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Old 11-30-2014, 12:50pm   #61
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Crew to Chicago sounds like a plan.
Just saw this. I'm in
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Nice car and great to have a good safe modern car for her to get around in
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Old 11-30-2014, 6:19pm   #63
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Old 11-30-2014, 6:30pm   #64
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You home Craig?
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Old 11-30-2014, 7:37pm   #66
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You home Craig?
Yes.

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Car is awesome, congrats to Gee
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Old 11-30-2014, 11:49pm   #68
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We never brought the airbags online, so there is certainly a small safety issue. Beyond that, it's a matter of not risking her investment. She has several hundred hours (as do I) in that car and it's her baby. By not driving it as a DD, she greatly reduces the chance that it could get hit.
I was like that with my 85..but I had to drive it, lol...it was that or the 67 Tbird...both got hit in my HS parking lot mind you, as the same stop sign...but, you fix it and improve it, and go on I guess. In the years since, Ive invested, tens of thousands of dollars and God only knows how many hundreds, thousands of hours into various vehicles, building ,rebuilding, repairing, improving, and so on, Ive become proud of my investments, and I love to enjoy them. Ive found that, it is incredibly satisfying to drive around in something you have time and money in, more so than something you just purchased.

As for Airbags, Ive had...hell...
67 Thunderbird- No bags
76 Vette - no bags
81 Eldorado- No bags
85 vette -no bags
86 GMC K2500 High Sierra- no bags
89 Fleetwood- no bags
89 Jeep SJ- no bags
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95 Chevy K3500- No bags
95 F150- Had bags, module failed so disabled them
97 GMC K3500- No bags
98 Ram- Had bags, but disabled them due to age
01 Mustang GT- Had bags

Im short, so Airbags always made me nervous....and, so few of my vehicles Ive had in the past..12 years of my life had them, I guess Ive just become accustomed to not having them there. I understand their safety purpose, and if you got a new vehicle, they are a nice feature.
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I enjoyed that.
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Gotta love figuring out all the new switches, locations, and operation of a new car. One of the best times!

Congrats to GA on the new ride and for being such and outstanding example of parenting done right!

Congrats to the two of you for getting it right!
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Nothing wrong with rewarding good kids for being good.
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You've got an awesome kid Craig so I am sure she deserved that and will cherish it.
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So is the honeymoon over with the BRZ or is everyone still loving it? It's on my short list if I don't get a used C6 (or wait until I can comfortably afford a C7).
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So is the honeymoon over with the BRZ or is everyone still loving it? It's on my short list if I don't get a used C6 (or wait until I can comfortably afford a C7).
Oh hell no it's not over!! She's loving that thing every day. Poor little Miata doesn't get driven too much anymore. Every time I take it for a spin, it still amazes me how well it handles.
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Oh hell no it's not over!! She's loving that thing every day. Poor little Miata doesn't get driven too much anymore. Every time I take it for a spin, it still amazes me how well it handles.
Do you actually fit in it?
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Do you actually fit in it?
Quite comfortably. Little tight with a helmet, but most certainly not a compromised driving position like many other cars I take hot laps in.
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Quite comfortably. Little tight with a helmet, but most certainly not a compromised driving position like many other cars I take hot laps in.
Interesting.
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So is the honeymoon over with the BRZ or is everyone still loving it? It's on my short list if I don't get a used C6 (or wait until I can comfortably afford a C7).
My wife has suddenly started thinking a Subaru might be a nice vehicle to replace her aging Acura RSX at a much lower cost than another Acura. I tend to agree. Just priced out a loaded Outback, it's under $35k.
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I found an FRS locally, '14 with 9k, for $21k, nicely equipped that I'm going to go drive tomorrow. I want to have fun driving again...the old Element just isn't providing that. Lol
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