Just an Idea for summer

[ilanpro]

We shoud do a road trip, Im thinking Niagara Falls for a weekend, we can caravan there or meet there, this way Canada Folks can show too and people from different parts of the U.S. Just a though, Families are welcome too.

[04GTboySC]

hmm 13 hr trip with a bunch of hyundai's a caravan trip would be awesome it would just be a very long drive up there for us va guys

[BlackElantraGT]

If I lived on the east coast I would definitely be up for that trip. Niagara Falls is beautiful, especially on the Canadian side. I stayed at the Embassy Suite, it had the most awesome view of the falls and the room had it's own jacuzzi. It was around $180 U.S. dollars with taxes and parking per night, but it was worth it. The new casino also opened right next door.

[JacksonJ]

I was thinking the same thing, on your last meeting thread someone mentioned Niagara falls, and I thought that maybe in the spring time, but you'd have to have a lot of planning, and commitment from us Canadians to make it worth while...

[AvanteXD-CDN]

What about making it around the Drift competition time, I beleive its in June or July in Toronto. Several of my friends and I want to see that next year.

[OdessitPashka]

I would definitely be down for this meet. Never seen Niagra falls!

[Gman01]

im down for it

[04GTboySC]

niagra falls is goreguous (sp) im tired today but anyways i've been up there once when we went to a wedding up there. I wonder if we could find a hotel and bunk together up there and share costs cause its probably expensive.

[SuperGLS]

Sounds like a good idea. 13 hours? It didn't even take us that long to get to Toronto, it's more like a 9 hour drive from Northern VA.

Still, I think if it was the summer I'd more likely want to drive the 15 hours down to Southern Florida and see Ford's car (with Supercharger by then) as well as hot girls in bikinis... plus there is a lot of other Florida people to meet.

[jeffv1970]

Sounds good. Anyone else from ohio interested? Be great to see a parking lot full of nothing but Hyundai's. Time and place is all I need.
:abovelol: :bowdown:

[ilanpro]

I just like to go were ever to have a good time

[04GTboySC]

its prob the way my folks drive lol

[Ruffsaidthecat]

niagara falls sound cool. i was there once in the freezing cold. It was too cold to do much but i'm sure is would be so much better in the summer.

[Keyan]

I don't think we should just keep this as a NorthEastern Meet...

If newtiburon can Have TIBATHON in Daytona beach for the ENTIRE country....

then we can have...


LANTRATHON!


I know I know... I'm pitiful

[04GTboySC]

yup thats for sure, ur pitiful, jk well my friend thats movin up to northern va is thinking about putting a club together called East Coast Hyundai and have meets all around the east coast.

There happens to be a meet at South Of The Border towards the end of January, ya i know its still kinda cold out but I went last year. A bunch of cars and burn outs in the vacant parking lot.

[KeWLKaT]

I'm from Quebec here! A niagara falls meet would be crazy!

[OdessitPashka]

Are we all gonna go to Canada or we are going to stay on US side?

[OPZ]

I'd love to go, but im only 16, and I only have a PA jr's license. I just wish there were some meet's closer to Butler. Maybe in the summer though I could talk my parents into driving outta state somewhere.

[OdessitPashka]

you cant drive out of state when you are 16?

[04GTboySC]

i guess not on a jr license

[jeffv1970]

if your under 18 you need a parent or legal gardian. butter up dad and see if he will go with you.

[KeWLKaT]

Is the junior liscence the one where you have to drive with someone next to you? ;)

[Buck62]

NIAGARA FALLS!!!!

Sloooowly I turned.....

(..it's from a 3 Stooges episode... nevermind) :D

[KeWLKaT]

Some people just confuse me :D But seriously, If you're gonna chekcout the Falls, is it going to be on our side, or the US side? The canadian side is much more sexier :D

[OdessitPashka]

I heard that too, but I cant go to Canada.....

[JacksonJ]

I heard that too, but I cant go to Canada.....

Do you need someone to smuggle you across the border? :D

[OdessitPashka]

yeah :) only after I pick up my relatives from the mexican border! (no offence to latino population of this website)

[04GTboySC]

so, what keeps u from being able to cross the border? i was with my family the time we went so im not sure anyone know?

[OdessitPashka]

I still haven't gotten my green card and still considered Ukrainian resident, so in order for me to get to Canada, I'd have to go through a lot of hassle and get travel visa.

