Oppo, where are you? (Repost for the West Coast crowd)

"Clemsie McKenzie" (thestirringcolumn)
08/08/2016 at 13:54 • Filed to: None

I went and created an interactive map so you can enter your location (if you wish), so we can see clearly where Oppo is. You don’t have to be very precise with your location (for example you can just enter your city or state), but I figure it would help a lot for future meets, especially here in Europe. I’ll repost the thing for the US crowd later today.

Here’s the map, instructions are at the top!

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EDIT: Europpos, the more I look at this map, the more I think the Nurburgring would be great for a meet. The way it looks right now, only our Finnish and Portuguese members might be seriously too far.

Some serious concertation shall happen soon.

DISCUSSION (100)

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 05:54

Hahaha, great minds think sort-of alike. ;)

By the way, For Canada did something similar already, but not a lot of Europpos on there: http://oppositelock.kinja.com/oppo-map-2016-…

FalconHoon > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 05:58

Great idea!

Clemsie McKenzie > Out, but with a W - has found the answer
08/08/2016 at 05:59

Ha, I missed that map! Well, it can’t hurt to try and get more people on it, I see participation wasn’t very high with For Canada’s one. Maybe by posting it at Euro times and without the need for login we’ll get mor answers. It does seem that most Europpos are northwesterners though, which is gonna be helpful.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 06:04

Done and done :)

Reposts galore will get as much participation as possible :)

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 06:07

Done.

Clemsie McKenzie > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
08/08/2016 at 06:23

Great!

Clemsie McKenzie > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
08/08/2016 at 06:24

Yep, I’ll do it for the afternoon/US crowd, hopefully we get a clearer picture of things!

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 06:29

The Oppo map of Google was a pain in the ass. Thanks for creating one that’s easy to use.

Clemsie McKenzie > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
08/08/2016 at 06:33

Yeah I saw this one a while back on /r/formula1 and thought it was quite practical, with no sign ups required stuff.

TractorPillow > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 06:41

I have a feeling that there aren’t going to be too many Oppos in Amman, Jordan...

BringBackTheCommodore > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 06:45

Done. We’re all over the place - literally, and sometimes figuratively.

Clemsie McKenzie > BringBackTheCommodore
08/08/2016 at 06:49

Indeed! Oppo seems to cover the world already.

Clemsie McKenzie > TractorPillow
08/08/2016 at 06:50

Yeah, I’m afraid an Oppo meet there is going to be pretty scarce... Although I hear the car scene is pretty impressive there!

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 06:52

Done!

BringBackTheCommodore > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 06:54

That’s why I think Oppo is one of the best automotive journalism websites out there - we cover the world and are pretty up to the minute on goings on in the auto world.

TractorPillow > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 06:55

impressive and unimpressive all at the same time. I’ll be back in TX soon though. Not a fan of my Pajero I have here.

Clemsie McKenzie > BringBackTheCommodore
08/08/2016 at 06:57

So many different people with so many different cars and experiences, and yet so united and welcoming. Oppo is what I always wished the Internet to be. It’s great!

mazda616 > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 07:25

Done!

Representing Kentucky!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 07:29

This is nifty! We just gotta get everybody on here.

XJDano > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 07:44

On it, the other one I couldn't add because mobile only.

extraspecialbitter > TractorPillow
08/08/2016 at 07:56

Pajero... Evolution?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 08:09

Added! Not many people right near me, sadly! However, we’re spreadin’...

Clemsie McKenzie > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/08/2016 at 08:12

Well, it seems you’re far from being the most isolated Canadian Oppo, so there’s that!

SVTyler > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
08/08/2016 at 08:20

Not to mention how it got vandalized with dogespeak and dicks after someone figured out anyone can edit the entirety of the map:

Kinja'd!!!

This one’s much better.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > SVTyler
08/08/2016 at 08:22

Complicated to use, full of dicks and doge? About time for someone to create a new map.

Bourbon&JellyBeans > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 08:27

All our West Coast brethren are either asleep or getting ready for the morning shift, but I’ll suspect we’ll have a lot more entries as the day passes.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 08:28

Added.

Clemsie McKenzie > Bourbon&JellyBeans
08/08/2016 at 08:31

Yep, I’ll repost it a bit later so we can have our Californian Oppos on there!

SVTyler > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
08/08/2016 at 08:34

Still, props to the dude who made the original map, iirc it was just as much a pain in the ass to create as it was to edit lol.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > SVTyler
08/08/2016 at 08:37

Must have been long before I even decided to create an account. Good ‘ole lurker days.

