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But, even the more reasonable asking prices are high.

Textron isn't building any new ones. They're not likely to decline in price very much unless people stop flying. I feel for those of us who'd like to buy an airplane, this market is depressing.

You can buy track day insurance, which I did when I used a rental car. With my GTI, I don't, it's about an $19K car and I can cover that. When I take the Cayman out to the track I will insure it, that's too big of a hit. I did four track night events (They're actually afternoons and evenings)...

Yeah, any vehicle equipped with those giant mud tires is treacherous in snow or ice.

It's not common, but when you get the need for speed and you don't have a suitable car of your own, you do what you have to do. It's much better to have your own car, with upgraded brake pads and fresh brake fluid, but you can make a rental car work if you don't push it too hard. I once got a...

I rented a V6 Camaro from Budget and took it to a track day. The visibility out of it isn't great, but it drives wonderfully, that V6 engine sings at 6500 rpm, and it feels very planted on the track.

So, maybe you should be asking her instead of us.

I have my father's logbooks, they are meaningful to me. I also have some of his auto racing trophies. I also participated in both of those activities. I have two daughters, I sincerely doubt my logbooks would be meaningful to them since they never flew with me.

Provided you don’t want to carry anything.

First question, what is her definition of fun? My eldest was driving a 9 year old Jeep, which had been repeatedly throwing the same check engine light, for an evaporative emissions relay. She doesn’t live with us, and doesn’t seem to want to take it to a local mechanic, instead wanting me to...

Beechcraft Skipper, Piper Tomahawk, Grumman AA5A, or Cherokee 140. 172s are expensive, 150s/152s are small.

At this point, it's a matter of economics. 172s command top dollar.

There are superchargers at the Buc-ees in Sevierville as well. It also is the home of the world's longest car wash, at 255 feet. My daughter and I were returning from Snowshoe, WV, and our car was covered with every road deicing substance known to man. My daughter is a Buc-ee's fan and wanted to...

IMO, it's a convenience store so large that it's inconvenient.

Hmm, Aerovee powered.

That's crazy impressive, but I'm not sure I'm going to be able to sleep tonight.

Wow, a 24 hour outdoor metronome!

That's hilarious, but I'm glad he's not my neighbor.

I think a lot of us who grew up with his music didn't realize how skilled of a guitarist Glen was because what he recorded under his own name didn't require such pyrotechnics. Here's one of his contemporaries playing a bit of flamenco: I grew up thinking he was a comedian who could play the...

That's some damn fine playing, but I'm not sure what the Darth Vader mask is about.