[black04gt]

there are locations along the border that you can just walk across, and then hop in someone's car on the other end. Oh, also, I'm down for the meet. From NY here

[KeWLKaT]

Yep, the border is really thin in some areas! But the matter is that you have to find those easy access entrances

[OdessitPashka]

haha, you are making me do some illegal stuff here!

[wildman92]

A Niagara Falls meet sounds good to me. I would be interested in going there depending on the financial situation at the time.

[OPZ]

Is the junior liscence the one where you have to drive with someone next to you? ;)

Nah, thats the permit. For some strange reason, PA has it where you can get your permit the day you turn 16, then after 6 months you can test and get the Jr's license, in which it is just like a regular license, but your not allowed to drive between teh hours of 11 PM and 5 AM. Then at 18 (or 17 and a half if your a "good" driver) you can get your Sr. license, in which its... well a license with no restrictions!

[OdessitPashka]

Alright guy, lets stay on topic :)
OPZ someone should pick you up and take with us!

[04GTboySC]

well i'll stay on the united state side with u Odess, we stayed on the canadian side when we went hopefully we can get a group rate at a hotel near by

[OdessitPashka]

thanks, maybe i'll be able to go to canada by the summer :)

[KeWLKaT]

awww... but...what about the view... :(

[04GTboySC]

ya i know the view is nice over there, i remember the whirl pool, kinda scary looking
especially if u take that tram across
eeps dont look down. my fav part was the boat ride where u go into the falls :) thats cool especially on a hot day

[vahyundai]

ill go if i have enough money by then. i went to the canadian side as well about 10 yrs ago though. that view was tiiiiiight!! we went on that stupid walk under the falls instead of the boat. damn that sucked!!! so the plan is to sneak OPZ and escort him and his car out of PA avoiding the popo.(just box his car in while driving so he is kinda hidden.lol) to canada and smuggle odessit across the border! damn this is going to be one fun trip!! the only thing missing is somebody bringing a barrel to ride down the falls in!! heheheheheheheee! that could be a dare! lol J/K!!!

[KeWLKaT]

Nice! We'll get him through for sure! You guys will throw him to me over the fence before you cross the border :D. And we'll take the boat ride, while wearing that funky grabage bag in order not to get wet :D

[OdessitPashka]

haha! all of this sounds like a crazy plan!!! im in!!!

[04GTboySC]

damnn this is gona be an awesome trip vahyundai you better save up your money!! we can split a room to make it cheaper

[KeWLKaT]

we can split a room to make it cheaper I agree.

Ok guys. Let's set a date! :D

[Gman01]

whens summer its snowing already here i cant wait untill summer im going

[KeWLKaT]

Yea, summer would be good. Something like in mid-june...

we have to roll on these Elantra-less Canadian streets all in line, it will cause a lot of questions and troubled faces :D

[04GTboySC]

yup yup, i say mid june also ahh what an awesome trip its gona be. I'm gona post somthin on elantragtclub about this if thats ok? haha we dont get much snow down here

[SystemX]

Im in boys. I live about four hours away from the Falls (near syracuse) I will be there. Sounds like a blast!

[04GTboySC]

im thinkin to get the most out of niagra falls we mite want to leave friday and make it a 3 day weekend ??? i may take the monday off following the weekend adventure but im just sayin since it takes about 9 hrs to get there wouldnt we want the whole day saturday to hang out at the falls and do other things around??

[BlueRush]

Sweet!!!

I live in Watertown, NY, like 4 hours away from Buffalo. I got the first round of brews!!!

[04GTboySC]

welcome to the club bluerush, maybe someone up that way can check hotels for somtime in mid or late June??

[XWRed5W3]

I'm so coming to this. Even though I have no mods on my elantra as of yet, who cares, I say. I just wanna hang with the guys (and girls, if they're coming)

[KeWLKaT]

Even though I have no mods on my elantra as of yet, who cares, I say.
Same here! :D But that's how we learn ...

[04GTboySC]

its just cool to meet the peopel u talk to on here and then you can get ideas for your car

[SystemX]

Hey,
I bought my hyundai in Watertown at Fuccillo Imports. Small world.

[ilanpro]

Hey,
I bought my hyundai in Watertown at Fuccillo Imports. Small world.
Dude you have pics of the turbo set up??

