Hideous Good2Go pass and my M3

ceesar · 12-27-2011, 10:29 PM

With 520 tolling starting on 29/Dec, I've already decided I won't be using 520 ... which is lucky, as I won't be putting the hideous Good2Go pass in my car.

What is everyone else doing?

Kev · 12-27-2011, 10:39 PM

I guess you have never lived in a state that had toll roads? This pass is about 1/10th of the thickness and 2/3 the size of the Massachusetts toll pass (Fast Lane). You can't really see it once you put it up next to the rearview mirror towards the passenger side.

http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/highw...neprogram.aspx

ceesar · 12-27-2011, 10:51 PM

You're right, I've not lived anywhere with e-tolling. Except London, but they used number plate recognition. WA also uses APNR, but they charge more for it (rip-off).

That MA pass is just nasty.

Kev · 12-28-2011, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ceesar

You're right, I've not lived anywhere with e-tolling. Except London, but they used number plate recognition. WA also uses APNR, but they charge more for it (rip-off).

That MA pass is just nasty.

Actually that same pass is used all the way up and down the east coast and also used in the midwest as well. I still have it stashed away in my basement since I'll be moving back one day.

Vybz · 12-28-2011, 01:01 AM

If you don't want to put the good2go pass on your I'd say don't. There aren't that many toll roads in WA ( to my knowledge ), but there definitely isn't anywhere near as many as the east coast, and I'm from Jersey. I'm not really sure how Good2go works, but EZpass which is what we use on the east coast has 2 methods of being placed on the car. 1 is on the front bumper by the license plate. The other is actuall inside the car, infront of the rearview mirror, which obviously isn't intrusive at all and is hard to notice.

Good2go doesn't have the windshield kind?

Kev · 12-28-2011, 01:13 AM

The Good To Go Pass (at least the on that I got) is about 3-4" wide, 3/4" long, and about the thickness of a hard-cover of a text book. It's much smaller than the windshield type EZ-Pass or Fast Lane. I had it mounted on my 4S and really didn't notice it during day to day driving.

FrenchBoy · 12-28-2011, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ceesar

You're right, I've not lived anywhere with e-tolling. Except London, but they used number plate recognition. WA also uses APNR, but they charge more for it (rip-off).

That MA pass is just nasty.

I had the FastLane pass when I lived in MA. Yes, it was nasty looking...

linuxd00d · 12-28-2011, 08:06 PM

You guys know about the various not-so-big-and-ugly options, right?
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/GoodToGo/Pas...ilable2011.htm

Better With Age · 12-29-2011, 11:56 PM

You want ugly? Try the TollRoads "FastTrak" transponder I used until recently while living in Orange County, CA.

The small 520 "GoodToGo" strip transponder is almost invisible compared to FastTrak!

Maypo · 01-07-2012, 03:47 PM

I've had the GTG pass since the hot lanes opened on 167. The new ones are half the size of the original and they sit behind the rearview mirror. No big deal.

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Kev Critical Care Anesthesiologist 481 Rep 8,828 Posts Drives: SMB F83 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (24) Garage List 2009 Porsche 911 Ca ... [9.50]	I guess you have never lived in a state that had toll roads? This pass is about 1/10th of the thickness and 2/3 the size of the Massachusetts toll pass (Fast Lane). You can't really see it once you put it up next to the rearview mirror towards the passenger side. http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/highw...neprogram.aspx __________________ kev { divinum est sedate dolorem } "your friendly neighborhood critical care anesthesiologist"
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ceesar Private First Class 9 Rep 103 Posts Drives: 2012 M3 Convertible Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Pacific Northwest iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW M3 E93 Con ... [0.00]	You're right, I've not lived anywhere with e-tolling. Except London, but they used number plate recognition. WA also uses APNR, but they charge more for it (rip-off). That MA pass is just nasty. __________________ 2012 M3 Convertible, Jerez Black, Fox Red \|\| 27/Aug : placed orded \|\| 2/Nov : Entered production \|\| 15/Nov : Finished production \|\| 16/Nov : At the port waiting loading \|\| 22/Nov : on a boat en-route to the West Coast \|\| 29/Dec : arrives at dealer \|\| 31/Dec : collected it, and loving every second of it since!
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Vybz Captain 133 Rep 673 Posts Drives: Adidas and Puma Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kitsap County, WA iTrader: (10) Garage List 2012 BMW M3 [8.60]	If you don't want to put the good2go pass on your I'd say don't. There aren't that many toll roads in WA ( to my knowledge ), but there definitely isn't anywhere near as many as the east coast, and I'm from Jersey. I'm not really sure how Good2go works, but EZpass which is what we use on the east coast has 2 methods of being placed on the car. 1 is on the front bumper by the license plate. The other is actuall inside the car, infront of the rearview mirror, which obviously isn't intrusive at all and is hard to notice. Good2go doesn't have the windshield kind? __________________ Highway Star Garage / Ruined Luxury Auto InstaGram: Ruinedluxury_vybz NA1 NSX - Storage 2nd Gen Taco - Daily
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Kev Critical Care Anesthesiologist 481 Rep 8,828 Posts Drives: SMB F83 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (24) Garage List 2009 Porsche 911 Ca ... [9.50]	The Good To Go Pass (at least the on that I got) is about 3-4" wide, 3/4" long, and about the thickness of a hard-cover of a text book. It's much smaller than the windshield type EZ-Pass or Fast Lane. I had it mounted on my 4S and really didn't notice it during day to day driving. __________________ kev { divinum est sedate dolorem } "your friendly neighborhood critical care anesthesiologist"
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linuxd00d Private 4 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 2012 E93 M3 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tacoma, WA iTrader: (0)	You guys know about the various not-so-big-and-ugly options, right? http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/GoodToGo/Pas...ilable2011.htm
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Better With Age Enlisted Member 1 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 Jerez Black Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bellevue, WA iTrader: (0)	You want ugly? Try the TollRoads "FastTrak" transponder I used until recently while living in Orange County, CA. The small 520 "GoodToGo" strip transponder is almost invisible compared to FastTrak!
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Maypo Private First Class 10 Rep 191 Posts Drives: IBM E92 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Puyallup, WA iTrader: (4)	I've had the GTG pass since the hot lanes opened on 167. The new ones are half the size of the original and they sit behind the rearview mirror. No big deal.
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