Hot Wheels fleet expansion

"yitznewton" (yitznewton) 10/25/2017 at 09:19 • Filed to: None

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Score at Shop Rite last night. Joining my NSX are a 1990 Civic and matching Type-R, GT-S, ZL1, and FB RX-7.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > yitznewton 10/25/2017 at 09:27

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Fleet you say?

Nibby > yitznewton 10/25/2017 at 09:32

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EXPAND?!

boredalways > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/25/2017 at 09:33

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Complete with an IBM wall clock.

damn.

CalzoneGolem > yitznewton 10/25/2017 at 09:35

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None of these are pilotable by a stinkbug.

Dasupersprint - base trim is enough > yitznewton 10/25/2017 at 09:48

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Wow those hotwheels look really good now

Dasupersprint - base trim is enough > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/25/2017 at 09:51

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MonkeePuzzle > yitznewton 10/25/2017 at 10:37

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lol, my new (hotwheels) CTR is parked next to my (hotwheels) EF too!

AM3R, lost another burner > yitznewton 10/25/2017 at 17:04

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How’s the S2k been?

yitznewton > AM3R, lost another burner 10/26/2017 at 09:08

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Really great! It’ll be two years next month, in which I’ve put 13k miles on the car (short commute). Might be time for new brakes and compliance bushings in the spring.

AM3R, lost another burner > yitznewton 10/27/2017 at 00:15

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Thinking about FINALLY actually getting one myself... worried I won’t like it since I’m so used to the torque of my 335i, but still excited at the prospect nonetheless.

yitznewton > AM3R, lost another burner 10/27/2017 at 10:22

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See if you can find one to test-drive. I had driven a bunch of stuff before the S, and nothing had the same impact of my first test-drive. I was coming from a Mk4 Jetta with the turbo engine; not exactly a torque monster, but a very different powerband profile to the S2000. I was prepared to find the car overhyped, but IMO it lives up to its reputation. My goal was to find something that would be both exciting and capable without significant mods.

If those torquier engines feel like a rocket, the S feels more like a bird. It’s very eager to deliver power corner-to-corner. Accelerating from a stop will not put hair on your chest. You will need to drop down a few gears to do big accelerations, but it does feel natural to drive it that way.

If I were looking today, I’d check out the Fiat 124 also. It’s kind of homely, but I like the look better than the Miata, and Grassroots prefers the Fiat engine.