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JST 02-03-2020 04:32 PM

Holy shit it's been 10 years.

ZBB 02-03-2020 04:55 PM

Congrats!

I miss mine...

wdc330i 02-03-2020 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JST (Post 555968)
Holy shit it's been 10 years.

Wow. Longevity!

Is that place still in business? It used to be the Enthusiast Auto of the DC-area...

JST 02-03-2020 08:02 PM

It’s funny going back and reading this thread; over the years I’ve replaced the steering wheel with a sport model, added first an RF modulator and then a Dension, added clear markers, and repacked the sticky knobs (that turned out to be a $150 set of parts, fwiw). Also added the sport exhaust and a GT3 shift knob, and 20,000 miles.

wdc330i 02-03-2020 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by JST (Post 555976)
It’s funny going back and reading this thread; over the years I’ve replaced the steering wheel with a sport model, added first an RF modulator and then a Dension, added clear markers, and repacked the sticky knobs (that turned out to be a $150 set of parts, fwiw). Also added the sport exhaust and a GT3 shift knob, and 20,000 miles.

Relatively light interventions, considering how long you've had it.

clyde 02-03-2020 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JST (Post 555976)
It’s funny going back and reading this thread; over the years I’ve replaced the steering wheel with a sport model, added first an RF modulator and then a Dension, added clear markers, and repacked the sticky knobs (that turned out to be a $150 set of parts, fwiw). Also added the sport exhaust and a GT3 shift knob, and 20,000 miles.

20,000 miles in 10 years? What...do you drive it backwards to keep the miles down?

Josh (PA) 02-03-2020 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by clyde (Post 555978)
20,000 miles in 10 years? What...do you drive it backwards to keep the miles down?

I was thinking the same thing. That's a good 9 months for us.

JST 02-03-2020 09:42 PM

I drive it once every few weeks in the winter and probably once or twice a week in the summer. I’d probably drive it more if it weren’t such a pain to uncover and unplug, but the upside is that means I rarely drive it in the rain.

It was funny driving it today—it’s the slowest of my three cars by a pretty substantial margin, and more than that it’s power delivery is languid compared to the other two. But it’s so precise and easy to place—such a pleasure to drive, especially with the top down.

JST 02-04-2020 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by wdc330i (Post 555971)
Wow. Longevity!

Is that place still in business? It used to be the Enthusiast Auto of the DC-area...

Oh, no, I don't think so--I went looking for their website 5 or so years ago and it seemed to be gone.


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