Originally Posted by Z-man (Post 11137583)

I’ve tried autocrosssing a few FWD cars, including my MINI — but it simply wasn’t the same dynamic as a RWD car. I don’t like terminal understeer! Yes, with coaxing, you can get the back end of rotate, just not as easily. Plus if you push the MINIs too hard, their motors go BOOM!

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy (Post 11137787)

Welcome back Z, any pics of the new toy? Also congrats on the MBA, I got mine a year ago. It’s a grind but hopefully worth it.

Originally Posted by MRM (Post 11137211)

Hey Z-Man. Much has changed but much remains the same. Nostatic was last seen enjoying life with his lovely wife and precocious son so much that's he's dropped off of PPOT and the Board is the worse for the loss. Periodic reports are that he is doing well.

TAB's is still the Board's Oracle. He doesn't invoke MOTHER quite so often, and his prophecy has taken a definite doom and gloom turn, but he still stops by with some regularity.

The spoon threads remain a frequent topic, often curated by the inimitable Mr. Higgins, with helpful input from the Board's deep bench of resident scholars.

PARF has proven a blessing to the OT Board, although life is much less spicy here on the OT Board with the strict separation of the secular and religious boards. PARF has actually become more fun to visit and is now an easier place to have a reasonable debate or trade observations, after a purge of some of the worst offenders of the informal civility rule.

Much of the original PPOT crew has moved on, but if you watch a while you'll still see posts from Zeke, Superman, Paul and Paul, and you'll find the youngsters with less than a decade of experience on the Board are keeping the Brain Trust functioning up to speed and generally making PPOT a great place to be. You'll find that pool, mustangs, the rise and fall of the stock market and continuing signs of our impending doom remain well documented and debated with fun spirit.

Welcome back!

Originally Posted by tabs (Post 11137864)

If you were paying attention to the MACRO economy you would be evacuating your bowels in your pants..

Originally Posted by Z-man (Post 11137836)

Let's see if I remember how to upload a picture,..


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1607695828.jpg

Originally Posted by sammyg2 (Post 11138130)

Shoulda waiting til they come out with the convertible version ;)

Originally Posted by Superman (Post 11139462)

Hard tops are lighter and stiffer. The Cayman is basically Porsche's first mid-engine hardtop. This configuration is potentially superior to all other platforms which are not mid-engine hardtops, in terms of performance.

Originally Posted by vash (Post 11137013)

ban someone for old times sake!!

Originally Posted by onZedge (Post 11137084)

...Also;
There was a protest in Portland.
We had a pandemic.
A private U.S. company sent astronauts to the International Space Station on a commercial flight.
Sean Connery died (I know, right?).
There was a presidential election or something.
Apparently, it is now OK to say f**k on television now.
The Mayan Calendar expired (nothing happened).

Originally Posted by gordner (Post 11136984)

Welcome back Zeke.

Originally Posted by craigster59 (Post 11137173)

Welcome back Zoltan!

Originally Posted by slow&rusty (Post 11142908)

Moving from NJ to Georgia would be an easy decision, as I've had my fill of North East winters, high cost of living AND you get to stay with one of the best car companies in the world.

Originally Posted by Z-man (Post 11142926)

And a lot of my friends made the move with MB five years ago. Now, after moving their family down & buying a nice house and starting to lay down new roots, MB has decided to completely outsource the entire IT department. So in another two weeks, their livelyhood is gone.

Things aren't always as good as they seem initially...The once shiny star has lost a lot of its luster...