Oh, I see. That's not bad. Where the hell does everybody with a car gather down here? I mean it might just be the people I hang around with, but there doesn't quite seem to be a big car scene here. I never see advertisements for any shows and the like. I find it all very odd. It's very rare to see modified cars, as well.
I used to see a few in Columbia, and it's been a while since I've lived and worked out there but people used to meet up at Sonic on Harbison on weekend nights..
I see way more modded cars and groups and whatnot up here in Greenville though.
I'd be up for organizing a meet eventually. The last forum I was involved with did one annually, J-Body.org (yes... I did and still have a Cavalier... nobody's perfect), that was fairly organized and a ton of fun. There's nothing like getting a group of people together for some drags, autocross, etc. Oh, and the drive there tends to be a blast, too.
Side Note: I am waiting for an R Spec as well. I've driven the 2.0 Auto and it's nice, but I'd prefer the lower curb weight and lack of a sunroof myself. I wish they'd come out with them sooner!!
I took a "quick" ride down to Columbia the other day just to put some more miles on the car before the 1st oil change and to do some speed/tire testing... funny part was when I was getting back on I-26 after a quick stop... coming off a bridge on-ramp, I didn't see any cars in the side mirror... so I quickly get it up to 75 MPH as I merge onto the interstate.
Not more then a blink of an eye after I get on... there's a State trooper right next to me in the left lane giving me the "evil eye". :shake:
Since the sniffing dog didn't alert on him, I wasn't to worried (not like earlier when I was doing 50 MPH OTL).
He was probably averaging 85 MPH as he pulled away from me. After giving myself a safe following distance, I followed him for about 50 miles before reaching my exit.
This Sunday a trip down to Miami and then up to Atlanta before heading home. I'm curious to see what the average MPH and MPG will be.
Travel much Van? What kind of detector do you have? I've been pulled once down here and I was lucky enough to get out of it. Sounds like you do a lot of driving to say the least. Do you do a lot of weekend trips or driving for the sake of driving?
Where are the tracks down here? I've met the local SCCA people, but they seem intent on Auto Cross. Beaver Run PA (near where I'm from) had a lot of drifting events. It'd be great to get that started down here, but there's so much support and promotion required for that type of event. Also, it was a monthly event! Does that exist down here? I only seem to hear of drag strips.
Hey! I'm in Charlotte too, black base v6! Only other coupe I've seen so far is a red one around the Matthews area. I know the dealerships around here have sold several...where is everyone hiding?
wait theres another red one around here? Boo! I thought i was the only Red track edition! LOL I know the dealer on south blvd has sold a coule 3.8's and one Blue 2.0 auto. They all belong to chicks tho. The only other guy ive seen with one is the 3.8Track in Yellow.
I got mine at Keith Hawthorne Hyundai on south blvd. They actually have two there now and both are white. You can ask for Napoleon big black dude who is mad funny!
Tell him Duong with the RED Gen Coupe Sent you!
I know all the dealerships around here have sold several of their stock, I got mine from Keffer on 74, they are a volume dealership so there is a better chance of getting a good price then some of the gross dealerships. Also heads up if your looking for a track, Keffer will be getting 2 in the next month or so, one is yellow(!)
Gentlemen and Ladies...Good Evening. Just a new guy wanting to say "Hello". I'm in Fayetteville, NC and hope to post some pics of my newly acquired vehicle. After all, without hard evidence...all claims are meaningless.
Thanks for the info bman and evil. hoping to get one soon, my car is about to fall apart. I'll check out both those places. Thanks again and soon you'll be seeing me driving it.
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