Alright, the answear is negative... I also looked other possible numbers and no one matches, unfortunately...but as I expected lol
...Had to use my cellphone as illuminator

 

haha oh well. it was worth a shot. Thanks.

 

No number yet, but I have a PB SE.

 

Somewhat off topic, but how do you like paddle shifting vs manual? It's funny since I'm considering going back to a IX after 1.5 years of SST'ing.

 

#32 Octane Blue

 

?? Wicked White

 

Jaz #1 of 100

Evo FQ-400..

LOL >_>

 

had my car for a few months but no number yet and its a pb

 

Well its funny. I had driven several rentals with "manual automatics" and had decided they were beyond The Suck(tm). Then I test drove the X SST and immediatly understood the visceral difference (beyond the mechanics I already understood) that this "automatic manual" brought to the table.

Then I test drove a G70, without knowing anything about its tranny, and it too was as much The Suck as those POS rental cars.

Still the SST seemed like the best choice for a guy who deals with enough DC Beltway traffic that I choose to drive my MDX to work instead of my manual VIII. And that broke my heart every day but not as much as my distain for my commute in a stick.

Answering your question ... the first few days I started to regret my choice. The SST was amazing technically and when doing a WOT run on an entrance ramp, but I still missed that feel of handling the shifting myself. My body could not reconcile having no clutch but dealing with the shifts myself. It was a muscle memory thing since my other car is an auto and my body quickly identifies when I should be in auto mode versus manual mode.

Then two things happened. First I drove it to work, in traffic, and I immediatly understood why I made the choice I did. I was having FUN with my car in 2 miles of stop and go traffic that was all uphill. And understand, this traffic isn't an occasional thing. It happens EVERY DAY, TWO TIMES A DAY. It is just life in DC/N. VA and driving onto a base that is overloaded to start with and now is accepting 20k more people thanks to BRAC.

Second, and this is really the key, I started to remember to shift and but forgot that I didn't have a clutch. That is to say, I actually find myself stabbing for the clutch when I have to make fast stops or pulling into a parking spot. My brain and body have made the leap, and accepted that I am driving something more than a damn automatic. Make no mistake, if this were a track car I'd probably still want a manual just for the fun of it, though I LOVE being able to shift mid corner at WOT without upsetting anything, so perhaps not.

So, a very long winded answer to your question, but frankly this was exactly the type of story I was looking for when I was on the fence with my choice. I wanted to hear from someone who didn't just say, "oh yeah well I got the SST because it is a daily driver and so I'm just accepting it as a less of two evils." I wanted to hear from someone who had really embraced the SST beyond saying, "I love it".

 

Mine is WW # 40 of 340

I agree it IS kind of a special deal for a well...special car!

 

Looks like I made the list already. LOL

Btw, it seems the numbering is seemingly random. Nothing indicative on the car's VIN as to the number I received.

 

Yeah nor other numbers found on the car Would it have been so hard to put a sticker or plate. Heck for all we know we're just getting random key chains based on which one a dude pulls out of a box. If it isn't even just purchase order :O

 

Interesting point... we could solve the latter idea by posting our purchase date as well.

Mine was October 24th, 2010

 

WW waiting on number

 

makes me wish I had bought one now lol I was close to pulling the trigger on a WW, but I decided to keep my IX MR