Moving to Sarasota area soon. Questions.
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Are there any groups, get togethers, local boards, bars, track days, etc...? I was wondering where some of the nicer places to live(apartments, condo) are? What areas should we look in and what areas should we stay away from? I have a pretty loud car also so that will probably be a factor as well.
Any info you have would be great.
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What brings you to FLA? Better look for a hurricane proof house... And nothing close to the water (gulf). I am a native and I have never seen the hurricane season like it is... Serious!!
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Are there any groups, get togethers, local boards, bars, track days, etc...? I was wondering where some of the nicer places to live(apartments, condo) are? What areas should we look in and what areas should we stay away from? I have a pretty loud car also so that will probably be a factor as well.
Any info you have would be great.![Grin](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_grin.gif)
Any info you have would be great.
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Originally Posted by BAIN
Are there any groups, get togethers, local boards, bars, track days, etc...? I was wondering where some of the nicer places to live(apartments, condo) are? What areas should we look in and what areas should we stay away from? I have a pretty loud car also so that will probably be a factor as well.
Any info you have would be great.![Grin](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_grin.gif)
Any info you have would be great.
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Originally Posted by MELISSA05
What brings you to FLA? Better look for a hurricane proof house... And nothing close to the water (gulf). I am a native and I have never seen the hurricane season like it is... Serious!!
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Couldn't have said it better myself. Definitely a concrete block house/apartment, especially for as many tornadoes come with these hurricanes. I hope he is ready for the next 10 years of this crap...
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I would agree, if you get an apartment make sure its a concrete building and if you rent or buy a house make sure its not too close to water and its a block home not wood frame. Other then that the car and hotrod sceen in Tampa/Sarasota is great, also tons of stuff to do there beaches, clubs, concerts, pro sports, theme parks and best of all 3 dragstrips Bradenton(BMP), Lakeland, and Sunshine.
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The GF and I are moving down there for my job. My co. is doing an addition to the hospital there. We will probably only be there for a year or so. So we won't be purchasing a house. A nice apartment or condo would be just fine.
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Oh okay! Then an apartment will do for that length of time for you guys. Sarasota is definitely beautiful especially down by the water off of the Tamiami trail... I bought my GTP in Sarasota last April... Good part of Florida
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Originally Posted by BAIN
The GF and I are moving down there for my job. My co. is doing an addition to the hospital there. We will probably only be there for a year or so. So we won't be purchasing a house. A nice apartment or condo would be just fine.
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Thanks for all the info guys/girls. It'll be nice to be a part of a big F-body scene again. There aren't very many people where we are in TN that are into them. We're originally from Dallas, so a bigger/better car scene will be nice to get back into.
Any complexes or areas that we should avoid?
<--the girlfriend, btw
Any complexes or areas that we should avoid?
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this area is amazing. i cant comment on house prices(not old enough yet to know), but the car scene is awesome and the area is really nice. lots of nice housing in sarasota, and the track isnt too far away either.
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The sarasota area is nice, a lot of old money so be prepaired for the blue hairs if you are going to live near there. The area where you want to go is mostly on what you want to spend a month. I would think in the sarasota area 1500 a month will get you a condo with a one car garage.
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Thanks. I think we are going to try looking at Bradenton as well. It seems like the apartments (online anyway) are just as nice but a little more affordable. Is that true at all, or does it just look that way online?
If we can find a comparable apartment for a little less money, that's just more money we can put towards our cars.
If we can find a comparable apartment for a little less money, that's just more money we can put towards our cars.
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Sarasota/Bradenton is pretty fortunate in the hurricane department. If you look at a map of the last 70 years or so of landfall dots, there's a huge gap between Venice and Tampa. We do catch outer bands and are at risk of tornadoes though.
I rent a house about 12-15 minutes from the hospital that's 600 a month. 2br 1 bath. It's in the county though, and the landlady hasn't raised the rent much since I started living there 8 years ago. Lucky me.
Sarasota is, for the most part, upscale. Though it does have its bad hood's like any city. Most areas north of Fruitville road start getting 'ghettoish' for a lack of better terms.
If you're looking for an apartment, Clark road and Bee Ridge have tons of complexes to look at. Both are relativley close to Sarasota Memorial.
The f-body scene isn't as robust as I'd like it to be. Most of the cars I see aren't modded at all, or are V6's. They're around though. There's just far more imports running around, and quite a few Mustang's. And of course, since it's Florida, it's VERY common to see some elderly man or woman driving in a Vette.
Bunch of us hit Bradenton Motorsports Park (http://www.bradentonmotorsports.com) on Test N' Tune nights, and of course there's RevX in Tampa with, what I believe, the most badass LS1's in Central FL
I rent a house about 12-15 minutes from the hospital that's 600 a month. 2br 1 bath. It's in the county though, and the landlady hasn't raised the rent much since I started living there 8 years ago. Lucky me.
Sarasota is, for the most part, upscale. Though it does have its bad hood's like any city. Most areas north of Fruitville road start getting 'ghettoish' for a lack of better terms.
If you're looking for an apartment, Clark road and Bee Ridge have tons of complexes to look at. Both are relativley close to Sarasota Memorial.
The f-body scene isn't as robust as I'd like it to be. Most of the cars I see aren't modded at all, or are V6's. They're around though. There's just far more imports running around, and quite a few Mustang's. And of course, since it's Florida, it's VERY common to see some elderly man or woman driving in a Vette.
Bunch of us hit Bradenton Motorsports Park (http://www.bradentonmotorsports.com) on Test N' Tune nights, and of course there's RevX in Tampa with, what I believe, the most badass LS1's in Central FL
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Stay away from Bradenton, that whole place is a ghetto. Most 2 bedroom apts are gonna run you around $1000 monthly. There is no car scene here locally go 1 hr north to Tampa and you will find it there. Nightlife theres some descent bars/clubs. Personally I go to Boars Head, free pool, good drinks and loud rock music. Rockerfellers in B'ton is pretty good also.
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Stay away from Bradenton, that whole place is a ghetto. Most 2 bedroom apts are gonna run you around $1000 monthly. There is no car scene here locally go 1 hr north to Tampa and you will find it there. Nightlife theres some descent bars/clubs. Personally I go to Boars Head, free pool, good drinks and loud rock music. Rockerfellers in B'ton is pretty good also.
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Basically the difference is that the area around downtown Sarasota is nice, and the area around downtown Bradenton is the worst part of town. So when Sarasota folks drive down US41, when you hit bradenton, you're basically in the Ghetto.
But, the "whole place" is far from Ghetto. Anyplace BUT around downtown is pretty nice. We have plenty of waterfront multimillion dollar mansions as well.
The nicest newly developing area is all out east right now, "Lakewood Ranch." However, it's also ridiculously expensive.
Basically, you're going to have to drive around and look. Bradenton has a ton of nice apartments. 3 years ago I had a 2/2 1000 sq foot aparment with a screened porch and lake view. It was $720/month with free cable and the first month free. 5 minutes from the beach, 10 minutes from the Ghetto.
But, if you're working at Sarasota Memorial, most of the nicer places in Bradenton will be at least a 30 minute commute.