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I cleaned both of mine and thought it was time for a lovely photo or two.  Excuse the healing brushed front plates.
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Bought a new manual Focus SE a month ago. I was going through a bit of buyer's remorse as I had my last car for 10 years and as much as I liked the Focus, I wasn't sure I'd made the right choice to get a new car. I'm over all of that now and having a lot of fun with it.  
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Poisonlizard posted:Finally stopped driving the Torque (steer) monster long enough to post a couple of pics. How are you loving it? I eventually canceled my order and got an FR-S, instead, but I do kind of still wish I had gone with the Focus.
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May 10, 2013 16:46
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Mr Fahrenheit posted:I bought a 1998 Chevy Corvette last year. North Dakota. Many Goons posted:winter Crustashio posted:Someone took a picture at the first autoX.
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May 10, 2013 16:53
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Lightbulb Out posted:I cleaned both of mine and thought it was time for a lovely photo or two. That is a happy garage, nice collection. I need to get the BMW's out and clean to get a group photo.
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ExecuDork posted:You'll be fine. Winter tires are necessary Winter tires in Corvette sizes is an expensive proposition. I know Michelin has some put out some really nice ones, but it's not exactly cost effective. And some would argue that a 300+ wide tire will have problems on slush regardless of how good the compound is.
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kimbo305 posted:Winter tires in Corvette sizes is an expensive proposition. I know Michelin has some put out some really nice ones, but it's not exactly cost effective. And some would argue that a 300+ wide tire will have problems on slush regardless of how good the compound is. Stretch them a bit.
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kimbo305 posted:Winter tires in Corvette sizes is an expensive proposition. I know Michelin has some put out some really nice ones, but it's not exactly cost effective. And some would argue that a 300+ wide tire will have problems on slush regardless of how good the compound is. The alternatives to winter tires in North Dakota are either don't drive it in winter (i.e. half the year) or expect to spin out, probably into oncoming traffic, every time you go out. Defining cost effective under those circumstances is, as always, a personal decision. Winter tires are never cheap. But the alternatives are worse - in my opinion (option 1) or my experience (option 2). Skinny winter tires are good for cutting through a layer of snow, which is useful most of the time but a downside when the underlying layer is pure ice that the snow was actually providing some traction for. How often that happens depends on local climate, recent weather, and the road (or other) that you're driving on. But all-seasons will be terrible on any cold surface. This also relates to the studs-vs-not debate that pops up in winter tire discussions; based on my own personal driving style, typical roads and destinations, and experiences over the last few Saskatchewan winters, I'm going to buy studded winter tires in the fall. I'll make it clear now that I'm not advocating studded tires for anybody else, they have some serious downsides (especially on cold, dry pavement).
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ExecuDork posted:The alternatives to winter tires in North Dakota are either don't drive it in winter (i.e. half the year) Just curious, as someone who DD's a 350Z in New England, is it possible to just rent a garage some where I can leave my car from Nov - March or something? But even so, I wouldn't want to let my car just sit there for 5 months without ever running. I don't have a garage, nor do any friends or family. I'd love to buy a dirt cheap piece of poo poo for Mon - Fri and only drive the Z on weekends.
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Sab669 posted:Just curious, as someone who DD's a 350Z in New England, is it possible to just rent a garage some where I can leave my car from Nov - March or something? But even so, I wouldn't want to let my car just sit there for 5 months without ever running. I don't have a garage, nor do any friends or family. Get a storage unit for that.
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May 10, 2013 20:26
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kimbo305 posted:Winter tires in Corvette sizes is an expensive proposition. I know Michelin has some put out some really nice ones, but it's not exactly cost effective. And some would argue that a 300+ wide tire will have problems on slush regardless of how good the compound is. a '98 vette is definitely not running on 300+ width tires. Stock they run like 245F/275R.
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Larrymer posted:Get a storage unit for that. Well right, but again my concern would be letting my car just sit for months without being driven.
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May 10, 2013 20:43
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I like the silver/black combo you have going on here.
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May 10, 2013 20:52
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Sab669 posted:Well right, but again my concern would be letting my car just sit for months without being driven. over-inflate the tires, top off the gas, change the oil, hook up a battery maintainer, put a breathable cover on it and forget about it for 5 months.
