NYC BRZ: Life in the Big Apple with a BRZ - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ZetaVI · 06-28-2012, 06:15 PM

Wow. I know that turn into Cross Island. I remember it very well.

Phaedrus29 · 06-28-2012, 06:42 PM

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Last night on my way home from work I got a chance to try out my absolute FAVORITE turn anywhere in NYC. The entrance to the Cross Island Parkway from the Whitestone Expressway is an awesome, almost Laguna Seca like, hi to low, left to right banking turn. I kept the car in 3rd around 50mph and pinned it and the car just kept climbing in revs and speed and just planted itself. The exit out of the turn onto the Cross Island was just amazing since you get to go under an overpass mid-turn. The car was singing. I'm getting used to the raspy sound (its a big departure from the roar of my LS powered G8 GT.)

Hah, I'm from LI and know that turn. Great idea, I'll have to try it out too when I go visit family.

thelegaCy · 06-28-2012, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by NYC BRZ

Do you live in Bayside? My brother said he saw a black BRZ by his gf's house in Bayside Gables.

lol that's my car.. i live in that area

OMNOM · 06-29-2012, 08:43 AM

Have you driven it in Manhattan yet? I'm picking up my car from Connecticut tomorrow morning and have a 7 hour drive home. My girlfriend wants to stop by in NYC and I told her I don't really want to drive my brand new car in the city. Should I just get a room in queens with parking like I'm thinking? I've driven in Manhattan several times and hesitate to take my brand new BRZ there so early.

jurjurson · 06-29-2012, 03:24 PM

i ordered a 370z that i dont even know how to drive.

NYC BRZ · 06-30-2012, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by OMNOM

Have you driven it in Manhattan yet? I'm picking up my car from Connecticut tomorrow morning and have a 7 hour drive home. My girlfriend wants to stop by in NYC and I told her I don't really want to drive my brand new car in the city. Should I just get a room in queens with parking like I'm thinking? I've driven in Manhattan several times and hesitate to take my brand new BRZ there so early.

I haven't yet but I work in long island city which is the same type of roads/traffic as Manhatten. It's not that bad just watch out for errant manhole covers

encity5 · 07-05-2012, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by OMNOM

Have you driven it in Manhattan yet? I'm picking up my car from Connecticut tomorrow morning and have a 7 hour drive home. My girlfriend wants to stop by in NYC and I told her I don't really want to drive my brand new car in the city. Should I just get a room in queens with parking like I'm thinking? I've driven in Manhattan several times and hesitate to take my brand new BRZ there so early.

I bought my car in manhattan and I drive into the city. As long as your smart and cautious about the roads there shouldn't be a problem. My biggest issue besides traffic has been cobble stone roads, which I just drive around

OMNOM · 07-05-2012, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by encity5

I bought my car in manhattan and I drive into the city. As long as your smart and cautious about the roads there shouldn't be a problem. My biggest issue besides traffic has been cobble stone roads, which I just drive around

Thanks, we ended up parking it in White Plains and taking Metro North in. Garage parking overnight was way cheaper that way and I could avoid parking in the city.

Reflex · 08-14-2012, 01:25 AM

I'm very curious about the whole tuner scene up in Queens. I was there a few weeks ago to visit a friend who lives a minute away from the LIE, and on my way there, my Valentine One radar that I just purchased that day went off multiple times. At 3 am, outside my friend's house, I would hear engines revving and police sirens going off.

I was back in Queens the other day and it was the same thing again. I went home early in the morning, around 6am. I took the LIE to Brooklyn Expressway back to Jersey. I saw so many tuned cars and ricers, I was amazed. I saw probably a dozen cars on the way back. Most of them drove together too.

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06-28-2012, 06:15 PM	#29
ZetaVI Gundam Meister Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: A Gundam Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 2,685 Thanks: 320 Thanked 1,010 Times in 510 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wow. I know that turn into Cross Island. I remember it very well.

06-29-2012, 08:43 AM	#32
OMNOM OM NOM NOM NOM Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 Infiniti G37xS Sedan Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 130 Thanks: 17 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Have you driven it in Manhattan yet? I'm picking up my car from Connecticut tomorrow morning and have a 7 hour drive home. My girlfriend wants to stop by in NYC and I told her I don't really want to drive my brand new car in the city. Should I just get a room in queens with parking like I'm thinking? I've driven in Manhattan several times and hesitate to take my brand new BRZ there so early.

06-29-2012, 03:24 PM	#33
jurjurson Banned Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 c63 & 2012 370z Sport/Navi Location: Canada Posts: 85 Thanks: 0 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i ordered a 370z that i dont even know how to drive.

08-14-2012, 01:25 AM	#37
Reflex Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Whiteout FR-S Location: New Brunswick, NJ Posts: 222 Thanks: 61 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I'm very curious about the whole tuner scene up in Queens. I was there a few weeks ago to visit a friend who lives a minute away from the LIE, and on my way there, my Valentine One radar that I just purchased that day went off multiple times. At 3 am, outside my friend's house, I would hear engines revving and police sirens going off. I was back in Queens the other day and it was the same thing again. I went home early in the morning, around 6am. I took the LIE to Brooklyn Expressway back to Jersey. I saw so many tuned cars and ricers, I was amazed. I saw probably a dozen cars on the way back. Most of them drove together too.

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