Villeman Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) Hi, as luck has it, i´m going to a conference in New York first week of August. Afterwards, there is one week free. I´d like to know if there are places you guys can recommend, both for possible car purchase and general vacation. Since i´ll be one week in New York, i will use the time to browse Craigslist etc. Nevertheless, if somebody knows of an offer or has some ideas how to spend the second week, i would be glad. Thing is, i want to see some other parts of America as well and have -roughly one Week time (8-13.08) -go where i might find a car (ideally a 280z 2+2 ) -go where i can spend a week with possibly some nice nature and without need to get a rental car etc (so far this would be Seattle with Olympic national park) Ideas? Edited July 15, 2015 by Villeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLATA Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Washington DC, will be the logical choice, FWIW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexx933 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) Seattle is absolutely beautiful and hosts a myriad of S30s for sale. You could easily find one up there. As for the Olympic National Park, it was my back yard. Now that I've moved away, I sincerely miss it. Storm king and Merrymere Falls are great day hikes. Not to mention a few hot springs and Lake Crescent. Edited July 15, 2015 by alexx933 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villeman Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Sounds good, but how easy is the access? I would fly to Seattle and need public transport to go there. (i don´t know about recent times, but public transport in america seemed to be non existing ^^) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88dangerdan Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/5101600937.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villeman Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) hahaha, my thoughts exactly (have this car bookmarked quite some time now) btw. Craigslist is now blocking non US Ip´s , i only can contact people when i use a US based Proxy. Does anybody know if non-us Emails get deleted as well (since he didn´t answer my mail)? Edited July 15, 2015 by Villeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88dangerdan Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I'm lucky to have figured out how to use my phone, so I can't answer your question. But I could try and reach out to the listing and see if I get any response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I'd actually say Arizona would be a good are to start. you can visit Sedona and the Grand Canyon, and find mostly rustless Datsuns out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Not many 2+2's in the US? Plenty in AU but why ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villeman Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) Why a 2+2 ? Well, i´m rather large and the 2+2 has more space. I actually like the design, espeicall with a Gnose (i drove a Citroen Ds for 2 Years) and i like the longer wheelbase. Also, i need to carry more than 2 people. Why america? Well, i got an opportunity to go to a conference. If i get another conference maybe Au it will be (but shipping is higher i guess) @Bludestiny: Sonora looks awesome. Flights are on the pricy side though, but i will definitely consider this edit: Sedona, not Sonora Edited July 24, 2015 by Villeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villeman Posted July 17, 2015 Author Share Posted July 17, 2015 Update, found this: http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/pts/5125671177.html maybe worth checking out, doesn´t look too bad for the price. Anybody from Orange county around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlejester Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 If you come to seattle, I wouldn't mind showing you around a bit . According to the website below there is public transport available for some trails close by, although to get to the olympic national park that is going to take you a fair bit away from the downtown area. http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/seasonal-hikes/regional/hikes-30-minutes-from-seattle I would second arizona or california in regards to the availability of cars. Seems like there are plenty of excellent places to visit as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLATA Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 That 800$ 2+2 looks like a complete p.o.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texis30O Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 If I were you focus on the south west..... more potential for rust free cars. I would say you should rent a car to be fully capable of moving around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villeman Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) i agree on that 800$ car, First ad was 1000$ and engine failures, now it´s 800 and engine good still undecided on where to go though. From the vacation aspect it would be seattle, the car aspect would say south ^^ Edited July 24, 2015 by Villeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villeman Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Somebody from Albuquerque around? http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/5138227210.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Here's a 2+2 for you. Located about 15 minutes from me, 5 hours north of NY city. http://rochester.craigslist.org/cto/5127622999.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88dangerdan Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/5139127905.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Pick a spot, drive and find. Ship. Coordinating with local ZClub or looking for online advertisements for import car shows to coordinate arrival in a specific region gets a lot of high quality hands in checks possible on a weekend with follow up and shipping of the prospects during the week. Edited July 29, 2015 by Tony D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villeman Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Time for an update. Thank you all for helping but i wasn´t abled to score one instead i went up Maine and enjoyed the time (always keeping one eye open). The closest i came was " my neighbor had one sitting behind his house till last year " Anyways, had a great time and i´m back to Craigslist (with a small detour called Land Rover Santana 109 6 Cylinder Diesel ) but still looking. One funny thing, car rentals didn´t have my car so i got a Cadillac CTS sports (upgraded all the way from smallest category) ......quite nice actually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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