[BlueRush]

No ****. I have a buddy who now works there, he just started about a year ago. I bought mine in Potsdam, NY. 2003 GLS has everything but leather, sunroof, and abs, and had 9,700 on it. Paid 10k in April of '04. I love it though.

http://www.cardomain.com/id/bluerush79

[OdessitPashka]

Everyone stay on topic :)

[Guess]

hmm the more I read the more I want in so if its cool I'll most likely go and drag my girl along so I have someone in the car to bug on the way .

[ilanpro]

Cool it should be a family affair I will take my wife and kids for sure

[BlueRush]

Hey OdessitPashka, if you could make a sticky about a get together, that way we can start getting #'s of the group and maybe we can get some discounts and stuff for group rates.

[OdessitPashka]

well, I think it's a little too early getting all of this done. I will definitely make a new thread asking for everyone's number, name, etc. somewhere closer to spring.
Deal?

[BlueRush]

OK, just thinkin bout it and I came to that same conclusion, maybe about a month or two before the meet.

[OdessitPashka]

I've organized one meet before, so I have some experience with it :)
Give me ideas and people interested and I'll try putting it all together :)

[BlueRush]

Sounds good!!!

[SuperGLS]

Actually I strongly disagree. It's WAY better to prepare for a Hyundai meet long in advance. Someone who lives in/near Niagra Falls should take the initiative to set up a place and date for this to go down. That way people can take off work (if they have to) well in advance. Waiting for later and asking people "When can you make it?" will just get you 6 different answers from 40 different people. Then you simply make the turnout lower than it has to be. Everyone knows that U.S. Hyundai meet turnout is also less than stellar, and I think this is one of the reasons.

I think that this years B-more meet had great planning and it was a great 2-3 day event. We simply didn't meet up and "hang out" for a couple hours. RDubois and OP did a good job to set it up and plan events. Of course we did decide different things on the spot, but having an overall agenda made it much more enjoyable for me (and I'm sure for the others).

One final thing. If people are going to say they are going to show up, THEN SHOW UP. If you aren't going to come, then don't say you will be, this is probably the thing I hate most about Hyundai meets. Sorry for the rant. Anyway, I don't think it's ever too early to start planning. If someone has this meet (if scheduled in April-June) planned by the end of January it will be more successful.

[OdessitPashka]

Well, if you remember super, for the baltimore meet, we have 15 pages of posts saying that 30 people were going to show up, and only half was able to make it. It's not possible to make plans half a year ahead, at least for 50-70% of the people. Plans change and some people can't make it for one or another reason.

I will be willing to be an organizer of this meeting, since I'm a mod and that's pretty much my job, I'd also need a person that's going to help me, someone who lives near the Nigra Falls and knows the area, or at least been there a couple of times.

[BlueRush]

I'd be more than happy to help, but I have an idea. Instead of Niagra Falls meet, we can still go though, why not meet at one of these.

The Syracuse Nationals will be held July 15- 17, 2005, in Syracuse, N.Y. The 2004 event attracted more than 6,500 entrants and 73,000 participants from 40 states.

or

The Right Coast Association also holds a one-day show, the Sport Compact and Truck Blast, to be held July 30, 2005, in Syracuse. In 2004, each event drew more than 11,000 participants.

just an idea

btw, I live 1hr north of Syracuse.

I was thinking of a drive threw the twisty Adirondack mountians. Good or bad idea?

http://www.elantraxd.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2187

[soonbaek]

FYI, legal drinking age in Canada is 19 (at least when I went to UB) :D

[BlueRush]

I'm 25 so np, but good to know. Maybe a Friday night meet in NY, then a Saturday night meet in Canada? An idea!

[04GTboySC]

If we are going ot stay in or even just near the falls, if we dont plan far in advance the rooms will be filled since it is a big tourist attraction

[BlueRush]

Ecspecially in mid summer!!!

[04GTboySC]

but ya, since the guys from va and md are going to be hopefully cruising up together on the Friday we set for, may want to find a hotel maybe south of the falls somewhere then get up saturdya morning and head to the falls ?? any input on that odess?

[Gman]

Take a look at this site. http://www.cruisethefalls.com/
You might be able to get some pointers on where to have it. For the last 4 years the PT Cruisers have been holding a huge gathering at the Falls. The whole thing started just like this, a guy on the Pt forums wanted to get together and they have been able to get 500+ Pt's there every year. My Aunt goes and said the area they hold it in is great. The hotel that they stay in has a huge field next door that they let them set up the show in.

