Comments for San Diego's Weekend Driver http://weekenddriver.com Voyages and Vehicles in San Diego County Sat, 04 May 2013 15:57:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on High on Highland: A new direction over one of county’s best twisting roads by Stephen Mathews http://weekenddriver.com/road-trips/mountain-drives/high-on-highland/#comment-6973 Stephen Mathews Sat, 04 May 2013 15:57:25 +0000 http://weekenddriver.com/wordpress/?p=1426#comment-6973 Thank you for this article, it made my trip to San Diego one to remember. My friend and I made this run in a F360 and it was awesome. One of the better roads I’ve driven in the US.

Thanks!
Stephen

]]> Comment on With 190,000 on the Miata’s clock, it’s time for a new car and I’m having one custom built by Jack Brandais http://weekenddriver.com/other-stuff/countryman1/#comment-6790 Jack Brandais Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:51:29 +0000 http://weekenddriver.com/?p=4957#comment-6790 Gosh… such vitriol from someone I’ve known for 30 years! I need four doors and something my mom can get in and out of, not to mention any elderly friends who will fit in the back seat, which eliminated the standard Mini. A land yacht? From someone who owned an 80s Thunderbird, or what year is that Taurus wagon? The Taurus, 192 inches long; the Countryman, 162 inches, and my “MGB knockoff” 155 inches. BTW, the Mini Cooper hardtop is 147 inches. I guess size is everything.

]]> Comment on With 190,000 on the Miata’s clock, it’s time for a new car and I’m having one custom built by Joel http://weekenddriver.com/other-stuff/countryman1/#comment-6788 Joel Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:36:09 +0000 http://weekenddriver.com/?p=4957#comment-6788 Since when do you need a land yacht like the Countryman? Going from the two-seat Miata, the regular Mini Cooper should have been plenty big. Or are you afraid of British electrical systems and oil seals (which is presumably why you bought the MGB knockoff in the first place)?

]]> Comment on Ride and Drive at the Car Show by Quiana Bagwill http://weekenddriver.com/car-shows/ride-and-drive-at-the-car-show/#comment-6685 Quiana Bagwill Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:34:08 +0000 http://weekenddriver.com/?p=3177#comment-6685 i really love to watch car shows because of the nice ladies.:

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]]> Comment on Frank Sinatra’s 1967 Austin London Taxi at the SD Auto Museum by Larry5 http://weekenddriver.com/car-shows/frank-sinatras-1967-austin-london-taxi-at-the-sd-auto-museum/#comment-6660 Larry5 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:04:34 +0000 http://weekenddriver.wordpress.com/?p=672#comment-6660 On the way to the date festival in the 60′s I had a flat tire a few miles from the Sambo’s restaurant. A guy in a London Taxi picked my wife and I and the flat tire up, gave us a lift into town to get it fixed and drove us back. It was Frank. We then ate breakfast at Sambo’s. He said he recognized me as a friend of Dean Martin which was true and we exchanged some ideas about pulling a practical joke on Dean with some inside information that he would otherwise never know. We had a great time laughing and talking and kept in touch from time to time. As I remember he was one hard working guy and earned every dollar he ever made.

]]> Comment on Old Train Stations in Kansas by steffany johnson http://weekenddriver.com/roadtrips/kansastrain/#comment-6648 steffany johnson Mon, 26 Nov 2012 01:37:48 +0000 http://weekenddriver.com/wordpress/?page_id=2111#comment-6648 My husband & I have recently purchased the MOPAC train depot in Kingman. We are opening an antique shop & coffee shop Dec 1. If anyone gets a chance please stop by and see us. Thanks for taking the before pics. The train station underwent a nearly $200,000 restoration and now resembles what it looked like 102 years ago with a railcar addition that is now the kitchen. The other pics are wonderful as well.

]]> Comment on Weekend Driver Store by Heather http://weekenddriver.com/wd-store/#comment-5830 Heather Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:34:12 +0000 http://weekenddriver.com/?page_id=3015#comment-5830 I just took my parents on the beaches road trip from “Weekend Driver San Diego” and they loved it! I really liked how you broke each road trip down into what is good for out of town visitors, good for kids, and “lots of views along the way” (rubbernecking). I’m now looking forward to checking out some of these resources on this page.

]]> Comment on Frank Sinatra’s 1967 Austin London Taxi at the SD Auto Museum by Diana http://weekenddriver.com/car-shows/frank-sinatras-1967-austin-london-taxi-at-the-sd-auto-museum/#comment-5755 Diana Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:24:34 +0000 http://weekenddriver.wordpress.com/?p=672#comment-5755 I grew up in Palm Springs during the 60s, and George Jacobs (Sinatras valet) gave my high school girlfriends and me a ride all over town in this cabbie—right before George got fired for dancing with Mia at the Daisy, so the story goes. It was great fun and we ended up at Jilly’s…..

Glad to know it’s in a museum. It’s been a back-of-my-mind daydream to have one myself someday and I’ve been checking into it. My husband understandably doesn’t share my enthusiasm, but I’m working on him…..

]]> Comment on Mitsubishi i: Snappy small electric can work out with planning by Jack Brandais http://weekenddriver.com/car-reviews/mitsubishi-i/#comment-5648 Jack Brandais Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:44:07 +0000 http://weekenddriver.com/?p=4413#comment-5648 Julie: Looks like something for more research. I didn’t use the plug-in during my test.

]]> Comment on Mitsubishi i: Snappy small electric can work out with planning by Julie Day http://weekenddriver.com/car-reviews/mitsubishi-i/#comment-5643 Julie Day Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:40:42 +0000 http://weekenddriver.com/?p=4413#comment-5643 great article, well written and love the Barney reference!! Good point raised about checking your power outlet before hand. Question is… how much higher does the electric bill go up after charging at home?

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