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I think the point is that it cannot be good for an expensive motor to only run it a few miles then shut it down, irrespective of life being short.
You have at least one other motor, a diesel if memory serves, and you didn't drive the turbo over the winter as it sat in your driveway and got snowed upon, so the reference to life being short seems somewhat subjective.
I think the point is that it cannot be good for an expensive motor to only run it a few miles then shut it down, irrespective of life being short.
You have at least one other motor, a diesel if memory serves, and you didn't drive the turbo over the winter as it sat in your driveway and got snowed upon, so the reference to life being short seems somewhat subjective.
I certainly don't own a beater and just can't wrap my head around driving a **** box while a nicer car sits idle, especially when my car is my office when on the road. And I do drive the Porsche almost every day if I can, but winter and a recent move stifled that for a little bit. I also drive around to clients homes all day, (they think it's a little wild when I get out of a loud car w/ a big wing lol) but sadly, now the only thing that prevents me from getting rid of the truck is pot holes. Our roads have become some of the worst I've ever seen anywhere in my life at any time. I pay over 20K a year in property tax and the roads look like something out of a 3rd world country. It's tough worrying about getting flats when we should be able to drive looking forward at the sights, instead you have to stare at the ground in front of ya. And I have to be on these roads. Some days I also have to traverse roads that are not paved, so the 911 must sit, or else I have to park on the main streets and walk. Not fun.
Maybe I'm just stuck up. I couldn't drive my truck more than a week without the lift and big wheels and tires, though every vehicle I get, I say how nice they drive unmolested and yet here we are. It's tough to leave well enough alone, ever.
I hear you on the pothole thing; I just forked out $1600 to fix all 4 bent winter rims on the 991, which is driven year round, but so is the RST, especially as you say, when going places no one has gone before, or there's construction, or snow (when it happens).
Matt's 'beater' is a bit of a stretch unto itself - it was his Fam's Soobie Outback and is, all things considered, in pretty good shape.
My 'beater' is a 20 year old 400k + kms 2500 Suburban that is in considerably worse shape; that's why I let the 'kids' drive it, and am not too concerned should someone write it off.
It's so bad, I drove side streets all the way to my house the other night versus saving 30+ minutes driving on the highways cause our highways are riddled with huge holes. At night it's scary. This is a nice place to live they say too, taxes are of the highest in our nation and we get nothing back to show for it.
I didn't drive my Turbo to work for several reasons. It was 40 miles one way on the Mad Max roads of Atlanta. It wasn't the congestion or the manual transmission that was the problem, it was the high threat of crazy drivers, road debris, and rocks from road repairs. Additionally, there was no covered parking in the employee's parking lot and the parking spaces were not very wide.
It's so bad, I drove side streets all the way to my house the other night versus saving 30+ minutes driving on the highways cause our highways are riddled with huge holes. At night it's scary. This is a nice place to live they say too, taxes are of the highest in our nation and we get nothing back to show for it.
Yeahhhh, I wouldn't like that either - it is impossible to use (for me) backstreets to get home - I have a large river directly to my south, I'd have to use pontoons on the Porsche to make it work.
I didn't drive my Turbo to work for several reasons. It was 40 miles one way on the Mad Max roads of Atlanta. It wasn't the congestion or the manual transmission that was the problem, it was the high threat of crazy drivers, road debris, and rocks from road repairs. Additionally, there was no covered parking in the employee's parking lot and the parking spaces were not very wide.
You analogy of the roads in Atlanta made me think of the Dukes of Hazzard reboot, and that Charger doing the Mad Max routine in downtown Atlanta.
I drive the heck out of my Turbo's, and certainly don't avoid them to 'save' them from general wear and tear... But saving them from freeway and parking lot boneheads? Guilty.
I absolutely gravitate towards my raptorized F150 EcoBoost when I know I'll be driving in urban-combat conditions. I love the sight lines and ability to see over other traffic, very decent power, enough 'beauty marks' that another one will not worry me in the slightest, and pretty well armored with steel rear bumpers and side steps. And still pretty damn fun to drive!
Yeah, I realize this picture isn't exactly the urban combat I describe, but believe me, I drive plenty of that!
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