Frunky, do you have dates for Vegas yet? I'm scheduling some shop time and wheel work on the 996; want to make sure it's ready for a desert run.
Those drive shafts aren't going to run over themselves.
Vegas, Baby - June 2020 RennRun
Vegas, Baby - June 2020 RennRun
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
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Re: Vegas, Baby - June 2020 RennRun
I just got a text from my son, awag, yesterday that VW Headquarters will be WFH until after Labor Day. So, his timeline for buying a car (and my Vegas trip) may be pushed back to July or August.
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Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Re: Vegas, Baby - June 2020 RennRun
Why would that delay the trip? The beauty of WFH is that you get to define what home isFRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:33 pm I just got a text from my son, awag, yesterday that VW Headquarters will be WFH until after Labor Day. So, his timeline for buying a car (and my Vegas trip) may be pushed back to July or August.
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Re: Vegas, Baby - June 2020 RennRun
Well, he had a company car when they shut the office down back in March. It was sitting outside his townhouse (about 1 mile due north of the Capitol in DC). Saturday night, it got the crap shot out of it. So, I think he's glad that wasn't his car. Plus, that gives him another 3 months to save up and not have to pay for car insurance. And, waiting until late August puts him into a model year newer (2018 versus 2017).gnat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:43 pmWhy would that delay the trip? The beauty of WFH is that you get to define what home isFRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:33 pm I just got a text from my son, awag, yesterday that VW Headquarters will be WFH until after Labor Day. So, his timeline for buying a car (and my Vegas trip) may be pushed back to July or August.
www.kansascityautomuseum.com
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
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Re: Vegas, Baby - June 2020 RennRun
Well I'm out here whenever any of you guys want to drive your 996's here I'll show you where the good roads near Vegas are.
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Re: Vegas, Baby - June 2020 RennRun
Ouch. Glad he is OK.FRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:56 pmWell, he had a company car when they shut the office down back in March. It was sitting outside his townhouse (about 1 mile due north of the Capitol in DC). Saturday night, it got the crap shot out of it. So, I think he's glad that wasn't his car. Plus, that gives him another 3 months to save up and not have to pay for car insurance. And, waiting until late August puts him into a model year newer (2018 versus 2017).
It's not hip and happening for new ex-kids, but the burbs have the advantage of not seeing that stuff (yet?).
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Re: Vegas, Baby - June 2020 RennRun
Thanks. He seemed to take it in stride.gnat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 6:33 pmOuch. Glad he is OK.FRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:56 pm
Well, he had a company car when they shut the office down back in March. It was sitting outside his townhouse (about 1 mile due north of the Capitol in DC). Saturday night, it got the crap shot out of it. So, I think he's glad that wasn't his car. Plus, that gives him another 3 months to save up and not have to pay for car insurance. And, waiting until late August puts him into a model year newer (2018 versus 2017).
It's not hip and happening for new ex-kids, but the burbs have the advantage of not seeing that stuff (yet?).
www.kansascityautomuseum.com
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver