New car comes tomorrow

[matthew]

So I am finally going to get the new race car tomorrow. The plane leaves at 5:30am. Its going to be a long drive back but should be exciting. Pics of the new IT car will be up soon! banana

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Driving from Cali will certainly put it through its paces. Good luck.

[Doppelgänger]

Pfffff... that drive is nothing. I once circled the globe... in a Yugo.

[MeFryRice]

Have a safe trip! :)

Oh and you must post pics!!

[Doppelgänger]

and don't kill your tires on the way back!

[matthew]

Well we took a small stop in?? (we dont know the state) Car is running strong with no problems. We have been taking pictures of everything. This is my first time out west so im getting to see a lot of thing I have seen. When I get back, ill post up some pictures for everyone.

[Roadster]

Glad you found someone to go with you, Matt. Wish I could have gone!

[matthew]

Glad you found someone to go with you, Matt. Wish I could have gone!



yeah you *****, you owe me one:naughty:

(update from Oklahoma)

[simontibbett]

Yeah I really wanted to go too, ****ing work. BMW WORK. lol.

Def. want to see it as soon as it gets here, and we should have a test race lol to make sure the cars are ok together you know?

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

:lol: yeah I'm sure that's what the standard procedure for testing used cars has always been.

[Roadster]

Glad you found someone to go with you, Matt. Wish I could have gone!



yeah you *****, you owe me one:naughty:

(update from Oklahoma)


YOU ***** for asking me to go...what...6 hours before the plane lifted off the ground? :P

Can't wait to see it!

[Doppelgänger]

you back yet? Is this car doing to be a new DD or just a track car?

[MeFryRice]

Make sure you stop by the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon!

[matthew]

well im FINALLY back. After 52 hours the car is in the garage. I got home at 2am this morning and to tell you the truth, wish I could have kept driving. By far one of the most amazing trips I have EVER made. Sadly, I didnt get to see the hoover, but I did see the grand canyon. We took I-40 the entire way back which was great with a 75mph speed limit. The scenery was awesome.

to your question Mike, for the rest of this season, the car will be the DD and race car. Once next season starts, ill buy a beater for a DD. After the SCCA Runoffs, I will be doing a good amount of stuff to the car. Cant wait.

I wanna say thanks to everyone who helped me out, derek who went with me on this adventure, and everyone who kept calling me asking how things were going. Thats one thing I love about car people, no matter if your at the track, or driving across the country, everyone is willing to help.

[MeFryRice]

Glad to see you made it back home with no issues!!

[matthew]

thanks!

[Doppelgänger]

damn, and i thought my Atlanta to Tulsa and back trip was long!

[MeFryRice]

I've made the trip from Eglin AFB, FL to Seattle a couple times. One of the longest trips I've done but it's not so bad as long as you have someone you can enjoy it with.

I bought my first M3 in Colorado and drove it back to ATL. It was a fun trip and didn't seem as long as I thought it was going to be.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Oh geez, Atlanta to Tulsa is mind-numbingly boring. Did that drive a few times when I went to flight school out there.

[matthew]

Now i wanna do it in a rental car! haha

[wantboost]

glad to hear everything went well.

[adjake]

pics?

[Roadster]

Rode in the car at the Athens meet on Monday. Sounds beautiful. And the brakes are unreal. Thanks to them, the cop that we were approaching at 90mph didn't notice a thing. :)

I just finished my first cross-country road trip as well. Atlanta to Seattle in a 2008 Dodge Cummins 4x4 with a 35ft. enclosed dual axle trailer behind it (and a $300k 'Cuda inside it). Driving across Kansas with the gusts and a continent in tow was an experience. That thing can haul 15k lbs. through mountain passes with the cruise control set at 75 though. :)

Glad you made it back in one piece, Matt. Get some pics up.

[Doppelgänger]

My God Matt, i didn't know the *** whooping I gave you at TGP would make you go out any buy another car :lol:

This thing better look bad ***.... of im going to have to kick you in the nuts.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Seriously, let's see it already! Even a cell phone camera shot. Something!

[Doppelgänger]

Just a post a front end shot... because that's all i need to know of what it looks like. ;)

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd144/AtlantaImpreza/DSC_0955.jpg

[jesseealexander]

^^ that white miata looks different... :lol:

[RotorNutFD3S]

:jawdrop: Dude, that car is haunted!!!

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

it looks like an extreme dance

[matthew]

OK OK, I'll go take some pictures. I will post them today

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Damn straight you will yung'in

[wantboost]

^^said with a southern accent i presume?


ROFL

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

yessireee I'm working on becoming one with the south