Where to love in San Diego - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

solus · 09-10-2014, 03:29 PM

So I'm getting stationed in San Diego next month... I'll be working in Point Loma down at SPAWAR off I-5. Where should I live?

I don't mind a 15-20 minute commute. I just want somewhere with low crime (don't want the FRS stolen) and closer to activities.

SD is so big and everything I've seen has been crap apartments. I don't know where to start.

***Damn autocorrect... Where to love? Seriously... Ugh. Countdown to someone saying Hilcrest.

Jaden · 09-11-2014, 06:09 PM

i would say la mesa is a relatively good area that's not too expensive and about 10-20 minutes from spawar depending on traffic.

I actually lived on a power boat at shelter island when I was there.

Jaden

p.s. Anywhere in San Diego is a good place to love though

...except hillcrest, depending on your tastes... hamburger mary's has good food though

Davev · 09-11-2014, 06:46 PM

Ha- I once lived on a sailboat at Shelter Island. A great place to love...

Davev · 09-11-2014, 06:56 PM

continuecrushing · 09-11-2014, 09:00 PM

If you want to rent a house I'm moving out of mine...in clairemont, with garage.

What is your budget?

LadyFRZ · 09-11-2014, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shutter

If you want to rent a house I'm moving out of mine...in clairemont, with garage.

What is your budget?

You're in Clairemont and I've never seen your awesome FRS?! Daamnn..

I dunno, OP, there's a lot of places to love in San diego.

Haha, jk. All depends on your budget, really.

solus · 09-12-2014, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shutter

If you want to rent a house I'm moving out of mine...in clairemont, with garage.

What is your budget?

Most definitely not enough for a house w/ garage. I wanted to be around $2000... What are you looking for. Clairemont and especially la Mesa is farther than I wanted to be. I want to be closer to stuff

litemup · 09-12-2014, 12:58 AM

Black's Beach.

Is that still a thing?

I lived in Chula Vista when I was stationed on NASNI. That was 20 years ago. Everywhere is stupid expensive.

thatWESguy · 09-12-2014, 01:23 AM

Welcome to SD! Fair warning, once you move here, you're never going to want to leave...lol.

As far as your question, it all depends on your budget.

Everything is 15 - 20 minutes away from each other in SD so you're safe wherever you go.

I'm going to break neighborhoods up into sections based on their demographics

Families:
Mission Bay
Clairemont Mesa
Kearny Mesa
Bay Ho
La Mesa (further inland)
Tierrasanta (where I live - very quiet/family oriented)

Hippies/Beach Bums:
Ocean Beach
Pacific Beach (younger crowd)
Point Loma

Hipster/Urban:
North Park
Hillcrest (gay community)
South Park
University Heights
Bankers Hill (city living)
Little Italy
Downtown (expensive...like super expensive)

there's plenty to do in SD, and we have a growing group of 86 enthusiasts.

Feel free to join the FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/socalsd86/

continuecrushing · 09-12-2014, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solus

Most definitely not enough for a house w/ garage. I wanted to be around $2000... What are you looking for. Clairemont and especially la Mesa is farther than I wanted to be. I want to be closer to stuff

If you want closer to "stuff" are you looking for more of a downtown thing? Cause point loma is pretty darn close...you might be a lot closer to affording a house rental, if you want. PM me and I'll give you more info, if interested.

I live very close to the clairemont town square

I just mapped it, 13 miles from my place to SPAWAR.

solus · 09-12-2014, 03:13 AM

Thanks everyone, I found a spot down in Point Loma... Central and close to stuff. I didn't want to be crowded downtown but also didn't want to be out in the outskirts. Looked at a ton of places decided a town home down in point Loma was best. Close to beach, downtown, and only like 5 minutes to work.

So you'll be seeing my FRS around town... After my long drive down from Seattle in October.

09-10-2014, 03:29 PM	#1
solus Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2014 Scion FRS (Ultramarine) Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 203 Thanks: 36 Thanked 64 Times in 42 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Where to love in San Diego So I'm getting stationed in San Diego next month... I'll be working in Point Loma down at SPAWAR off I-5. Where should I live? I don't mind a 15-20 minute commute. I just want somewhere with low crime (don't want the FRS stolen) and closer to activities. SD is so big and everything I've seen has been crap apartments. I don't know where to start. **Damn autocorrect... Where to love? Seriously... Ugh. Countdown to someone saying Hilcrest. Last edited by solus; 09-10-2014 at 03:50 PM.*

09-11-2014, 06:09 PM	#2
Jaden Road-hole Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FR-S Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 1,112 Thanks: 272 Thanked 479 Times in 292 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I would say in la mesa... i would say la mesa is a relatively good area that's not too expensive and about 10-20 minutes from spawar depending on traffic. I actually lived on a power boat at shelter island when I was there. Jaden p.s. Anywhere in San Diego is a good place to love though...except hillcrest, depending on your tastes... hamburger mary's has good food though

09-12-2014, 01:23 AM	#9
thatWESguy Power Ranger Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 86 Location: SoCal Posts: 204 Thanks: 105 Thanked 66 Times in 39 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Welcome to SD! Fair warning, once you move here, you're never going to want to leave...lol. As far as your question, it all depends on your budget. Everything is 15 - 20 minutes away from each other in SD so you're safe wherever you go. I'm going to break neighborhoods up into sections based on their demographics Families: Mission Bay Clairemont Mesa Kearny Mesa Bay Ho La Mesa (further inland) Tierrasanta (where I live - very quiet/family oriented) Hippies/Beach Bums: Ocean Beach Pacific Beach (younger crowd) Point Loma Hipster/Urban: North Park Hillcrest (gay community) South Park University Heights Bankers Hill (city living) Little Italy Downtown (expensive...like super expensive) there's plenty to do in SD, and we have a growing group of 86 enthusiasts. Feel free to join the FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/socalsd86/ __________________ Autofashion \| FIVEaxis \| Enkei

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solus Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Drives: 2014 Scion FRS (Ultramarine) Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 203 Thanks: 36 Thanked 64 Times in 42 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks everyone, I found a spot down in Point Loma... Central and close to stuff. I didn't want to be crowded downtown but also didn't want to be out in the outskirts. Looked at a ton of places decided a town home down in point Loma was best. Close to beach, downtown, and only like 5 minutes to work. So you'll be seeing my FRS around town... After my long drive down from Seattle in October.

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