Haus Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Here is my family hauler and how I get to the hill. 1st Pic was taken 2 weeks ago in Florida. 5000km round trip from Niagara Falls. 2nd pic is loaded for summer vacation road trip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chouinard Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 You have enough clearance to run that on the QEW during the winter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haus Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, Chouinard said: You have enough clearance to run that on the QEW during the winter? It's on coilovers, I raise it a bit for winter, (but not as much as i should) And lower back down in the spring. I do feel the big chunks of snow that fall off trucks bounce along the floor as I drive over them. Haven't gotten stuck with it yet, good winter tires are key Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poloturbo Posted January 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 It's RWD I think? Hemi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chouinard Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Driven thru there on the way to Bristol Mtn. and south of Syracuse during some dicey weather with some shitty traffic thrown in for good measure. Almost prefer the black rims. Nice ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haus Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Chouinard - thanks. Black rims are police spec, hence the winter use. Poloturbo- yes RWD, no hemi, i have the v6, but with some mods: intake, headers, exhaust, tranny shift kit, engine tune... it's a blast to drive, and better fuel economy then the hemi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Aside from the Viper, I think the 300 is the best looking car in Chrysler's fleet. Very cool. Nice choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeseomatic Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) My daily/tow is a GMC Yukon. I had a WRX with Bilsteins and anti-sway bars, Recaro fixed back seat. No matter what I did to the WRX, it was not as fun as the lightweight, track prepared RX7 that I have. I was also doing a lot of road trips with the WRX and driving out to a Sun Valley, Aspen, Telluride was a huge pain when trying to load gear, I had to be selective which what I brought, now I can bring almost anything. I will have to say I miss the high speed travel, passing power and “fuel economy” of the WRX over the Yukon, but the Yukon is a better fit for me. Edited January 22, 2018 by breeseomatic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poloturbo Posted January 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) Great selection of cars. That RX7 was one of my favorite. My grandad had one racing. A 1983 if I recall. Also was a fan of the one rallying for Vermont. Amazing chain saw sound. Great toy haulers. Perfect for throwing the boards without a rack. The WRX HB is perfect also daily. Tried a few Sti's but a Mitsubishi fan at heart. Edited January 22, 2018 by Poloturbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsa Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 You all have some nice rides. I’ve always driven cheap power. Call me a “late bloomer”...didn’t have anything worth mentioning (except my Jeep, 85 CJ7 with many upgrades) until the kids came along and I started taking life seriously. Had a 99 Buick Regal GS with the supercharged 3.8. Then an 01 Audi A4 Avant. Loved that one but after dealing with notorious sludge problems we bought an 11 Optima SX. Wifey drives the cars, I drive a company car and haul the fam around in a Tahoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) Big car nut here - Specially Corvettes , always have been. Currently own these toys... and all three are manual tranny cars !!! Edited February 6, 2018 by C5 Golfer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 This is the cheapest Porch money can buy in the UK. I've never owned an "automatic" car before this. Seven speeds, dual-clutch, lightning fast shifts. It's surprisingly controllable, and you need it to be. This generation Cayman has 4-cylinder turbo engines - it pulls like a train over a wide range, although motoring journalists don't like the sound. You really need corners for these. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 5 hours ago, philw said: You really need corners for these. Nice! I drove an older (2006?) base Cayman S at a school. Super nice car inside and out, and the handling/power was an exquisite balance. It jumped way up my "someday I'll buy one" list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poloturbo Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) Very nices Vettes C5. I Guess thoses are C6 ;) would love to try one. Awesome Cayman Phil. The last gen seems incredible and the torque of the 4cyl turbo killer. Nice color. Edited February 7, 2018 by Poloturbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Poloturbo said: Very nices Vettes C5. I Guess thoses are C6 ;) would love to try one. Awesome Cayman Phil. The last gen seems incredible and the torque of the 4cyl turbo killer. Nice color. yes - both are C6 Grandsports. - my name suggests a C5 but that was about 3 years a go when I switched. Had a Torch Red C5 coupe -- And bought a 2013 Black C6 when I sold the C5. Then I missed Red Corvette - so I bought another C6 GS - the Torch Red is a 2012 cuz I could not decide which color I liked the best. Edited February 7, 2018 by C5 Golfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekempmeister Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 20 hours ago, philw said: This is the cheapest Porch money can buy in the UK. I've never owned an "automatic" car before this. Seven speeds, dual-clutch, lightning fast shifts. It's surprisingly