[04GTboySC]

cool, thanks GMAN, neat i was looking thru the pictures in the link, i saw a few from va, awesome i think i've seen the one fast pt with the flames on it

[KeWLKaT]

Hmmm, nice! People are getting invlolved. Unfortunately, I can't really help, I live 8 hours away :D but willing to come!

[OdessitPashka]

Keep giving ideas :) OP is looking at everything :)

[ilanpro]

is a cool place and with cool people it would be great

[BlueRush]

Just another idea, Six Flags Darien Lake is like 1hr or so from Buffalo. That would be fun to do, but who knows.

[Gman]

Just another idea, Six Flags Darien Lake is like 1hr or so from Buffalo. That would be fun to do, but who knows.

If this happens I will deff be hitting 6flags one of the days, have a pass to our local water park and it gets us in any 6flags free. The park would be a good idea for a fri or sun event.

[04GTboySC]

yup that would be

[BlueRush]

IMO...

Friday July 29th: Meet @ Six Flags Darien Lake then head to Syracuse to stay the night.

Saturday July 30th: Take in the Syracuse Sport Compact and Truck Show then head to Niagra Falls to stay the night.

Sunday July 31st: Events?

[04GTboySC]

we are talking more like mid to late june

[BlueRush]

Are there any major car events in the area that you know of then?

[Gman]

I know the water park at 6flags doesn't open till 6/28, if your into that kind of thing. And I would try and avoid the same weekend that the PTs are at the falls, from what my Aunt says they are everywhere that weekend.

[BlueRush]

IMO I would like to get a group together and go to the show late in July, and also Six Flags. I'm goin either way as I'm 1hr north, but whatever.

[soonbaek]

IMO...

Friday July 29th: Meet @ Six Flags Darien Lake then head to Syracuse to stay the night.

Saturday July 30th: Take in the Syracuse Sport Compact and Truck Show then head to Niagra Falls to stay the night.

Sunday July 31st: Events?

FYI six flags - darien lake is only 1.5 hour away from niagara falls... unless we want to spend more time on NYS thruway :D

NF --- 6flags ------------------------- Syracuse
....1.5 hr................. 2.5 hr.....................

6flags -> syracuse = 2.5 hr
syracuse -> NF (passing 6flags on the way) = 4 hr


how about Anchor Bar (http://www.anchorbar.com/) home of the original buffalo wings?

[KeWLKaT]

Wow... This is becoming really confusing :D

[BlueRush]

http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?ed=xTowJeV.wimQQVd6MsEKU7USFw--&csz=Syracuse%2C+NY&country=us&tcsz=Buffalo%2C+NY&tcountry=us&terr=3005

It only takes 2 1/2 hours to get from Syracuse to Buffalo, traffic is usually mild.

I believe we should start by doing a couple of things, coorect me if I'm wrong:

1: Determine the dates we would like to gather, I would think a Friday-Sunday event.

2: Decide if we will be going to any major schedualed events (Car Shows, Fairs, and such).

3: Go from there.

[04GTboySC]

ya we do need it to be a friday - sunday since people will be coming from down here thats for sure

[SystemX]

I would think it would be better if we all stayed in Buffalo NY. The hotel rates at the falls are crazy. My wife and I went to dinner at the hard rock up there and spent 50$ on ****ty food.

[BlueRush]

Buffalo is a MUCH better choice than Niagra Falls. The farther away we go, the cheaper it is pretty much.So that's a very good point SystemX. I travel all over New York state for my work so I can and will scout the area, find the good places to eat, and all that stuff.

[SystemX]

Hey we could meet in syacuse and cannon ball it to buffalo! wwooohhooo
That would be fun. I live in Utica so I can meet up with whomever wants to in syracuse. All you southern boys will have to go through there anyway, up I-81.

[BlueRush]

Uyica huh, I have in Johnstown and Gloversfield for the last 2 days.

Not too far correct? I would love to see your car in person, just the ahhhhhh factor of seeing it drive bye would be sufficiant!!! LOL.

[OdessitPashka]

how far away are the falls from buffalo?

[04GTboySC]

not a far drive at all we stayed in buffalo and drove up to the falls then we did spend one nite at the falls maybe less than a 45 minute drive, i would recommend buffalo as well being cheaper and yes we would go up i-81, best route to get to niagra falls i'll try to find the route we took to get there.

