2014: Best year ever? Best year ever.

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12/31/2014 at 14:45 • Filed to: 2014

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2014 was absolutely the best year I've ever had, automotively speaking. Here's what I was up to this past year...

In January, I traded in my lowly, albeit manual Civic LX for something with some balls: an !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . 286hp 3.5L V6 vs a 140hp 1.8L 4. Everything about the TL is better than the Civic. Sorry Civic, you were a great little car, but I do not miss you one bit!

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April was a big month. First, I helped launch !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! which you all know about already. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for our blog, and we just passed 1500 followers. We have an awesome group of people sharing their interests about this hobby I really got into over the past year.

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I also helped Dusty Ventures with a huge project that is still in the works. I got to meet opposaurusrex, Cazzyodo, EssExTee, Dusty obviously, and Rapheal Orlove himself, plus a bunch of cool people that know Dusty. Here's a teaser shot of what Dusty forced us to go through for an entire day. Hopefully he's able to finish it soon!

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In August I finally made it out to Monterey, CA for car week. A huge item crossed off the bucket list. I must have looked at 2000 cars, easily. I went to the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , and the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! I also checked out the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , and Gooding auctions where I got to meet Opponaut 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist.

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Best of Show winner Ferrari 375 MM

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I also got a turn with the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! while I was there and got its picture taken with Peter Martin and Sir Jackie Stewart.

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In October, I scooped up this sweet little !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . It's got 57k on the clock and an awesome !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . It's in storage now for the winter, but I plan on cleaning it up a bit and taking it to every cruise night I possibly can. Its basically a car sized skateboard that you sit in.

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I'm hoping next year is just as good. I'd love to make the trip to a New Canaan Cars and Coffee and maybe get to a rally event. Maybe we'll have a New England Oppo meet too.


DISCUSSION (7)


Kinja'd!!! AM3R shamefully returns > Sn210
12/31/2014 at 15:44

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I'm jealous! Awesome year.

Random question, stock wheels on the civic? They look.. Good! Love the Acura BTW. Needs more kinetic blue!


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12/31/2014 at 15:53

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thanks! They were Honda Crosstour 17's.

I would have loooooved Kinetic Blue but there were only two Type s manuals for sale at the time and both were black. The black is nice but it's so hard to keep clean


Kinja'd!!! AM3R shamefully returns > Sn210
12/31/2014 at 15:57

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black does look great though!

The legends of the autobahn dump has made me decide to try to go to car week next year.. Thanks!!


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12/31/2014 at 17:58

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definitely! even if you don't go to the pebble beach concours there's so much to see. The auctions were like $40 to get in and walk around. I think Legends was around that much too. Concours D'LeMons and the Little Car Show were free. Pebble Beach was like $300 :(


Kinja'd!!! AM3R shamefully returns > Sn210
12/31/2014 at 18:25

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Ouch! Didn't expect pebble beach to cost that much, but I guess you gotta pay to play..


Kinja'd!!! Sn210 > AM3R shamefully returns
12/31/2014 at 18:55

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yeah the money there is insane. It's like Disney world for super rich people. They had $1000 bottles of champagne for sale at concession stands.

If you buy your ticket beforehand it's only $275. Kids under 12 are free


Kinja'd!!! AM3R shamefully returns > Sn210
12/31/2014 at 19:26

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that's crazy! I wonder how much money they make every year. I guess it's worth it if you really love cars.