Anyone from Glendale Heights (Chicago Area)?
 

I got accepted to a Mercedes Benz training program in Glendale Heights, so I'll be going there from Socal this June. Kind of sucks because I'm leaving my FD behind sitting in the garage for 4 months and I won't have a car, and won't know anyone. Hopefully I can find a job within walking distance from my apartment. So is anyone here from Glendale Heights, or close?

I am from Lombard. About 5 minutes east.

Check out http://www.chicagorotary.com/Forum/ This is our local forum.

Brandon

Cool, Thanks for the link. I will check it out.

i used to live in glendale heights. i lived at stonegate, right next to UTI. you will enjoy it. its a ton of fun. depending on where you live though, theres not a lot of jobs in walking distance. but you should go get a job at glendale nissan. that is the coolest place i have ever worked at.

I will definitely look them up. It might be hard with no tools and funky hours, but I'd lube tech it for sure. Are you a UTI graduate? I am in my last phase right now. Are you working as a tech right now?

Im futhur north, but am in tha chicago rotary club...hopefully I'll see ya at tha meets.

yeah im about 25-30 minutes away...Keep this thread updated for when you arrive and come to some local meets...Youll probably be there more than me :(

i'm moving to uti in august. i got my appartment in carol stream so i'm like 10 min from you.

I'll update the thread for sure when I arrive. If someone would be willing to pick me up for the meets, I'd buy them lunch and a beer :). I'm going to miss my car so much.

As long as the wife doesn't want to go, I could pick you up. Hope you don't mind driving fast. ;)

If that were the case, I wouldn't be a seven owner. ;)

i can pick you up too. no gf, she'll be in madison.

Awesome. If I can get a part time job, then I think I'm going to buy a bike for transportation if I can afford it. Any of you guys ride?

I do.

Finally, a bit of honesty leaks out. Good for you Charlie

Me too. Harleys only though, in my group, rice rocketeer

You do? Cousin got out of the hospital and mom gave you your keys back? :fawk:

LoL yes Cousin is out of the hospital but not to well. I got my self a new 750! We should go ride some or driving which ever you would like! Call me up!!!!!!!!

I'm at UTI right now, utill September '07.. Don't live in Glendale Heights anymore though, moved back to Wisconsin. 140mi daily comute FTL.

Damn that's harsh. I commute about 100 miles a day between work and school, luckily I have a commuter civic. Is Benz Elite actually at your campus? I am going to try to get a job at a Jiffy Lube or something so I can afford a bike while I'm out there.

I live in glendale heights, actualy i live in stonegate and go to uti right now.

HA. I currently attend the FORD FACT program @ UTI in Glendale Heights, and I live about 30 miles south. I have three weeks left there, but if anybody goes to UTI and has a 7, hit me up, I haven't seen any 7's there since july of '06.

Its at the "Mega center" down the road, less than a block away. Theres plenty of jobs around here

AM or PM?

I'm PM, I assume all of you are AM since I havent seen any sevens since end of last year when there was a flat black FC in the tpat lot.. TII IIRC

am session

ah that explains it

how long are the class sessions? when does am start, when does pm start?

UTI BLOWS... I start ITEP the 18th of June... (same building)

AHarada : if you have a hair on your balls you will drive that FD here so we can chill when my TII is done!!!

PS.... I know PM goes from 1-7:30

that was MY FC ... BEEATER ISNT IT?!?!... I just bought it and drove it for my second to last day of school...

I'm here.. just moved to naperville area...

AM- 6:00am-12:30? 12:15? IDK im not in this one..
PM- 2PM - 8:15pm

thanks, i'll call my rep to make sure.

I went to the pm session in CA and it was from 7:15pm - 12:15am. I liked the pm session since pretty much everyone worked full time and was the older group for the most part.

