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HarryChisholm
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thank you to everyone for replying - im more confused now than i was this morning !!!! i think the consensus is this : get in the car, shutup and
drive !
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gibson
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| Quote: | Originally posted by HarryChisholm
thank you to everyone for replying - im more confused now than i was this morning !!!! i think the consensus is this : get in the car, shutup and
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get in A car (or pickup), just leave the porsche (and all the replacement air filters) at home. enjoy
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Martyman
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Aren't most of the speed bumps removed and replaced with the Botz dots masses?
My friend got some air off a speed bump in El Rosario a couple years ago but they were all removed by last November.
Take the porsche.
There seems to be a lot of wimps on-line these days who wouldn't do anything slightly unusual.
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oldjack
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after considering the risks of being an obvously RICH GUY and a target.... think about how many speed bumps you have to avoid in your hometown area...
anyone who has driven MX 1 will tell you that the height of the topes varies considerably... don't assume you will clear them all at the same
angle... if you get to Los Barriles without loosing your muffler I'll provide you with some Pacifico just to see the car....
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djh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oldjack
after considering the risks of being an obvously RICH GUY and a target.... |
Easy there, Jack. That's an assumption....
In spite of the name "Porsche" this is a very old car, and a simple 912 (a 4 cylinder, much like an early air cooled VW....).
And there are a few of us who own an old Porsche because of our ability to wrench a ton of sweat-equity into an old car that someone else gave up
on...
I paid less for my 68 911 than ANYone else (in my work office parking lot) paid for their daily driver :-).... (ie. I ran up against the same cliche'
assumption)
Its all just stuff and some numbers.
A day spent sailing isn\'t deducted from one\'s life.
Peace, Love, and Music
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by djh
Easy there, Jack. That's an assumption....
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I assume that a careless disregard for a presumably delicate vehicle has lead us to assume a relatively high value for said vehicle. Had it been a
turdmobile, the shocked responses to foolish waste would have been, assumably, nonexistant.
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HarryChisholm
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hahaha...is it my imagination or have the answers to my original question got a bit lost in the mix !!
the famous german turdmobile cost me $6000 and is my constant companion..it's as good as gold, never misses a beat and can look rough or perfect
depending on whether its clean or not (its cream). based on what ive heard, i wont be cleaning it in the foreseeable future then.
as for 'my careless disregard' for it, not sure what to make of that..those roads must be UNBELIEVABLE !
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mulegemichael
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there are still LOTS of topes on hwy 1, both painted and unpainted...just drove the length of it a couple weeks ago, and like most trips north or
south, didn't notice one or two of them and launched myself skyward...
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oldjack
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If you insist on being a low-key "Porche" owner/driver watch out for "things" on the road.... not being the rich person I thought you might be...
the expense of hitting something will be an unpleasant experience... topes are just one of many challenges of driving HWY1... I have driven the entire
HWY many,many,many, many(and more) times and to this day I am lulled into a dream state just looking at the ever changing desert and anticipating the
next sighting of the sea as I crest another hill going too fast... then BUMP some obstacle is right where I wasn't looking....
I think it will be real interesting for you... sitting so low to the ground as those big trucks go by( in either direction)... BE CAREFUL some of thos
drivers tend to be "playful"
btw if you are still welcome to the Pacificos...
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vandenberg
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Harry,
Don't let those guys scare you.
I'm leaving Loreto tomorrow, on my way to California. Drive a Toyota Corolla, a car with as low a clearance as any. If it has any kind of load, it
bottoms out, no matter how careful. Due diligence is definitely required, but easily doable in any kind of vehicle. Far cry from 20 to 30 years ago,
when traveling HGW I was a true challenge. I'd say, go for it. You will have no regrets. A good co-pilot is definitely a plus.
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