PharoahTDI
Veteran Member
Just over a 5 hour trip for me. I am seriously considering this.
I also think that we are not be experiencing the same high prices that the People's Republic of California is having with gas/diesel prices (yet!). So we're probably not as sensitive as our western brethren...
http://gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx
it's an interesting question though just for fun...at what price would you cancel out? $7? $9? $15?
Sweet, see you thereHad a talk with the better half and it looks like we will be going!
I'll be going up from the Toledo area. I'll follow along.Hey Everyone,
I don't actually have the TDI in my posession yet, but I've reserved one that the dealer says will arrive within the month so I'll have it in plenty of time for TDI Fest! Can't wait! It's only about 200 miles from me, so 1 tank should cover me there and back.
I'm in Cleveland, Ohio so if anyone is coming from East of Cleveland on Rt. 90 or Rt. 80 maybe we could meet up and convoy it. Not sure how many miles I'll have on the car by the end of August, though, so I may be driving back roads if I'm still in the break-in period..
Sounds good! I just renewed my passport so I can cut through Canada. Maybe we can all meet at the Charleston rest area on I-90 and have a race from there.It's not a bad one-day drive at all. Just bite the bullet and pay the tolls on the NYS Thruway. Better road, Starbucks in the rest areas. And you can cut through Canada if you want.
Sounds good! I just renewed my passport so I can cut through Canada. Maybe we can all meet at the Charleston rest area on I-90 and have a race from there.
The Queenston/Lewiston bridge has been under construction for over two years now and the wait times coming into Canada can get rather uglyI'll be crossing Lewiston-Queenston (or Rainbow if traffic is better there) and driving 403 to 401. Is that interchange around Hamilton? We will be well south of TO If the bridge waits are not horrendous then going thru Canada is a couple hours quicker than the states. I love that I'll be able to do the entire round-trip (and do some extra driving) and still have plenty in the fuel tank when I return home.
Hey! I've driven through Ontario on my way to Michigan several years ago with no problems at all. It's easy. Besides, my GPS works for all of North America, including The Great White North, so follow me and you won't go wrong. It will be weird to see to 2003 platinum grays going down the 403 and 401 together. Looking forward to it.I'll be crossing Lewiston-Queenston (or Rainbow if traffic is better there) and driving 403 to 401. Is that interchange around Hamilton?
LOL... On the QEW and 403/401 TDI's are common place. We get lines of them all the time... what's two more LOLHey! I've driven through Ontario on my way to Michigan several years ago with no problems at all. It's easy. Besides, my GPS works for all of North America, including The Great White North, so follow me and you won't go wrong. It will be weird to see to 2003 platinum grays going down the 403 and 401 together. Looking forward to it.
My plan was to cross at Buffalo/Hamilton and come back through Detroit to avoid Cleveland. I can easily do that on a fill-up on the U.S. side.Ummmmm While cutting through Canada may seem like a fun idea, fuel is more expensive up here ... At over $5 per gallon
Then it puts you on the "401" passing through Toronto, on a highway that is more congested than even the highways in LA, seriously... look it up...
If you still want to go through Canada, I'd love to meet up with you guys as you pass through Toronto on you way to the Fest...
MrVermin
Not sure it really saves time depending on the lines at the borders...but Ohio is just soo boring to drive through...My plan was to cross at Buffalo/Hamilton and come back through Detroit to avoid Cleveland. I can easily do that on a fill-up on the U.S. side.
That was my thinking Mike. If for nothing else a change of pace.Not sure it really saves time depending on the lines at the borders...but Ohio is just soo boring to drive through...