Relocating to Austin

Welcome back, Travis
Active FCA crowd here so come join in the fun. Lots of things planned through the end of the year.
We have the local dealer FOA, with Winslow the service manager and Carl the factory technician. Nice folks
Also several Indy's like Moorespeed and Elite.

ps... you can't not like Austin

bob

 

What part of town? We are just finishing a house up near Bee Cave, just south of Lakeway.

 

Brian: you're moving to the Austin area as well? Bee Cave and Lakeway are terrific areas

 

Soon. We accelerated a long term plan. Before the year is out. I already joined HC FCA. Really trying to get to the F1 BBQ.

 

Welcome to Texas. Will this be a permanent, full-time move? More importantly, will you be wrenching in Austin?

 

Thanks

Yes. I've had family in Texas forever and always really liked the place. California has just turned into too much of a looney bin for us so we decided to move up our schedule. Besides, you just can't get decent pecan pie in California.
I was there yesterday inspecting the house and a good old life long Texan and I were having a conversation. He said I was a little right of Atilla the Hun and I should fit in fine so it's pretty obvious California is no longer a good fit.

We'll see.

 

Brian: Well, I guess I'm just gonna have to buy you a big slice of pecan pie for all the advice you've offered me and the rest of us Texans. Welcome. Post when you're officially here.

Travis: You'll love the roads just west of Weird. Hurry up

 

Welcome to Austin guys!

 

Brian, can you drop me your email? or clear out PMs?

 

Both done.

 

I haven't explored around the hills too much but there does seem to be promise. I grew up in the hills and just couldn't see living on flat ground now. Really looking forward to it though. Being here was one thing but having shortimers too makes it much worse.


Good news is FCA doesn't care if you have a car and it is a great place to learn about them and get to really know them.

 

House will be ready next week but realistically if I make it down there in a month it will be a miracle.

 

Start date is the 27th? Your first weekend here will be Halloween & F1. That's going to be a blast.

 

Great to have an expert join us in Austin, are you setting up shop?

 

Moving to Texas & you have a WSM. Man, you're already in the right frame of mind! Lived here (DFW) 12 yrs & love it. Welcome to Texas everyone. We can always use more folks who love cars & barbecue...T

 

Certainly hallmarks of California!
Sadly, as an adopted Austinite who's been here for 27 years, the city has been changing and not necessarily for the better... traffic has gotten ridiculous congested, some of the folks people moving here are a-holes (have a couple in my neighborhood)... property taxes going up and up... food options have gotten better but getting into certain restaurants required planning...maybe I am getting older, but sure miss the good old days when rush hour on 360 meant 2-3 cars at the traffic light (heck there were hardly lights...). That said, anyone who is a car nut (non-Prius) is welcomed!

 

35 at rush hour is very much like California but up where we are going seems pretty OK.

 

You're gonna love bee cave. No worries there.


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I think so. We scouted around a lot and we kept coming back to the lake area. One trip down the girl at the rental car counter asked what we were doing there, we told her looking for a place for a house. She had just seen my driver license and gave me a map. She said "This is the west side, that's were all the Californians live". I laughed about it but she was right. Within a 5 mile radius we know several and our new next door neighbor is from about ten miles from our old house. We saw a couple of places north of the river we liked but just didn't happen. Were we are is much like it was here 30 or 40 years ago.