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Originally Posted by sugarwood

Quoted the entire Higgins thing since it's just that good.

At DE, when I gave the pass signal on the straights, it never even occurred to me that I was "getting passed". No, I was simply giving room to people driving cars with 250% of the HP of my car. We are running two different races, but on a shared track.

Put aside the ego. You have a slower car. Everyone on the track knows it, and respects it. So, you have the best excuse why you're getting lapped. Problem solved.

Now, go learn to drive your car. If you are driving YOUR car to the limits, you should not care about getting passed.

Is there an ongoing purpose in owning the 911 (after realizing the bedroom poster is now in your garage?)
Does he wrench on the car? This might be why OP seems to be bored of the car.
OP drove his car 2500 miles in 3 years. So, he basically does not drive it, and it is a garage trophy, and has not yet formed any connection with it.
If the car is "not nice", I think you should simply drive your 911 a lot more. Drive it to work at least once a week.

On the other hand, since he does not drive the 911 anyway, the downsides of the Elise are sort of moot.
A kidney crushing ride doesn't matter when it just sits in the garage.
But, even with an Elise, you should still be prepared to give the pass on the straights to cars with triple the horsepower.

Wow, after all of the whacky questions, this is an awesome post!