controllable, and you need it to be. This generation Cayman has 4-cylinder turbo engines - it pulls like a train over a wide range, although motoring journalists don't like the sound. You really need corners for these. lovely car, Phil. so is the landscape. where is that, exactly/roughly ? my first right side driving experience was in Brisbane in July. it had it's own sort of amphetamine effect. complacency seemed more of a threat than any fixed object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) 48 minutes ago, davekempmeister said: ... where is that, exactly/roughly ? my first right side driving experience was in Brisbane in July. it had it's own sort of amphetamine effect. complacency seemed more of a threat than any fixed object. I really don't notice switching sides, so long as I'm in a car which is designed for the roads it's on. Driving a UK car in Europe isn't great. The riskiest time is when the roads are empty, when your reactions tend to go with the car rather than the fact that you're in a different place. That's Scotland - somewhere south of Glencoe I think. Scottish people may correct me on that - the camera I had didn't record GPS. Rather a fine place, and not too busy for driving. I live in the bit where all the software is, which is flat and full of traffic, so this is very different. (The cars are I think universally hated by motoring journalists, but then I disagree with most snowboard "journalists" so nothing new there. I really would not want a manual gear shift on this, either in traffic [too much hassle] or at speed, when the manual's slower and there's plenty enough still to do.) Edited February 7, 2018 by philw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowFerret Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 I would love to add a Cayman or a Corvette to my garage in the near future. Both are fantastic driver's cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kirk Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 It's been a good long time since I've been here on Bomber and I'm happy to be back. I'm also pleased to see that there are other car guys here and thought some might appreciate my ride. This is a 2014 Westfield S2000 and I built it from the ground up in 2014. It's a mixed use car and I use it on the road for fun or mount fat slicks and autocross it. It's powered by a 2.0L Honda engine from an early Honda S2000. The engine has aftermarket control, ITB's and stainless headers and puts out about 250 hp. The car weighs 1270 lbs so it pulls really hard and corners like a Kessler on a firm groomer. I've taken about 50 FTD's at SCCA solo events with it and won my state points championship 3 years running. It's the least practical thing I've ever owned and at the same time the most fun. It will get from 0-60 in the mid 3's and 0-100 in less than 8 seconds and the noise is amazing. Does anyone else here autocross? It would seem that those that like the precision and G's a race board gives would also love autocross. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 On 2/7/2018 at 1:52 PM, philw said: The cars are I think universally hated by motoring journalists What, Caymans? They are universally beloved, at least in R&T and C&D which are the only mags I read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 53 minutes ago, Neil Gendzwill said: What, Caymans? They are universally beloved, at least in R&T and C&D which are the only mags I read. Yeah, in UK at least. Our journalists like manual gearboxes and they don't like the flat-four turbo engines. A conservative bunch. That said, some of them don't seem to know where the engine actually is. --- Westfield: looks like my business partner's Caterham. I won't get in it; way to quick for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 1 hour ago, David Kirk said: Does anyone else here autocross? It would seem that those that like the precision and G's a race board gives would also love autocross. Oh yes! That's exactly my thoughts; I swear that one is cross-training for the other. But the cost per minute of snowboarding is a fraction of driving the car. I have a thread with some older videos here: That Westfield looks like a wild ride! I had an S2000 for many years before, I can imagine having that power with less than 1/2 the weight! However, I've learned that I'm faster (relative to others in similar cars) in lower-power cars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kirk Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 36 minutes ago, Corey said: Oh yes! That's exactly my thoughts; I swear that one is cross-training for the other. But the cost per minute of snowboarding is a fraction of driving the car. I have a thread with some older videos here: That Westfield looks like a wild ride! I had an S2000 for many years before, I can imagine having that power with less than 1/2 the weight! However, I've learned that I'm faster (relative to others in similar cars) in lower-power cars. I love your car. I've toyed with a FF for solo or something like a LeGrand to run in BM but in the end I stick with a Seven clone in DM. I'm 6'4" and that limits the little cars I can get in and I really like to be able to legally sort the car's basics on the road - now if there's any place where you could run a FF legally on the road it would be Montana. The stuff you see on the roads here is shocking! dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted March 7, 2018 Report Share Posted March 7, 2018 I can confirm 2 things: 1. You wouldn't fit in my car without pushing all the pedals. 2. A FF is terrifying on a public road. Don't ask. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 We get some interesting vehicles ‘round here sometimes: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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