Houston Chat Thread

[Unexpectedfar]

Anybody know where I can sell an old beat up car. Still runs but the speedometer doesn't work anymore. 1993 corolla with 220,000+ miles.

Not looking for a high amount but any $$$ amount will do. Just want to get it out of the house.

[guru]

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[ZeeRedZ]

Originally Posted by Unexpectedfar

Anybody know where I can sell an old beat up car. Still runs but the speedometer doesn't work anymore. 1993 corolla with 220,000+ miles.

Not looking for a high amount but any $$$ amount will do. Just want to get it out of the house.

You could donate it to a worthy charity and get a tax break.

[Unexpectedfar]

Originally Posted by ZeeRedZ

You could donate it to a worthy charity and get a tax break.

I was thinking about doing that but need to get rid of the car ASAP I dont know how long until donation people can pick it up.

Also thinking about the junkyard route.

[wstar]

Yeah CL isn't bad. I just picked up a used F-150 from a craigslist ad the other day. It's to be my future Z tow vehicle, but even for now it's nice to have something you can haul big parts and wheels/tires around town in.

[wstar]

Jeez you guys are gonna need your own Coffee & Z's event at the rate that lineup is growing

[virtuosoondis]

Damm alot of new faces at cars and coffee.had fun

[Dallaz]

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[DEpointfive0]

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[tonythetiger]

any track events going on in the next couple of weeks??

[guru]

Originally Posted by tonythetiger

any track events going on in the next couple of weeks??

theres a pdx at msr on the 22nd. its 3 sessions and a classroom session in the morning for $80. then the next 2 days are club trials ($100 a day) which is entry level time trials. no experience needed for the pdx but they would like some experience for the club trials.
SCCA Performance Driving Experience
a handful of people from houston z's are doing the pdx and then a couple of us are doing the club trials.

[wstar]

Grandsport Speedway (way down south of Houston) has an HPDE coming up on Feb 10th: Grandsport Speedway, which is this coming Sunday . Keep an eye on this page for TDE events (which are awesome, btw), but they sell out really fast once registration opens for each one: https://www.thedriversedge.net/02_tracks.htm (they open 2 months before the date).

[Unexpectedfar]

Anybody going to the Rodeo?

[rockyraccoon]

Hey guys, just wanted some input from fellow houstonians.
I have a 2010 wrx and have been wanting to trade it in or a 370z since about midway last year. I've test driven it twice already, and so far I have tossed a few other cars in my mind that I want, but I keep coming back to the Z.

I commute about 2-3 times a week from Katy to UH main campus, I work only 2 miles from my house in Cinco Ranch 5 days a week. This makes commuting not really an issue, but how practical and how much of a hassle is it to really own a Z in houston? Any current Z owners recommend a different car, or a variant of the Z? (base, sport, touring, nismo, etc...)

Any input is appreciated, thanks.

[theDreamer]

The options come down to what luxury you want.
Base v Touring is all luxury, leather seats, better stereo, bluetooth, heated seats, touring gives you the option to buy nav
Sport can be added to either base or touring and is bigger wheels (19"), bigger brakes, LSD, and syncro rev match (great feature)
Nismo is basically a base+Sport but with better suspension, aero, nismo braces and badges

I DD about 20 miles to work everyday and twice a week from Tomball to UH main campus and enjoy it everyday. I can go shopping for most of my needs with the Z. Other options are the G37 (Z with a back seat), Mustang 5.0, Camaro SS.