03-06-2023, 10:31 PM | #21 |
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Honestly? Yes, it’s worse than New Jersey, where I’ve spent lots of time stuck in traffic. It’s worse than DC. Both are bad, and unpleasant in their own unique ways, but LA is a whole different thing.
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03-07-2023, 12:18 AM | #22 |
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03-07-2023, 12:19 AM | #23 | |
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I am scarred from heading from PHL out to Dulles for a conference at rush hour. It took like 2 hours longer than necessary. No accidents. Just traffic.
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03-07-2023, 01:58 PM | #24 | |
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03-07-2023, 05:25 PM | #25 |
The old cranky SOB....
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Dunno about that - My 2006 997 has 147k trouble free miles on it now and I don't foresee letting go of it anytime soon.
I did so based on recommendations by the Porsche folks I know.... The IMS thing is always a thing to be aware of - but so is bore score, warped rotors, bad hair days and such. Actually - I think the IMS bearing is similar to the nikasil issue the M60/M62 BMW V8's had. Past a certain point, if the issue was going to raise its head, it would have done so by now. My understanding of the IMS is that it seemed to affect cars that has fewer miles, were babied and treated with kit gloves. That being said - I did not consider 996's as I did not like the headlights or interior (997.1 is better - 997.2 is even better than .1's) My thoughts - YMMV as always Either way - The market for all 911's have been nutty.
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03-08-2023, 08:54 AM | #26 |
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I'm not talking about the density of traffic and the frustration of being stuck in it. Those are very real but legitimate fear for life and limb is worse IMHO. I haven't driven in California in ten years, so maybe that has also degraded.
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03-08-2023, 01:48 PM | #27 |
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DC is such a unique hell for driving. There's a good amount of people with a complete disregard for red lights. Speed cameras are everywhere, so having traffic flow along at a reasonable pace with periodic slowdowns and stoppages as people slam on the brakes is a normal thing. The roads are generally pretty poorly maintained so having something with low-profile tires is pretty discouraged. And then there's the beltway (so not actually DC, but MD and VA) where there's a decent amount of street racing in and out of traffic.
This whole discussion about 80's cars takes me back. My first car was an '87 RX-7 turbo. Supposedly a 6.7s car from 0-60, and mid-14's in the quarter. In reality it was a lot slower than that, because the low-compression rotary made very little power until the turbo came on, and with 80's turbo tech you'd get boost by around 4,000 RPM and the fun was over before the 7,000 RPM redline. The bad old days for sure. |
03-08-2023, 02:05 PM | #28 |
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Man I'm glad I never really drive in traffic
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03-08-2023, 02:25 PM | #29 |
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don't forget the carjacking too?
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03-08-2023, 02:39 PM | #30 |
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I was thinking about JVs point when watching Cammisa’s review of the Lotus Carlton, which was an early 90s hero but had much the same kind of power delivery, judging by the video. Turbos really were very different back then.
Skip to the 16 min mark if you want to see the driving without the talking https://youtu.be/FYfyPtA9sNI |
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