Ralphie made me do it. Ater spending 8 Friday evenings in Mammoth Lakes California this last ski season, after skiing and hanging out with Ralphie at the Auld Dubliner and the Side Door, he would beat on me constantly to exercise my FGT. Weather, hassles of getting it on the street, lack of free Saturdays ect, just kept me procrastinating the fateful day until today.
Well I finally drove my tungsten today I think the 2nd time in a year. Put 60 miles on it. It is killing me, but I increased the speedometer reading 60 whole miles! :ack
Difficulty for me getting my car on the street involves moving 3 cars, putting down the tile protection cover on the garage floor, placing the trailer ramps on the street bridging the gutter depression exactly 63" apart at the centers. Backing up the front and the back of the trailer ramps with 2x4 wood blocks so the GT won't scrape the front or rear diffuser. I also have to park my Yukon XL directly on the other side of the street fromt he driveway the night before so some jerk doesn't block my exit or entrance to the driveway the following morning.
Drove it up the Pacific Coast Hightway past Malibu to the Ventura County Line. Stopped at Neptune's Net Harley Davidson hangout. Parked in the security guard's parking spot.
He put his car behind mine so no one would even come close to it while I was at the restaurant. Asked me if he could take the car back to Africa when I was done with it, yeah right :frown
Received no less than 30 thumbs up driving up and down the PCH. Even got one from a CHiP motorcycle patrolman.
Had not driven it for a long time due to the hassle of getting in and out of my garage and on the street, and my weekly travel. I was as amazed today as I was the first day I drove it. However, did not smoke the clutch going back up my driveway today like I did day 1 of ownership.
The car just is incredible, and everyone knows it on the road! You may have $20.00 in your pocket, but driving this superb machine you feel like a millionaire :biggrin
PS I have to replace the trailer ramps in the exact same position and mobilize the FGT to be 90 degrees to the road and directly facing the driveway to go back up the ramps without scraping the front or rear diffusers! Kills Me. You guys with flat driveway street access entrances are lucky.
Well I finally drove my tungsten today I think the 2nd time in a year. Put 60 miles on it. It is killing me, but I increased the speedometer reading 60 whole miles! :ack
Difficulty for me getting my car on the street involves moving 3 cars, putting down the tile protection cover on the garage floor, placing the trailer ramps on the street bridging the gutter depression exactly 63" apart at the centers. Backing up the front and the back of the trailer ramps with 2x4 wood blocks so the GT won't scrape the front or rear diffuser. I also have to park my Yukon XL directly on the other side of the street fromt he driveway the night before so some jerk doesn't block my exit or entrance to the driveway the following morning.
Drove it up the Pacific Coast Hightway past Malibu to the Ventura County Line. Stopped at Neptune's Net Harley Davidson hangout. Parked in the security guard's parking spot.
He put his car behind mine so no one would even come close to it while I was at the restaurant. Asked me if he could take the car back to Africa when I was done with it, yeah right :frown
Received no less than 30 thumbs up driving up and down the PCH. Even got one from a CHiP motorcycle patrolman.
Had not driven it for a long time due to the hassle of getting in and out of my garage and on the street, and my weekly travel. I was as amazed today as I was the first day I drove it. However, did not smoke the clutch going back up my driveway today like I did day 1 of ownership.
The car just is incredible, and everyone knows it on the road! You may have $20.00 in your pocket, but driving this superb machine you feel like a millionaire :biggrin
PS I have to replace the trailer ramps in the exact same position and mobilize the FGT to be 90 degrees to the road and directly facing the driveway to go back up the ramps without scraping the front or rear diffusers! Kills Me. You guys with flat driveway street access entrances are lucky.
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