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Back in the mid-1990s my wife and I were on a 3 week vacation in Turkey where we did lots of driving, including at times picking up hitchhikes, such as this wild Aussi couple we ended up hanging with for a few days. We were crossing a pretty remote stretch South to North - heading back to...

Have you seen this Vai documentary yet?

Yeah it didn't take long....but when he was playing Flexible in Hollywood (mid-80s) I'm not sure he had joined Alcatrazz just yet. I don't know for certain though. He was playing very small clubs and many at the shows were Zappa heads I knew and traded tapes with. He's certainly s guitar god...

No doubt. My one and only time (in the mid 1980s) I was a passenger on a work trip driving through and the driver who fit in more and was familiar with the place had me get down low in my seat so I couldn't be seen....LOL.

I've only driven it once in deep snow. Last April we were visiting friends in Vermont for the solar eclipse and after delaying a day due to 18 inches of snowfall arrived at the foot of their 1/2 mile semi-plowed mountain top snow & mud driveway. We were riding on Alpine snows and I think I put...

Supposedly the rotors aren't drilled on the BWs as Caddy was getting noise complaints on some prior cars and felt the typical Caddy buyer wants a calm noise free driving experience. Its amazing how good the brakes are considering - kudos to the engineers. Its possible the 5 BW I came across a...

Yes exactly that. I hand delivered several cases of them to folks i knew on the east coast when i lived in LA and got them directly from his manager. I never thought to get them signed by Steve - though had plenty of chances. I still have a few copies of my own of course as well as live tapes I...

I still don't understand it as well as I should. PTM snow/ice seems to turn traction off a bit....I'm very confused....even after Spring Mountain...OK I'm old and a bit senile what can I say....but yeah driving fast and furious is still no problem...

Awesome. My father-in-law (recently deceased) flew F-4s in Vietnam back in the mid-late 1960s. Back in the late 90s early 2000s I drove in (and won) a street race called the meatball (loosely patterned after the Cannonball). The race was originally conceived in the 1980s by navy pilots & radar...

Cool...so whats NF on the tail of that fighter jet? I assume its a jet....did you fly in the Air Force? (I used to work with a lot of those guys as well). Also don't forget to give us some car impression as you drive and experience it more...

I cant stand Ratti and can't bring myself to watch any more of his reviews. The C & D review was great and spot on. It describes all the reasons I chose the Caddy. MT being a huge factor as well. I possibly would be driving the Alpha if it had MT....the engine is sweet and it looks great. I've...

Apologies, but I do have an amusing little tale concerning my first experience in Anacostia (think Camden for those of you who don't know DC). I was driving (so it is at least somewhat car related). It was 1980 and I was 19 trying to take a new way home out of DC where I worked back to Maryland...

Look don't be so judgemental. Many would refer to me as a liberal and I'm a pretty nice guy, pay plenty of taxes, own (long) guns, and have many views on things you might find surprising (and even agree with). I have often called myself a bleeding heart libertarian...and I don't consider that to...

Congrats! We will want to hear more WRT impressions of and experiences with the car considering all the nice and diverse vehicles you have owned and driven. Does jcs refer to Joint Chiefs of Staff or something else? Curious since I worked for them for many years...

Saw my first BW - other then mine - out in the wild today - a MT 5V silver color with bronze wheels & all the carbon fiber bits - looked real sweet - great color combo. I caught up with him (with some effort) and we pulled up next to each other at a light and spoke a bit. Got to say I beat him...

Good call - congrats!

I don't own a handgun and even if I did I wouldn't likely keep it in the car (for fear of using it when probably I shouldn't). However several years ago I pursued some neighbor teenage kids with a sword in hand (they through a rock through a window of our house). My wife called 911...and when...

Back in the very late 80s I made a deal with Lindsay Toyota for a supercharged MR2. I had bargained hard and made a great deal....waited and waited....tracked cars coming in from Japan and urged them to get/trade for those cars etc....nothing. Never got the car. Later, after I got the car from...

You would think after years of participating in a VW forum I would know all about bagging....lol. I was never a stance guy myself but appreciate from afar. Back in the 80s in LA I had a car I didn't even wash for 5 years. I did keep the windows clear though. It wasn't uncommon for people to...

Congrats! I have so many questions I don't even know where to begin... I assume, being bagged it lifts up a bit when moving...