It's hard to believe the STI has been part of the stable for a year already. It's been a pleasure to live with on a daily basis and is an ideal Colorado car. The only modification made has been a set of Michelin snow tires, which transformed it from a bank vault on skis to a winter hooligan. Snow tires + disabled traction control = fun. It hasn't seen any HPDE or track days, but that may change when the summer tires are re-installed. Mostly, it's been used as my bike hauler and all-weather sports car. Overall, I'm happy with the purchase. If I had to pick a vehicle out of the current stable as my only ride, this would be it.
Preface " You're an idiot ", declares my lovely bride. More of our conversations begin this way than I'd like to admit, but I was a bit surprised by her reaction. While preparing one of our traditional Friday night pizzas, I brought up the topic of buying a NSX. Katherine is used my my automotive indiscretions and usually lets slide my four wheeled pontificating. This time, however, she iterated the many reasons why buying an NSX is stupid - it's expensive, it can only be driven half the year where we live, it will take garage space that we can't afford to give up, etc, etc. Being a couple beers into the evening, I took my tongue lashing in stride. If anything, it strengthened my resolve. This was a car that I've wanted since they were released in 1991 and I wasn't going to let a little thing like practicality influence my decision. Fast forward a couple months after our kitchen conversation and I'd found a car on NSX Prime. It was
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