CLS550

I'm going to be in SF area for a week or so and it would be great to have my own car to get around and explore.

Has anyone done the drive from LA to SF? I'm going to be alone and like driving so I'm thinking it won't be so bad.

Jasoneo5

I take the AMG every month or two down to LA from SF. Not a bad drive, will take about 6 hours from central LA. You'll certainly enjoy having the mbz in sf

chiromikey

made it in 3.5hrs once on a 600 in the middle of the night...dumb kid!

for the most part it's a boring drive so bring snacks and good music!

CLS550

Anyone in Socal selling a Valentine 1 radar? If I order one it won't come in time.

pearlpower

Cops Cops and more Cops, enjoy the scenery, not the speed.

justinwrock

Its not that bad of a drive.



I do it monthly!


FYI - There is a pretty hairy dip-turns into a bump on I5-North on the right lane. Its about an hour south of Stockton. A friend hit it in his lowered E46 M3 and destroyed a tire/rim/skidplate.

baldmike73

super easy drive - slow down in Coalinga - and they are doing some workin on the 5 as well - closes down to 1 lane - will slow you down for about 30 mina -

Hammer Down

Take Hwy 1, it will take you longer but you'll enjoy the scenery!

sakodik

I commute weekly between Irvine and San Jose. It gets boring so I pop a movie in for parts of the ride, music the other, and speed at certain points. But yeah the drive is long and boring! 65 owners enjoy the burst of power.

I5 has some construction and will slow you down.

bobgodd

We go from Oceanside to the East Bay regularly. We take the 5 though, I've never taken the 101 north. Very easy drive... Just don't get tempted into races with all the idiots flying by.

Hammer Down

Hwy 1 (pch) ftw you'll never realize how beautiful California's coastline is until you drive it!

citylightva

Or take the really long way up 395 then cut down from Tahoe...That's an amazing drive up the Crest...

vntgspd

I just took the 101 south from San Jose to LA/OC a couple weeks ago when I picked up my E55. Nice drive and well worth the extra hour or so versus the 5. If you have lots of time, then definitely take the 1 when you get north of San Luis Obispo!

Another option is to take 5 north out of LA and then cut west on 58 to get over to the 101. I heard this road is fantastic but I have not personally been on it for over 20 years.

Enjoy the ride...

novae500

Couldn't agree more. Stayed in Santa Monica for 3 days and went to a wedding in San Fran. To PCH from Malibu and stopped to see the Hearst Castle. Drove as much as i could until reached Carmel and stopped for the night. Sure are some very hairpin turns on PCH but overall very scenic drive.

bobgodd

Grew up in Hayward and I've been down the 1 a few times, but for the [my] purposes of arriving at the Bay, the 5 can't be beat lol.

davidatucker

3rd the motion very beautiful drive. Add your best girl to the passenger seat and some nice tunes and you might not want to get to your destination.

KA8

If you're going to speed get a radar detector. My wife got her first speeding ticket on hwy 1. First traffic ticket in her life. She drove for couple of hours because I was tired but they caught her doing 80 lol. Funny because i cautiously speed all the time and never got caught.

jdeastbay

I'm always blown away on the CHP presence going up and over the Grapevine via 5. They are everywhere. The flat part of 5 is "fair".

CLS550

I just got a V1 tonight, for this trip. What is the best mode to keep it on? I'm doing a drive from LA to SF on either the 101 or 5 freeway.

Jon2007E63P30

BUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stop here to get cleaned up
http://www.ajautodetailing.com/

If to late. There is a self spray wash with spotless rinse here. I use this place often to stay clean.
http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ci...Car+Wash&hl=en

CLS550

I'd rather get a good wash in Silicon Valley. Does anyone know a place around there?

Jon2007E63P30

I just gave you one.