Mr Marco

Again I just don't get it. Why can't they;
1. Buy a set of snow tires (Yes even a FWD car needs M&S tires in freezing winter weather and for the price of a PS3 and 1 game you can get a set).
2. Leave the 2WD car at home (Take mass transit or something).
3. Drive with reasonable care. (Not to slow, not to fast).

When I was backtracking down Barnes because of the accident in front of me there was another one on the way down the hill with, you guessed it, a minivan. Hello, you can't drive Barnes/Burnside in a minivan in the snow. Of course the snow plow was stuck several hundred feet behind both accidents.

mucter

Yeah, Renee was going to drive into work today because we have birthing class tonight. Instead she rode the max into work and I'm picking her up in downtown PDX on my way back from ETS.

Mr Marco

bluecarbonfiber

i drove my rear wheel 2wd pos truck today with only 1 windshield wiper working and i was able to drive fine.. the only thing slowing me up were the 3 AWD subaru wagons i kept running into after another would turn off on the main streets... explain that one to me?

Mr Marco

lol, hate the Subaru wagons. However, I am interested in the BRZ \/.

bluecarbonfiber

^ the scion one looks better

mucter

What the hell is up with that video....???? WHERE IS THE CAR SOUNDZ? I don't care about the dumb music, I want to hear the car.

DxClu55ive

Šęxÿ àśś car būmp!

Mr Marco

I agree, the music is horrible. Try this:

Mr Marco

BRZ is AWD

bluecarbonfiber

^ i heard it was going to be RWD cause the scion one is RWD and they share the same platform


http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t-drive-review

vs

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t-drive-review

clee109

It's a Suby chassis, motor and suspension. Toyota just designed the skin. It was in the last issue of C&D.

JDMsTATus

Don't Like it, looks like a scion. Would rather ger the sti over that any givin day

bluecarbonfiber

there will be a ton of aftermarket parts for it.. peeps will have a turbo kit ready for it when it comes out or soon after..

mucter

Turbo on 12.5:1 compression? O_o

bluecarbonfiber

^ anything is possible =)

bluecarbonfiber

speed concept selling there business??

http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/bfs/2803649684.html

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

brz, fr-s both the same with fr-s looking tad bit better. i bet lotta 240sx guys will jump on this.

Mr Marco

Shit, looks like you are right. Nevermind, I rescind my interest. I could live without the hood scoop and turbo, but I'm never buying another new car without AWD.

Mr Marco

That's funny, I was looking for a shorty antenna to replace the one I lost under the passenger seat of the RDX and their name came up. I gave them a Google and was wondering how they get enough Business to keep the doors open over there.

bluecarbonfiber

they are still a known company specially on the west side and im sure they get plenty of business.. i think there draw back is that they dont tune vehicles.. nor have a dyno otherwise they would get more business.. also they need to market themselves more online and in magazines.. (similar to HPfreaks)

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

to buy parts locally, they are the best. beats almost all the cheapest online pricing. also cheapest place to install parts for me too. also they do lots of ebay selling.

if the ownership changes, its total disadvantage for me. no more cheap installs without getting my hands greasy

mucter

Tony has told me countless times that he wants to get a dyno. He's just too frugal to buy one new. Used dynapacks don't come up very often. If he had just stepped up and bought one, it could have changed their business completely.

bluecarbonfiber

^ you should buy the company MIN =)

Mr Marco

Advertize, advertize, advertize. I had no idea they even existed. If I didn't get their name and address from a manufactures dealer list, I would still be in the dark.

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

lend me some money



http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/2805102577.html

not bad if its been properly maintained

Mr Marco

The ABP color is nice. It's good to see something other than grey, ehum.

Now you guys have got me trolling CL.

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

My '05 TSX was ABP. Its a bitch color to maintain like black. Only hand wash with occasional waxing.



Clayed and waxed my FX yesterday. Spent two damn hours but only got two sections done (hood and rear quarter). Will have to find some time to do the rest.

bluecarbonfiber

looks familiar.. think they have been to one of meets before?? not sure..

trying to say something about the grey? =) all i see are white ones..

you want the rare of rare colors of the TSX try getting the dark forest green one only see those every blue moon

Mr Marco

I see you have the garage door opener with two light bulbs on the inside. I need to upgrade my garage lighting.

Lol, Silver is the most popular color for cars, followed closely by white. I had a silver Saab once, it was a breeze to take care of, but other motorists kept running into it.

bluecarbonfiber

^ seems to always be the case.. thought you ment my grey color car.. which there are a ton of too..


i hate the fact when i park some where purposely far from everything yet some jack hole still thinks they need to park next too me.. i could be the only car in 1 spot yet there are 50 other good spots clear from my car and others, yet it still attracts someone to park next to it.. it just really grinds my gears

Mr Marco

Don't get me started...

that's why I used to get here so damn early. I really am bummed about the rock/whatever chips on the RDX. I just might get it wrapped. Carrie is totally against the wrap, so I want to do it just to piss her off.
She's always bitching about the amount of money I blow on toys, them she buys me PS3 and gripes about her credit card bill this month.

mucter

You still haven't tried clay on it?

clee109

White 1st gen TSX black interior 6spd navi is rare I had to wait a month for mine and was the first and last our lot would get before the redesign

mucter

Slow RDX is slow, this was in the pouring rain. Still stock, haven't installed the CAI or TMIC yet.

bluecarbonfiber

^ im hearing excuses on why you havent installed it when you should of by now =)

mucter

Not making excuses. It's for a purpose. I'm working to get a baseline set of data and power so I can see the resultant gains / effect the mods have on the power and tuning. I want to start providing meaningful info to the RDX community. I would like to get a good log in dry weather though, as humidity has a huge impact on power.

bluecarbonfiber

^ good call.. still think you should install the stuff already =)

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

White/black combo is the hardest to find. I wanted white/black so bad but nobody had them..

Should keep your TSX for another decade, it'll hold value for sure. Its like trying to find a mint unmolested 2001 Integra GS-R 4door in white/black combo.

minkl81

iTrader: (2)

Someone buy this. Wish I was a single so I can dump my Accent and get this one.

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/2809053591.html