr so pretty close haha.

And welcome To cali man, we have some of the most terrible drivers here so be careful!

mrstak

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yea watch out for that motherfucker ed...him and his mom wreack havoc all over cali

lcrazyaznl

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Awesome trip man. I did a trip from buffalo to orlando i think it was 1400 miles one way...
took 19 hrs in the 1st gen tsx =) abp too

BobbyC

ugh. i completely forgot how horrible 95 is in NC.
ill be heading down that stretch in a week for a vacation. i was considering just Clear Plasti-dipping the front of my car instead of taping so i wont have a blue or white front on vacation

araaadi

Your bumper looks like it can be popped back to normal with some heat but your paint is the main issue.

o9tsx

wow great trip nice pics