check-in - what are you driving?

Tue Nov 6 21:04:39 EST 2018

Six cars at the house
1996 SE-R (original owner, 305k miles, now a daily driver for my 16yo son)
1989 240sx coupe with sr20det swap
1991 SE-R PTE race car (not raced/driven in 6 years)
2014 BMW X1 (wife)
2005 Boxster S (13k miles)
2001 Toyota Land Cruiser (93k miles)
plus
2009 Suzuki SV650S
1970 Honda CL90

Wade
SE-R List member since 1992!

On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 1:33 PM James McColl <james.mccoll at gmail.com> wrote:

> Which one of us was it?
>
> On Tuesday, 6 November 2018, Kieran Lavin <kieran at kieranlavin.com> wrote:
>
>> Funny this thread because I was pulled aside in a parking lot today in
>> the Poconos by an older man delivering mail at a school asking about the
>> car because he said he had a 92
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> kieran
>>
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Brent Meints <brent.meints at gmail.com>
>> Date: 11/6/18 1:13 PM (GMT-05:00)
>> To: jaretr1 at aol.com
>> Cc: se-r at se-r-list.org
>> Subject: Re: check-in - what are you driving?
>>
>> That is beyond awesome Jaret! Original Owner!!!
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 1:12 PM Jaret Rapp via se-r <se-r at se-r-list.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I bought my 1991 SE-R new in 1991 when I was 18.  It was born on
>>> 12/90.   I am turning 46 this December and I still have that car!
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Brent Meints <brent.meints at gmail.com>
>>> To: Matt Hunt <mhunt at ecin.net>
>>> Cc: se-r <se-r at se-r-list.org>
>>> Sent: Tue, Nov 6, 2018 12:56 pm
>>> Subject: Re: check-in - what are you driving?
>>>
>>> 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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>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Brent Meints
>>>
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>> Regards,
>>
>> Brent Meints
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