....Toyo has provided me with a Honda Element

Pics up soon, the car is silver w/ the navy blue trim (actually my favorite combination)

 

Why?

 

It's a company vehicle. Sounds great to me.

 

congrats!

 

ya, i'm actually excited about it I've personally for some reason always really liked the element (although I never thought I'd own one). And this trim has always been my favorite


It was funny, when he told me what I was getting I said "I really hope it's either that obnoxious orange or the silver w/ navy blue trim"






Need to buy a car cover for the GTO now

 

Oh, it's your company car. I thought you worked for a printing company or something like that?

 

worked for Xerox last year, just took a job with Toyo Tires

 

Oh! I did not know that! That's awesome! Do you like the new job? What do you do?

 

Just started this week so I'm not sure how I like it yet, but it's fun ( A lot easier and extremely less stressfull then the xerox gig). I'm one of their sales reps covering everything west of the Mississippi


We'll see how it goes, it's going to be a lot of traveling, for example I spend all of next week in Wyoming. Cool thing is I don't have an office and work out of the house

 

Cool beans man! It's too bad you don't ever come to Florida. I'd let you sell me some Toyo tires.

 

I just deal w/ the distributers mainly wholesalers. And it's more a wine and dine them job. Make sure they are happy and convince them to sell more or our product as opposed to our competitors which the sell as well.

 

so any deals on tires

 

So, do you have Toyo tires on your goat? lol.

Congrats on the new job. My little brother just picked up a GTO-and it's a blast to drive.

 

u will love the element... the fuinctionality is amazing and its really hard to break this car...good luck w/the car and ur new job

 

Toyo's are the only tires i've bought for the last 6-7 years


Had a set of T1R's on the goat for about 6 months now. Since it won't be a daily driver i'm going to order a set of RA-1's (our DOT competition tire) to have on it full time (just have to wait 30 days)

 

Congrats on your new job! Cool deal on the company ride

 

I dare you to put on a set of bridgestones or goodyears on your element.

 

honda ftw

 

The base or SC, one of the ladies I buy dog food from has the SC. That thing is sharp.

 

it's actually got Goodyears on it

 

base

 

Doesn't matter.

Free>*

Is gas and insurance also covered?

Working from home plus a company car PLUS an industry that you have been passionate about for quite some time? Sounds like a clear winner to me. Congrats

 

Congrats on the new job and the refrigerator!





I kinda like the element myself.

 

Does matter, I'm that jealous, well not really, a little. I've tried to put the bug in my wife's ear to make the SC her next car. I can't give up my TL for one. She wants to drive her 99 CRV to the grave.

 

i have an element as company car as well... It is one of those nasty color... CREAMY SILVERISH WHITE nasty color. anyways.. the car feels very weird at high speed 70+... i dont know if the suspension is too stiff or its the aerodynanmic...u will know what i mean....

The the stock tires SUCK!...

 

^ also it's pretty bad with crosswinds. My sister has one. Drive with white knuckles when it's windy.

 

can't hate on a free car...i don't care what it is...i remeber when they gave my dad an 84 ford fairmont for his first company car. congrats on the new job

 

exactly my thoughts




I had a very interesting offer last night that may make me sell the GTO and pick up a friends lotus elise

 

I was just going to ask if getting a company car meant more mods for the GTO, but a lotus elise would be a good compliment for the element... Might as well get something that's not that practical if you're only going to use it as a weekend car

 

yea, the element as a company car will mean two things, a completely impractical replacement for the GTO or some completely non-daily driver friendly mods to the GTO

 

I wouldn't go off and buy a completely impractical car like the Lotus. You'd be putting a lot of faith into your employment and rely heavily on your employer because they offer you daily transportation.

Just a thought.

An Elise would be nice though Although you're pretty tall if I remember. I'm 6'3" and don't fit in an Elise.

 

Do it!!!!!!
Elise

 

I've got faith in my employment. Even if I didn't, I could work it out.


The guy i'd be buying the elise from is 6'5 Only thing i'm not sold on is that it's black.


a reality check tells me i'm 3-4 months away from a decision like this anyways

 

Jesus! He must drive with his knees up against his chin!

 

he fits fine, but he can wave out of the passenger window

 

 

 

I wouldn't care if they gave me an 81 Chevette. A free car with free gas and insurance is better than paying. An free Element is a bonus. Nice deal Scott.

But won't you miss all that torque if you sell the GTO?

 

 

Yes....but it's something I can get over. My dads 66 mustang w/ the 342 is comming home next week, and our sunbeam w/ the 302 (2500 lbs with 400+ to the wheels) will be following that in mid summer; so I should be covered.


But then again, I love the GTO, and may not be able to get rid of it. Esp. now that I won't be driving it 150+ miles a day.....and plan on doing some head and cam work that should net me 420/420


Who knows what I'll "really" do