Like a pre-teen gawking at Justin Bieber, I can't get enough of my car. My proud patience keeps me sitting in her to warm up, and for her turbo to chill down. Pride is a humble way to define my relationship with the Evo. While many cringe at the cold squeal of the racing brakes, to me it's more like a vacation in Hawaii than the screech of nails on a chalkboard. A perfectly executed heel-toe downshift before the bend of a twisted pass makes me grin wider than the Cheshire Cat. She abducts the road, coercing you to be her accomplice, with indifferent regard toward the conditions. The spool of the turbo, growl of the engine, and an abrupt swoosh as I seemingly fly down the highway are all part of an exciting affair inappropriately approaching an anniversary.

She revels in the attention; a transaction involving the drooling jaw drops of those that couldn't fathom the pleasure of being in her driver's seat. I may have a certain disdain towards the punks that incessantly insist on a drag challenge. But I don't mind being sucked into the bucket seats briefly to bring her to the speed limit. Showing off? Maybe, but I take more compliment in the glances from those that unknowingly know the beast she can be. The little kids that point, the luxury auto drivers that peak, their eyes seem to whisper "that's a race car."

I've massed a carbon footprint 424 times my own weight, close to 26 metric tonnes (you know what they say about guys with large carbon feet?) You're probably wondering how I've managed to average about 170 miles per day. A trip to buy a mini-scooter in Maine; A boring trip to Buffalo; A week at Disney World; Along with countless aimless trips scavenging for the slopes and curves that we can pillage from the road. I'll go out at night just to drive, dumping lifes distractions and enjoying the ride. The day dreams of driving dirty on the rally stage seem not so distant as I turn the steering wheel. Driving is it's own distraction for me, but my time spent wasting isn't necessarily wasted time. Its one more thing that keeps me content with life and the freedoms we have.



You probably think I try to stick in the gas tank by now but I really just love driving my car. On a lighter note I've had about 18 oil changes, and 1 transmission/differential service which I need to get done again soon along with a tuneup. What have I done to it? Just an intake so I can hear the BOV. Got rear-ended once in December, about $8k of damage plus not being able to drive it for a month.

How much do you love to drive your Evo? I hit 56,000 miles on February 28th, which is 11 months of ownership. Where will I be at the 1 year mark? 2 years? 5, 10 years?!


Crossposted on my blog

 

thats more than 5.6 times the amount i drive hahah

 

That was a very good read. Sucks to see that she felt a little pain from the rear, but at least shes all patched up ready for another year of *** raping.

 

Ive Had mine since july of 08 and it just now turned 10k miles

 

probably about 5.6 times the amount most people drive haha!

 

thanks for the compliment

yeah it sucked, but shes better now! Hopefully there aren't any more of those XD

 

this is the reason why i think Gas is still cheap...

 

that was a very nice read. it is always a pleasure reading something that someone has thought about before they typed, and actually spell-checked before posting! very glad to hear you love your car so much. took a hit in the back, but still looking super clean.

just as a reference, i DD my 04 evo and i just broke 46K....haha. i need to drive more!!!! congrats brotha and enjoy the ride!

 

I purchased my 05' brand new with 5 miles on it in Nov 04' The clock just hit 65k.

 

I heard $7 a gallon was on the horizon! New Jersey actually doesnt have it that bad at the moment. about $2.65 to $2.75 for 92/93 by me. I hear its mostly because NJ gasoline refinaries run at near 100% I would definitely be driving less if it was upwards of $5 or $6.

Many Thanks! drive more! haha

 

How many years/miles do you typically keep a car such as this? If you run 60k a year, will you get a new Evo when it hits 120k, or do you intend to keep this car? I ask becasue you mantion after 2, 5, 10 years, etc. I would assume you might not put 500k on this particular one, but I could be wrong.

How many sets of tires, and what do you like?

Sorry for the questions, but you drive 8x more a year than I do, and I find it interesting.

 

Wow I've had Mine for 4 years and I just hit 45K. I'd say you love driving your EVO.

 

I've never owned a new car before my evo x but I'm hoping it'll last well over 120k miles. My first car was a corolla I got from my parents, had about 260k miles before I fell asleep driving home. Then I had a GTI that had too many major problems, but I learned to drive stick on that so I was happy to get rid of it for the evo. I definitely intend to keep this car, I'll rebuild the engine before buying a new one.

I'm on my second set of tires, the stockers wore out at about 25k miles. I had to get a set of Riken Raptors because money is tight. I absolutely abhor them. They whine when I accelerate and the road noise is horrid. Summer is soon so I'll pick up my third set of tires with some rental income.

 

I was 24k @ 1 year and I thought that I was driving a lot! However I'll be around just 33k at 2 years. (Bye bye travelling to see the Ex-GF every damn day)

 

I have to admit the best part of my weekday is the drive to and from work in my EVO.