[SystemX]

The falls is a twenty min. drive from downtown Buffalo. Given good traffic conditions.

Plus there is alot more to do in Buffalo at night. They have a great car and club seen. Maybe a few cruises would be in order. :D

Oh yeah Ilanpro no pics yet on the turbo. I wont be installing it until March 05
Along with the hood and a few other goodies if I get up the cash for them.

[BlueRush]

Now that's what I'm talkin about!

BTW, my uncle in PA, just outside Pittsburg, runns a Hyundai dealership, in some capacity. His role and pull I don't know, but are you thinkin what I'm thinkin? I need ideas, and I'm gonna see if I can get some factory goodies for cheap!!!

[OdessitPashka]

excelent!!!

[XWRed5W3]

Wow, so plans are actually being made? I'm impressed.

My $0.02 - I like cheap. I do agree that spending maybe a night at Buffalo would be a cool idea.

[OdessitPashka]

well, now I'm gonna need help of people who live in Buffalo area to help us find hotels and places to hang out and have good time.

[BlueRush]

I already said I would do that, when it's time. We need to decide when and where we want to be.

[SystemX]

I would be willing to help organize this meet as far as the hotels go anyway. We would need to get a head count of all that would go. Not people who might go but people who will actualy show up. The earlier we plan this the more successful the meet will be.
Trying to organize something like this a month or two before is suicide and we just all be setting ouselves up to fail. So..... Ilanpro you started the post so this is your call. Do we start to get organized and gat a few other people to help out? Or do we wait and have a ****ty time? :eek:

P.S. YAY

[ilanpro]

so is this an ELANTRATON or a HYUNDAITRON . I suck at organizing so any help would be great

[SystemX]

How about XD eXpo 05. heh?

[BlueRush]

XD eXpo 05

I LOVE IT!!!

I was thinking maybe SystemX and my self could be the local guys and maybe scout out the area to see what's happenin.

[04GTboySC]

haha that sounds awesome !!, no matter the length of time I'm gona make it a friday, saturday, sunday event and drive back sunday nite or monday morning

[wildman92]

Just a point of info for everyone, if the plan is to spend more than one day at the falls, I would recommend staying there. Between Buffalo and the falls is a toll road and you have to pay each way on every trip. Not sure what the current cost is, haven't been there in a while.

As for the suggestion to meet up in syracuse, that wouldn't work for me or others coming from the west. We would drive past Buffalo to get there and then have to turn around and head back. I would just meet you guys in Buffalo.

[KeWLKaT]

Hmm good thing you pointed that out, I didn't know that :(

[04GTboySC]

ya me neither i had forgotten that, well hey at least we realized that in a timely manner we stil have a long way to go

[EliteElantra02]

Oh yeah...by the way, I'm in if this is going to happen! Would be a really nice trip and I like the idea about going to the sport compact show also....there are some important companies that go to these things, and maybe if they see a strong showing of modded elantras we might be able to get them to start making mods for us....also just a thought, but once we get all the plans finalized, if we are def. going to the car show, sponsorships??? We know some people from sharkracing and kspec, so would this be a possibility? :drive:

[BlueRush]

I might, MIGHT, be sponsored by Pioneer or Memphis by then so we'll see. I think it is time we make a new thread, lock it, and have an Admin update it when we get things decided. Maybe put a poll on it to determine the best dates, events everyone wants. Just an idea. ADMINS?

[04GTboySC]

odes is a moderator and i think he is working on plans i dunno, he doesnt seem to post alot hopefully he will respond

[OdessitPashka]

I read all of your messages and looking at your thoughts. No need to post for every reply made.
I'm not gonna lock this yet, just give more ideas and I want to see more people involved in this. So far I like most of the things that you guys said and consider them all. It's also a little to early to make any plans and setup dates. We will do it when it gets closer.

[04GTboySC]

odes, just to let you know. I do have AAA discount so maybe keep that in mind

[OdessitPashka]

we could get discount on hotels :) thats good :)

[04GTboySC]

yupz thats why i posted about it :) i can also get maps and other stuff

[SystemX]

Odessit, why would you not want to start planning and organizing this event now? Like it's been said a number of times in this thread the earlier the better. The longer we sit on this without setting a date the less likely people are to show up. Major events are always planned ahead. Look at the Sema show; they just had it a month ago. They already have the 2005 date set. Like I said before if we wait there will be less turnout. Why don't we make a plan to have a set date by say, the end of Jan? Then we can get a head count of people who want to go and get hotel info.

