Going To Hong Kong

[Zoggy]

Hi all

Ill be heading down to Hong Kong for a holiday (more like a shopping spree) and just wondering how perforance parts compare in $$

also, does anyone know any good shops to look out for or any areas of intrest? ive tried looking at the directories but there not in english.

any help would be greatly appreciated ...

Cheers

Tim

[Phantom32]

hey mate

i was in Hk in january this year - place rocks man!

in terms of car parts...i didn't really go to any hardcore performance shops, but form what i saw, they love their rice there. Plenty of places that sell car accessories but didn't really see any places that sold hardocre performance parts.

I stayed at a hotel on Nathan Rd in Mongkok which is the main shopping district. If you're going there for shopping, mate, you are gonna love it. They got some high end shops there as well as street markets but the street markets are awesome. Its all about bargaining too!

have you been to asia before?

Edited May 31, 2007 by Phantom32

[ztuned]

if want to look for performance parts go to Mong kok, there's 2 streets there that are full of perfomance parts shop and

work shop garages. u'll see a lot of nice cars parked there too.

the parts there are cheaper, but it'll be hard to communicate to with the poeple over the counter, there english is

good luck in finding it

[(B1) MR_fanny]

ill be heading over in 3 weeks also. will have to check out Mong kok. anything thats a must see?

sorry for hi-jackin your thread buddy.

[Phantom32]

There's something called the ladies market in Mongkok adjacent to Nathan Rd thats a must do if you wanna shop. Also, you have to check out the cable cars and go up the mountain (dunno what its called) at night. Apparently you can see all of HK city from the top of this mountain at night and its absolutely beautiful.

The subway there is insane - trains every 5 minutes and so easy to use and they go everywhere. Just buy yourself an octopus card and you'll be right. Octopus card is a card that you put credit on and you can use it at heaps of places - 7 eleven, subway, some retail outlets.

Oh, and be careful in MongKok, lots of pickpockets and bag snatchers. Keep your belongings in you sight at all times!

[ali-turko]

ill be going in a couple of months how far is mong kok from hong kong?

[ztuned]

mong kok suburb is in hong kong

u can catch the bus there from the airport, probally 40mins by bus

[SS8_Gohan]

i think mongkok is one word..

i missed all the performance shops last time i was there. But i shopped up an absolute storm clothes wise though!! The shopping is insane over there!

If you find yourself in SoHo, 'Enoteca' is an amazing place to eat, if you're after some european food.

I loved Repulse Bay too... HK is rad!

[Ronin 09]

Hong Kong rocks.

check out my pics from Dec visit

look carefully... just noticed that last pic has a shop called "fat meat company" lol

[Zoggy]

Thanks for your help guys, ill definately check out that area. Im leaving in a month , only going there for a week so not really much of a holiday... also will people know what im talking about if im trying to explain my car to them lol

[scathing]

Also, you have to check out the cable cars and go up the mountain (dunno what its called) at night. Apparently you can see all of HK city from the top of this mountain at night and its absolutely beautiful.

Victoria Peak. I can't remember exactly where the bottom of the tram is (near Central or Admiralty I'd say) but it tops out at the Peak, which has a very expensive restaurant etc.

The road that goes up the peak is also quite nice, but you're unlikely to be able to get a car to drive it up anyway.

The subway there is insane - trains every 5 minutes and so easy to use and they go everywhere. Just buy yourself an octopus card and you'll be right. Octopus card is a card that you put credit on and you can use it at heaps of places - 7 eleven, subway, some retail outlets.

Yeah, the company that set up the Octopus card has been contracted to set up a stored-value card in Sydney, at least for the public transport network.

And the MTR in Hong Kong is amazing. On peak, trains arrive every minute and they're always on time. There's actually no published schedule that I'm aware of, since they're so regular.

Edited June 1, 2007 by scathing

[scathing]

also, does anyone know any good shops to look out for or any areas of intrest?

