Matt

YouTube video by CuteFloor One Must Fall 2097

Oh man, I remember that being the official recommended controller for OMF:2097.

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Helpful! 😉

Oh good heavens that's lovely. ♥️

A cold air intake; rad. 🤘

Did you replace the struts & strut mounts also?

Congrats! It's a very satisfying feeling when all the rubber is new and everything is aligned.

How your email finds me.

I did not know that! Even more reason to check one out at a C&C...

For me, the first Tiburon benefits retrospectively from the fact that every successive refresh absolutely bludgeoned it with the ugly stick. The original was quite a nice looking little thing.

The Scoupe... What a complete turd of a car that was, and it would absolutely draw me like a moth to a flame at Cars & Coffee. 😅

I still remember the initial C/D review of it; they absolutely savaged it for its supposedly rock-hard suspension tuning. I remember wondering if maybe they just got a bad one (like the "villainous" Viper they tested for the legendary Supercar Shootout in '95).

Got some new specs yesterday with progressive lenses (because I am Old™) and everything is still swimmy today. Hoping this gets better.

And it looks like a giant booger.

That's a weirdly subdued color for an OG Viper RT/10. It's like seeing an S-Class in neon yellow.

YouTube video by Red House Records The Wailin' Jennys "Wildflowers"

Today.

Young John Ficarra! I really like listening to him.

Totally agree with his points, too. 95% of people think about a car the same way they think about their microwave or their dishwasher: A transportation appliance, and nothing more.

I always found it remarkable that the E36's interior quality was so poor given that both my E34s (from the same era) had very well screwed together trimmings, with high quality materials.

It was probably a bit closer here given the E36 M3's watered-down US-spec engine...

I believe it! But the brand image and target demo is totally different.

I get a very Hemingway-ish vibe from running during tropical storms or (more recently) in arctic cold, so there's that. 🤷‍♂️

No, I can't imagine that anyone cross-shopped those two cars.

Yeah that's a bit of a cringey comparison. 😬

Indeed. I've never drunk the F40 Kool-Aid. 🤷‍♂️ I can think of a host of Ferraris I'd rather drive/own.

That's exactly what I decided to do as well. The shop had an oscilloscope and experience and were able to get things set in ~1/2 hour. It was the sequencing I wasn't sure about (Do I set the headunit first? Amp?). They were able to provide direction there also.

A big thanks to @glenn9k.bsky.social for his good advice during the install, especially about wire gauges, etc. ♥️

No pics, but I finally installed the last piece of my audio system—the steering wheel button interface jumper harness—today, and it sounds fantastic.

The audio shop set the headunit EQ to flat and set the gains and crossover points on the amp, and I've been fine-tuning via the headunit all week. 🤘

Yes! 🤘 It's a beautiful thing when you get old enough to not care anymore and just appreciate the essential, glorious goodness of the minivan.

Many fantastic driving roads through the Appalachians between Atlanta and Asheville, including (if you're willing to make a little bit of a detour) Tail of the Dragon.

Epic Catering and Eatery is a nice little place in Hayesville: www.e-entrees.com

Lint mysteriously shows up in our belly buttons every day.

Somehow we just accept this, like Windows' Blue Screen of Death.

Is the GNX ever irrelevant? 🤔

I've had all-morning meetings before, but SIX hours? That sounds like a special circle of hell. 😕