I really would like this to be a successful turnout and it would really suck if people couldn't go and meet the people they talk to on a daily basis.

P.S. Why would you lock this thread?

[04GTboySC]

its already 6 pages long and alot of people dont like reading long threads thats probably the reason

[BlackElantraGT]

If you guys are planning a major roadtrip like this, it will definitely need to be planned way ahead in advance to figure out the costs and to collect any deposits and what not. If I could, I'd drive from the West Coast just to join, but my time doesn't permit me to do that.

As far as tolls are concerned, it's not anything expensive. The toll is for some lame bridge you cross on the American side if I remembered correctly. Since you guys are in the East Coast, you're all pretty familiar with toll roads to begin with, something that was a new concept for a West Coast native. I never realized why our highways were called "free"ways until I drove on the East Coast. The tolls for Niagara were nowhere near as bad as all the tolls in NYC.

If you visit Niagara Falls, it's almost pointless driving that far and not crossing the border. The best view of the falls will be from the Canadian side. If I get a chance I"ll upload a picture I took from my hotel room, where I stayed at the Embassy Suites in Niagara Falls, Canada.

I don't know if you guys will want to stay overnight across the border or not, because things in Canada generally cost more. For example, a typical Denny's dinner will cost you almost 2x as much. They are trying to make the town a bit touristy, but when I went during the summer, it seemed a bit dead, at least compared to Vegas. The Casino used to be in the bad part of town, but by now they should have a huge hotel with a large casino that's closer to the main part of town. The Embassy Suite w/ parking and after all the Canadian taxes came out to around $189 U.S. per night. If you have the money, it's completely worth it.

Oh and another thing to remember, if you're going to cross the border, just to save yourself some time and hassle (especially if you are foreign born like me), please bring your passport with you. It is not required, but coming back in will be a LOT easier. Crossing the border you'll only need your driver's license and a reason why you're visiting. But upon coming back, you will be grilled with some questions.

Apparently, because my girlfriend was white, and I'm a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Thailand, they had enough suspicion to pull us aside for more than an hour and a half for questioning. In the end, I could not prove my citizenship through the use of their ****ty computer systems, but the head officer interviewed me and really could not find a reason to detain me, especially when I speak perfect English and I only visited Gananoque for the day. He apologized and let me on my way, but that wasted an hour and a half of my time. They went through all our bags and belongings in our car. I've heard other horror stories where they pry and break things in your car and then do not claim responsibility. Luckily they didn't tear our rental apart. The moral of the story, in today's world if you're going to be crossing the border, have your proper papers on you to save yourself and the officers some time.

I hope you all get to make this trip happen. It'll be a lot of fun.

[evan938]

wow...i remember seeing this thread keep popping up, but never posted about it...

first things first...theres gonna have to be a night in Canada...ive been wanting to go since i turned 19 in june, so i could go hit up some bars, so thats gotta happen! lol

i dont know too much about the area up there, but whereever we can get some affordable hotels, awesome

also, i know HIN is in Chicago on the 11th...so i cant wait to tell work im gonna need off 2 weekends in one month! theyll be reaaaal happy about that...i think late june/early july would be a perfect time

OP- once you start gettin plans for this settled, you should put up a couple polls...dates/where to stay ...and the most voted choice should be the plan

[wildman92]

Yes, there is a small toll on the bridge going into Canada, however, the road heading up to the bridge is also a toll road. I haven't been up that way in a couple years but the last time I went to the falls, I think the total in tolls was around $5-6. Don't forget about the exchange rate when talking about prices in Canada. They may seem much higher, but if you work out the exchange, the prices are really not that much more than here in the US.

[OdessitPashka]

Thanks BlackElantra :)
really helpful info there. I will not be able to cross the boarder up until I get my green card, and hopefully it will be here by the summer.

I will setup a poll to see what weekend would be the best for everyone, so we can start making plans now.

[Gman]

Two more quick tips on crossing, You have to get papers from your insurance company showing you are covered in Canada, you normal insur card is NOT enough, and two, if you are bringing kids ( I know most of you don't have to worry about such things) you need to get them an id card, your local DMV will make them a non-driver card, and bring along their birth cert.

