Subject	Re: MY Car and the high Cost of loving it...
Posted by	Craig Tully on June 30, 2008 at 8:18 PM
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In Reply To	MY Car and the high Cost of loving it... posted by Craig Tully on June 30, 2008 at 03:32 AM
Message	Wow!!! Now that's feedback for you... Think what you want... The shop I purchased parts from and my mechanic all know I have some of the best parts available for my Z. Not only that... I built the car right. I have yet to focus on "body" and the appearance of the car... yes I have a few things just so I can "see" where all the money has gone but it's all about performance first. No I have not "lost" to anyone yet causing me to be unhappy... drag racing is lame anyway... give me a road coarse... besides a lot of people talk about driving fast but not all actually go that fast... I see a lot of cars slowing down once in the 120 - to pegged range. I live in CA so there are some things that I can't do because of smog testing required for registration... the only thing else I could do would be to rebuild the bottom end... new pistons etc... that will come when needed. The car to a 16 child... let's not put the cart before the horse... Let the child be born, be a boy... and most importantly... this is MY child... If you have no faith in YOUR children or other's that's for you to work out. The idea or message behind that statement was about never getting rid of the car. I've read so many threads from various Z sites and I've looked at almost everyone profile... you see a lot of crap out there... but that's what is so great about it... we can do what we want to our cars then come together and enjoy that we all love Z's. The thread was more therapeutic than anything and the need to share what one should expect if they are planning a turbo upgrade. I read so much where people wanted "Turbo upgrade, turbo upgrade" as the end all to performance. It's not!! I shared with someone earlier... before I upgraded the turbos I had a lot of quick response "punchy" power... Fun On-Demand. Now... I need more of a runway... the day's of a quick romp around town have become a more calculated driving rout. With that said... $4.69 & up per gallon for 91 octane has become more of a deciding factor on who'll I'll race. no need to waste gas on a car that I know can't keep up. Anyway... I do appreciate all the feedback... good and bad. Take care!
Follow Ups	MY Car and the high Cost of loving it... - Craig Tully 03:32:20 06/30/08 Put it away for three months, then look at it. - xAzraelx 03:43:10 06/30/08 Couldn't have said it better myself... - Viper498 ( MO ) 03:47:26 06/30/08 I'll 2nd that 100times (n/m) - BradleyTT(OK) 10:02:34 06/30/08 me, too. (n/m) - ForceFedTT 21:07:30 06/30/08 driving is easy... take it to work every now and then. (n/m) - SuparexTT 15:30:28 06/30/08 3rded. (n/m) - nemo1080 (Iowa) 15:50:50 06/30/08 I'll take your car... That way you don't have to worry - Viper498 ( MO ) 03:44:47 06/30/08 Re: MY Car and the high Cost of loving it... - Craig Tully 03:59:58 06/30/08 Re: Re: MY Car and the high Cost of loving it... - Alex_SlicktopTT (WA) 04:59:03 06/30/08 You'd give a "fast as hell" TT to a 16yo? Smart. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 05:05:30 06/30/08 I had my TT before my 18th B-day - Pilot.P (NZ) 05:49:08 06/30/08 I had my 1st Z car when I was 17 - Drk93TT 08:29:16 06/30/08 I LOVE YOU! ... a high powered daily driver. - SuparexTT 15:32:46 06/30/08 Famous last words... - Bernie (NoVA) 05:03:10 06/30/08 I just read your profile... - Barry_(NJ) 06:34:49 06/30/08 2nded - money thrown into the wrong parts - tya 13:25:29 06/30/08 ROFL (n/m) - Spee 20:09:49 06/30/08 Have you even had the car tuned by a knowledable person? - Agner.S(CT) 07:05:48 06/30/08 Agreed and ....... - Glenn (San Jose) 07:41:06 06/30/08 you've spent over $70K? (n/m) - dpjax 07:28:12 06/30/08 you clearly have done more then a few things wrong (n/m) - AntiHero 08:03:23 06/30/08 I used to feel the same.... - zbiscut 08:13:59 06/30/08 This year my car cost me .... - inski 08:35:50 06/30/08 What, exactly, makes you unhappy about it? (n/m) - Scotts94z32 09:51:10 06/30/08 Me too, what's not to like? (n/m) - zellamay 10:23:57 06/30/08 sorry to hear, pretty vague though (n/m) - LJZTT 12:03:26 06/30/08 lots of fast reliable new cars these days. Faster than a 300 (n/m) - z_samurai 12:40:31 06/30/08 at double the price (n/m) - SuparexTT 16:24:00 06/30/08 Sorry you feel that way about your z "disappointing" you - tya 13:38:02 06/30/08 as far as builds go, you wont get something much more - moxie (SF) 13:38:03 06/30/08 sounds like you raced somebody you just "knew" you could - Killer ZTT 15:07:55 06/30/08 ouch (n/m) - LJZTT 18:28:24 06/30/08 do you have boost leaks? is the controller working? (n/m) - SuparexTT 15:39:46 06/30/08 lol (n/m) - Spee 20:07:29 06/30/08 Re: MY Car and the high Cost of loving it... - Craig Tully 20:18:43 06/30/08 Please share with us the details of this statment... - Barry (NJ) 20:34:38 06/30/08 What exactly cant you do in CA because of smog testing? - tya 22:04:27 06/30/08 thanks for your honesty >> - stockplayerz(nyc) 23:01:06 06/30/08 True to a point Mike... - Barry (NJ) 10:15:11 07/01/08 Is all about what you get used to. - SuparexTT 11:46:18 07/01/08 Re: MY Car and the high Cost of loving it... - darkmann 20:41:18 06/30/08
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