Love Audio Love Cars

Hi Guys.
I've had both clasic cars and audio gear.
I love the gear and the music. I have a modest tube system and enjoy the tweaking and DIY part also.
Clasic cars are also a passion of mine.
My current vehicle is a Black 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe.
427 Big Block, 4 Speed trans. and side exhaust.
It has a working AM/FM radio but I never turn it on, the rumble of the exhaust is music to the ears.
Easier to work on than the newer cars and classic car insurance is super cheap.
Several of my friends have classic (muscle) cars so we get together and go to cruise nites and local shows.
I love the BMW's and some day will own an M series.
Cars and audio. 2 great things to enjoy.
How can ya hate it.
Rick.

Odd how many of us like cars and high end systems, maybe we just appreciate high perfomance stuff? The two hobbies are similar in that you need to keep things in perspective or you can go WAY overboard for that last inch of perfection. Slippery slope for both pass times. I've owned various BMW and Audis, fun cars but the care and feeding of fine German engineered automobiles can be a bit overwhelming.

My winter car is a stock 2001 Acura 3.2 Type S (yeah, including the Bose system but I just can't bring myself to carve up the dash switching out the 6-disc head unit). Fun car: 265 HP, 17" rims, tiptronic tranny if you want to shift gears (or leave it in automatic), great handling, and totally reliable. No regrets, a real nice ride.

My summer car is a 1989 Toyota Supra Turbo, never winter driven and for the most part all original. Cosmetic changes were the mags (Momo's), window tinting, and of course the stereo. Dual MTX subwoofers, dual Pioneer amps, 12-CD changer, Pioneer head unit, stock speakers swapped out for Infinity's, and 1" dome tweets thrown in for good measure. The Type III Supras are gorgeous looking cars and one helluva lot of fun to drive!

Rhljazz, so you own the very first 3.2 litre E36. Mine is the very last. It's Titanium Silver. Where are you located? I could use a good shop, hopefully you're close to me in Los Angeles, CA. :-)

Plato, I had a red GSR and it got stolen three days beofre my lease was up and two days before Thanksgiving '99. It was recovered on Christmas Eve a month later completely stripped. Whoever chopped it did a very neat job, but then again they had plenty of time and privacy. I did remove the carbon fiber shift knob and give it to my girlfriend at the time before it got snatched.

Ramond, nice ride! Does your Vette have one of them old Muncie shifters? Rock Crushers? I agree. With your car who needs a car stereo, the engine and exhaust are the music! Or maybe in your case closer to 7.1 earthquake surround!

UncleJeff, that is an amazing trek you accomplished!

the two just seem to go together somehow. to fight the itch i've tried to buy modern classics that are too good in my eyes & pocketbook to sell. Bimmer: '88 535is white on red leather. Beemer : '95 R100RT Classic Edition

now if i could just get settled on the audio end.....

Dma, that NSX is an awesome car. I really want one, but can't afford it! I was passed by one on the highway once and it looked like some hi-tech dream from outer space. I love that car.

Gunbei, that stinks about your GSR being stolen during the holiday season. Now that you mentioned it, I hope I get my carbon-fiber shift knob back when I pick up my car from the body shop later today. That would be nice. :)