check-in - what are you driving?

Tue Nov 6 23:57:35 EST 2018

Got my 96 SE-R at 18. Sold it back in 2003.  Then I had a 2005 Evo followed
by a 2005 S2000 and 2006 G35 sedan with 6-speed. Man, I turn 40 next
month..... the current DD is a 2012 CT200h. It's my first automatic car and
the first time I came to a stop, I tried to push in the non-existent
clutch.  On the stock tires, I got 45mpg. I put on some Bridgestone high
performance summer tires and my mpg dropped to 42. But I can corner way
harder now :) The mpg and auto are much appreciated driving around LA. I've
had a 2005 S2000 for about 10 years now which became the fun car when I got
the G35 to replace it as the DD. I have a 2005 CBR 600RR for the
two-wheeled itch. My dream car is a 718 Cayman... maybe in a few years.
Porsche's tend to depreciate quite a bit in 4 years, so I'm hoping to pick
one up in the $35k range.

-Khiem

On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 6:42 PM Eric Waterman <eric.waterman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I still have my B14, but it has not moved under its own power since 2013.
> It had sat for a few years before getting it ready for the Atlanta
> convention.  It’s very close to rolling over to 100k miles, which is part
> of the reason I don’t drive it. The Koni/GC suspension was too rough for
> me, so it was sold and a set of Hyperco springs was found and paired with
> some Motivational rear mounts, but it sits on junk yard shocks until I get
> around to replacing those.  Daily duties move between a 2004 Forester XT or
> a Evo 9, mostly the Evo these days.  Between running and keeping up with an
> 8 year old, a simple clutch job has been drug out to almost 8 weeks for the
> Forester.  I also recently took ownership of a DE-T powered 98 Sentra,
> which hasn’t been started in 7 years, so I have a garage and driveway full
> of cars that don’t work.
>
> Eric Waterman
>
> On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 8:22 PM B K <ndskyz at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey all!
>> My 96. Was sent to a better place in 2014 when the brake lines rusted and
>> I had to jump a curb to keep from hitting the car in front of me. Insurance
>> totalled it out. Replaced it with an 08 VW R32. #3039.l of 5000 It was my
>> daily until April and the old man in me decided to get something more
>> comfortable. So I picked up a 15 Mercedes E350 Coupe. And I still have my
>> 02 Frontier. So I still drive a Nissan. Just not impressed with anything
>> they make now.
>> BK
>>
>> On Nov 6, 2018 21:04, Wade Jackson <srwadet at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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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