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My next vehicle purchase - fun vs responsibility vs stupid

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I guess us 20 something old fogies better just stick to our track driving and racing.

I don't give a single twarfart if you splatter your microscopic dickbrain all over the pavement. I do care about the innocent people you are endangering. Your stunningly myopic attitude towards this is so adolescent and immature it hurts my brovaries.
 
TridenT said:
Got to 120 yesterday as I pulled up behind an NSX. (I'm not much of a top speed guy on public roads) Me and some folks went out to skyline and some other roads. It was fun. Car did alright. But it would do better with a few tweaks. I'm going to be putting on different brake pads and stainless lines.
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That must be why you had to buy a 300hp car, to go 100mph+. LOL
 
Driven the car about 2000 miles now.

It's been good for the most part. I will not be using this car for highway trips with traffic again. If it's not above 2.5k in rpm, the drone is real. I got fed up and just constantly downshifted the car in order to stay above 2.5k rpm when I was going 60mph. I'll be jacking the car up and checking to see if the exhaust is mounted incorrectly or damaged because it does seem overly excessive... It's unbearable at certain times. I really would love to remove the exhaust drone if at all possible. (While retaining most of the sound)

I had to get two new tires for the rear while I was on my trip. One got a nail in the middle. Who knows when but I did drive it about 300 miles with a nail in it. Yay, for a run flat. The tread on the inside had worn down so much that they said they couldn't patch it. Got to LA and put on two 255/35R18 Michelin PSS for the rear because no one had 245 in stock and barely even had 255 in stock. Naturally, my right rear tire is now rubbing sometimes. 🙁 I'll be seeing if I can get them replaced from the company because it is a fitment that is 'allowed' but clearly doesn't work with my overly aggressive (stock) sport suspension. Rubbing seems to be on the outside and probably on the fender well but not the fender itself from what I think. It's insane how low this car is in the rear with those 255's on. It really doesn't have enough clearance for the roads around here.
 
Been driving more. Haven't heard rubbing of the tires in a long time now. I'm wondering if it was just the little bits that wear off the new tire after a while. Who knows. It did sound like a more aggressive rub but we'll see. I've heard similar issues from other folks.

I will probably put 225 on the front within the next week.
 
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