Jul 24, 2016, 10:53 pm
Last edit by: TWA884
Caltrans road conditions:
Big Sur visitors information on businesses and services currently open:
Big Sur visitors information on businesses and services currently open:
Pacific Coast Highway - CA Route 1 between SF & LA
Jun 12, 2016, 11:37 pm
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Jul 30, 2016, 10:09 am
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As far as I can tell, PCH is open to through traffic (Highway 1 Conditions in Big Sur, California).
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As far as I can tell, PCH is open to through traffic (Highway 1 Conditions in Big Sur, California).
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Aug 12, 2016, 10:13 am
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Jan 15, 2017, 6:14 am
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Pacific Coast Highway Drive- hoping for Muscle Car/Mustang rental
Hi,
Looking for some advice. I'm going to California in September for my honeymoon. We are flying to San Diego and driving up to San Francisco over three weeks.
I'm finding it really difficult to find somewhere who guarantees a Mustang or some sort of American muscle car. I really would like a convertible mustang V8 or Camero etc.
Anybody got any recommendations?
Thanks
Looking for some advice. I'm going to California in September for my honeymoon. We are flying to San Diego and driving up to San Francisco over three weeks.
I'm finding it really difficult to find somewhere who guarantees a Mustang or some sort of American muscle car. I really would like a convertible mustang V8 or Camero etc.
Anybody got any recommendations?
Thanks
Jan 15, 2017, 7:25 am
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https://www.hertz.com/rentacar/vehicleguide/index.jsp?targetPage=vehicleGuideHomeView.jsp&coun tryCode=US&category=Adrenaline%20Collection
hertz Adrenaline Collection is the only I can think of right now
hertz Adrenaline Collection is the only I can think of right now
Jan 15, 2017, 10:52 pm
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You can rent a convertible from almost any company and it will likely be a Mustang or Camaro... but with the base engine. The thing is, for the Pacific Coast Highway that's really enough. Drop the top and enjoy the drive.
Jan 15, 2017, 11:03 pm
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Hi,
Looking for some advice. I'm going to California in September for my honeymoon. We are flying to San Diego and driving up to San Francisco over three weeks.
I'm finding it really difficult to find somewhere who guarantees a Mustang or some sort of American muscle car. I really would like a convertible mustang V8 or Camero etc.
Anybody got any recommendations?
Thanks
Looking for some advice. I'm going to California in September for my honeymoon. We are flying to San Diego and driving up to San Francisco over three weeks.
I'm finding it really difficult to find somewhere who guarantees a Mustang or some sort of American muscle car. I really would like a convertible mustang V8 or Camero etc.
Anybody got any recommendations?
Thanks
If so, you need power steering much more than a V8. It's not a road for speed or timid drivers.
If you're really looking to put your foot down, the traffic on 101 usually moves much faster than the speed limit. It's straight, mostly flat, with wide lanes but very boring scenery.
Note: I am not advocating breaking the law, merely reporting what I have observed.
Jan 15, 2017, 11:16 pm
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I'm not too sure about how modern Mustangs compare but the new Camaros have, even with the V-6 engines, as much if not more hp than their V-8 predecessors of the muscle car era '60s. Paired with a multi-speed (more than 3 or 4) transmission, that's all you need.
Jan 16, 2017, 1:37 am
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Driving up the PCH you won't get much opportunity to really use the V-8. You may want to rethink doing it entirely on the PCH also. And also if you're spending time in LA or San Fran think about doing a couple of rentals so that you don't have to pay for parking which can add up. I did the PCH from San Fran to LA and was suck behind a train of RVs with no way to get past them. 3 hours of that will drive you nuts. We even stopped for lunch and caught back up to them.
Jan 16, 2017, 3:13 am
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a little perspective:
for europeans, the mustang is a bit of a unicorn. in the uk, until this year, it had never been sold. (could be had through imports in wrong-side drive, or other means, but generally unattainable).
v8 is emblematic of the muscle cars. and again another engine configuration that is hard to find on that side of the pond.
so it's quite special in ways that americans take for granted.
anyway, i rented a v8 mustang ('mustang gt premium') in socal through the hertz adrenaline collection.
for europeans, the mustang is a bit of a unicorn. in the uk, until this year, it had never been sold. (could be had through imports in wrong-side drive, or other means, but generally unattainable).
v8 is emblematic of the muscle cars. and again another engine configuration that is hard to find on that side of the pond.
so it's quite special in ways that americans take for granted.
anyway, i rented a v8 mustang ('mustang gt premium') in socal through the hertz adrenaline collection.
Jan 16, 2017, 4:50 am
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a little perspective:
for europeans, the mustang is a bit of a unicorn. in the uk, until this year, it had never been sold. (could be had through imports in wrong-side drive, or other means, but generally unattainable).
v8 is emblematic of the muscle cars. and again another engine configuration that is hard to find on that side of the pond.
so it's quite special in ways that americans take for granted.
anyway, i rented a v8 mustang ('mustang gt premium') in socal through the hertz adrenaline collection.
for europeans, the mustang is a bit of a unicorn. in the uk, until this year, it had never been sold. (could be had through imports in wrong-side drive, or other means, but generally unattainable).
v8 is emblematic of the muscle cars. and again another engine configuration that is hard to find on that side of the pond.
so it's quite special in ways that americans take for granted.
anyway, i rented a v8 mustang ('mustang gt premium') in socal through the hertz adrenaline collection.
Jan 16, 2017, 6:23 am
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I think a big reason why they don't/didn't sell them in Europe is more in the direction of why would anyone buy such a bucket of rubbish when the options for high-performance sports cars (i.e. don't just make a lot of noise at the traffic light) manufactured in Europe is so much higher?