"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
10/01/2016 at 19:43 • Filed to: None
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"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
10/01/2016 at 19:43 • Filed to: None | 3
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We are coming to the end of our season here because winter is quickly approaching this year. One more on the 15th will be our last. The weather today switched from misty rain to sun mixed with overcast sky so few people showed up thinking it was going to be rained out. At least we got some new people this time and there is talk of a winter GTG. A lot of talk turned towards what will next season be like. Some of the crew is interested in a Gumball style or a TSD type rally so there may be some new stuff in store for this group. Here are the die hards who showed despite the weather which started at 56ºf but warmed to near 69ºf. The highlights were a regular showing up with a new to him Ferrari that needs a little TLC but is all there,which runs and sounds great. Then the appearance of an Aston which looks like will be a new regular for the crew. We may have a Pantera to show up some now thats in pretty clean condition. Plus a new to our group arrival who moved from Italy and had an RS4. I almost decided not to go today while I was washing the A3 in the rain but I’m glad I went. This is a smaller C&C type event but the variety has been pretty surprising this year. You’ll recognize the Jaguar R type from some other of my posts. I still can’t get over the massive brakes on it.
This could be one of my last Cars & Coffee for the year unless we luck out on the 15th. Leaves are just starting to change color and its about time for me to be cleaning my winter rims for the snow tires soon. I’ll be sure to post some good winter pictures as the season progresses.
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Dave the car guy , still here
10/10/2016 at 15:31 |
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I generally yawn at so-called supercars, but I would like an opportunity to drive a V8 Aston. I’d also like to drive a Maseratti Quattroporte.
In other news, I’m going to buy this van as soon as I can go out and pick it up. Older man selling it says he’ll hold it for me. I was going to buy it tomorrow, but he wants to replace the two flat, rotten tires first. Do you have a reference that would give the size and offset of the stock rims on this beastie? And bolt pattern?
http://merced.craigslist.org/cto/5820938065.html
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Dave the car guy , still here
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
10/10/2016 at 16:54 |
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I’m going to ask one of our local Maserati owners for some wheel time in his car and let him drive mine for a surprise. I’ve never driven a V8 Aston but have driven a V12 DB9 convertible that a friend in NC had for a few years. He lucked into it being he has money. When somebody with the DB9 on order got in financial straits his newly requisitioned car was offered to my friend minus the price of the hefty deposit . It was either in Charlotte or Greensboro but my friends circle of influence in NC was enough that he got a phone call to his beach house with the offer. I drove it when it was about a year old and his wife was pissed because she never was allowed to drive it. I think it was a 2004 or 2005. I don’t have anywhere near that kind of money but its great to have a few friends that do. I just get to occasionally act like I’m rich even though I’m just getting to where I’m not living paycheck to paycheck.
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Dave the car guy , still here
10/10/2016 at 17:12 |
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#icanrelate
I got to drive a Model S P85 a few months back. Traction Control: Off.
Cars like Ferraris are so far outside of my solar system of reality that I can’t get remotely excited about them.