Yeah I know,
Only one way to test that theory I suppose...
On 12/13/2010 5:46 AM, Matt Boyd wrote:
Actually, the pattern suggests to me only that you're
being punished for purchasing the wrong cars, and that clearly you
need to instead get another Ferrari.
-Matt
'85 euro 308
On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Mike Fleischer <themightytoe [at] gmail.com>
wrote:
Ah
Its amazing that it took me this long to see the pattern,
but I think
the last time I got a new car and the weather didn't try and
ruin the
experience for me was when the Ferrari was delivered back in
99... Two
BMW's before that, nothing, Z28... Nope sunshine and nice
weather...
But after I left the 348 in that ghetto...
Corvette Z06: Got it home just before the hail started
falling. Rained
for 4 days after that. Needed a new roof on the house.
Miata: Drove down with a buddy to Austin and picked it up.
As we left
the dealer it started raining, didn't stop until the next
day...
Nothing like driving I35 with flash floods...
Porsche Boxster: Literally picked it up from The Porsche
Store and
drove it to Texas World Speedway (Didn't track it, just had
to
instruct), where the track ended up getting flooded at 7 am
the second
day, I had it up on jack stands inside the paddock because
if not my
brand new car would have been a flood damage victim along
with many less
fortunate folks who's friend's did not have extra
jack-stands. Ever try
putting a car on jack-stands with rain being blown
horizontally through
a roofed paddock at 60 mph? Its not fun, I do not recommend
trying it.
And fire ants do float on the standing flood water, waiting
to latch on
and make your day that much more fun. Oh and it being a
convertible, it
rained for two weeks continuously like that before I could
see if the
top worked. The Miata came with a hardtop (for spec
racing)...
2nd BMW M3: It didn't rain, just hit record highs for the
month of
August. This was in Texas y'all. German cars don't like
being flogged
in 110 degree weather. Most things don't actually.
VW GTI: rained the entire way home, turning into sleet.
Chicago in
April, oh the joy.
Corvette C6: Perfect day, downtown on lake shore drive,
beautiful
summer day, until I handed the guy the check. Then it
started raining,
until I parked it in the garage. Then it stopped.
And yesterday was no break in my record...
BMW M5 (2001): Light drizzle on the way down (drove the GTI
with a
buddy), but temps stayed at around 37 degrees... ice on
bridges but
roads were good. Started pouring on the way back. 200 mile
drive each
way... And of course at the half way point the cold front
overtakes us,
and temps drop. Everyone is slow and sliding :) But kudos
to BMW for
making a car that is a true owner of the road. Other than
worrying
about trucks being blown into my lane, it was unflappable.
With no
flap. And disquieting in its ability to go fast without
feeling like it
is going fast. And I have to say there are a very small
number of cars
that after driving it, I really really want to drive it
more... This
one is one of them :)
So yep new car in the stable... I think I am going to make
a rule that
I won't buy a car unless it has at least 400 hp... Now I
gotta convince
my wife that a Cayenne Turbo S is a good replacement for her
4Runner...
BR,
Mike
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