2024 plac thread !

Melon2.0 · Sat May 25, 2024 10:47 pm

Add me to the list!

Paperwork is complete, I own a CT4 V Blackwing.

wap · Sat May 25, 2024 10:52 pm

Melon2.0 wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 10:47 pm Add me to the list!

Paperwork is complete, I own a CT4 V Blackwing.

Congrats,

!!

coogles · Sun May 26, 2024 8:25 am

Melon2.0 wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 10:47 pm Add me to the list!

Paperwork is complete, I own a CT4 V Blackwing.

max225 · Sun May 26, 2024 12:25 pm

Melon2.0 wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 10:47 pm Add me to the list!

Paperwork is complete, I own a CT4 V Blackwing.

Sweeet ! Done

max225 · Sun May 26, 2024 12:59 pm

We’re one again reflective of the overall car market … slowest year that I can recall for the many reasons we know.
(Resale down)
(Interest rates sky high)

Melon2.0 · Wed May 29, 2024 5:28 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2024 12:25 pm
Melon2.0 wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 10:47 pm Add me to the list!

Paperwork is complete, I own a CT4 V Blackwing.
Sweeet ! Done

Thank you sir.

fledonfoot · Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:18 am

Does buying out a lease count?

Bought out the JLUR.

Also bought a 2023 Miata Club, should be here next Wednesday.

D Griff · Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:22 am

fledonfoot wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:18 am Does buying out a lease count?

Bought out the JLUR.

Also bought a 2023 Miata Club, should be here next Wednesday.

In4deetz on the Miata (and pics).

D Griff · Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:23 am

Although, Miata counts, Jeep does not. You already had it.

Any updates with the Jeep? Ours has been completely trouble free and really a pretty great vehicle for 51K miles, although I still find driving it on the freeway kind of sucks.

golftdibrad1 · Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:35 am

fledonfoot wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:18 am Also bought a 2023 Miata Club, should be here next Wednesday.

DEETS MAN, I NEED THE DEETS. I too am drooling over ND's at the present.

coogles · Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:36 am

fledonfoot wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:18 am Does buying out a lease count?

Bought out the JLUR.

Also bought a 2023 Miata Club, should be here next Wednesday.

In4GR86comparison

D Griff · Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:37 am

coogles wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:36 am
fledonfoot wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:18 am Does buying out a lease count?

Bought out the JLUR.

Also bought a 2023 Miata Club, should be here next Wednesday.

In4GR86comparison

I have quite a bit of seat time in the ND Miata platform too if there are questions.

In short, the Miata is more fun, the 86 is a better daily and better track car.

max225 · Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:49 am

fledonfoot wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:18 am Does buying out a lease count?

Bought out the JLUR.

Also bought a 2023 Miata Club, should be here next Wednesday.

No, but the Miata Chub counts

fledonfoot · Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:53 am

Jeep's been stupidly reliable. 20k miles on it. Rear shocks are a little leaky, that's the only issue I've had and is an easy fix. It's the 2.0 Turbo 4, and although the engine sounds like crap, it's perfectly fine for the wife to drive around town and down the shore. We take it to the bike park and it does 18MPG at 75mph with two bikes on the hitch. Thought about replacing it with the 2024 4xE refresh, but the buyout was $33k and we couldn't get it again in Chief if we wanted to.

fledonfoot · Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:01 am

Got the itch for something I haven't done before and enjoy driving the Jeep with the roof down. Quickly landed on an ND. More quickly landed on an ND2 for the telescopic steering column, and the bonus of higher redline and more power. The Club obviously for the suspension and diff.

Clubs have been moving very quickly, and are priced on the higher end of the market. Missed a couple of cars when I was in Iceland last week, and on Monday missed out on a 2019 soul red/tan leather car for $26.

A 2023 1 owner, clean fax 9k mile Club in Zircon Sand showed up on Carmax this morning in Oklahoma for $30k plus $1k to ship. It's on the higher end of what I wanted to spend, but fuck it - it's the right car.

MrH42 · Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:07 am

Nice! Good call on the soft top over the RF.

I always second guess the BRZ purchase and wonder if I should have bought an ND instead. It's definitely more fun. Looks like seat rails that lower it an inch or two are starting to pop up now too.

fledonfoot · Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:24 am

I loved both my GR86 and the FR-S. It's a shame the 86's like to blow up on the track. Reality is, I don't have a ton of spare time for track days anymore, so I'll just hoon this around on the weekends. Haven't had a convertible, so it's something different to play with.

golftdibrad1 · Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:32 am

fledonfoot wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:01 am Got the itch for something I haven't done before and enjoy driving the Jeep with the roof down. Quickly landed on an ND. More quickly landed on an ND2 for the telescopic steering column, and the bonus of higher redline and more power. The Club obviously for the suspension and diff.