SVTyler > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
08/08/2016 at 08:48

I think it was like 2012 or 2013 so not too long ago, think people just stopped adding themselves once it got so screwed up. Either way it’ll be interesting to see how the new map of Oppo compares to the old one, seems like a lot of lurkers have come out of the woodwork since then.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > SVTyler
08/08/2016 at 08:54

I tried adding myself on my phone but nope, it was a single clusterfuck.

I was a lurker on Oppo for about 1 3/4 years haha. Like some Oppo said before, there should be a map of missing Oppos.

Matt Nichelson > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 08:55

Added. Maybe the other person I know from MS will see this and add himself. Good job on this btw. I like the format of this one better than the other Oppo map.

Clemsie McKenzie > Matt Nichelson
08/08/2016 at 09:03

Thanks! Found that thing on Reddit and thought it was pretty simple. Hopefully that way we can get most Oppos on it!

fhrblig > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 09:03

Done.

Justin Hughes > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/08/2016 at 09:12

But Nova Scotia is such a great place to visit! I did a motorcycle tour of Cape Breton Island a few years ago. Now that the CAT ferry is running again it’ll be much easier to explore the mainland next time.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 09:16

Done

TractorPillow > extraspecialbitter
08/08/2016 at 09:26

Hertz special Pajero

Dusty Ventures > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 10:15

I see the west coast isn’t awake yet

Clemsie McKenzie > Dusty Ventures
08/08/2016 at 10:37

Time zones are a weird thing. It’s 4pm here, just enjoyed a bit of ice cream.

zeontestpilot > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 10:53

Added myself because opponaut.

TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW! > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/08/2016 at 11:20

You are living Very close to where I grew up. We must have talked about this before...

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW!
08/08/2016 at 11:26

Maybe? :P

I can’t recall, sadly!

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 11:26

I put 2 locations because I live in MA but spend a lot of time in VT for school. It’s really about a 40/60 split.

TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW! > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/08/2016 at 11:31

I grew up on the other side of Chester.. in Scotch Cove. I just took a 10 minute Google street view memory tour...

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW!
08/08/2016 at 11:52

Nice, I know the place! Where are you now? :)

Alex Zapata > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 12:42

Well, that’s pretty much it for a meet in Mexico, I suppose...

Only one so far and I only know of maybe 2 others (?); one of which I’m pretty positive lives in the US and the other like 1,000 kms from me LOL

DynamicWeight > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 14:03

I put California on the map!

DynamicWeight > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 14:03

I was the first! Considering CA’s size I’m pretty amazed.

miadaman? yes please > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 14:11

Hello fellow GTA people of the interweb.

boredalways > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 14:18

added.

does anyone know how to add yourself to the Oppo map add-on for Google Maps?

JustAnotherG6 > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 14:26

St. Paul, MN : USA

JustAnotherG6 > JustAnotherG6
08/08/2016 at 14:27

I can’t follow instructions today...

lone_liberal > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 14:46

There’s more to the West Coast than California!

Racin'Jason001 > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 14:46

Am I seriously the only Rhode Island OPPO right now? That’s sad.

jminer > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 14:48

Logged. I see there are very few Missouri oppos on the map.

RallyWrench > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 14:52

Done, another Oppofornian.

Racin'Jason001 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/08/2016 at 15:00

Well, if you make a trip to Massachusetts, there are ways to get to us!

Leon711 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
08/08/2016 at 15:16

There’s a nice cluster around London/South East in general.

Vlachen > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 15:33

Well now. It seems I’m in an OppoDesert.

Racin'Jason001 > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
08/08/2016 at 15:38

I’m glad we’re both northeastern OPPO’s!

Racin'Jason001 > boredalways
08/08/2016 at 15:39

How do you get there?

Racin'Jason001 > zeontestpilot
08/08/2016 at 15:41

Looks like you have some Oppo’s near you!

zeontestpilot > Racin'Jason001
08/08/2016 at 15:44

Strangely, I know at least 3 people who are Michigananders who haven’t marked on the map yet; so there are still more out there.

Racin'Jason001 > zeontestpilot
08/08/2016 at 15:51

I wish there were more Rhode Islander’s.

kanadanmajava1 > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 16:04

If a meeting happens outside Finland, Sweden or Estonia I would have to fly and then the whole Europe is basically pretty quite easy to reach. I could fly to Düsseldorf for ~170e and then get to Nürburgring with some other method.

Of course it would be slightly boring to visit the Ring without my own car...

