Auppo, TX

"and 100 more" (nth256)
11/05/2014 at 11:13 • Filed to: None

I'm realizing that a large contingent of Oppo regulars live here in Austin, TX (myself included).

Not that it means anything, or that there's some grand correlation between Austin and brown station wagons... Though I have a family member who owns a shop here in Austin that works on a lot of Miatas (he's done a couple V8 conversions). He told me that Austin has one of the highest percentages of Miatas in the nation. I can't verify that with facts, but I have certainly seen a lot of them on the road here. So maybe there's some natural correlation between Austin's Miata population and the Oppositelock community.

Anyway, that being said, I'm just surprised to see Austin mentioned so often here.

/mildlyinteresting

DISCUSSION (24)

Opposite Locksmith > and 100 more
11/05/2014 at 11:22

cars last a long time in Texas and there's a large young population. Not to mention the healthy used market. Not saying there's not a lot of auppos, I'm sure there are. I'm in San Marcos, but I've been to Austin hundreds if times, brother lived there.

Opposite Locksmith > and 100 more
11/05/2014 at 11:23

also I was at the race! It was amazing

EL_ULY > and 100 more
11/05/2014 at 11:24

I made a list .... but many new additions since then :]

phenotyp > and 100 more
11/05/2014 at 11:24

There are quite a few of here, and in the surrounding areas. I haven't seen the Oppo map in a while...

and 100 more > Opposite Locksmith
11/05/2014 at 11:26

Good points, and now that I think about it, I'm sure COTA's recent birth has a bit to do with it as well.

Awesome name, btw.

and 100 more > EL_ULY
11/05/2014 at 11:29

I somehow missed that...

Opposite Locksmith > and 100 more
11/05/2014 at 11:32

I was at the COTA this weekend for my 21st!

Kinja'd!!!

Also, the name isn't just a hollow pun! I've been into lockpicking way longer than I've been into cars

and 100 more > Opposite Locksmith
11/05/2014 at 11:39

One of these days, dammit, I'm going to get down to COTA and see a race. I don't care if it's F1, LeMans, MotoGP... I was so excited they creating the track, I even tried to get hired by the land development firms that were working on it, just to be part of it. Alas, life hasn't worked out that way, so I'm still trying...

On a smaller note, the family member i mentioned in the original post has a deal with Harris Hill Raceway, where he brings out some of this fast toys and people can pay for a day's worth of high-speed driving instruction and a handful of laps. I missed the event a few months ago, I'm hoping he has another one soon.

I also hope I get the family discount.

Opposite Locksmith > and 100 more
11/05/2014 at 11:43

I've parked my WRX in the lot and watched srt 10's tear up Harris hill. Alas, I can't drive for a long time, having seizures fairly frequently all if the sudden

and 100 more > Opposite Locksmith
11/05/2014 at 11:51

Ugh, that blows man!

Are you familiar with Brianne Corn? She's a rally driver from this area, and she's got a little plot of land with a dirt track in Maxwell, TX, and she opens it up for people to come out and tear shit up. Mostly just for fun, though sometimes they do have competitions (all friendly, no prizes, to my knowledge). But the track is short, and I think they only run single laps for time. Would something like that be up your alley? It almost always "run what ya brung", and I think she even rents helmets. She gets a lot of stock WRX's and Civics out there, and people just love it.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > EL_ULY
11/05/2014 at 11:54

Stef the pef puffalumplover is from Texas as well I think..

EL_ULY > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
11/05/2014 at 12:02

yup. Diesel, 03Mach1, McChiken116, Tappas, Chilango, and a few more but more that didn't report. On a higher level tho, Hardibird and Patrick George also

You coming down here also buddy? Temperature in South Padre island is 28' C

Kinja'd!!!

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > EL_ULY
11/05/2014 at 12:05

If I'd had the money I'd come visit you guys for sure, but the heat man, the heat. It's -1'c here now, and I love it :) But yeah, I SHOULD come to Texas, my cousin is in Brownsville after all.

TxBrumski > and 100 more
11/05/2014 at 12:20

Other cars that are wildly common in Austin and really nowhere else:

Mini (Coopers and Countryman)

Fiat 500

Smart ForTwo (not just the Car2Go's)

Porsche (mainly Boxsters with entry-level 911s)

Tesla

Toyota Prius

Not bad guys, not bad.

and 100 more > TxBrumski
11/05/2014 at 12:22

Yes, LOTS of Teslas, which is really odd, considering that Texas was one of the anti-Tesla states... I guess Austin is truly an island.

Also, lots of Chevy Volts.

TxBrumski > and 100 more
11/05/2014 at 12:27

Truely is it the People's Republic of Austin. So many Teslas and other plug-ins. I even saw a RAV4 EV on 183 the other week.

Really? I think I see more C-Max than Volt. Then again, I'm not really looking for the Chevy...

and 100 more > TxBrumski
11/05/2014 at 12:29

Yeah, I've seen at least 5 different ones, and they were all on either 183, MoPac, or 71 West.

EL_ULY > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
11/05/2014 at 12:30

duuude! That's right down the street from South Padre Island. Rent a boat and go deep sea fishing!!!

Kinja'd!!!

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > EL_ULY
11/05/2014 at 12:34

I know :) That's why I mentioned it, she's a sophomore at the uni there, midfielder at the soccer team.

Oh.. deep sea fishing is VERY tempting, but I've got a monthly income of like $2k US now, so I ain't going anywhere in a hurry.

EL_ULY > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
11/05/2014 at 12:37

lol me too! Broke brothers! :]

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > EL_ULY
11/05/2014 at 12:40

Yup :P

Opposite Locksmith > and 100 more
11/05/2014 at 13:25

She's the tech manager for my poli sci class! She showed us a video of her crash in Mexico

and 100 more > Opposite Locksmith
11/05/2014 at 13:32

Awesome! I took my kids out to her track sometime last year; she was so cool, even with them and their endless questions.

Clown Shoe Pilot > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
11/05/2014 at 20:46

I don't know if she's FROM Texas, but she definitely lives here in Austin. I see her out at COTA quite a lot. I don't know if she got journo creds for the F1 race though... I didn't see her. There were a TON of people in the media center though, so it wouldn't be impossible to miss her.