[wildman92]

Two more quick tips on crossing, You have to get papers from your insurance company showing you are covered in Canada, you normal insur card is NOT enough.

Gman, when did they institue this? I have never heard of this before and never needed to do this on my trips over the border.

[Gman]

You don't need it to get in the country, you need it if you were to get pulled over. I didn't know about it till last year and I was on some Canada Gov site and found it. It was a pretty huge fine to get pulled over and not have it.

[JacksonJ]

I never heard of this either, I believe it's the same as a Canadian going to the states, they accept your licence.

But you can visit our Government website for Non-Canadians.

http://canadainternational.gc.ca/

[Gman]

This is from travelcanada.gc.ca:

Insurance
Make sure you also have proof of insurance while driving in Canada. Prior to your trip, ask your insurance company for a 'Non-resident Inter-Provincial Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Card'. This indicates that you are covered with the minimum legal insurance requirements throughout Canada. If your insurance representative needs further information about this yellow card, contact:

Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators
P.O. Box 85
5160 Yonge St, 8th Floor,Canada North York, Ontario M2N 6L9
Tel. (416) 226-7895
Fax. (416) 226-7880

I just called my insur agent before I left and she printed me a card.

[04GTboySC]

hmm sounds much easier if we stay on the us side and not have to deal with all that. just dont drive fast while over there sheesh

[OdessitPashka]

Yeah, it seems like there is a lot of hassle just to go to CAN and back. We should all decide weather or not we want to cross the boarder.

[04GTboySC]

the only thing worth visitin over there is the whirl pool but i dont think its worth the hassle, i remember they had to search my folks car and that took alone 45 minutes cause it was busy

[wildman92]

The border crossing can also be decided upon individually instead of a group trek across the border. There is more on the Canadian side than just the whirlpool. Lots to do there. Museums, clubs, casinos, etc.

[04GTboySC]

true, cause u dont know if a person is into clubbing - like my self or casino's thats why i didnt say that cause for me i didnt know that stuff so i wouldnt go across the border

[evan938]

i want to go to canada to get smashed!

legally!

[05GTMADNESS]

How about meeting in NYC ?? Lots of things to do here?? There area where i live there are tons of restaurants and bars.....i sure they wouldn't mind sponsoring a little gathering of a HYUNDAI CLUB>...Just a thought or there are several parks where we could easily line up the cars and just BBQ! ....FOOD FOR THOUGHT WHAT DO U GUYZ THINK???

[evan938]

:cool: NYC? like times square and stuff? i dont know if that would be such a good idea...we should have that as the next poll, but i think niagra falls or somewhere near would be better...

i just wanna go to canada!!!!!!!!!! :D :smiley_ab :smiley_ab :smiley_ab :smiley_ab

[ilanpro]

I will be in Brooklyn Tomorrow, I'm Taking my Son to the Aquarium.

[KeWLKaT]

Canada is good guys. We are peaeful people BUT TRUST ME if you want to go to clubs, get hammered and such, do it somewhere good, because as much as I know, Ontario, (ESPECIALLY TORONTO REGIONS) have the most disgusting nightlife ever, everything closes at like 1 oclock.

On the other hand, Montreal has the best nightlife, where the clubs close at 3 and the afters open at 1 am and close at 2 pm :D) but then again Montreal is faaaaaaaaar away from you guys (but 7 mins away from me :( )

comon! what happened!

[OdessitPashka]

we are all chilling :) lol

[bmcb]

My wife and I are planning a trip to Conn., and were thinking of driving thru Canada. I'm glad I read all the posts and got the insurance info. Also, I.D.'s for my kids is not a problem, they have their passports.

Now back on topic. All I need is a date when this meet will happen, to schedule the trip to Conn. at the same time.

[JacksonJ]

I was in Niagara Falls NY on the weekend, and let me tell you there is nothing there. I was expecting it to be similar to our Canadian side and I was truly disappointed. Everything was closed and driving around I must have hit 10 Million Pot holes, the roads were terrible.

[KeWLKaT]

Canadian side baby!!!

[04GTboySC]

we are staying on the usa side no matter what and there will be a choice if people want to drive over to canada some of us are young that are coming up to the meet and they wont be aloud to drive over there, ther's plenty to do down in buffalo where i think we are gona stay and jackson we are gona be cgoing in the summer so it will be pretty much traffic