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| Jack of All Trades, Master of Nothing  |
Not sure where you are in Nevada, but if you really want to go over the top check out Renegade Hybrids in Las Vegas. They've created a niche for themselves by transplanting GM LS series V-8's into Porsches. An early Boxster S with a blown engine is a cheap and easy find for a few thousand, spend a few thousand more for an LS-3 crate motor and have a mid engine convertible with 400 plus horsepower. http://www.renegadehybrids.com My daughter can deflate your daughter's soccer ball. | |||
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Former coworker had one, fun little car. It'd be high on my list if I were in the market, but would be a far 2nd to the ND Miata. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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You’ll need to bolt a supercharger to one. Google is your friend. Drive one, if the power is not enough I’d just pick another car/model. What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone | |||
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| You're going to feel a little pressure... |
We're heading down to the dealership, later. Just looking. Bruce "The designer of the gun had clearly not been instructed to beat about the bush. 'Make it evil,' he'd been told. 'Make it totally clear that this gun has a right end and a wrong end. Make it totally clear to anyone standing at the wrong end that things are going badly for them. If that means sticking all sort of spikes and prongs and blackened bits all over it then so be it. This is not a gun for hanging over the fireplace or sticking in the umbrella stand, it is a gun for going out and making people miserable with." -Douglas Adams “It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to try to enslave a people that wants to remain free." -Niccolo Machiavelli The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. -Mencken | |||
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No experience with the BRZ, but I've had a lot of fun with "slow cars" since I started driving. Easier to push, without the costly moments of pushing too far. A Perpetual Disappointment... | |||
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I've owned (or co-owned before divorce) 4 Subarus and I am starting to doubt the "quality" 2002 WRX - Ran 206,000 miles and still strong when I traded it in 2013. 2004 Forrester XT - Major compression loss on two cylinders at 160,000 miles and wasn't worth fixing. 2013 Forrester X had very high oil consumption from the start and blew by 75,000 miles. There is a class action that Subaru lost on the oil consumption issue. 2013 WRX - Current daily driver and at 103,000 miles. Exhaust valve lash is way under spec, causing misfires. Fixing it will require an engine pull, heads removed, machined, maybe valves replaced, and lash reset. Looking at $2500 or more, plus some other stuff like the timing belt. The old 2.0L Turbos were pretty bullet proof. The 2.5L seems to have issues, especially the turbo motors. My 2013 WRX is worth 12,000 in trade, dealer offered 9,000 towards a new one (factoring in they will have to fix the valve lash). A mew 2018 WRX with the Turbo "BRZ" 2.0L DI motor might be OK, but hell if I know about long term reliability. I know that valve seats should not have recessed so far in 103,000 miles to require cylinder head rebuilds. | |||
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Bruce, I wish I knew you were looking at MOAC, I would have let you take my Golf R out for a spin. Fast, fun, well built, roomy, and fairly practical to boot. And kinda stealth if you don’t know what you are looking at. "Think about how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are stupider than that' George Carlin | |||
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| You're going to feel a little pressure... |
"Just looking" my eye! I drove the white one and bought the silver one  Great handling car! It won't give you whiplash but it's got plenty of snot for commuting and wagging it's tail. I'm really happy with it. Bruce "The designer of the gun had clearly not been instructed to beat about the bush. 'Make it evil,' he'd been told. 'Make it totally clear that this gun has a right end and a wrong end. Make it totally clear to anyone standing at the wrong end that things are going badly for them. If that means sticking all sort of spikes and prongs and blackened bits all over it then so be it. This is not a gun for hanging over the fireplace or sticking in the umbrella stand, it is a gun for going out and making people miserable with." -Douglas Adams “It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to try to enslave a people that wants to remain free." -Niccolo Machiavelli The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. -Mencken | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
Congrats! What did you buy? A couple days ago you posted you were debating between a BRZ and WRX. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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| You're going to feel a little pressure... |
I bought the BRZ Limited with the Performance Package. Brembo brakes, pizza plate rotors, Sachs dampers. I didn't mind the mild power. It has plenty as long as you keep it in the powerband and it flat out corners like it's on rails. You can turn off the "nanny software" entirely or hit "Track Mode" and you feel like it's all off until you're about to lose control and then it gently saves your ass from wrecking. Great, great car! Bruce "The designer of the gun had clearly not been instructed to beat about the bush. 'Make it evil,' he'd been told. 'Make it totally clear that this gun has a right end and a wrong end. Make it totally clear to anyone standing at the wrong end that things are going badly for them. If that means sticking all sort of spikes and prongs and blackened bits all over it then so be it. This is not a gun for hanging over the fireplace or sticking in the umbrella stand, it is a gun for going out and making people miserable with." -Douglas Adams “It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to try to enslave a people that wants to remain free." -Niccolo Machiavelli The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. -Mencken | |||
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I would spend a little more and get a 370Z. | |||
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| You're going to feel a little pressure... |
Really nice car, that. I wanted rear wheel drive. Bruce "The designer of the gun had clearly not been instructed to beat about the bush. 'Make it evil,' he'd been told. 'Make it totally clear that this gun has a right end and a wrong end. Make it totally clear to anyone standing at the wrong end that things are going badly for them. If that means sticking all sort of spikes and prongs and blackened bits all over it then so be it. This is not a gun for hanging over the fireplace or sticking in the umbrella stand, it is a gun for going out and making people miserable with." -Douglas Adams “It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to try to enslave a people that wants to remain free." -Niccolo Machiavelli The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. -Mencken | |||
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Post some pictures! I've always wanted to drive one of those. Supposed to be an absolute driver's car. -------------------- I like Sigs and HK's, and maybe Glocks | |||
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| Ice age heat wave, cant complain.  |
Yes, please. NRA Life Member Steak: Rare. Coffee: Black. Bourbon: Neat. | |||
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| You're going to feel a little pressure... |
Hey, anybody that wants to post some pics, email me and I will get them right off to you. I still have trouble with that :-/ Bruce "The designer of the gun had clearly not been instructed to beat about the bush. 'Make it evil,' he'd been told. 'Make it totally clear that this gun has a right end and a wrong end. Make it totally clear to anyone standing at the wrong end that things are going badly for them. If that means sticking all sort of spikes and prongs and blackened bits all over it then so be it. This is not a gun for hanging over the fireplace or sticking in the umbrella stand, it is a gun for going out and making people miserable with." -Douglas Adams “It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to try to enslave a people that wants to remain free." -Niccolo Machiavelli The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. -Mencken | |||
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| Ice age heat wave, cant complain. |
Send them to the address in my profile and ill host them if you'd like. NRA Life Member Steak: Rare. Coffee: Black. Bourbon: Neat. | |||
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| You're going to feel a little pressure... |
Sent. Bruce | |||
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| Ice age heat wave, cant complain. |
   NRA Life Member Steak: Rare. Coffee: Black. Bourbon: Neat. | |||
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| Drill Here, Drill Now |
Sharp looking car in silver with the red brakes. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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| You're going to feel a little pressure... |
Brembo for the win! Bruce "The designer of the gun had clearly not been instructed to beat about the bush. 'Make it evil,' he'd been told. 'Make it totally clear that this gun has a right end and a wrong end. Make it totally clear to anyone standing at the wrong end that things are going badly for them. If that means sticking all sort of spikes and prongs and blackened bits all over it then so be it. This is not a gun for hanging over the fireplace or sticking in the umbrella stand, it is a gun for going out and making people miserable with." -Douglas Adams “It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to try to enslave a people that wants to remain free." -Niccolo Machiavelli The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. -Mencken | |||
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