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Old 02-03-2020, 04:32 PM   #331
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Holy shit it's been 10 years.
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Old 02-03-2020, 04:55 PM   #332
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Old 02-03-2020, 04:59 PM   #333
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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...
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Old 02-03-2020, 08:02 PM   #334
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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.
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Old 02-03-2020, 08:50 PM   #335
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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.
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Old 02-03-2020, 08:58 PM   #336
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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?
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Old 02-03-2020, 09:19 PM   #337
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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.
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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.
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Old 02-04-2020, 10:52 AM   #339
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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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