Car guys?

[levrac68]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Any pics?

Ask, my friend, and you shall receive...

[Apexkingjusto]

Nice! 997?

[levrac68]

Originally Posted by Apexkingjusto

Nice! 997?

Thank you... Yes, it's an '09. I picked it up a few months ago with 5k miles on it.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by levrac68

Ask, my friend, and you shall receive...

Wow, good for you! That is some machine. . I had an '05 Turbo S with my cousin we exported to Switzerland for sale. I went for one brief drive in it. They are a wicked cars!

Do you park in front of bath houses often, lol

I recently got a new car. I was torn between a GranSport, 997, or XK recently and picked an XK Coupe.

[levrac68]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Wow, good for you! That is some machine. . I had an '05 Turbo S with my cousin we exported to Switzerland for sale. I went for one brief drive in it. They are a wicked cars!

Do you park in front of bath houses often, lol

I recently got a new car. I was torn between a GranSport, 997, or XK recently and picked an XK Coupe.

Thanks... Not often enough.

Which GranSport...Chevy? Loving the new XKs.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by levrac68

Thanks... Not often enough.

Which GranSport...Chevy? Loving the new XKs.

Maserati GranSport

[levrac68]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Maserati GranSport

Nice... You know there's a few different GranSports out there. That one is gorgeous.

[Apexkingjusto]

Please tell me you drive the 997 yr round

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by levrac68

Nice... You know there's a few different GranSports out there. That one is gorgeous.

In the end, I was uneasy about Maserati maitainance and being stuck with the dealer for everything. My old Maser I could fix or have fixed easily by any good Italian car place; not so with the post-Ferrari stuff. On top of that, the amount of failures and nickel and dime stuff was just too much to warrant as a daily driver. Even though the engine is Ferrari developed, it sure does not sound very exciting stock. There were few attributes outside of looks or nameplate to win me over.

I'll wait for the Alfa 4C if I go Italian again.

[jluck]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

I'll wait for the Alfa 4C if I go Italian again.

X2 and a 60K price point who wouldn't want one! Sweet a$$ car there!

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by jluck

X2 and a 60K price point who wouldn't want one! Sweet a$$ car there!

I wonder how it really compares to Lotus Elise. Elise is a little too small for me to be a daily driver. Almost zero storage too. I love the Alfa Brera, that's one hot looking car for a regular price. Really love the Renault Clio Turbo, that thing is straight out dope!

[levrac68]

Originally Posted by Apexkingjusto

Please tell me you drive the 997 yr round

Neg... Only the nicer days and never in the snow. Sorry to disappoint.

Mosesbotbol: Can't say there's a better sounding car out there than the Maserati. It really sings with the likes of Ferrari and Lambo. My P car sounds like a box of marbles, but it goes like a raped ape.

[jonumberone]

I am all signed up for the SRT Track experience at Englishtown Raceway.
I figure if I'm going to head out on the track for the first time, might as well do it in one of Chrysler's cars instead of mine.

I'm a little hesitant to get completely into this, as so far it's been just as expensive, if not more expensive than cigars.
Would like to take my car down the strip once, just to see what she posts.
Also would like a tune, but none are available yet.

[levrac68]

Originally Posted by jonumberone

I am all signed up for the SRT Track experience at Englishtown Raceway.
I figure if I'm going to head out on the track for the first time, might as well do it in one of Chrysler's cars instead of mine.

I'm a little hesitant to get completely into this, as so far it's been just as expensive, if not more expensive than cigars.
Would like to take my car down the strip once, just to see what she posts.
Also would like a tune, but none are available yet.

What car do you own that there's no tune for? Now days they can tune a blender 3 days before it is unveiled.

[chachee52]

First Cruise night of the season in Hookset, NH this Saturday. I can't wait!!!!

[jonumberone]

Originally Posted by levrac68

What car do you own that there's no tune for? Now days they can tune a blender 3 days before it is unveiled.

I have a 2012 Challenger SRT.
The PCM in the car is locked with rolling encryption, and has yet to be cracked.

[levrac68]

Originally Posted by jonumberone

I have a 2012 Challenger SRT.
The PCM in the car is locked with rolling encryption, and has yet to be cracked.

WOW... I just finished reading up on it. A lot of MOPAR guys are petitioning it on line. A good friend of mine is a tuner but doesn't touch MOPAR at this time. Guess you might have to swap out the pcm for an older model one if that works.

[mosesbotbol]

Why would they do that? If the ECU could be altered, Mopar could offer add-on performance parts and even supply different mappings for a cost. As long as the program is submitted to Dodge they can OK it for warranty purposes. Bucking the consumer on a halo car like Challenger SRT makes no sense to me.

[jonumberone]

Originally Posted by levrac68

Guess you might have to swap out the pcm for an older model one if that works.

Yeah, not worth it for me right now.
I've read up on it, not just a PCM swap.
Apparently you have to have a custom wiring harness built as well, since the 2010 PCM will not physically fit into the 2011-2012 cars.
Will just keep my fingers crossed.
There are some reports that Mopar will release it's own canned tune.
That honestly would be fine with me.
I just want the engine to wake up a bit.

[jluck]

Originally Posted by levrac68

Ask, my friend, and you shall receive...

That is a gorgeous car my friend!