I’m out of the country Friday-October 19th, but I would be up for a run in November probably any weekend but the first and last.
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I’m out of the country Friday-October 19th, but I would be up for a run in November probably any weekend but the first and last.
It’s great, feels really nice and composed. You get a little bit of roughness from the rear on rough terrain as expected on the platform but nothing major. It’s a real nice cruiser especially with the diesel it does so well on the hills even with cruise control, can’t wait to get it off road.
Put one on.....I'm sure you will get people joining in.
Will do I need to formalize my thoughts but I’m thinking November 9th, I need to do some research on trails. Sierra’s probably risky that time of year.
To help formalize
Crater Lake ( Not the Ore one ) end October ?
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/lassen/recarea/?recid=11399dependent on snow
Hat Creek - end October ?
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/lassen/recarea/?recid=11425
Castle Craggs open year round
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=454
Crater Lake ( Not the Ore one ) end October ?
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/lassen/recarea/?recid=11399dependent on snow
Hat Creek - end October ?
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/lassen/recarea/?recid=11425
Castle Craggs open year round
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=454
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Castle Craggs looks gorgeous, a bit of a drive for us down here but I may be down
Its 2 hours tops from my house in Orland, Jim, Indy and the others can toad it in, some can crash at my house if its needed. We would be down
OP
Yep, we'd just camp at the Railroad Park. Tamarak Lake would be doable for Tom.
I just moved to Los Gatos!(near San Jose) from SoCal! I'll be looking for new Jeep buddies soon!
Does anyone live near mountain view/San Jose area have a good mechanic they recommend?
Does anyone live near mountain view/San Jose area have a good mechanic they recommend?
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Welcome to NorCal! I'm not in the Bay Area, but there are several here that are, so hopefully they can chime in. What particularly do you need done?
As my Jeep gets older it seems to be better to go to older mechanics that can tackle the quirks of this type of vehicle. Right now my main thing is figuring out if I want to rebuild my engine or replaced it. 1997 4.0 with 210kmiles and a bit of a rattle starting to worry me. Something I want looked at before I go and buy anything or tear down my engine.
Also, thank your for the welcome!I now live in a redwood forest! It's so green up here!
On the trip note who is available November 9th, we could meet at the Chevron in Castella at 9am
OP
Tom, details might get lost here, so I'd suggest starting a thread specific to the run like DrD did for the Rubicon run. Just a suggestion. This thread is great for developing interest.
I’m currently working in Mountain View, unfortunately I don’t know squat about the local mechanics. Welcome to the North.
What do you need done ? We usually work on lots of things ourselves.
I’m not Bay Area but just to the north of you for Norcal.
Space is my issue. I'm looking for a space to rent to work on projects and my Jeep. I work on what I can. It's much harder to do you own work living in/close to major cities if you don't have a garage.
That's awesome! We should meet up sometime or plan a local trip!
There was pit row in San Jose but it closed recently. I haven’t found any mechanics I’ve been too impressed by and most shop rates are $150/hr so I try and do as much as I can myself.
Sounds good, I don’t live in the Bay Area, just building a new HQ for a search engine that I’m not allowed to speak of on social media whose name rhymes with boogle. Sounds like the guys are putting something together for November now.
Everyone talks highly about Arabias Overkill/Automotive work. But every time I’ve gotten quotes from them it’s been stupid.