Memorize the main street names and their direction as there is no grid system to speak of in Reno. It is important to know what road goes where as North/South/East/West descriptions are not on most signs. Use the mountains as a landmark, the bigger mountains with most consistent visible snowpack are to the south.

Plenty of local used car dealers. Seems like most of the new vehicle dealers engage in "mark up to mark down" which overstates real discounts. No real reason to use craigslist as there are plenty of reputable used dealers that cater to all parts of the market. Plenty of classic and muscle cars available for a mid sized city.

There was a situation this past spring with a very unusual weather pattern. This resulted in rapid transitions between rain, snow, sleet and small hail. It was interesting to watch rapid change within a short half hour time frame.

Mt. Rose Highway. The route to North Lake Tahoe. I enjoy how the landscape changes with elevation. The tight switchbacks are a distinct change from straight and flat roads on the valley floor. The portion of road just ascending out of the valley in the Galena area is open and quite relaxing.

They should avoid 395 freeway.

A lot of people I know have bought cars that break down from Craigslist. Stay away form it!

My favorite driving memory in this area is driving back from school during the day time and having the freeway be almost completely empty. I think that we do not really get any traffic unless there is some construction.

I80 highway. This is my favorite place to drive because it is the less travelled freeway. Not that many people use it so it is easy to get on and off. There is also no construction on the parts I drive.