a. It's not comfortable.
b. It can become very hot in the cockpit.
c. Driving it in the rain is not fun.
d. Most of us don't use/have a top or side curtains. It can be a cold ride at a higher temperature than you may imagine.
e. Most are louder than loud. I began using ear plugs last year.
f. The rear end can exchange position with the front end surprisingly fast.
g. If I had to use it as a daily driver, I may opt for a bicycle.
h. You never know what itty bitty thingy will quit working. I never leave home without the cell phone.
i. The Sheriff's HQ is one mile from my house.
j. The State Police barrack is 3 miles from my house.
k. The town police office is one mile from my house.
l. Often I want to bottom out the accelerator pedal, but i., j. and k. can be a pain in the a**.
m. I've learned a lot about this car in these past years, but I probably still have a long way to go. This website is a good resource.
patrickt can pretty much fill in any blank spaces that come up!
n. It can be real expensive when it breaks. After running it quite hard at Mid-Ohio road race course a few years back, the intake valve dropped against the piston in #2 cylinder because the valve springs fatigued. That was a bigger than big dent in the checkbook.
The positives
I've owned this car since 1994. I still get cold chills on my neck when I first start it.
My wife has always liked the car. She enjoys WOT, as long as I let her know its about to happen.
Sometimes I notice I'm not breathing correctly because it still intimidates me.
There are very few positive things to say about growing older. One of them is that this car seems to develop more hosepower every year. (actually my reflexes are slowing down!)
It's a blast to drive.
It's one heck of a "hey look at me" car.
I still enjoy tinkering with this car in the garage. It can be a therapy session and a period of solitude wrapped up in a day.
And it's a freakin' fast machine to drive!
My daily driver is a Toyota Yaris with 106 horsepower.
David