British Racing Green Special Edition - Probably Not For US Enjoyment

[JD001]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, true, but I found out it takes about 60 years and many, many pulls to wear it out.




humfrz

Yes, but once worn it doesn't stay up.... expensive to try and get it sorted.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by JD001

Yes, but once worn it doesn't stay up.... expensive to try and get it sorted.

Well, yes, but, by the time it's that worn, you shouldn't be driving it anyway -


humfrz

[JD001]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, yes, but, by the time it's that worn, you shouldn't be driving it anyway -


humfrz

Yes, but there's a danger of becoming a "garage queen", getting into "gear" because of failures in other important departments

[troyguitar]

Well I liked the green too much to buy a subaru instead. First new car purchase and the most expensive one I've ever bought by far... It doesn't quite feel real yet.

These things are the best new cars on the market if you don't drag race. Way better to drive on public roads than my Z06 was. Next step: winter tires.

[Rach-82]

I finally joined the club!
Here's to that feeling when you're walking by the windows at the office and you look out and feel like the luckiest person alive.

[JesseG]

Originally Posted by troyguitar

Well I liked the green too much to buy a subaru instead. First new car purchase and the most expensive one I've ever bought by far... It doesn't quite feel real yet.

These things are the best new cars on the market if you don't drag race. Way better to drive on public roads than my Z06 was. Next step: winter tires.

That green is stunning!! You made the best choice. And you’re right, the smiles per dollar you get with the 86 is unmatched. You can have fun at legal speeds which only few cars can.


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[NWFRS]

Originally Posted by JesseG

....And you’re right, the smiles per dollar you get with the 86 is unmatched....

[JesseG]

Originally Posted by NWFRS

Hahaha!! Ok so besides a rental car the 86 is the best.

It’s funny though, I typically won’t even beat on a rental car. I have a lot of mechanical sympathy, even for a car that’s already been beat on. Lol

A buddy of mine bought a piece of junk Hyundai Excel from the dealership he worked at for like $500, they were going to send it to auction or just scrap it. We beat the living hell out of that car. A group of us rolled it onto its side, and then flopped it back on its wheels. It finally died when the oil pan got ripped off after a jump and the engine seized. Poor lil Hyundai.


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[Myriad]

Originally Posted by troyguitar

Well I liked the green too much to buy a subaru instead. First new car purchase and the most expensive one I've ever bought by far... It doesn't quite feel real yet.

These things are the best new cars on the market if you don't drag race. Way better to drive on public roads than my Z06 was. Next step: winter tires.

Let me take wild guess at the picture. Is that the Finger Lakes, probably Canandaigua?

Myriad

[troyguitar]

Originally Posted by Myriad

Let me take wild guess at the picture. Is that the Finger Lakes, probably Canandaigua?

Myriad

Yep. You must have spent more time in the area than I have, we just moved up this year. It'll be an interesting winter. I'm still trying to decide which winter tires to buy and it's already supposed to be snowing this week.

[Myriad]

Yeah, got it!

Love the Fingerlakes. My wife and I go up all the time, even in winter. I actually have never been to that particular lake, but I knew it must be one of them. The map in the sign board seemed to match its shape.

Philly can seem like the tropics compared to the Fingerlakes. Wonderful cool breezes in the summer, but ice fishing is quite popular since the ends can get thick enough to build a village of fishing huts on. Yeah, winter tires would be a must. And maybe a truck for the worst of it.

Congrats on the move AND the car.

Myriad

[Takumi788]

Originally Posted by troyguitar

I'm still trying to decide which winter tires to buy and it's already supposed to be snowing this week.

The answer to this question is the best ones you can afford. The difference between the northeast and the rest of the US is that when we get 3 feet of snow overnight, nothing closes and we are expected to be at work on time in the morning. lol. And if the snow doesn't ruin your car the salt will.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Takumi788

...The difference between the northeast and the rest of the US is that when we get 3 feet of snow overnight, nothing closes and we are expected to be at work on time in the morning. lol. And if the snow doesn't ruin your car the salt will.

Three FEET? Try 0.3 inches in Atlanta before businesses shut down, shelves clear of bread and milk, and general pandemonium breaks out. This is what 3 inches does...

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[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Three FEET? Try 0.3 inches in Atlanta before businesses shut down, shelves clear of bread and milk, and general pandemonium breaks out. This is what 3 inches does...

If we got 3 feet overnight it would probably mean I would be half an hour or so late for work because I would have to clear the driveway for my wife before I left.