check-in - what are you driving?

Tue Nov 6 13:02:57 EST 2018

Well, since we're on that theme, I got *mine* when I was 18, too.

On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 11:56 AM Brent Meints <brent.meints at gmail.com> wrote:

> Matt, I turned 39 last month also! October 27th. I got my first SR car
> when I was 18, crazy the similarities.
>
> Brent
>
> On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 11:11 AM Matt Hunt <mhunt at ecin.net> wrote:
>
>> Oh boy, list activity!
>>
>> Earlier this year, I replaced my beloved Mazdaspeed3 (which I moved on to
>> from the SR20 world) after 9 years of miles and smiles. When we were
>> expecting our first child, my wife and I agreed that I should get the
>> "family" car as I have no commute. Her criteria: had to fit the dog and
>> baby safely at the same time. My criteria: fun to drive with a bit more
>> utility. Ended up with a '15 Audi SQ5 which has the ZF-8. Never had an auto
>> trans vehicle before this so it took some getting used to but overall I've
>> been very happy with it. Supercharger whine is no turbo spool, though! My
>> projects are more of the rural and small engine maintenance type these
>> days. Maybe just biding my time until the owner of my old turbo B13 decides
>> to move on and she ends up back in my garage down the line...
>>
>> Glad to see some old, familiar names back in my inbox. Got my first SE-R
>> when I was 20 and turned 39 last month... time keeps on slippin slippin
>> slippin....
>>
>> matt
>>
>>
>> On 11/5/18 1:56 PM, Brian Kiser wrote:
>>
>> I’ve been through a couple of boat tow vehicles in the last 7 years but
>> now I have a 2003 Frontier for bad weather and a 2014 Jaguar XJ V8
>> Supercharged for everything else.  The ZF 8-speed auto is pretty amazing.
>> It’s a hooligan car that you can toss around and have some fun.
>>
>>  Brian Kiser
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Nov 5, 2018, at 1:03 PM, ohmfab at comcast.net wrote:
>>
>> My 1991 SE-R was a daily until about 2017.  I drive it about 1000 miles a
>> year but it needs bodywork as the paint has started flaking off but
>> thankfully I don't see any major rust.  I may daily it during the winter
>> though so slightly worried about that.  I am in Baltimore.  I have this car
>> as second owner since 1997 I think.  I want to restore the paint and
>> probably not much else.  Car has 300k miles on it but just 200k on the
>> engine with s3 cams and most of the bolt on that we're available in the
>> early 2000s.
>>
>> My daily now is a 2009 Benz E63 AMG with the 6.2L normally aspirated V8
>> and a 7.5Kish redline.  This is the most seriously rapid car I've owned and
>> it handles itself well for a big car.  No manual trans but the 7speed auto
>> and flappy paddles work well in manual mode.  It is also comfy and
>> currently bone stock.  I have an AMG limited slip differential on the shelf
>> I want to install though.  :)
>>
>> Omer
>>
>>
>>
>> On Nov 5, 2018 12:44 PM, Jaret Rapp via se-r <se-r at se-r-list.org> wrote:
>>
>> My 91 SE-R hasn't been a daily since 2001?   I am barely putting 500
>> miles a year on it now.    Drive it enough to keep it alive.  She is due
>> for an oil change and will change the fuel filter while I am at it.
>>
>> My Daily is a 2013 Honda Accord Coupe V6 with (gasp) an automatic.   That
>> was the first new car purchased with an automatic and honestly don't regret
>> it.  The auto equaled the performance of the manual, got 3mpg better, and I
>> drive in a lot of stop and go traffic so it took my driving fatigue level
>> down bigly.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: James McColl <james.mccoll at gmail.com>
>> Cc: SE-R List <se-r at se-r-list.org>
>> Sent: Mon, Nov 5, 2018 12:29 pm
>> Subject: check-in - what are you driving?
>>
>> It's been a while. I wonder how many of us DD our cars still? I don't. My
>> NX2000 has been track-only since 2007.
>>
>> My DD is a 5 litre 2014 F-150 Supercrew, which will do towing duties when
>> I (eventually) race the NX.
>>
>> Stored on the lift in the garage, next to the NX, I have my Dad's old
>> Daimler SP250 and his 1995 240sx, which I repainted recently. It has just
>> under 97,000 kilometres on it still.
>>
>> James
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