chi area

[spkrman]

anyone in the chicago area?

[XSarge]

Kind of, just north of the border.:wink:

[spkrman]

Kind of, just north of the border.:wink:

nice, ever been to import wars @ da grove?

[the.shau]

Schaumburg, in a liftback....

[spkrman]

sweet :)

[ChinoCharles]

Chicago would be a good place to have a little meet... I could make the drive, and I suppose a lot of people in the great lakes area could as well.

WINK WINK NUDGE NUDGE

[spkrman]

I'd second that, a springtime meet would be awesome! There are infinite places around here to have a meet.

[boris13]

As a White Sox fan, I'd favor having a meet prior to a Sox game in Chicago. :)

[spkrman]

well I'm in favor of having a meet on the south side :) More convienent for those coming from elsewhere.

Could also have something out west... but honestly I think it'll come down to who just finds a place to go.

[johnnyfive]

i would be down for a meet in chicago

[XSarge]

I don't get to GLD much since I work 2nd shift. Maybe I'll check it out next season.

[spkrman]

Could possibly have the meet at my work - www.land-craft.com in crestwood, IL (just south of chicago)

I'd say enough room for 20-30 cars, I doubt we'd even see that much. Probly run some deals on some car audio/paint/performance stuff too.

Could break out the grill, and all that good stuff :)

What do you guys think? Date wouldn't be so important, since nobody would be coming out of pocket for this and making reservations, maybe just chip in on the burgers/dogs.

[ChinoCharles]

I'm in.

[Black Yaris]

I can meet up with Chino.... Chi-town is straight up 80/90 for me... about 4 hours or so.... I would like to have a meet with some Canadians and some Americans, somewhere between Windsor and Toronto? BTW Chino pay up on your header so we can get them things ordered

[spkrman]

any ideas on a date?

I'd say give it till spring for better weather, and to allow the community to grow a bit :)

The shop is approx 10 mins north of I-80, so you OH guys coming over wont have to trek through chicago, and its approx 5 mins from 294, so the more northerly folks wont have to deal with downtown.

[ChinoCharles]

It is Chicago, so it doesn't get warm until pretty late. Aim for July maybe?

[spkrman]

It is Chicago, so it doesn't get warm until pretty late. Aim for July maybe?

july dam? lol

Normally by may its in the 70's, june is normally a pretty hot month too... I mean, it could be as early as april.

July is a little late heh.

[ChinoCharles]

Hm, I thought Chicago was colder than that. Cool then, aim earlier! Someone just say the word...

[spkrman]

werd :)

Sit on the idea, guage interest... we'll see how it pans out.

[DonnyRebel]

but sometime next spring huh? I don't think I've seen only a handful of LB's on the road around here. Maybe by then we can get a bigger crowd.......I'll keep watching this thread for details/updates........
Donny (Palatine, IL) :thumbsup:

[spkrman]

bump for no updates :)

I am starting to see more and more yaris LB's (sry sedan guys but the car doesn't stick out enough for me to glance at and immediately know its a yaris sedan).

Once it warms up I'd say we just all hit up a local cruise spot. There is a thing every thursday night in crete, and I'm sure there are more scattered around the chi area.

[acrbill]

No way I am going to travel south of Madison. I might get mugged! :laugh:

[spkrman]

No way I am going to travel south of Madison. I might get mugged! :laugh:

k we'll try and stay away from the south side :headbang:

something west, south, north.. lol wherever, doesnt matter to me i'm all for it.

There may be an event or 2 at union grove dragway that we might want to mob... then we can even have some extremely slow racing action :thumbup:

http://www.greatlakesdragaway.com/index.php?page=schedule

one of the fREE nights, or maybe a "fun racing for all" night would be pretty sweet.

there is also http://www.us41dragway.com , and then rt66 in joliet.

[acrbill]

GLD is never free. They call it free racing because you only pay the $13 spectator fee. I have gone to opening weekend the past 5 years and it is crowded like OMFG. You wait like 1.5 hour in line to get a run.

I blew up my clutch at 41 a few years back so I have an aversion to it. :laugh:

Here is an idea though. Usually at the end of march/beginning of april the Chicagoland region scca has a auto-x school for n00bs.

Since its been a few years since I have auto-x'd I figured I would sign up for the school with the Yaris. Its like $100 and there are 2 days of instruction and racing. Fun stuff for sure.

[spkrman]

GLD is never free. They call it free racing because you only pay the $13 spectator fee. I have gone to opening weekend the past 5 years and it is crowded like OMFG. You wait like 1.5 hour in line to get a run.

I blew up my clutch at 41 a few years back so I have an aversion to it. :laugh:

Here is an idea though. Usually at the end of march/beginning of april the Chicagoland region scca has a auto-x school for n00bs.

Since its been a few years since I have auto-x'd I figured I would sign up for the school with the Yaris. Its like $100 and there are 2 days of instruction and racing. Fun stuff for sure.

still not bad for $13 :). Alot cheaper than $100 lol

which btw, for the past 2 years I've been up there for most of the import wars, although I wasnt racing, I was in the MECA stereo comp.

edit: 3 years now :)

[johnnyfive]

any of the above could be sweet...

but as for waiting till it gets warmer...seems like today would have been a pretty good day...

