Stijn!!

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by Rick V

US Machinegun: COBRAY 37MM FLARE LAUNCHERS & RAIL MOUNTS
Someone stop me please

eer, like, don't do it Rick, you might have a fun over dose?

[Flieger]

Originally Posted by vas930

Its the %100 import tax we pay on new sports cars.
That money then goes into proping up the crap Aust car industry.
Like I said ,dad payed 305k in 1997.
A new turbo in Aust now is about 370k.
Its not like the US, only wealthy people have porsches in Aust.
The cost of living in general is higher than the US.
But the sport car thing is a one off.

Aust car industry? Like the GM owned Holden, with GM now owned by the Feds here, or the American Ford?

[porsche4life]

Finally drug my ass out of bed.... My knee feels like its gunna explode when I walk...

[HHI944]

Just test drove an 04 s430........definitely high in the running......the sales guy didn't even mind when I let it out up to 120

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

Finally drug my ass out of bed.... My knee feels like its gunna explode when I walk...

guess you got the wrong kind of drugs then.

[Flieger]

So I inspected my rear Advan A048s during a driver change on my drive with my Dad today and there was a quarter ($0.25) sized bit of cords showing on one tire, one spot. We continued the drive, at a slightly reduced pace, but it looks like it is time for new rear tires.

They were nice as slicks for a couple hundred miles.

I definately want to make sure we get our money's worth out of them, as they cost considerably more than a quarter.

[slodave]

Pix or it didn't happen!

[svandamme]

well Dave, you've seen pics of what i do to my tires , so you know it happened

[Flieger]

Originally Posted by slodave

Pix or it didn't happen!

4597 miles

$0.05 per mile per rear tire

[svandamme]

Not bad
mine were corded on the outside edge of the wheel, bout 10 cm 's worth. Both fronts

[svandamme]

Runflat all weather tires.

[Flieger]

That's that BMW understeer. I know about that, too. My E21 front tires wear on the outside after a summer of canyon driving, but I rotate the tires before they get to the cords (usually).

The wear pattern on the 911 tires looks nice and even. The camber seems just right for the driving I do.

[svandamme]

Not entirely..

That's mostly bad alignment from abusing it on less then good roads.
And not slowing down for speedbumps...

By the time they realigned it, or at least got it closer to good alignment (it was to far out of wack , they only managed 90% or so), the tires had worn out unevenly...

[Flieger]

Ah. Emulating the racing driver method of using the rumble strips as part of the track, eh?

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by Flieger

Ah. Emulating the racing driver method of using the rumble strips as part of the track, eh?

Nah, just entirely not giving a chit about potholes, speed bumps and other inconveniences .. after all, it's a "company rally car", lease company pays for it, i don't.. I just do my bit to keep the economy going

[slodave]

Well, if you're going to do it, do it right!

[Flieger]

Deer jump out in front of you?

[Flieger]

Here's a picture from Shera (not Paul @ Rock Store Photos.com)

911S new years day 2012 by Max_911S_fahrer, on Flickr

I like how she shoots from more varied places, versus Paul's two main spots.

[slodave]

Originally Posted by Flieger

Deer jump out in front of you?

Yeah, that's it! No deer on the AX track.

[porsche4life]

Got the 944 back together, and went and gave it a short flogging. I've got a video in a few....