I live in the UES, work in the financial district.
On Friday I'll be picking up a car in Hoboken.
Wanted to know, for a ~240 trip to New Hampshire...when should I leave/where from?
I was planning on picking up the car in Hoboken around 4.
I could leave then, I could also go back to my place on the UES, pack, have dinner, than leave at 7.
As long as I get in before midnight I'm fine.
99.999999999% of people can figure out the minutia of life
99.999999999% of people can figure out the minutia of life
Lol. The FMIC strikes again
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Would rent a car in Hoboken to drive to New Hampshire.
Last week's thread asking where to rent a car near the city had more responses that said Hoboken.
I think the breakdown was:
Hoboken 20.6%
Queens 17.2%
Ho-Ho-Kus 13.7%
Various bergs of Bergen County 10.3%
Go fuck yourself 9%
Pens fans are fucking morons 8.3%
Randee pleez im juzt a kid 20.9%
But if the alternative is to leave at 4 from Hoboken to first drive to the UES, park, etc., then why wouldn't you just leave at 4 from Hoboken?
I'd recommend TZ/287 to Merritt to 91N to 84 to 90 etc, typically the fastest route from NY to Boston.
If you run into any trouble along the way, tell 'em Slade from BBI sent you.
- Cancel your reservation in Hoboken
- Rent a car for pickup somewhere along the Metro North New Haven Line (New Rochelle, Mamaroneck, Stamford CT, someplace like that). Or try the Harlem Line and go to White Plains.
- After work, take subway home to UES, pickup your stuff for weekend, then get on subway at 86th and take it up to 125th street. Switch there to metro north train that stops where you have car reserved
- Option B - take subway from 86th down to Grand Central to get on Metro North train. Do this if getting a seat to sit down in is important to you, Metro North train will be crowded
- upon arriving at destination where you reserved car, you may need short walk or Uber/taxi to rental car place
Boom, just spared you about 2-3 hours of travel time. Your on your own to plan snacks and bathroom breaks for the trip.
99.999999999% of people can figure out the minutia of life
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No traffic (and construction for that matter) on 84 on a Friday evening? When has that happened during the last 40 years? Although it adds 25 miles to the trip, it might be worth going up the Garden St. Parkway to the NY Thruway to the Mass Pike extension. Then get on Rte 91 if you're going to the Dartmouth area or stay on the Mass Pike to 290 at Worcester to 495 to 93 if you're headed for the Mt Washington area.
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but whenever you leave, take the Saw Mill to 684 to 84E to 691N to 91N (this goes around Hartford may not need to do this depending on the time - if no traffic on 84 just stay on 84) to 84E to 90E (Mass Pike) to 495N to 93N (assuming you are going to the ski areas of NH).
I'd recommend TZ/287 to Merritt to 91N to 84 to 90 etc, typically the fastest route from NY to Boston.
distance wise your way is closer, but I avoid the Merritt and definitely 95 on a Friday (if not all days), that stretch from NY to New Haven can take 4 hours by itself and the rush hour there lasts longer than the rush hour on 684 to 84.
684 to 84 generally moves faster too.
Waze will tell you which way to go, but I have consistently found 684 to 84 faster than the Merritt.
and I commuted weekly from Boston to White House Station, NJ (out 78W toward the PA border) every other week for almost a year.
it definitely slows down for the whole time it's 2 lanes (4o miles?), but Waze is a good guide to tell you which is faster.
I assume Rover can handle Waze.
choose "leave later"
and it will show you how the average transit times differ depending on when you want to leave
at some point we're going to find out this was an Uncle Frank or Coach Justy prank. Has to be.
1. Friday night 10:30-11:30 PM (73% chance of no traffic)
2. Saturday mid morning 10:42-11:06AM (64% of no traffic)
3. Anytime between 9:00AM Monday-8:59AM Monday (100% chance of you going away)
at some point we're going to find out this was an Uncle Frank or Coach Justy prank. Has to be.
sadly people like this exist. I work with people that over-analyze every single tiny decision in their lives to the point of exhaustion. These are the people that scrutinize amazon reviews when buying a $5 phone charger.
1. Because Turu does not do NY delieveries
2. Turu is better/cheaper/better car than any rental service
I've got flexibility...I can pick up the car earlier in the day, or later.
I can bring my weekend gear to work in the AM, or I can pick up the car then go back to my place and get my stuff.
Blame NY for not allowing Turu...
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would you go to Hoboken to rent a car? And then go back to UES? And THEN go to New England? Plz respkit
1. Because Turu does not do NY delieveries
2. Turu is better/cheaper/better car than any rental service
I've got flexibility...I can pick up the car earlier in the day, or later.
I can bring my weekend gear to work in the AM, or I can pick up the car then go back to my place and get my stuff.
Blame NY for not allowing Turu...
wow...you sound like an experienced Turo user!