PhiTauFord Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I just want to say hello to my fellow NorCal owners (and to-be owners). I just moved to San Jose from Philadelphia to pursue a job opportunity. Since I am new to the area I'm going to be looking to you guys (and gals) to point me in the right direction for good buys and shops to have some work done. It's great to be in NorCal . . . the weather is fantastic (Missed all that rain you all had) and the scenery is beautiful. Looking forward to some great drives!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForesterXT Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 There's Auto HQ for service down in your area. In the North Bay, there is LIC Motorsports...well worth the drive from anywhere. You just missed a drive last weekend, where we had a couple of Legacy owners out playing on the backroads...just ask them... ...and welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busski Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Welcome to the neighborhood. If you're looking for a good drive in the area, here's a couple of the better ones: Calaveras Road in Hayward, CA. Skyline Boulevard down to Santa Cruz Of course Highway 1 from half moon bay down to Santa Cruz. -Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unobtainium Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Howdy, PhiTau, and welcome to the rain you missed - it'll be going on all weekend. Highway 9, from Saratoga to Santa Cruz, is nice and fun to drive on too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreoSTi Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 the weather is fantastic (Missed all that rain you all had) and the scenery is beautiful. Welcome, and here's the rain for you. I miss Southern California weather (I just moved up here last summer)... But, coming from Philadelphia, I understand. I lived in Erie, PA during winter a few years back, and that was horrible. -Mike- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnoldscu Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Welcome, and if you need anything for your Subaru, take the extra 30 or 40 minutes to drive to Subaru Santa Cruz since Stevens Creek is terrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldouse Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Welcome, and if you need anything for your Subaru, take the extra 30 or 40 minutes to drive to Subaru Santa Cruz since Stevens Creek is terrible! +1 amen to that! looking for legacy parts? go hit up gruppe-s @ http://www.gruppe-s.com or go visit them up @ hayward or contact them here on the forums. you can always hit up 16psibrick for custom audio installs and work. good luck and wave to the few rare legacy owners here. -- yay for the sig! -- my garage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbreak gt Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Welcome to the neighborhood. If you're looking for a good drive in the area, here's a couple of the better ones: Calaveras Road in Hayward, CA. Skyline Boulevard down to Santa Cruz Of course Highway 1 from half moon bay down to Santa Cruz. -Christian All good drives. After September, the portion of Highway 1 north of Half Moon Bay known as Devil's slide will reopen. Makes a nice drive into San Francisco. Welcome to NorCal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhiTauFord Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 Thanks for the warm welcome! I did see the thread on the drive you guys had last week . . . I'll be looking forward to the next one. Thanks for the info on the parts and service as well as the heads up on the dealerships . . . always a good idea to know the do's and dont's when it comes to the local dealerships. I suppose I did speak too soon about the weather. Oh well! Still better than Philly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdmai Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 +1 for avoiding Stevens Creek Subaru. Worst dealership in the bay area bar none. I was lucky to be warned about them before I bought my LGT. I only went there to test drive and they were in a pain in the ass to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdmai Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 BTW, you can read what the bay area subaru community thinks of stevens creek subaru here: http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109552&highlight=stevens+creek+subaru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldouse Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 if you should stumble upon stevens creek subaru, then hopefully its for a service work. talk to Chris Hawes. he's the only guy i trust there. -- yay for the sig! -- my garage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhiTauFord Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 thanks again for the info! Not looking to be in a dealership until I buy my next LGT (knock on wood). Do any of you know of or have been to any good drag strips in the area? Anyone do any autocross that can point me in the right direction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanders Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 I think there is a drag strip at Infineon (Sears Point). You will find a lot of good info in the Bay Area forum of i-club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leggtnut Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 +1 for highway 9 from saratoga to santa cruz. I take it every day to get to and from work. Though it can get a bit congested after boulder creek. But definatally worth the drive. Ben (2014 Outback SAP w/ eyesite, 2014 Tribeca Limited, 2006 LGT limited sedan) Subaru Ambassador PNW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrational Exuberance Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 good buys and shops to have some work done. Groupe-s, crucial, uhh.... yah, the bay area is a hot market for subarus according to their sales guys at least so you can probly get subaru parts in a 7-11. "i like my women the way i like terrorists... ...screaming gods name and ready to explode." http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5479/troy3nu5.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken S Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Welcome to the Bay Area. You'll find that there are lots of Subies out here. As for a good independent shop, I would recommend Kunos in Redwood City. They were a Subaru-only shop for a while and only recently added Honda, IIRC. For alignments, I use Custom Alignment in Mountain View. For dealerships and warranty work, Santa Cruz Subaru or Carlsen. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuxtaGT Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Hello, Welcome! +1 for Custom Alignment in Mountain View, nobody else comes close for tire mounting and alignment. Carlsen has a good service department, they have always been straight up with me, and my family. Though, I do all my own service now, and LIC motorsprorts will do anything else. Let me know if you have any install questions, there is not much I haven't taken apart & put back together on my car now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldouse Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 +1 for LIC you can find them on nasioc and i-club as well -- yay for the sig! -- my garage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhiTauFord Posted June 5, 2006 Author Share Posted June 5, 2006 good info, appreciate it. I live in the south bay. Anyone know of any drag strips? I've been searching online and most tracks seem to be north of san francisco. There is no way I'd make it to any of those tracks during their test-n-tune (Weekdays). Help?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuxtaGT Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Infineon is it I believe. I think they do evening run-what-ya-brung on Thursdays? Not sure. It's not so far, 90 min from Mountain View. Well, not at high traffic times anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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