Moving to L.A. from Australia - Looking for car/clubs :P

[sam c.]

Originally Posted by wtf

I also noticed the Porsches over there are 1/3 the price of here.

Hope it's not as scary as the news makes it seem, with gun wielding maniacs everywhere (JK!)

Welcome!

Did I read this right? Porsche in Au cost 75% less then they do in the states?

Don't worry, I'd like to believe the reports of gun wielding maniacs are a little over sensationalized. I mean, there hasn't been a mass shooting in at least a week so that's good news! The bad news is that you're moving to Cali who seems determined to make sure the only people in the state allowed to be armed are the gangbangers, criminals, and cartel members so good luck! If one of those guys decides to pull, maybe all the honest citizens can talk him down with kind words or hugs.

[wtf]

Originally Posted by sam c.

Welcome!

Did I read this right? Porsche in Au cost 75% less then they do in the states?

Don't worry, I'd like to believe the reports of gun wielding maniacs are a little over sensationalized. I mean, there has been a mass shooting in at least a week so that's good news! The bad news is that you're moving to Cali who seems determined to make sure the only people in the state allowed to be armed are the gangbangers, criminals, and cartel members so good luck! If one of those guys decides to pull, maybe all the honest citizens can talk him down with kind words or hugs.

LOL! hah

and no a 986 Boxster S in australia is $40-50k, the new Roadster is $180k...


If there are any functions there you guys will be hanging out id love to know about them, so im not sitting all on my lonesome every night

I already bought my new license plates, to go along with the theme of every other "WTF" plate i own ..



Now the next battle is going to be trying to work out how to pick it up from the DMV (apparently they are difficult to deal with? or so movies tell me).

Thanks for the replies so far and maybe Ill eventually catch a few of you out there

Mark

[schnellman]

Kalifornia is very close to the United States. I don't even think you'll need a passport if you decide to visit the States while you're in Kalifornia. However, when you try to re-enter Kali you will be stopped and searched. (Of this I am not kidding) The last time they stopped me and asked if I had any fruits or animals in the car I told them no, and since they didn't ask, I didn't volunteer that I had a .38 on my hip.

[DFW02S]

Welcome to the Left Coast and you'll love the car scene in LA!

People tend to band together by the cars they like.
In your case since you like Porsche, be sure to look up the Aryan Brotherhood - they seem to prefer German engineering.

As for the Holden/General Motors type crowd, you'll find MS-13 are (obviously) into the numbers on cars like hp, torque and gross vehicle weight.

The Latin Kings are also a Holden/General Motors type crowd, but they tend to accessorize their cars with a Latin flavor. They seem a fun group though.

If you like Asian cars, the clubs to check out are the Yakuza and Wah Ching. They seem to have a lot of "fan boys".

Then finally, the longest standing car clubs in LA are the Bloods and the Crips. They really go their separate ways and don't have much in common, so going between the 2 groups until you pick the one you really like is highly recommended.

Hope that helps!