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You know Mike, thats quite alright. I got my fill of being wooped by you this year co-driving Jason's car. Actually, we could probably work out a "swap a ride" deal .



However, Karl DOES need some help or else he is gonna sell a GOOD car for NO reason!

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02 Focus SVT
STF 9

It's funny. Right about the time I decide I want to keep it, it starts overheating. Again. I'm pretty sure I hate it.

There's a lesson in all of this. I'm not sure what it is, but it's in there.

Karl can break anything?

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In need of car.

15 years old + cheap car + not designed for durability = not usually well maintained or very reliable.

If you like to tinker, like to chase down minor problems, and don't mind minor annoyances like rattles and stuff not working, then an old econobox is a fine choice. If not, go for a more durable brand or something newer.

I learned the same lesson. And then I sold it And I am one who LIKES to tinker. But I'd rather be doing it with a car that actually works properly after being fixed.

Now I've been a Honda guy all my life. And I just recently decided I would never buy another one (with the exeption of the S2000...)

The older "good" ones are all rats and the newer ones IMO are not very good "drivers" cars, and they are trumped by other brands. Bye-bye Honda.

(It also doesn't help that I have sworn off FWD for good - or maybe it's just a phase )

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Mike Whitney
whit32@gmail.com, 919-454-5445
V10, V8, V8t, I6, I6, V6, F4t, I4, I4, I4, I4, I2, 1, 1

It looks like I was right about the MR2 unfortunately. It weighed in at a whopping 2307lbs and that was with a nearly empty fuel tank!!! This is a base model ’85 with a hard top (no sunroof or t-tops) and the only option is A/C. The spare tire was still in the car and everything else is bone stock with the exception of a Grant steering wheel. Considering it didn’t come with an airbag wheel, I don’t think that made any difference. What a porker!!! I’m guessing if I had the fuel tank topped off like the other cars, it would have been a bit over 2360lbs.

What did Toyota make these things out of? Lead? They are nearly the same dimensions of the CRX and Miata and yet they somehow managed to pack in an extra 200+lbs. That’s like carrying around an extra Vincent for every run! Sorry Vincent, gotta make up for all those short jokes somewhere! 3……2……1……cue Vincent short joke…

So, is it legal to run the MR2 in STS2 without any body panels?

While the corner weights I got from the CRX and MR2 were mostly meaningless, there were some interesting and obvious trends regarding front and rear weight distribution. They were almost exact polar opposites with the CRX having 57.5% front weight and the MR2 having 56.8% rear weight. While those figures aren’t exact, I somewhat figured they would be a little worse. If you go back and look at my old Miata’s front weight percentage at 53.1%, none of the cars are too far off of each other.

While I tend to think it is dorky to name cars, I’m actually tempted to name the MR2 “J-Lo” and the CRX “Dolly”. With the MR2 being a little fat in the rear and the CRX being a little front heavy, it seems appropriate. I’ll shut up now…

Jim

Yep...I think I've come to the same conclusion Mike. The idea of me not owning any Hondas seems strange to me, but the time has come to move on. I hear those BMWs are pretty good cars (wait, didn't I just sell mine?)

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Karl S.
2014 Baby, 2014 House, 2013 Ford Focus ST, 2013 BMW 328i, 1994 Mercedes E320
(Insert passive aggressive signature line here)

Maybe all that white paint is lead based?

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Not spectacular just decent.
I'm not sure what I'm driving.
Maybe an ITR in DS.
Or half-assed STX prepped 330.

Actually If I ran the del sol in ST2 next year I think It would be pretty proky, but light than the mr2 , last time Weight the car it vame to 2525 with me in it, so - 200 = 2325 and it had the jack and spare tire in plus the roof on which when I weight it at the petersburg pro solo a few years a ago it was 2295 with out the spare jack and roof.

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David Teague
2015 Lexus IS 250c
1994 Honda Del Sol HS 39
2009 Dodge Journey R/T
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