Racin'Jason001 > Matt Nichelson
08/08/2016 at 16:15

Hey! Guess what? There’s another Mississippi OPPO!

gmctavish needs more space > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 16:25

Kinja'd!!!

It’s looking lonely over here on the BC coast

zeontestpilot > Racin'Jason001
08/08/2016 at 16:27

I think the others are about an hour trip on average. Plus, MI has a big appreciation for cars, so it’s a tad surprising there isn’t more opponauts here.

boredalways > Racin'Jason001
08/08/2016 at 16:32

just found the most recent link:

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/oppo-map-2016-…

Clemsie McKenzie > kanadanmajava1
08/08/2016 at 16:38

Yep that’s the problem with you Finns. But I’m sure we’ll figure something out for everyone.

Shift24 > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 16:43

Nice, surprised there were that many in Ohio. I know a couple others that arent on the map yet that are in the vicinity.

It would be cool to do a meet up at the SCCA runoffs at Midohio in September (19-25?) if anyone is interested.

Racin'Jason001 > zeontestpilot
08/08/2016 at 16:57

True, true.

Racin'Jason001 > boredalways
08/08/2016 at 16:59

Got it!

Matt Nichelson > Racin'Jason001
08/08/2016 at 17:56

Yeah BigBlock is the other person I was pertaining to. I see he added himself.

duurtlang > kanadanmajava1
08/08/2016 at 20:29

You Fins do like Düsseldorf. I’ve got a Fin flying to Düsseldorf tomorrow to buy my convertible, which he’ll then drive all the way back home.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Justin Hughes
08/08/2016 at 20:48

Was just looking at the Oppo Map that was recently created - you’re in a Lunenburg down there....I am 10 mins away from one here! :D

Racin'Jason001 > Clemsie McKenzie
08/08/2016 at 20:51

Reposted this, just so you know.

Justin Hughes > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/08/2016 at 23:02

Lunenburg NS is a definite stop on my next trip there, just because!

TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW! > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/09/2016 at 09:19

Sigh. Toronto. I was in Yellowknife (NWT), but it was getting cold outside.

TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW! > Justin Hughes
08/09/2016 at 09:28

The drive from Halifax to Lunenburg along the coast takes about 3.5 hours, rather than the 1.5 on the highway, but it is some of the best driving roads I know of. There are two peninsulas that are especially stunning, and you also get to drive through a few tiny NS towns, like Hubbards and Chester.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW!
08/09/2016 at 09:34

Yup - the highway drive from Halifax to Lunenburg is really more like only little more than an hour (I live in Mahone Bay, 8 mins from Lunenburg, NS).

The coast road does take some time longer, but the scenery is nice! :)

TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW! > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/09/2016 at 09:47

Sorry, I remember when the “highway” to Halifax was an undivided mess and took 1hr from Chester, and it was 20-30 minutes to Lunenburg. With the 103 being divided it’s probably not so bad now.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW!
08/09/2016 at 11:51

Actually, it’s still only divided for the first little ways out of Halifax out until about Hammond’s Plains, the rest is still single lane on either side with passing lanes. Still only takes about an hour or a little more though for me, usually! :)

They are working as we speak on clearing the land to divide it farther though.

TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW! > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/09/2016 at 12:04

They have been doing that since I left NS in 2001!!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW!
08/09/2016 at 12:25

Sounds about right! :P

. . > Clemsie McKenzie
08/09/2016 at 12:46

Haha, I went to look on the map and apparently somebody had decided to add me. :D

Conan > Clemsie McKenzie
08/09/2016 at 12:51

Car enthusiasm is very universal. A lot of my students learned geography from Top Gear.

Conan > Clemsie McKenzie
08/09/2016 at 12:52

Added. This is neat.

Wacko > Clemsie McKenzie
08/09/2016 at 12:53

where are all the canadian oppos?

only 18 so far.

MultiplaOrgasms > extraspecialbitter
08/09/2016 at 12:55

More like Pajero 2.5 Turbodiesel.

JRapp: now as good as new again > Dusty Ventures
08/09/2016 at 12:58

Yea but when the East Coast hit the hay, the West was still partying hard. (I entered my location last night.)

Leadbull > SVTyler
08/09/2016 at 13:02

I don’t think it lets anyone edit the map anymore, so people couldn’t add themselves even if they wanted to.

For me, the biggest problem is that it constantly shifted people’s location, sometimes a great distance. Maps aren’t very useful if they’re inaccurate, are they?

Dusty Ventures > JRapp: now as good as new again
08/09/2016 at 13:03

When I made my post there wasn't a single pin west of Utah. That was the joke. It doesn't work now.