Two things
1. What was breakfast? It looks interesting.
2. All this talk about 70 mph at 3800 RPM. Set the cruise a 60 and take it easy.
Two things
1. What was breakfast? It looks interesting.
2. All this talk about 70 mph at 3800 RPM. Set the cruise a 60 and take it easy.
In reply to MyMiatas :
My Quantum did about 400k miles with its long stroke 5cyl running those revs most of the time.
Back inna day, people ran big block A-bodies with 4.11 gears and no overdrive.
They be fine.
Now... what is the RPM in top gear at, oh, 140-150mph?
In reply to LifeIsStout :
So do I! I'm right by Swanson's Nursery (Blue Ridge neighborhood). Where do you live?
In reply to Tom Suddard :
Do you envision a magnetic drain plug with a split pin clinging to it?
If you take 55 or 20 through MS and need a hand holler. We have tools, food and great wines. I'd post my wine fridge in the bar section but no one needs to see that :).
I know you said you are leaving by the end of the week, but this is worth staying an extra day for. I've missed it two years in a row now.
Also, did Fl to Cali and back in the S2000 and it was spinning at 4500-5000 the whole way. You'll be fine!
Slippery said:I know you said you are leaving by the end of the week, but this is worth staying an extra day for. I've missed it two years in a row now.
I'll be there with my v8car and wagon. Always an impressive turnout.
When I got out of the Army I drove my non overdrive 64 Spitfire from Ft Polk back to eastern Ohio on the Freeway. Aside from the noise it performed like a champ, you should be good.
The Tesla dealership was nice enough to let us steal the car overnight, so we immediately put 200 miles on it going for a hike. It's so weird seeing snow in late June. It's weirder doing it from the back seat of a free Model Y Performance.
We made it back to Seattle at about 11pm, which was perfect timing because the Supercharger we visited gets way cheaper from 11pm-4am. I guess it doesn't matter that much since Elon was paying for it either way, but it was still cool to see it happen. We spent about 15 minutes at the station to bring the car from 20-69% (nice), then hit the road home.
The hike was amazing, but I'm even more impressed by the Tesla if I'm honest. If you told me a decade ago that I'd just happen to end up in an EV and do a surprise 200 mile trip without even filling the battery first (we picked the car up at about 80%), I wouldn't have believed it. But here we are, and the fact we did it in an EV was a total non-issue. Plus, it drove itself... mostly. We had one moment where all five of us were screaming as it tried to drive us over a median full of poles.
RacerBoy75 said:In reply to LifeIsStout :
So do I! I'm right by Swanson's Nursery (Blue Ridge neighborhood). Where do you live?
I'm over at Northgate, about 1/4 mile from the light rail station, but I go over to Swanson's all the time
We had one moment where all five of us were screaming as it tried to drive us over a median full of poles
You must have accidentally enabled the Molotov-Ribbentrop package.
Tesla is back at the mothership! And we're back in the Cayman for a trip to breakfast at a "North Seattle Icon"
We're visiting a friend from college. A decade ago Garen drove the world's most stanced/trashed BMW Z3. Today he's a middle school teacher showing us around Seattle.
Rivian van! Rivian van!
Tom Suddard said:Rivian van! Rivian van!
I'd probably cause a scene if I saw one out in the wild.
Fish!
And a street-parked Cayman:
Tom Suddard said:
This should hopefully be reasonable payment for three months of indoor car storage:
Solid wine choice...bonus points for gifting something from outside the PNW. A little young, but it'll open up with some decanting. I'd have probably gone with the Domaine Serene Pinot, but hard to argue with a good NAPA cab.
In reply to Andy Hollis :
A little young? It's an infant! Heck for me that's to young for white wine! I like whites in the 5-8 year range and reds in the 8-15 year range.
But alas most of my wine knowledge is of old world wines. I find far too much variation in quality among US wines from oh no to incredible and I do not know US wine makers and vineyards well enough.
If any wine minded people find themselves near me holler. I'm close to acquiring more than I may consume in my lifetime.
This is such a fun story to follow
Pete. (l33t FS) said:We had one moment where all five of us were screaming as it tried to drive us over a median full of poles
You must have accidentally enabled the Molotov-Ribbentrop package.
You owe me a keyboard, sir.
Colin Wood said:Tom Suddard said:Rivian van! Rivian van!
I'd probably cause a scene if I saw one out in the wild.
My brother just said the same yesterday but they are EVERYWHERE here, rarely see the MB/Dodge versions. They even buried one in my yard last winter
Sorry for the lack of updates--vacation mode has been engaged and I've nearly forgotten we're about to nurse a broken Porsche cross country.
But we did put about 100 miles on the car yesterday, and it's a champ! No issues so far.
Saw a city:
Ate too much food again:
Then did another hike just outside of town, at Twin Falls state park:
Tom, if you get the chance before you head out, you should try a little Seattle Teriyaki. It's kinda a thing around here, and they are all over the place (some better than others). But tasty and filling, nothing fancy.
Okay, I should probably get the car ready for our drive home. Here's Mitch's garage:
And here's what it looks like with a Cayman in it:
First step? A quick inspection. Overall, this seems like a nicely maintained Porsche with no issues. Fluids are full, tires are good, and the OEM tow hook and spare tire goo are even in the frunk. The biggest bit of deferred maintenance is a cracked windshield, which will have to wait until we get to Florida. The car is filthy, but in great shape otherwise.
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