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Remember winter tires can be used for quite a few winter seasons before they need to be replaced which helps negate their purchase price.
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golgo13sf posted:over-inflate the tires, top off the gas, change the oil, hook up a battery maintainer, put a breathable cover on it and forget about it for 5 months. I'd just pull the battery or disconnect it and not worry about the cover unless the unit is leaking or something. Throw some Stabil in the gas and roll it back and forth every few weeks if you don't want the tires to flat spot.
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G-Mach posted:Remember winter tires can be used for quite a few winter seasons before they need to be replaced which helps negate their purchase price. Yep. Hell, get em premounted and balanced from tirerack on a set of cheapo steelies that fit your car and all you have to do is swap them. If you really plan ahead, mark each one for the corner it came off of when you remove them and you get a tire rotation twice a season out of the setup.
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Endless Mike posted:How are you loving it? I eventually canceled my order and got an FR-S, instead, but I do kind of still wish I had gone with the Focus. It is amazing, so much fun to toss around and a crap load of power. Still absolutely amazed by how it handles. A little understeer, but I'm having more fun in it than the na Miata. Plus I fit in it. Edit: Working on my truck this weekend, and just realized that the Focus has 100 HP and 5 ft/lbs of torque over what my truck came with new. Pretty sure I could drag the truck around with it.
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Lightbulb Out posted:I cleaned both of mine and thought it was time for a lovely photo or two. Lookin good, a little clay bar action on them and they'll be looking top notch ;p
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My first new car   P5112024 by lwmyers, on Flickr  P4282008 by lwmyers, on Flickr
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Billy Tully posted:Lookin good, a little clay bar action on them and they'll be looking top notch ;p What they REALLY need is a polish.. but I'm scared of ruining my paint! 
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May 12, 2013 15:59
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Awesome weather recently, so I washed mine and took some cellphone pics. An E39 M5:   And its more practical garagemate, a Honda Fit: 
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Bug-eyes, best eyes.
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We are finally reunited (6MT)... but not before our plague-like swarm of lovebugs went after it: ...after some special 1 on 1 time with lots of rubbing and sweet whispers:  ...and because this is the first thing I snap with every new car, the pup patrol: 
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Those wheels are so good.
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 I got a new old car this week.
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I bought a new car:         This is the first car I have purchased on my own and titled in my name.  This thing is a loving blast to drive!
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You should make a thread about that car because I bet you'll need one.
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n8r posted:You should make a thread about that car because I bet you'll need one. I haven't seen too many other Alfas in AI, let alone GTV6's. I was going to ask in my post if anyone would be interested in starting an Alfa or Italian car thread. About the car: 1983 Alfa Romeo GTV6. The previous owner purchased the car from Tuscon about 6 years ago and drove it to St. Paul where it stayed garaged during the winter. He only put 10,000 miles on it himself. Mechanically, this thing is solid. I felt safer driving this for 7 hours on the instate than I did my previous car (2001 Subaru Forester). I have been looking for a GTV6 for the last year or so, and since this one was a days drive away, I flew to the Twin Cities and drove it back to Omaha.
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Just watch out for the random engine and electrical fires. FYI - moving to your fine city in a few months, we can have oil leak and electrical issue parties with my British built cars.
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Hope you bought two of them
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n8r posted:You should make a thread about that car because I bet you'll need one. This. I want to live vicariously through you.
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How horrible is it, exactly, to find parts for an old Alfa in the states?
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Gern Blandsten posted:I have been looking for a GTV6 for the last year or so, and since this one was a days drive away, I flew to the Twin Cities and drove it back to Omaha. I didn't even know there were any Alfas in Minnesota. 
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Picked up a new toy/beater/ongoing project:  1985 Fox Body Mustang
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Propaganda Bob posted:Picked up a new toy/beater/ongoing project: You're the coolest guy in 1985.
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Propaganda Bob posted:Picked up a new toy/beater/ongoing project: This makes me so happy inside.
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Propaganda Bob posted:Picked up a new toy/beater/ongoing project: Saw your pictures and said "Yisssss" out loud. People around me are a bit confused. This, combined with the GTV6 makes this page very AI. We need a thread for both of these cars, by the way.
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What are you gonna do with the Foxbody? Maybe... anything from here?: http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ugly+horse/
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