[spkrman]

any of the above could be sweet...

but as for waiting till it gets warmer...seems like today would have been a pretty good day...

yea, when is winter coming? :cool:

[boris13]

k we'll try and stay away from the south side :headbang:


Anywhere where there aren't too many Cub fans is OK with me... :bellyroll:

[spkrman]

Anywhere where there aren't too many Cub fans is OK with me... :bellyroll:

< has cubs hat on

[boris13]

< has cubs hat on

< has Sox hat on... :thumbup:

[spkrman]

when we finally get a meet organized....

I'm still gonna be wearin my cubs hat :).

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h54/spkrman/longnightworkin.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h54/spkrman/groupdd7smaller.jpg

PS, i'm not that big of a cubs fan.. the hat has sentimental value :)

[Jadi]

Sorry to barge in, but I'll wear my Cubs hat...and my Prior jersey. :biggrin:

Hi, all. I'm new here, and new to my Yaris sedan. Just picked it up a week ago, and I LOVE it! I wasn't sure up until the very time I drove off in my new car that I had done the right thing by trading in my GTI. Now, the only thing I miss is the sunroof I had. But, the new car smell is getting me over that quickly. :wink:

Seems like a nice site here, and I'm browsing lots of topics for helpful information. Just thought I'd stop in and say hi from the NW burbs.

Jadi

[dansides]

welcome JADI :clap:

[spkrman]

watup :)

Now lets get some more chi area folks so we can get a little meet goin

[acrbill]

w00t! Another north suburbanite.

[Jadi]

Thanks all for the welcome. Now, be patient with me if I have a TON of stupid questions to ask....lol. But, I have this weekend off, so I'm going to curl up with my owner's manual and learn about my new toy. :wub: :biggrin:

[spkrman]

Thanks all for the welcome. Now, be patient with me if I have a TON of stupid questions to ask....lol. But, I have this weekend off, so I'm going to curl up with my owner's manual and learn about my new toy. :wub: :biggrin:

The owners manual will answer almost every "stupid" question... believe me! :bow: :bow:

now for more advanced stuff (and just to BS), these forums are useful :thumbup:

[Jadi]

I'm sure I won't be getting into any advanced stuff any time soon....if ever...lol. Right now, I'm still getting used to driving an automatic again after almost 10 years with a manual. I'm still reaching for the clutch that isn't there...lol.

I'm also kinda looking for some cool little Yaris images/pics/graphics to put up on my myspace page. (Yes, I'm a dork, I'll admit it.) Any ideas? I'm so not the photoshop kinda girl...lol. My google searches have come up a little empty on what I'm looking for.

[acrbill]

what dealer did you get your Yaris from?

[eflb55]

I'm sure I won't be getting into any advanced stuff any time soon....if ever...lol. Right now, I'm still getting used to driving an automatic again after almost 10 years with a manual. I'm still reaching for the clutch that isn't there...lol.

I'm also kinda looking for some cool little Yaris images/pics/graphics to put up on my myspace page. (Yes, I'm a dork, I'll admit it.) Any ideas? I'm so not the photoshop kinda girl...lol. My google searches have come up a little empty on what I'm looking for.

look in the YarisGarage at people's yarii.

[spkrman]

look in the YarisGarage at people's yarii.

x2... lots of good pics in there.

[Jadi]

TY all for the help.

I got my Yaris down in Joliet at Thomas Toyota. I'm originally from there, and I brought my dad with me to make sure I wasn't completely being taken for a ride....lol. It was easier for me to get there, than for him to get up here. They were pretty nice there. I probably still got a little hosed, but don't we all when dealing with the car dealerships? I still got it out the door for a thousand less than I was willing to pay, so I can't complain too badly.

[acrbill]

In case you missed my other post, check out the Chicagoland Yaris site.

http://www.acrbill.com/chicagolandyaris/

[spkrman]

bump

[sdmf]

just got my yaris hb this week. came off of a corolla. im really loving my yaris except no tach and power doors. but still a great car. i live in the southside of chicago.

[acrbill]

Congrats on the purchase.

The power locks killed me too. So much in fact that I installed aftermarket power locks and an alarm. No tach bothered me at first and now I just don't care.

[sherryberry]

err are you guys ever gonna meet up?? :) I'm hopin to get my yaris next week.. but blah, we'll see.. I hate waiting. Anywho, I'm from Naperville :biggrin:

[sdmf]

im up for a meet, it kinda lonely being the only yaris in my car club, i usually hang out aroun streets of woodfield or the 4 corners area

[sherryberry]

I think I've only seen 3 or so yaris in total on the road so far :( it's sad. Otherwise, it's all big SUVs and vans.

[sdmf]

i seen alot of sedans but hatches are a little scarce

[sherryberry]

i don't always notice the sedans cuz they don't exactly stand out but I might have seen one.. don't remember so is someone gonna set a day on the meet :)

[sdmf]

um just pm me your number, we usually have meets on-the-fly haha or just hang out