Mong Kok is the big shopping district unless you're very cashed up, at which point its Causeway Bay. Causeway Bay is like Double Bay in Sydney - its where a lot of the high-end designer stores are. Even if you don't shop, its worth visiting. It has the busiest intersection in the world, and is a great walk.

The Stanley Markets are world famous, but they cater for tourists. I finally went there the last time I went for a holiday, all I saw was tacky junk. The kind of thing Westerners think is oriental. You might find something you like on its merits, but I also saw a lot of stuff you might buy on impulse but never actually show in real life.

If you want to check out where all the expats hang out, visit Lan Kwai Fong in Central. Its about 4 blocks of restaurants and pubs. Hong Kong people, as a general rule, don't drink so pubs aren't that common outside the main districts. The Red Light district is in Wan Chai, and like the Cross there's also quite a few nightclubs there as well as the "main attraction".

Ride the Star Ferry, so you can see Hong Kong from the harbour. That will take you across to Tsim Sha Tsui. The Hong Kong track in GT4 is around Tsim Sha Tsui, so it may look subtlely familiar. Whenever you see classic Hong Kong shopping scenes, this place is it. Back when Mong Kok was just street markets, Tsim Sha Tsui was the place to shop if you wanted something from a store. But now its not as popular as its gone upmarket and so the prices have also gone north.

Anything else you want to see is going to depend on your interests. Depending on your age, or if you have kids, you might like Ocean World. Its like Sea World in the Gold Coast, but just bigger.

[ztuned]

btw if ur white(lol sounds racist), u can bargin to half the price they asked for, well u know the reason

[(B1) MR_fanny]

can you buy an octopus at the air port here?

[SS8_Gohan]

don't think so

my goodness, if we had an MTR equivalent train network, my R34 would be doing a lot less km's. MTR is just stunning in it's efficiency, and doesn't cost the earth either! Get your f*cking act together Connex/Bracksie!

Tsim Sha Tsui was great for shopping. If you go during chinese new year even all the 'branded' stuff is quite cheap relatively. Mongkok has ALL the sneakers you could possibly want if you're into that sort of thing.

Ocean World has Pandas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! worth the price of admission alone!!

Repulse Bay is a really nice spot. Even if the markets aren't your thing, the location of the Stanley Market is really nice, down on the water.

[nuffsaid]

I just got back yesterday from a work trip, spent 3 weeks there.

Car shops.... Top Racing and Crazy R Racing on Hak Po St in Mongkok, a few streets from Argyle St, about 5 minutes walk from one of the Mongkok MTR exits (exit D if memory serves me correct)

Lots of performance goodies, price wise its very comparable to say Nengun. Problem is their english is not top notch so it may be a little hard.

Lots of 350z's, WRX's and euro cars.

Other than that, check out Lan Kwai Fong near Central MTR (5 minute walk), alot of ex pats around there having a good time. If you're hungry, some nice restaurants in Soho (next to Lan Kwai Fong).

[SS8_Gohan]

yes, Enoteca is in the soho area... have to use a heap of travelators!

[dan.1337]

can you buy an octopus at the air port here?

yes, u can buy it as soon as u step out of the terminal.

HK is a nice place. u'll have fun even if u don't find any cheap parts!

go to Tsim Sha Tsui (sp?) and watch the city light show from across the harbour. i think it was nightly at 8.

drinks are the same price as australia, but if u wanna try and go cheaper, just 7-11 it before having a night out as drinks are cheaper at 7-11 and drinking on the street is legal =P

if u wanna sight see, go see the big Buddha and take the 5km cable car ride there. amazing feat of engineering.

[SS8_Gohan]

can you buy an octopus at the air port here?

yes, u can buy it as soon as u step out of the terminal.

by "here" i'm guessing he meant, here in australia, at the airport. i don't think here is hong kong

so, no.

[ztuned]

too bad ur in sydney otherwise i could have lent u my octopus card