Well it's a go for Tedfest as you folks already know here in T.O.The date is Saturday July 22nd at Parkview BMW in Toronto from 10am till 3pm.From there we will head back to my place for a BBQ.Food will be at the event along with an ice cream truck as well.There are quite a few hotels near my place of which most of them are under $120.00 Canadian dollars with continental breakfasts included and pools.The BMW event that was to be held the day after on Sunday will not happen due to unknown reasons.So if you plan to come up then you will be comming for Tedfest and the BBQ on Saturday.Let me know a week in advance of the show so i can book a hotel room for those of you that are planning to come up.My house is 1 hour from the boarder crossing at Buffalo.Here is my address for those that wish to Mapquest time and distance.
1837 Medallion Court
Mississauga,Ontario
L5J-2L6
Parkview BMW is 35 minutes from my house just to let you know.If there are any questions you wish to ask please post here or PM me and i will respond as soon as i can.Hope to see some of my friends from the US and other parts of Canada. Cheers Ted in T.O.
I'm 85-90% in! Will want to try to get a roomie for Saturday night and maybe friday, but I might be doing some of the drive late friday night so I may just sleep in my car.
517 miles. google says 9 hours I say 7.5-8. Gonna hit niagra on sunday if nothing else is going on.
graphite wrote:I'm 85-90% in! Will want to try to get a roomie for Saturday night and maybe friday, but I might be doing some of the drive late friday night so I may just sleep in my car.
517 miles. google says 9 hours I say 7.5-8. Gonna hit niagra on sunday if nothing else is going on.
Don't count on it. Updstate NY may be rural, but they love a good speed trap, and there are plenty of places for them to hide. Anything 15 mph or more over the posted limit is pushing your luck. I have good luck setting the cruise at 78, 80 indicated (or just following fast traffic, but there isn't much, see my previous sentence for why).
Also, watch the section approaching the border when you're going by the power plants and the speed limit drops to 45. I got pinched there once doing 72.
I'll be leaving Friday around noon/ early afternoon, anybody else traveling at the same time?
Jeremy whats your planned path? I'll be leaving from stow, ma taking I-90. I could be talked into leaving at a time to meet up with you somewhere and drive out with you. Let me know.
graphite wrote:Jeremy whats your planned path? I'll be leaving from stow, ma taking I-90. I could be talked into leaving at a time to meet up with you somewhere and drive out with you. Let me know.
I -90 West all the way through New York. I'll cross at Lewiston and then take the QEW to Ted's place. Only stops are for food, waste management, and duty free Canadian beer. Should take me about 8 or 9 hours from Springfield.
Jeremy
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Let me know what time you plan on leaving. I'm leaving from about 1-1.5 hours east of you. Depending on what time you leave I may try to meet up with you. Otherwise I'm sure I'll catch up to you on the way
Just FYI to anybody considering going. You do NOT need a passport to cross the border. However, your social security card available in the car is a definite "must have". Social Security card will prove citizenship, driver's license with photo will prove ID. Both of these are sometimes asked of people crossing the border. This usually goes for every occupant of the car if they do ask. I've only been asked for this once, it was no biggie because I had what they were looking for. A passort works as well but isn't required, so don't sweat it if you don't have one.
They aren't requiring passports for Canada-US border crossings until January 1, 2008.
I was hoping to make it to TedFest, but it's officially a "no" now ... I'm going to accompany my sister for 5 days of her 3-week, tour-the-lower-48 drive out west (she's moving from NYC to Washington state).
In fact I'm spending all my free time this week getting her car ready for the trip:
Fixed:
RTABs, rear camber control arm, RSMs (thanks Wiseguy)
Parking brake
Seat belt latch
Windows (two weren't traveling full distance)
New tires and alignment
To Do:
Guibo/trans mounts
Radiator/t-stat/coolant flush
Oil/filter
Air filter
Brakes/fluid flush (not 100% needed, but I have the parts)
Cabin microfilter
Reassemble door panels and back seat
And it's going to be close to 100F here all week (that's 37.8C for you Northerners). So have a great 'Fest, take bunches of pics, and I'll pretend I was there after. :-)
Wow. We have 5 e28's coming from the US.I like it.I have 32 cars confirmed for the show that i know of and more from other friends of Eddie's and Mike Whitman.A will be revealing his BB Shiftless Garage Queen to us.If you know A he always has an E28 entered in the Best Beater award at 5er Fest. Any more coming that i don't know about yet?Hey Wiseguy.You bringing that 365mm Mtek 2 steering wheel for me? Matt.Can you please bring your camera because we need a rooftop shot from the 4th floor of the parking garage.There is a motel (Hilton Garden inn) 5 minutes from me that i've booked 2 people into at $98.00 Canadian per night which is a great deal.It even has a pool.I have designated drivers all lined up for Saturday night as well to take the locals home.And noJeremy;Suzy will not drive you back to MA. Initial weather forcast for Saturday is 72F and sunny.
Matt.Can you please bring your camera because we need a rooftop shot from the 4th floor of the parking garage.There is a motel (Hilton Garden inn) 5 minutes from me that i've booked 2 people into at $98.00 Canadian per night which is a great deal.It even has a pool.I have designated drivers all lined up for Saturday night as well to take the locals home.And noJeremy;Suzy will not drive you back to MA. Initial weather forcast for Saturday is 72F and sunny. 
Ted in T.O. 
see you there
Whoohooooo....I'll be there for the morning Buddy!!!