Retirement locations? Best weather?

[DeuceCam]

I like the PHX area, particularly the east valley. Sure it's hot AF 4-5 months a year, but the air is dry.

Check out Greenville, SC. I have family there and love the area. However, it's humid AF, rains a lot, and can get chilly during winter (from a desert dwellers perspective).

Edit: Forgot to mention that Greenville and the surrounding area is twisty back road heaven. I stayed there for around 6 months when I had an ae86 corolla GTS, and the pleasure cruises were a 10/10.

[bishopts]

East texas has nice weather and it's out of tornado alley. It smells clean there. East oklahoma is the same just cooler temps.

[Mark20242SS]

Originally Posted by bishopts

East texas has nice weather and it's out of tornado alley. It smells clean there. East oklahoma is the same just cooler temps.

east texas , have not looked into that area much, any particular towns? i always thought most all of texas and oklahoma and kansas were tornado prone.

[xstuntman]

Florida.
No snow and the system there is set up for retirees which is important as nobody gets younger.
Might need to drop and LS motor into your Rascal to out run the gators and pythons tho.

[FASTFATBOY]

North Ga and east Tn is good, great roads and decent weather.

[FarmerFran]

Eastern Tennessee

[ariZona28]

Originally Posted by Mark20242SS

haha, is it getting crowded where you are?
i think arizona is probably top of my list.
you know much about the oro valley, dove mountain area?
looks nice online and not too big and bit higher elevation too.
how do you like the phoenix area where you are?
too big of city for me.

Yeah, getting loved to death unfortunately. Phoenix metro has become a bit like LA but every big city area has its drawbacks. Having said that I still think this is the best region to live in especially if you're an automotive enthusiast. If you are not afraid of a bit of rain you could theoretically drive your hobby car every day of the year. I spend a considerable amount of time at my Dad's in N. Illinois so I am fully aware of the type of climate you are battling and the need to relocate. I've only driven through Oro Valley and it seems very nice. The cool thing about that location is there are 2 drag strips and 4 roadracing facilities fairly close by. I'd say spend some vacation time in the areas you're contemplating so you don't end up with "relocation remorse".

[Mark20242SS]

Originally Posted by FarmerFran

Eastern Tennessee

any particular towns?
doesn't it still get pretty cold there?
was watching a DDE video when they were in nashville and it was like 30 degrees or something and raining.
& you are on mustang7g also aren't you?
I used to be on there some when i had my GT
you still have your ZL1?

[Mark20242SS]

Originally Posted by ariZona28

Yeah, getting loved to death unfortunately. Phoenix metro has become a bit like LA but every big city area has its drawbacks. Having said that I still think this is the best region to live in especially if you're an automotive enthusiast. If you are not afraid of a bit of rain you could theoretically drive your hobby car every day of the year. I spend a considerable amount of time at my Dad's in N. Illinois so I am fully aware of the type of climate you are battling and the need to relocate. I've only driven through Oro Valley and it seems very nice. The cool thing about that location is there are 2 drag strips and 4 roadracing facilities fairly close by. I'd say spend some vacation time in the areas you're contemplating so you don't end up with "relocation remorse".

are there any smaller towns close to where you are with less traffic?
that is why i avoid phoenix, too big for me, and super hot too.
have you heard anything about the new developments up by catalina, north of oro valley? be even higher elevation i think. and less people i think.
you still have your Z28? those look awesome! watched a few videos on them.
it ride pretty rough on the street though? made for the track like the ZL1 1LE
how is that 427 engine? nice i bet.
all those northern arizona towns look like high fire risk, don't want to deal with that either lol.

[DeuceCam]

Oro Valley won't be much different from PHX area in terms of temperature, maybe 5 around degrees. It's a decent area, but it's been around 10 years since I've been there. The scenery is beautiful.

One thing to keep in mind is that Pima county is like the CA of AZ. As a result, Tucson area can be kind of rough; lot's of homeless folks and crime.

Search "Nick Johnson" on YouTube. He recently posted Tucson and PHX videos.

[Mark20242SS]

Originally Posted by DeuceCam

Oro Valley won't be much different from PHX area in terms of temperature, maybe 5 around degrees. It's a decent area, but it's been around 10 years since I've been there. The scenery is beautiful.

One thing to keep in mind is that Pima county is like the CA of AZ. As a result, Tucson area can be kind of rough; lot's of homeless folks and crime.

Search "Nick Johnson" on YouTube. He recently posted Tucson and PHX videos.

yeah I have seen a few of his videos, yeah south tucson is not very nice i think i read, but up north towards oro valley and dove mountain is nicer i think. dove mountain even has the ritz carlton stuff and golf courses.
what areas or towns would you recommend?
not a huge city like phoenix though, i don't like traffic and big cities.
scottsdale i read is nice but still too big.

[DeuceCam]

Originally Posted by Mark20242SS

yeah I have seen a few of his videos, yeah south tucson is not very nice i think i read, but up north towards oro valley and dove mountain is nicer i think. dove mountain even has the ritz carlton stuff and golf courses.
what areas or towns would you recommend?
not a huge city like phoenix though, i don't like traffic and big cities.
scottsdale i read is nice but still too big.

Oro Valley is a nice area.

Oro Valley/Tucson is kind of similar to Scottsdale/Phoenix (more expensive city on the edge of a large metropolitan area). Phoenix & Tucson each feel like a sprawling metropolis because most of the land is developed between them and their surrounding cities. Phoenix is a lot larger.

There's a lot of mountain towns but there's fire danger. There's more vegetation to burn the higher up in elevation one goes, for the most part. It's a real problem. Even a town like Cottonwood, AZ, which is only 1k ft higher in elevation than Oro Valley, has had fires.

[Mark20242SS]

as of now i think dove mountain area would be top choice, I still have years until i do retire, but fun to plan ahead.
watched a few videos on dove mountain and looks nice from those videos.
lots of golf courses, they say it is quiet there, nice homes. police are strict there.
will be really nice in winter, summer probably not so much, probably have to stay in the ac during hot days. or a pool or something.

[chevy pilot]

Here in Finland, many people want to go to Spain or Portugal.