Gutenfest 2012

[bobross]

GPS ftmfw

[TimKninja]

Attending again this year. Looking forward to another Caravan!!! Last year my car looked like shit (master cylinder failed the night before, was up til two finishing it). Ill try to clean it this year before i go.

GF wants to go to :)

[jrobie79]

yeah I take trips to NYC semi frequently, once every 3 months or so....and we usually go mass pike to 84 to 91 to 95 (typically leave at 5-6pm so there really isnt too much traffic that time of night)....but i did get "lost" coming home one day and ended up on the sawmill, definitely was a better trip. I think since I'll be leaving at a regular time, I'm gonna take this route.

Thanks!

I used to drive back and forth from Boston to NYC all the time. Do yourself a huge favor and avoid I-95 at all costs. It looks shortest, but traffic is a killer. Instead, do this:

1. Take I-84 South to Danbury, CT.
2. Just past Danbury, connect to I-684 South for a few miles until you get to Katonah, NY.
3. Then connect to the Saw Mill Parkway South all the way to Tarrytown, NY.
4. Follow I-287/I-87 West across the Hudson River via the Tappan Zee Bridge to Nyack, NY.
5. I-87W will take you to the Garden State Parkway. Follow that straight down to South Orange, NJ.

Here's the preferred route on Google Maps: http://g.co/maps/nd2gk

This might sound crazy, but the trip will not only be significantly faster (no traffic), but also much nicer. The Saw Mill Parkway is a GORGEOUS driving road that winds through the hills. It's fantastic driving...much nicer than a highway slog along I-95.

And you really don't want to take the George Washington Bridge to cross the hudson. Traffic can be insane. Take the Tappan Zee instead and you'll have much more fun.

[AE_m20]

damnit same day as my neices christening :(

[TimKninja]

yeah I take trips to NYC semi frequently, once every 3 months or so....and we usually go mass pike to 84 to 91 to 95 (typically leave at 5-6pm so there really isnt too much traffic that time of night)....but i did get "lost" coming home one day and ended up on the sawmill, definitely was a better trip. I think since I'll be leaving at a regular time, I'm gonna take this route.

Thanks!

THIS. I took 95 back last year and got caught in two solid hours of traffic on the Georde Washington bridge. And then a never ending stint through conneticut.

[Fifteen]

I'll be there!!! :)

[Juji]

I'll be there! :)

[Garageaholic]

Anybody from Rochester, Buffalo, Binghamton, Ithaca, Scranton coming and I can caravan along? I really don't want to drive the 3 hrs alone.

[M-technik-3]

THIS. I took 95 back last year and got caught in two solid hours of traffic on the Georde Washington bridge. And then a never ending stint through conneticut.

Tappen Zee and then meander my way lazily back across the state.

[Jszy25]

Thats a bummer if its May 20th. I'll be across the country.

[kingston]

I'm there! Finishing up my E30 sedan this weekend mechanically to prepare fof the cross-country trip!

[ZM Blue Devil]

seven more days...

[FLG]

Levent how's the pre fest cruise gonna work out?

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[ZM Blue Devil]

Levent how's the pre fest cruise gonna work out?

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meeting up at the shop and then going into NYC. Thats all we know for now.

L

[FLG]

Ok...will see you there

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