SoCal -> Houston, Tx (1500+ Miles)

Hi everyone!

Seeing all of these 4th gen news/posts made me want to post a random recap/thread about my life haha
I honestly find myself randomly appreciating and being grateful for my Taco (God bless, life is good!)
i'm not a big fan of the 4th gen taco except for the interior (i'd rather sell my taco for a 4runner instead)

My partner and I left our friends & family behind in SoCal and purchased a house in Houston, Tx in April 2022.

Sold my semi-new BRZ to get a Tacoma to tow a 5x8' UHaul trailer (UHaul truck ~$4500 vs trailer ~$900 during the pandemic).
1500+ miles or 21h non-stop, but we took our time and arrived in 36 hours.
I did not add any performance or engine upgrades, so i was concerned about all of the potential issues (overheating, flat tire, etc) but the Taco handled the trip like a champ

I found a new job with hybrid work setting, so i felt bad leaving my partner at home (fully remote) without a car 2-3 days out of the week.
With the $7500 tax credit, and my company giving $4000 reimbursement for buying an EV, i got a standard range model 3 earlier this year.
Model 3 is my daily driver and i love it, but it ain't no Taco

anyways, have a nice day yall

 

enjoy, Texas is a great state!

 

Welcome to H-town!

 

Lots of great eateries in Houston. Also, buy a case of this for the six month long summer sunsets and evenings:

 

Everything is SO much bigger in Texas.

 

tyty
i've been enjoying the people and everything so far !!

 

these mosquitos are relentless.. they literally get me through my clothes!! haha

 

Enjoy the crazy weather and welcome

 

haha thank you fam, glad to be here in HTX!

Except the part where i almost drowned my brand new tesla the first week i got it cuz of flooding hahaha

 

Well, houston is about as close to california in texas as you can get... good luck

 

get this Harris county app downloaded on your mobile device in order to provide you with flood alerts
https://fwsalerts.org/

https://youtu.be/5JUsYrjg6xU

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"Turn Around Don't Drown"

In Phoenix there is the "Stupid Driver" Law. If you ignore the traffic barriers during monsoons and your car/truck needs to be rescued from 5 ft deep water, they can charge you up to $2500 of the recovery costs.

 

OP, welcome! I've spent most of my life in the greater Houston area and it's a great place to live.

That would be Austin!

 

Who cares

 

He's from California. It's what they make them say over there

 

heheh good looking out fam!

 

sorry i didnt receive notifications for some reason so i didnt see these responses

i'm Asian from california, and i've been with my girlfriend for over 7 years
everyone at my work is married so they say wife, partner, etc.. so i felt like a kid saying my 'girl / girlfriend' lol!

 

Don't worry about that - I've been married for 47 years (to the same young lady!), and she is still my girl/girlfriend and always will be.
Welcome to the area! After 26 years in Silicon Valley, we moved back home to Southwest Louisiana two years ago. People in this area (Tx & La) are really nice and friendly and great to be around. Be sure to come visit us on this side of the Sabine, but be careful if you visit the casinos - they really love to keep (all) your money.

 

hahaha that's cool! and thank you sir!

i realized that i felt like a kid when i was addressing her as my 'girl' - so i started replacing the word with partner

I've been to Lake charles a few times already to stretch the Taco's legs and came back a few hundred dollars lighter