How Many Miles on your Evo? | [MERGED]
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What's keeping people from actually driving their cars? I wish more people would actually drive their cars instead of reserving them to garage queen duty.
Now everywhere I go people say - "Whoa you daily drive that thing!?"
As if it's anything special.
Now everywhere I go people say - "Whoa you daily drive that thing!?"
As if it's anything special.
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all that and the fact that some believe the Evo to be at least some sort of an investment.... all that equals - not everyone wants to rack up the mileage
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AMEN!
well the Evo isnt always the perfect DD ya know. between the rock solid suspension and performance tires, to the short-ratio steering, the non-existant sound/noise/wind/road insulation, badly vibrating interior dash and consoles, and the commonly found loud exhaust, its not exactly comfort & convenience people prefer in a daily grind/traffic situation.
all that and the fact that some believe the Evo to be at least some sort of an investment.... all that equals - not everyone wants to rack up the mileage
all that and the fact that some believe the Evo to be at least some sort of an investment.... all that equals - not everyone wants to rack up the mileage
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well the Evo isnt always the perfect DD ya know. between the rock solid suspension and performance tires, to the short-ratio steering, the non-existant sound/noise/wind/road insulation, badly vibrating interior dash and consoles, and the commonly found loud exhaust, its not exactly comfort & convenience people prefer in a daily grind/traffic situation.
all that and the fact that some believe the Evo to be at least some sort of an investment.... all that equals - not everyone wants to rack up the mileage
all that and the fact that some believe the Evo to be at least some sort of an investment.... all that equals - not everyone wants to rack up the mileage
Seems like now a days people prefer to drive rolling couches. Driving a car is suppose to be an engaging experience that you are involved in, not some passive snore fest IMO (Even if it's commuting in LA traffic which I do). No thanks, on a scale from 1-10 in terms of harshness for daily driving I'd rate the Evo a 5/10. No where near as bad as people make it. I'd give my S2000 a 8/10 with soft top and 7/10 with hard top, it works wonder to reduce wind noise/interior echo.
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Seems like now a days people prefer to drive rolling couches. Driving a car is suppose to be an engaging experience that you are involved in, not some passive snore fest IMO (Even if it's commuting in LA traffic which I do). No thanks, on a scale from 1-10 in terms of harshness for daily driving I'd rate the Evo a 5/10. No where near as bad as people make it. I'd give my S2000 a 8/10 with soft top and 7/10 with hard top, it works wonder to reduce wind noise/interior echo.[/QUOTE]
rolling couches LOL.
agreed about the experience. ( im the type of guy who could do with out power anything, manual transmissions, etc. BECOME ONE WITH THE MACHINE. )
rolling couches LOL.
agreed about the experience. ( im the type of guy who could do with out power anything, manual transmissions, etc. BECOME ONE WITH THE MACHINE. )
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Coming from daily driving an S2000, I can't really agree with any of those. The OEM suspension is mild, the exhaust is not loud at all and interior noise is below moderate. If you moved from a LS/7 series then maybe I'd understand.
Seems like now a days people prefer to drive rolling couches. Driving a car is suppose to be an engaging experience that you are involved in, not some passive snore fest IMO (Even if it's commuting in LA traffic which I do). No thanks, on a scale from 1-10 in terms of harshness for daily driving I'd rate the Evo a 5/10. No where near as bad as people make it. I'd give my S2000 a 8/10 with soft top and 7/10 with hard top, it works wonder to reduce wind noise/interior echo.
Seems like now a days people prefer to drive rolling couches. Driving a car is suppose to be an engaging experience that you are involved in, not some passive snore fest IMO (Even if it's commuting in LA traffic which I do). No thanks, on a scale from 1-10 in terms of harshness for daily driving I'd rate the Evo a 5/10. No where near as bad as people make it. I'd give my S2000 a 8/10 with soft top and 7/10 with hard top, it works wonder to reduce wind noise/interior echo.
i have been to LA, and whether bad traffic or empty 8 lane freeways, at least your roads are buttery smooth and wide.
i think u have to come to NYC, and drive your Evo during our rush hour, on narrow lanes, without dividers, where a 3mile commute takes about 40min... and mostly over large speedbumps, cracked asphalt with filled in patches of rough cement, and never-ending potholes. every day i find myself yelling outloud - "Baghdad must have better roads, after a day of bombing raids".
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Just hit 55,555 mi. on my IX that I bought new in Oct. 06...
Daily driven, auto-crossed regularly, and I'll be doing a few track days and time attack events this season. I haven't had one major thing go wrong with this car yet, still on the stock clutch. Not looking forward to doing the timing belt at 60k that I know will be here before I know it.
Daily driven, auto-crossed regularly, and I'll be doing a few track days and time attack events this season. I haven't had one major thing go wrong with this car yet, still on the stock clutch. Not looking forward to doing the timing belt at 60k that I know will be here before I know it.