Mother Of All Whore Threads Non-VIP Edition v.1

ethlar said:
Im currently window shopping for a very late 986 or early 987, the plan is to pull the trigger if the "right" one pops up between now and the spring assuming a house issue doesnt pop up. As a daily the Polestar is great, but I'm missing engine sounds and shifting gears.

already doing some reading
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No cayman over the boxer? I’ve seen some caymans that would fall under the $50-40 but have some miles on them.
 
I’m open to either, but i made the mistake of test driving a boxster with the top down and i feel like i want that kind of thing in my life
 
ethlar said:
I’m open to either, but i made the mistake of test driving a boxster with the top down and i feel like i want that kind of thing in my life
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Easier to toss out them delish baked goods also.....drive-by delivery service.
 
ethlar said:
you know with the front trunk and rear trunk they have surprising amount of baked goods transport space


but engines in the wrong spot, no active aero, and not german engineered
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FR setup is no slouch....sticking your head above the windshield could be considered active aero....JDM engineering! (I think?)
 
Janz3n said:
unless youre on a race track i cant see driving it being much fun with the low hp.
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Mazdaspeed MX-5: 178hp - 2529 pounds
2006 Civic Si: 197hp - 2877 pounds
2015 Civic Si: 205hp - 3002 pounds
2023 Civic Si: 200hp - 2952 pounds

I would venture to say they would be just about equally as fun?
 
Nomar06 said:
Mazdaspeed MX-5: 178hp - 2529 pounds
2006 Civic Si: 197hp - 2877 pounds
2015 Civic Si: 205hp - 3002 pounds
2023 Civic Si: 200hp - 2952 pounds

I would venture to say they would be just about equally as fun?
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Not realy. ive wanted more hp in my si for many years. im just too cheap to do it. is the mazdaspeed higher hp? from what i can find one line whp for the mista 1.8 is like 120 at best. whp for my civic is probably 210?
 
Nomar06 said:
Mazdaspeed MX-5: 178hp - 2529 pounds
2006 Civic Si: 197hp - 2877 pounds
2015 Civic Si: 205hp - 3002 pounds
2023 Civic Si: 200hp - 2952 pounds

I would venture to say they would be just about equally as fun?
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Mx5 - 14.2078 lbs per hp
06 - 14.604
15- 14.6439
23- 14.76
 
Janz3n said:
Not realy. ive wanted more hp in my si for many years. im just too cheap to do it. is the mazdaspeed higher hp? from what i can find one line whp for the mista 1.8 is like 120 at best. whp for my civic is probably 210?
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Yeah, it’s 178hp for the Mazdaspeed. It gets a turbo where non MS Miata’s do not. It’s a 2 year production run of a total of 5000ish units produced.

I was going by stock published figures. I know your car might have more power but no way it’s 210hp from factory.
 
Nomar06 said:
Yeah, it’s 178hp for the Mazdaspeed. It gets a turbo where non MS Miata’s do not. It’s a 2 year production run of a total of 5000ish units produced.

I was going by stock published figures. I know your car might have more power but no way it’s 210hp from factory.
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Oh. Yeah for sure. More like 170. But again the si wasn't very fun stock. Mine would be closer to the power to weight ratio of the Miata is what I'm saying.
 
Back from vacation and back to work tomorrow.
Doesn't feel like 9pm (EST) since I'm used to PST lol
 
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Time for SICC GNAR Tales with ya boi Honda-Fan!

I got back from Tokyo Saturday, and on my last day I got the idea to try and hit up a skate shop to support the locals. There's only a few skate shops in Tokyo, and buying local helps keep them open (There's a soft-ban on skating in Tokyo, though) ; I made up in my mind to visit Heshdawgz in Harajuku to buy a board.

After wandering through Shibuya and having some KFC, I found it. Dude was super nice, and was blasting reggae on the radio! I went in originally going to get a signature board, but wound up grabbing a classic Eagle AntiHero deck. As soon as I had the thing with me (And free grip tape) I noticed I'd drawn the locals eyes -- so I kind of tried to keep it pressed under my arm. All the way back on the train, I noticed the curious stares from just an hour earlier, had turned into concerned glares. I'm still not sure what kind of connotations a skateboard has in Tokyo, but I was beginning to get the creeps. I got back to the hotel and the housekeeping staff thought it was kakoii-- or cool, which brought me some relief.

But then I had a new problem -- I've gotten the skate deck to the hotel, but... how would I get it home?

I asked online to see if anyone had any trouble getting through airline security with a skate deck, since in my head, it could be a blunt weapon. No one had said they'd been stopped -- but at worst, on budget airlines, some mentioned they might make me check it. The main point of wisdom was to have it attached to a bag, and they wouldn't care. I didn't have a luggage strap to put it on my backpack, but it was just the right shape to lay on top of my duffel bag.

I got through Japan security pretty easily after asking the JAL attendants about it -- they just said it looked cool and kind of shrugged. I slid it under the front seat on the JAL jet and proceeded to watch all of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. The fun ended as soon as I got to immigration here in the States, though. They ran my board through a scanner, nicking it in the process near the the raised edge -- patted me down like twice, and went through my duffel for suspected contraband. Luckily my gate was RIGHT at the end of security but sheeeeeeeeesh. Overall, I'm still glad I got it, although if I do something like that again, I'm getting one of those bags with the slot in the bottom for skateboards. Also, just judging from the other dude who disappeared at LAX, I don't think that you can skate in the terminal without incident.

Anyways, back home, and jet lagged beyond belief!
 
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