Ross

Hey guys,

since it's the holiday season I just wanted to take this opportunity to apologize for acting like such a jackass. I think not having my car has shortened my fuse and cause me to say things I probably shouldn't say. So to anyone I've offended, merry Christmas. I'll be a much happier little animal once I get my car back.

vlad

why's your car gone

Ross

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=95904

Floyd

B2FiNiTY

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sackdz

Type R

cheers'

Yellow Dragon

Me too. I've been a bit bitchy here as well lately. I don't know what my problem is. Maybe it's because I'm broke. Maybe I need to find a new gf?? Maybe I need to sell both my hybrid and ITR and buy a more practical car...

Ross

it could be that ticket you just got...or those NE winters.

Yellow Dragon

Good point Ross.

You mean the TWO tickets I've gotten in the last month.

1) Speeding (20 MPH over), no front plate, no current proof of insurance.

I took the stupid class and got the speeding ticket taken care of ($50 + 4 hour class). Then I showed my current proof of insurance to take care of that. Then I had to pay $73 for the no front plate.

2) Negligent driving

My court date is set for Jan 23rd. Wish me luck.


Oh...and the NE winter is here as of two days ago. The snow/ice/sleet is here. My R is safely in hibernation in my garage while my hybrid handles the winter duties on my shitty 13" steelies. I'm starting to think more and more that I need 1 practical car for all situations vs having my two cars. In some ways a WRX would be good for me. It has the AWD and it's ugly as fvck...maybe I wouldn't have to worry about it getting stolen/vandalized as I do have to worry about my ITR. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on the EVO though.

Ross

think about this though - one car cannot satisfy all of your needs. it just can't. You like to autox and do track events, and a practical car is going to get its butt kicked. Say a WRX - you'll eventually need new tires, want to upgrade the suspension, boost, etc. then, you'll want a daily that you dont have to mod. Just stick with what you got.

Yellow Dragon

Thanks for helping me get back on track Ross.

I think this cold weather (snow/ice/sleet) has frozen the intelligence I once had.

Honestly you do have a point though. I could never get a WRX where I want it to be vs the ITR on the roadcourse/AutoX. I don't care what anyone says. I could get the WRX faster than the ITR, but it will never be the balanced handling machine the ITR is.

The WRX IS much more practical though. I could feel quite confident about driving it in a blizzard and being reliable as a 4wd truck. Then on the other hand the WRX wouldn't be as *high maintenance* as the ITR. I could drive it to the mall/movie theaters, etc and wouldn't have to worry about it quite as much. It's not like they get stolen for their engines you know.

Ross

Not yet...but I am sure there are plenty of ricers driving bottom-feeder Imprezas that would love to have a turbo ej20.

My advice - keep the R, ditch the hybrid since I know you're not much of a drag racer. Then get a black WRX wagon, de-badge it, and sleep easy.

Fat Matt

Actually, I think you've been pretty civil for wrecking your ITR. But no matter, have a

Back in Black

Did I miss something? You too Ross

Jason- who wishes all of HT a very Merry Christmas...

BABY NSX

Don't sweat it, I think we all come across the wrong way from time to time.

Everyone have a great holiday, I hope Santa is good to us all.

Regards,

EG8R

Never pissed me off but thanx anyway!!

Merry Christmas!!

mugenr#1011

ross your cool as **** anyways..so no need to apologize....i do feel your pain brotha....so have a few cold ones.maybe a guinness fer me.hehe

pleiades nutz

Merry X-mas Ross and as well to all of the HT fam.

seek167

don't feel bad i haven't had my car for 2 month plus, and i still have to pay for what's wrong with it.also got to pay for insurance,and car loan.

nsxtcjr

I disagree with this.

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. Here are my needs:

- Practical enough to drive every day. This means it must be reliable and relatively economical to operate.

- Occasional need to carry more than two people or a large item.

- Decent all-weather capabilities.

- Performs decently on the track. (Doesn't have to be the fastest car out there, but shouldn't be so slow that it holds up traffic in the instructor run group.) AND can't be unreliable for track use - can't be laid up by mechanical problems so it's unavailable as a daily driver.

Obviously, you can get multiple cars for multiple purposes. But if you want to have only one car, I've decided that the ITR is one of the few cars that can meet all these needs. Most folks here are aware of most of this. The only capability that folks might not be aware of is the all-weather part. In the winter, if you slap a set of winter tires on the ITR, it kicks butt. In fact, I think it does as well with winter tires in snow as many SUV's with all-season tires, since it's got FWD (much better than RWD) and it doesn't weigh nearly as much (helps with maintaining traction and minimizing stopping distances).

The WRX can meet all these needs too, but I think the ITR has a better combination of characteristics overall. The rex might be superior on the all-weather part, in acceleration, and in cargo/passenger capacity, but (from what I've heard from owners) it can't come anywhere close to the ITR for braking, handling, or reliability.

Type R

OT : i have 2 pics of her and they are bigger. if you want them IM me. You are the 5th or 6th person that wanted her pic.. damn i wish i knew her name though. I forgot where i got the pic from.

SoCal ITR

Don't worry about it, I haven't had my car for 2 1/2 weeks , only 10 more days until I'm back though . Merry Christmas to all of H-T

Edit: Stupid typos.




[Modified by SoCal ITR, 1:20 AM 12/25/2001]

ckkl

She used to host a dating show in Australia called "Love Rules".

I had to do some research on google and I remember her name is GABRIELLE RICHENS.

All the best fellas!

Here's something to get you started:
http://welcome.to/gabrielle_richens

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Ross

Heh that girl's left boob is bigger than her right one. Thanks for the link though.

Wes - I agree for the most part, the R is one of the best all-around cars money can buy, along with the M3, WRX, etc. But, the more you drive it on the track, the more you want to go crazy with it...witness our very own GK who daily drove his R up until a short while ago. before long, it had a roll cage in it. Cages arent exactly practical.

Jason - I guess you haven't noticed that I've been talking a little too much lately. I was just apologizing cause I know it drove a few people nuts.