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Anyone here from Vegas?

Thinking about moving to Vegas. Anyone know the area well?
home ported E7's, HO intake, 93 Tbird cam, 65mm tb, Shorties, dynomax lers, TC 3.73 rear, Mach 1 springs, Bauman shiftkit, epoxy mod, SD, 3G alt, black magic fan

Anyone here from Vegas?

Reply #1 –
I lived there from 2009-2012.
1986 Mercury Cougar - 2.3T/T5 swap, TC brakes and suspension and rearend, 3" exhaust, 255 lph fuel pump, Stinger BOV, Gillis MBC @ 18 psi
2003 Chevy Suburban Z71 - Daily driver
2015 Chevy Volt - Wife's daily driver

Anyone here from Vegas?

Reply #2 –
I live in the high desert not to far away ... Ben there a hand full of times

Anyone here from Vegas?

Reply #3 –
Its a 300 mile drive I've never bothered with.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com
 

Anyone here from Vegas?

Reply #4 –
The reason I'm asking is because having decent elementary/ high schools is a primary concern (2 kids).
Iroc, any experience with the schools there? (I'm assuming you have kids of course).
home ported E7's, HO intake, 93 Tbird cam, 65mm tb, Shorties, dynomax lers, TC 3.73 rear, Mach 1 springs, Bauman shiftkit, epoxy mod, SD, 3G alt, black magic fan

Anyone here from Vegas?

Reply #5 –
Yeah, we have a son.  He went to school there 3rd through 6th grade.  Nevada schools are typically ranked pretty low but we had a pretty good experience with them.  The only thing we noticed (at least in our area) was that the schools were a bit on the crowded side. 

Really, once you get used to the fact you live in Vegas, it's just like living anywhere else.  We lived in the far NW corner (Centennial Hills) area and we liked it.  We would live there again if we got the chance.

Any other questions, just let me know.
1986 Mercury Cougar - 2.3T/T5 swap, TC brakes and suspension and rearend, 3" exhaust, 255 lph fuel pump, Stinger BOV, Gillis MBC @ 18 psi
2003 Chevy Suburban Z71 - Daily driver
2015 Chevy Volt - Wife's daily driver

Anyone here from Vegas?

Reply #6 –
Hey crash, if you do make it down there, let me know. vegas sounds like it would be easier to coax people into a meet at
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Anyone here from Vegas?

Reply #7 –
You should have drove down when I lived there!
1986 Mercury Cougar - 2.3T/T5 swap, TC brakes and suspension and rearend, 3" exhaust, 255 lph fuel pump, Stinger BOV, Gillis MBC @ 18 psi
2003 Chevy Suburban Z71 - Daily driver
2015 Chevy Volt - Wife's daily driver

Anyone here from Vegas?

Reply #8 –
Thanks for the input on the schools. We were looking at Henderson also. The schools there seemed pretty highly ranked. And if we make it over there I will definitely let you guys know about it!
home ported E7's, HO intake, 93 Tbird cam, 65mm tb, Shorties, dynomax lers, TC 3.73 rear, Mach 1 springs, Bauman shiftkit, epoxy mod, SD, 3G alt, black magic fan

Anyone here from Vegas?

Reply #9 –
Hey Haystack, clear up your inbox so I can message you. Sorry for thread jacking lol