Clubs have been moving very quickly, and are priced on the higher end of the market. Missed a couple of cars when I was in Iceland last week, and on Monday missed out on a 2019 soul red/tan leather car for $26.

A 2023 1 owner, clean fax 9k mile Club in Zircon Sand showed up on Carmax this morning in Oklahoma for $30k plus $1k to ship. It's on the higher end of what I wanted to spend, but fuck it - it's the right car.

NICEEEEEEEEE.

yea clubs move quick im seeing.

I am going to get an ND2 RF in red with manual with at least grand touring trim so i get the LSD. I'll wiggle on the color (not black tho) if i can get a club with the bbs/recarros.

coogles · Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:34 am

I suppose that's what I would expect, and really already know. The 86 is better at the things I will never use it for. :derp:

I definitely bought the wrong car. Either a S2000 or Miata for the experience, or an actual sports sedan that could comfortably fit a couple kids would have been a better choice. I'd enjoy the former more, I'd get more use out of the latter.

As it is, I've driven the 86 about 200 miles in 2024.

fledonfoot · Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:40 am

golftdibrad1 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:32 am
fledonfoot wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:01 am Got the itch for something I haven't done before and enjoy driving the Jeep with the roof down. Quickly landed on an ND. More quickly landed on an ND2 for the telescopic steering column, and the bonus of higher redline and more power. The Club obviously for the suspension and diff.

Clubs have been moving very quickly, and are priced on the higher end of the market. Missed a couple of cars when I was in Iceland last week, and on Monday missed out on a 2019 soul red/tan leather car for $26.

A 2023 1 owner, clean fax 9k mile Club in Zircon Sand showed up on Carmax this morning in Oklahoma for $30k plus $1k to ship. It's on the higher end of what I wanted to spend, but fuck it - it's the right car.

NICEEEEEEEEE.

yea clubs move quick im seeing.

I am going to get an ND2 RF in red with manual with at least grand touring trim so i get the LSD. I'll wiggle on the color (not black tho) if i can get a club with the bbs/recarros.

This car is local to me and clean.

https://www.autolenders.com/used-car-in ... F-N0504968

They had a twin of it as a regular drop top but it sold within a day.

golftdibrad1 · Tue Jun 04, 2024 12:04 pm

fledonfoot wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:40 am
golftdibrad1 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:32 am

NICEEEEEEEEE.

yea clubs move quick im seeing.

I am going to get an ND2 RF in red with manual with at least grand touring trim so i get the LSD. I'll wiggle on the color (not black tho) if i can get a club with the bbs/recarros.
This car is local to me and clean.

https://www.autolenders.com/used-car-in ... F-N0504968

They had a twin of it as a regular drop top but it sold within a day.

Oh nice! thanks for the tip. Gotta sell orange car first tho.

And while that car is probably worth the ask considering the miles..... I'm trying to stay at / around 30k or less. If I decide to spend 36k I might as well decide to spend 42 and just get an ND3 minty new.

Honestly, I'm kinda like you and dont really track / race anymore so this will be a mountain car I also just drive more. A used GT with the LSD (expensive and $$ to install later) will be just fine for me. Better brakes down the line if I need them aint hard and are a 1K question. https://www.good-win-racing.com/mazda/m ... -1966.html Same deal with suspension.

max225 · Tue Jun 04, 2024 12:07 pm

Good to see that Miata is back to being the answer to the question for most

fledonfoot · Tue Jun 04, 2024 12:18 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 12:07 pm Good to see that Miata is back to being the answer to the question for most

I'll trade it for a GTI when the Prius lease is up, don't worry.

golftdibrad1 · Tue Jun 04, 2024 12:19 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 12:07 pm Good to see that Miata is back to being the answer to the question for most

Johnny_P · Tue Jun 04, 2024 1:42 pm

fledonfoot wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:01 am Got the itch for something I haven't done before and enjoy driving the Jeep with the roof down. Quickly landed on an ND. More quickly landed on an ND2 for the telescopic steering column, and the bonus of higher redline and more power. The Club obviously for the suspension and diff.

Clubs have been moving very quickly, and are priced on the higher end of the market. Missed a couple of cars when I was in Iceland last week, and on Monday missed out on a 2019 soul red/tan leather car for $26.

A 2023 1 owner, clean fax 9k mile Club in Zircon Sand showed up on Carmax this morning in Oklahoma for $30k plus $1k to ship. It's on the higher end of what I wanted to spend, but fuck it - it's the right car.

Very cool. I love the color too. I’d likely go for the hardtop for security reasons though.