LOL! Do they make a track version?!
LOL! Do they make a track version?!
We do get quite a bit of snow, but I don't care. BRZ is RWD too (thought it does have a mechanical LSD). I've driven the Miata.. awesomely fun! BUT.. you need to take the BRZ for a spin.. very similar, but tighter with angrier motor (at high RPM). :thumbup:
Enlighten an ignorant American; does it actually rain HARD where you are in the UK? Or is it mostly drizzle?
Come to think of it I don't know how it rains in Jersey either, but I wonder if we're talking apples and oranges here.
BRZ solution! This one's only at 7PSI and none of that silly Turbo Lag! Twin screw supercharger! :thumbup:
Both are alot of fun, I daily drive a second gen Miata, and my best friend (the one doing my huge trip with me) daily drives an FR-S (Scion badged BRZ). I have driven both alot, and enjoy both immensely. You really could not go wrong with either, for basically the same reasons, but the deciding factor for me was the convertible top. I have a hard top for it that I put on during the winter, but during the spring/summer/fall it is so nice to put the top down with all the wind. You have alot of the same being a part of the place you drive through feeling that you get on a motorcycle. Its the closest thing you can have to a motorcycle on four wheels.
Yeah would love that! However, BRZ does come with a bit more practicality. Rear seat folds flat, which actually makes for a huge trunk!
True, this was viewed in the context of my wife's car. She drives a 2012 Honda Fit (Jazz for you Europeans, and its a hatchback for those non car people). So its pretty rare that I need more storage space and can't find a way to use her car for at least a little while.
You mentioned that you are married also, so consider it in light of occasionally swapping cars if you need to move significant cargo.
My beloved Protege5 blew up, a bit over a month ago. Since then, I've been using my bike for everything.. every day commuting, running errands, going to the gym, joy riding..
Most of the time it's great, but there are days I wish I still had a car.
This morning for example: I've got a cold, rain is coming down hard, but I have to ride to work.. I know full well I'll be soaked by the time I get there (rain gear will keep me warm, but it cannot keep me dry in 1 hour of pouring rain). Adding insult to injury.. there's heavy traffic on the way in and having just gotten back from Europe, I'm extra ticked off about not being able to legally and safely lane-split.
(/rant)
I'll pick up another car, eventually. I've test-driven loads of cars and the only one I actually love is the BRZ, but it's somewhat pricey and has several known issues (albeit minor).
[MENTION=83]VEGASRIDER[/MENTION], props to you for staying on 2 wheels, 365.. it's definitely not for everyone.
sorry about your car. and 365 is not for everyone, agreed. some are more hearty then others so far as weather and what not, and for some a bike holds no real advantage over a car for commuting so why ride everyday. even i must say if i rode wide open highway with no traffic to consider most days and / or its freezing cold, raining, 110F, snowing and whatever the hell else....even if i love to ride i'd ride some days, some days not, and find free days with good weather i could. i'd have a "riding season," i suppose. but a car would be a nice option to have on a daily
but i live in sunny SoCal, lane split to my hearts desire, and arrive early to everywhere. its nice not being part of the conversation when folks are talking TRAFFIC. i never notice traffic except to pass it by
hope you find a car you like. lord knows cars are lost on me, now :thumbdown:
Yeah.. definitely have that option. Wife drives a Tucson (little SUV), so there's always that.
Down in Vegas they call them flash floods. Ridden through one all the way home in first gear. I needed the torque to get me through the raging waters. My bike was more of a jet ski than a bike. The splash from the oncoming vehicle was inevitable, it was like getting hit by a gigantic wave on the beach, you're blinded for a good 2-3 seconds.