Well, I’d like to have my old F/A-18C, with the same group of outstanding maintainers we had… with some benefactor footing the bills. But, that’s not gonna happen. So, I’ll go with a 1958 Pontoon Fender Ferrari 250 Testarossa. (Also not gonna happen)
I paid the $100 deposit 5 years back. Got the freebies that came in the mail occasionally. Eventually cancelled due to constraints on production, and dealer markups etc. Got my $100 back. Waited years for the market to get back to normal. Ordered this Summer and paid 10.5% less than msrp. Happy...
changed the oil @ 1,200 miles. Easier than my 2nd Gen F-150 Raptor. Can’t speak for the previous 2.3, but oil filter access on this new 2.3 MPC is great. Went in through the top, just standing near the drivers side front fender on a short foot stool. Lots of room to get a filter wrench on there.
Yep, after a time or two… I could get the GT3 Cup engine/transaxle assembly out of the car in about half an hour. But, factory race cars are designed to be as “field serviceable” as possible…
yes that video is why I made the post. I’ve killed a new Ducati 1098R dry multi-plate clutch loading the bike into a pickup bed when no one was around to help… I’ve made a Porsche 996 GT3 Cup clutch last multiple race seasons... Clutch life is indeed usually in the use, or abuse
Towed for the first time. Very pleasantly surprised with how well it towed my 1982 Ski Nautique “2001“. boat and trailer about 3,000lbs. Towed at 72mph in 5th, and it did that with no boost. Lovely. One of the reasons I wanted non-sas with the 4.70 gears. Very impressed with how the 2-door...
Since much of the metal that should ever be made is made during breakin: Today @ 1k miles of mostly in-town driving with one trip to Big Bend for wheeling… I dumped the 7MT fluid and put in BG syncroshift. 7mt factory fill was already dark. Drained rear differential and put in full synthetic...