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That may be rape. Heck she ran in front of a car attempting to run from him.

I had a deposit down on one of the last 2011s to come into the country.  While waiting I did some research.  Then I bought a 2013 Mustang instead.  Which is for sale BTW.  In your price range.  Let me know if you're interested.

 

Basically, IMHO, those STIs are stupid little poser cars that can't handle their own design power for more than short bursts.  Subaru sells you a performance package at an $8500 premium and then tells you "driving under boost for extended periods of time" is "abuse."  There are modifications that can be made to safeguard against the problems that PartyPizza alluded to, but I wanted a car with a warranty that was fast enough to be entertaining in 100% stock unmodified form.

 

If you're just going to cruise around on the street it will be fine.

I thought about the mustang and camaro but I'm leaning more towards a 4 door so its easier to tow the family around. What kind of fuel mileage does your horse actually get? I think i may have to look into the mazdas.

So I'm looking into the idea of a fun car and have narrowed it down to a few options. I have another thread about building a car which is one thing I'm thinking of doing. The other is buying a ready to go car and the ones topping that list are the WRX STI's. I'd like to stay at or under $30,000 so out here that budget puts the 2011 asking price just over budget. I found 2 an 08 and an 09 in that range at the top end of the NADA value range at dealerships. From what I've read online the early 08's big issue is some pop out of second and should have the tranny replaced. Other than that what else should i be looking out for with these? I haven't met anyone that owns one that wasn't 100% satisfied with it. So I'd like to hear the good the bad and the ugly about it.

Yeah its definitely not for profit. I may wait until my son is old enough to help so he can learn some mechanical skills. That way he doesn't end up like my brother who cannot change oil.

You're in Arizona most of the cars out there are in amazing condition. Biggest thing to remember is don't build it thinking you will make money build it to drive and enjoy because 9 times out of 10 you will never get out of it what you put in to it.

Yeah but the ones in good condition seem to be over priced or not for sale. I need to get a chunk of change together and have it ready for when I find one of those too good to be true deals that never lasts. But on the other hand I found a couple of nice WRX STI's that are pretty sweet. It's just wrapping my head around another car payment and getting my wife to like those that's holding me up from going that route.

As far as paint I honestly prefer the flat black with maybe red pin stripe. I'm thinking of buying a rolling chassie and throwing a crate motor inside. So a decentbbody is the big purchase I'm looking at.

Are you coming out west at all? If you plan on hitting up southern AZ let me know ill take a couple of days off if you'll be in the area.

So ive been thinking about buying a fun car after we pay off my wifes car. I thought about a corvette or WRX STI but lately I've been leaning towards building a hot rod. I haven't decided on what style yet. I'm fairly mechanically inclined but not Chip Foose. As far as body work and paint I'll probably take it to a shop to get it done right. But I can do most regular mechanical stuff. I don't have any machining ability.

Has anyone built a car on their own before? Any advice and is it worth it? My plan is to do a little at a time and buy the needed parts as I go.

What do you guys have as far as radiator guards for 2012 zx-10r? Prices shipped to 85602 please?

Cool I think ill try to find the gp style ones. We were at a motorcycle dealership last night because I needed to get some warranty work done on my bike. While I was back at service my wife and son wondered around front looking at stuff. My son loved two things the chrome pipes on the cruisers and a yamaha 50cc dirtbike. We sat him on the 50 and he loved it grabbed the handlebars and started turning the bars. He thought it was the coolest thing ever. One of the salesmen said it looked like he was still a little small for them but suggested a strider bike saying afterwards he'd be ready for the dirt bike.

Sooooooo, I just got a call from some pissed off dude. Apparently his girl is creepin' and when he called her out on it she tried to weasel her way out of it by giving him a fake number of the person that was their. Well that fake number was mine.I answered the phone and he starts going off. Talking about all these people I dont know, how I just left her house and how he's about to shank me yada yada yada. Also he's going tofind out where I live by GPS-ing my phone (IDK if you can even do that). Normally I would have just hung up on someone like that but I was bored and just went with it.So after chatting with him for a bit I convince him he's getting played and was given the wrong number. So where do we go from here...........................JOIN FORCES AND CALL THIS BITCH OUT! He says he is going to her house and he is going to call me when he gets there. I cant wait till he calls back! I really hope he does. This is going to be GREAT!To be continued......

Careful you may become an accessory to domestic violence.

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So I guess these things are great for teaching kids how to ride. Makes since since basically they start out like the MSF training course by pushing the bike around. Has anybody got one for their kids yet?

I talked to my agent today. On the windshield its free again. On the car its also free. Apparently I don't have a deductible on the accord for comprehensive claims and no rate increase.

First last week my wife was driving and something cracked the windshield on our scion. We pay a little extra for windshield coverage and state farm paid to replace it with no deductible or rate change. Well yesterday she was driving and a truck kicked up a rock and chipped it. Does anyone know if I will get a rate change for a second claim for the same thing so soon.

Also last night I hit a javelina ( its a rodent like animal that looks like a boar) with my car. Does anybody know if state farm will raise my rates for hitting an animal if I claim it?

First offense speed in Ohio no longer carries any points.

Don't your insurance rates still go up?

When i read it I'm pretty sure there was a part B that tied it into reckless op for entering water that has risen onto the roadway. I think the barricade thing applies to the rescue workers being able to charge the driver upto $2,000. The big thing is the insurance being able to say they won't pay.

He would be fine.

That law only applies to barricaded areas. So if a road is closed due to flooding, and you drive around the barricade, then you're liable.

I've seen DPS cite people for it for trying to cross a flooded wash even though it wasn't barricaded. The only sign they had were the regular ones that say do not enter when flooded. But I live and work in a very rural area.

Good thing you aren't in AZ, they have a dumb driver law. Thats really what it is referred to as. Basically if you drive into water on a roadway and your vehicle gets damaged you get cited and your insurance doesnt cover the damages. The bitch of it is that the ground here doesnt handle water well at all and the road way can be washed away from underneath. So it may look like a puddle that's a 1/4 inch deep but actually bee a three foot hole. Also for some strange reason Arizona doesn't put bridges on many of their roads. So you have washes (creek beds) that cross the roads and anytime it rains there's a flash flood.

Color doesn't matter much to me... I park in a parking garage at work and garage at home.

Blacker is bigger.

he needed a faster bike to get more wind to keep himself cool....duh

That doesn't help its like riding into a giant blowdryer that's also blowing sand. With mesh gear it dries your sweat instantly so there is no cooling effect. I actually prefer my leather gear over my mesh out here most of the time because it traps the sweat in. You can zip it up for awhile build up some sweat then unzip it a little for a bit and the air flow feels like A/C. But being able to ride year round is definitely worth the summer heat. It is pretty crazy though if you go out in the desert it kind of smells like a sauna because the mesquit wood is soo hot its almost cooking.

311 miles according to a google search or 5hrs 25min to the start of the ride.

thanks for the invite!

Next time I will. I didn't think you wanted to ride 3hrs to meet up then ride another 2 to get there. Wasn't sure if you'd wanba be around my work friends either. I definitely wanna do it again this year. But it'll probably have to wait until early fall after the monsoon season. How much notice do you need for work?

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I went on a ride yesterday up AZ 191. This was my first time I did the whole route. The good part of 191 is 90 miles long. It was harder than the tail of the dragon. Had every type of corner from sweepers, hair pins, decreasing+ increasing radius, cambered + off camber, up hill down hill and tight + open curves. It had some 2mile+ open straights. Very little traffic no cops. It had all kinds of elevation changes and environments. We started in the desert valley went into the forest out to mountain farm land then to the top of the mountain where temps were 30* cooler than the bottom. Also it was way longer than the tail of the dragon. The first 90 miles were great and that doesn't include the roads we took down into New Mexico which were a nice relaxing cool down ride (even though the temps. climbed from 84* to 111*. We stopped in Alpine AZ for lunch. Best road I've ever been on.

Here's some videos of the ride. I wasn't out racing my way up there so don't expect crazy knee down videos. Not being familiar with the road I was just cruising along because there is no margin for error. If you crash there are no nearby hospitals or many places for a helicopter to land. On top of that there is no cell service so someone has to ride until they can call for emergency services. So basically if you have a serious injury you will die up there. With no guard railsafter the first couple of miles, rock faces and cliff edges the likelihood of a serious injury is high. I couldn't film the whole ride my battery in my camera went dead not even a 1/4 of the way up even though I was only recording bits and pieces. I recorded it on a wide angle lens so a lot of the corners don't appear as sharp as they really are. Sorry about the wind noise I recorded it with my contour HD which is horrible with wind noise.