I just graduated this Friday woohoo! 6 SOC's, 7 DH's, Excellent attendance, ABK nominee, MB Elite, I blew that award list up! haha

mazdaenthused: You have no idea how badly I want to take the 7, but it's just not practical. No AC (I hear the summers are blazing), no garage at my apt., I won't be able to afford Insurance and gas while I'm there, not to mention the car payment, maintenance, repairs, and I have a failing coolant seal, so I don't even think it would make the trip out there. I drive a civic 6 days out of 7, and I couldn't imagine DD'ing the FD.

Did any of you guys go through the school for assisted housing? I got my apt. already and I have 3 roommates.

Atually that was the night session, afternoon is 12:15-7:15pm, and morning is just too early for me to even remember lol

Smart on not bringing the 7 lol. Im at $150+/week just in gas, and have to fix the thing in the parking lot once a week. Today I came out after school to no clutch pedal and almost no brake pedal.. Coincidence that both hydraulics decided to be dumb. Oh and yes no AC blows down here.. But i'm used to having no roof with no AC so I may be alittle biased.

What apartments are you going to be at?

Not exactly sure where the apartments are, but my friend stayed in their housing and said it's about a 10 minute walk to class.

I'm not sure if it's the same with FC's, but FD's use the same reservoir for the clutch and brake fluid.

ahh haha, I just graduated a little bit ago...pm shift

Whats the saying again..dcfs...lol

Nope FCs are seperate, im used to the clutch reservoir going empty once a week (need to get off my lazy ass and replace my slave), but apparently the brake reservoir got jelous and wanted to do the same... :uhh:

I'm flying out this coming Sunday. Then I have orientation, a week off, then start class up mon-fri. How's the weather there? I heard summers get pretty damn hot and winters get pretty damn cold.

This past week was mid 90's and HUMID, today is nice and cool being mid 80's :). Also the winters do suck, alot.

Man, I feel sorry for FD owners out there. It's going to be a whole lot different than LA lol.

Oh yeah, and btw charlies7, I'm not sure if I told you, but I got the ignition coil relocation all worked out. It didn't look like it was going to fit, but with everything out of the way, it was a tight squeeze and everything went in fine. It took me a few times to get the order of the coils right so that the wires would clear, but all in all, it went smooth. Fitment was excellent too. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...r/CIMG2207.jpg

Uhhhh...why do u NOT have a duct 4 ur IC???!!!?!?!?!?!?!?

Uhhh....I do have a duct O_o

It's the stock one with the holes blocked off. There's no sense in getting a new duct at this point since my next project is a V mount.

Wow, looks awesome man. Another run will be happening soon i hope so buy another for safe keeping :). I forgot to ask are you bringing the 7 out here?

Ah...so now that I took a look and not a glance...I can feel stupid now : )

^^Haha it's cool man.

Naw charlies7, the 7 is staying in LA. I am going to have a friend drive it up and down the street every other week so it doesn't sit and rot away.

Some of the guys who posted in this thread said they wouldn't mind picking me up for a meet. So hopefully I'll get to go to some and meet the Mid-west 7 crew.

Just got here in Glendale the other day. It's only been like 48 hours since I've seen my 7 and I already miss it like crazy. I'm actually considering shipping it over here. I'll have to look into shipping quotes, and see how much car insurance would cost. But with no AC, and no garage space it might be a beetch. Hopefully if I do bring it though, I can hit up some track events out here.

No AC is not much a problem around here. I haven't had it in my car since 1996. the cabin is a bit noisy with the windows down but it circulates the air pretty fast once your moving.

You should attend the Meet we are having on the 07/07/07.

ya i am in the glendale heights area livin in stonegate actually. i got the gray FC with the carbon fiber hood. in the AM sesion of uti now. school is ok but man do i hate stonegate.

Really? I haven't seen any rex's in Stonegate. ^Are you planning on going to the meet on 777? If so, I'll be needing a ride if you have the room. My apartment is way in the back. I guess there's no exhaust laws here (?) because I hear some crazy loud exhausts pass by all the time.

I start my first day of Elite class tomorrow.

There are just so many modded cars down there (good majority attending uti), that you would think there were no laws.. But Glendale Heights finest really do watch for that red badge in your windshield. :hahano: