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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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Back from LA...

Drove to Anaheim with the family in the Volvo. Was wishing I had the Firebird pretty much most of the time, especially through Pacheco Pass and up the mountian to LA county. Some observations:

1.) Disney Land sucks in the rain.

2.) Disneyland sucks in the cold.

3.) Why do drivers on I-5 insist on staying in the left lane when they are clearly NOT the fastest car on the interstate? Are they missing the "SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT" signs? Now there is "idiot" behavior. I think there are laws in Germany that dictate you get a ticket if someone passes you on your right. We need that.

~sigh~

4.) California is pretty.

5.) There are parts of the Central Valley that are not so pretty.

6.) It's a long drive to LA from the Bay. Best to fly.

7.) 85-90 MPH average on I-5 (when I wasn't dealing with aforementioned idiots) - 26 MPG. Not bad for the Volvo.

I don't think I'll do that drive ever again.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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i drove from p ville to 20 miles north of LA just to visit the so cal people.
terrell was with me too!
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 12:45 AM
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yeah I remember that

120+ down I-5
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 12:52 AM
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what did we race again? i forget, that import with the two guys, and that new challenger, . haha two wins for the camaro!
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 10:36 AM
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Originally posted by kairles
yeah I remember that

120+ down I-5
I did that in the bird when I went down by myself for E3. Big fun except that in a covertible is gawd-awful loud.

With the family in the car, 90 is all I could manage before getting a raised eyebrow from the missus.

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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 04:29 PM
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Disneyland sux in general
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 10:29 PM
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Originally posted by Cadillac
I did that in the bird when I went down by myself for E3. Big fun except that in a covertible is gawd-awful loud.

With the family in the car, 90 is all I could manage before getting a raised eyebrow from the missus.

lol my gf is cool, i was doing 130 and she's like FASTER FASTER i'm like nooo this is fast enough lol
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 12:32 AM
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u only said that cuz thats as fast as your lil lt1 could take yea.
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 02:13 AM
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actually i've taken it to 145 and could have kept going but traffic was coming up

now it would top out alot sooner because it's gearing limited.
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