I'm finding this to not be the case...Turbo Lou chewed my ass for thinking I could daily drive mine :biggrin:
MeanChicken's car is just a freak of nature, don't be fooled...these cars are finicky biotches! Either that, or you start to get paranoid about rain, vandalism, rogue shopping carts, getting in a wreck or getting it stolen...its like a disease, you'll see
Papa Lou says I have God on my side.
But honestly....as long as they are buit with good reliable parts, maintained and a person does not try to push their build beyond it's intended use....they stay together reasonably well.
Mine has not been problem free...I've done some of the usual stuff like head gaskets (I did something stupid
); fuel pump twice; had my Cam Sensor break twice in 7 days (those little tabs on the reluctor ring are a design joke); stock turbo died; had to swap cracked headers out twice and am about to do it again; and more recently my PowerMaster
grabbed all my slush fund $.
...but in terms of the build Lou did on the Engine and the transmission he hooked me up with...they've been pretty much bullet proof considering the way I lean on the peddle all the time, and I've followed every bit of advice Lou gives me to keep it that way. The ol' wise man has been around the block and back on these things several times....he knows his stuff.
Also have had some great support from others on this board (can't say enough about that) and Spoolfool2 has been a great friend to have....he's taught me a lot about safely tuning one of these things using DirectScan data.
I drive it daily, pretty much every where and in all weather....the only time I don't drive it is if I'm doing something after work and would have to leave it unattended for too long in an unfamiliar place or in a known high risk area.
At work, all the security guys know it's mine and they keep an eye and the for me, and I park it where the camera's are watching.....but I can see it from my window too...
Probably once I invest in a good paint job, I'll be more careful about where I take it and park it...but....I like the freedom I have right now.
I keep an eye out for folks who are tailing me and will drive in random patterns if I think I am being tailed (believe it or not...I've worn some tails out doing this on more than one occasion)...it's pretty easy to tell if you are and I'm definitley above average in terms of sensory awareness thanks to my military back ground.
All the cops I know tell me I should be a cop or agency man
I keep it garaged when at home.
It's insured....if it ever gets stolen....I'll take the $ and buy another one, but I sure would be sad to lose this one...it's like a loyal dog to me.
