Can’t speak for the pay area but SoCal roads seemed pretty sweet to me when I was there in July.
Some rough surfaces here and there but none of the frost heaves, lunar craters, or bottomless pits like we have in PA/NJ.
Come visit.
CA is like everywhere else, the interstates are maintained pretty well, city secondary streets are shit, back roads are generally pretty good due to low use. The San Fernando Valley has some of the shittiest roads I've seen (number one spot goes to Detroit, Chris took me to some areas with potholes bigger than the Detroit Lambo). But despite the Valley being flat, you couldn't really rock a there as you'd high center and bottom out in the drainage ditches in the middle of the fucking intersections.
It really depends... which "interstates" you're talking about. The ones that are outside of major cities are completely fine, but the Intra Urban interstates were epic shit... They are starting to get a bit better, but we're driving on glorified gravel at point. Thankfully there has been a pretty significant repaving effort as of late. The roads on my way to work were so BAD in my 370z it was the main reason why I sold it... I couldn't talk on the phone or talk to my passenger due to road noise... due to the completely FUBARED freeways...
And of course with luck they repaved it 6 months after I got the 335i.
Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2019 3:06 pm
Vehicular blue balls.
I'd rather just find some other way to get my rocks off.
You blew more loads this year on cars than the average married couple hooked up.
I sold my fun car, and just have a lease now...which apparently is akin to turning in my "car guy" card.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm
My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2019 3:06 pm
Vehicular blue balls.
I'd rather just find some other way to get my rocks off.
Bikes.
I can go out and hammer on any one of my bikes and get the same thrills plus a workout.
I bike, kayak, and camp. To me, that's more fun than blowing a Saturday driving 4 hours to a track, having "fun" for a few hours, then driving 4 hours back home. OR worse, driving a fun car daily behind endless s who find posting to instagram more fun than driving.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm
My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
I can go out and hammer on any one of my bikes and get the same thrills plus a workout.
I bike, kayak, and camp. To me, that's more fun than blowing a Saturday driving 4 hours to a track, having "fun" for a few hours, then driving 4 hours back home. OR worse, driving a fun car daily behind endless s who find posting to instagram more fun than driving.
Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2019 4:39 pm
I bike, kayak, and camp. To me, that's more fun than blowing a Saturday driving 4 hours to a track, having "fun" for a few hours, then driving 4 hours back home. OR worse, driving a fun car daily behind endless s who find posting to instagram more fun than driving.
Feels
Sad but true. I'm happiest when I'm away from people. Fun cars are only a source of frustration to me. Derping in my bright orange lego mobile with the top off is the most "fun" I can have on a commute anymore.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm
My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
Sad but true. I'm happiest when I'm away from people. Fun cars are only a source of frustration to me. Derping in my bright orange lego mobile with the top off is the most "fun" I can have on a commute anymore.
Took me almost an hour to drive 9 miles home from work today. That was light traffic apparently.
Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2019 4:44 pm
Sad but true. I'm happiest when I'm away from people. Fun cars are only a source of frustration to me. Derping in my bright orange lego mobile with the top off is the most "fun" I can have on a commute anymore.
Took me almost an hour to drive 9 miles home from work today. That was light traffic apparently.
That’s the downside of 3% unemployment ...
Everyone going to work
Everyone buying nice cars and nice shit
Everyone can afford some sort of home
Prices going up up up
Hamster wheel your Way through life to keep up
[user not found] wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2019 1:40 pm
What kills my joy of having a fun car is getting stuck behind asshole fucking drivers doing less than the speed limit.
And that's 99% of the time I drive around here. There's no fun to be had doing that.
I'd rather just my way down the road in my big red couch.
no matter what I drive whether if its the shitty ass mirage I had or a mom mobile, I'm still triggered by slow drivers. But even more often with the GTI
Nephew of a a few first gen immigrant on DFD, resident turk, and ex nazi egg lover now driving a middle class mom mobile.
[user not found] wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2019 1:40 pm
What kills my joy of having a fun car is getting stuck behind asshole fucking drivers doing less than the speed limit.
And that's 99% of the time I drive around here. There's no fun to be had doing that.
I'd rather just my way down the road in my big red couch.
no matter what I drive whether if its the shitty ass mirage I had or a mom mobile, I'm still triggered by slow drivers. But even more often with the GTI
I don't mind slow drivers if I'm in a dopey automatic thing. I mind in a stick shift car. I actually rage the fuck out a lot driving stick shift.
no matter what I drive whether if its the shitty ass mirage I had or a mom mobile, I'm still triggered by slow drivers. But even more often with the GTI
I don't mind slow drivers if I'm in a dopey automatic thing. I mind in a stick shift car. I actually rage the fuck out a lot driving stick shift.
I kind of thought maybe a pooper s auto would be a decent choice for you ... hmmm
max225 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:08 am
I kind of thought maybe a pooper s auto would be a decent choice for you ... hmmm
That'll get tossed around so hard on these roads though
Premium fuel too
And no go on 2 doors
They are city cars... on the smaller wheels they should ride fine. My jcw rides much better than an sti, I imagine a pooper s on 16s vs 18” run flats would run even better. Also no overhangs and they have 4 doors and I’m sure it’ll run on regular ...
That'll get tossed around so hard on these roads though
Premium fuel too
And no go on 2 doors
They are city cars... on the smaller wheels they should ride fine. My jcw rides much better than an sti, I imagine a pooper s on 16s vs 18” run flats would run even better. Also no overhangs and they have 4 doors and I’m sure it’ll run on regular ...
Premium required on the S models. Base is a 3 cyl. Nope.
35 MPG on premium is equivalent to 25 MPG on regular where I live. For a car that I'd buy to not care about driving that makes zero sense.
They are city cars... on the smaller wheels they should ride fine. My jcw rides much better than an sti, I imagine a pooper s on 16s vs 18” run flats would run even better. Also no overhangs and they have 4 doors and I’m sure it’ll run on regular ...
Premium required on the S models. Base is a 3 cyl. Nope.
35 MPG on premium is equivalent to 25 MPG on regular where I live. For a car that I'd buy to not care about driving that makes zero sense.
Whale, it’s the only somewhat fun thing that you can run into oblivion... perfect for city
there as you'd high center and bottom out in the drainage ditches in the middle of the fucking intersections.
luck they repaved it 6 months after I got the 335i.
You blew more loads this year on cars than the average married couple hooked up.
lease now...which apparently is akin to turning in my "car guy" card.
s who find posting to instagram more fun than driving.
in my bright orange lego mobile with the top off is the most "fun" I can have on a commute anymore.
itch is the point.
and our Lord and savior the almighty firearm and you have achieved the holy trinity. 
