Mountain Driving

[Stealth01]

Took the MS6 up to Woody P today for my son's track meet. Was pretty conservative going up -- there were cops EVERYWHERE. On the way home, though, I opened it up a little more, and let me tell you -- that car is FUN up there. My old 6 was fun in the twisty-turnies, but the MS6 just has SO much more power and hugs the road even better than the old car did. My son was a little white-knuckled when we got down to Old Colo City finally. I wanted some more turns, though!

Very nice. THe only scary moment was when I passed a guy in a Jeep Liberty and my son said, "Dad, he has a badge on!"

That required some creative slowing down. But it turned out to be a school emblem or some such on his shirt. Whew!

Had some fun with a Mustang GT on the way home too, though it was too busy for anything more than some light follow-the-leader. ANd I was the leader.

[tsx_guy]

nice! you have your son watching for cops.

[Stealth01]

He loves the MS6 and knows that if I get a ticket, I'll have to drive it like a grandma. And my wife will kill me.

[MazdaTom]

How old is your son?

My dad had a 1986 VW Scirocco when I was 13 and 14. I loved that car. I think that's where my passion for small, quirky, FWD, sporty cars originated. The timing chain/belt conviniently broke before I was of driving age. Coincidence? Ah, it was probably for the best. I learned how to drive at the wheels of lots of very underpowered cars. My Protege is the most powerful daily driver that I've had- at the crankshaft anyway. My Saturn was rated at less but dyno'd about 18 hp more at the wheels.

[Rich]

Isn't the MS6 great at elevation? When every other car is sucking wind at 8k feet, you can just breeze right on. I'll never have another N/A car as long as I live here....

[Colombia28]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rich @ May 9 2008, 12:20 AM) [url=index.php?act=findpost&pid=45210]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div>

Isn't the MS6 great at elevation? When every other car is sucking wind at 8k feet, you can just breeze right on. I'll never have another N/A car as long as I live here....[/b]

+1 on that! I don't know how i can ever go back to an NA. This turbo business is corrupting me and i love it

[Anh Bi]

I like to take my car down highway 103 on the way to Mt. Evans. There is a nice succession of long corners that allows you push the car. I give all I got on the uphill. The downhill kind of scares me as gravity always works with you to bring your car down the ravine

[Colombia28]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Anh Bi @ May 9 2008, 02:14 AM) [url=index.php?act=findpost&pid=45224]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div>

I like to take my car down highway 103 on the way to Mt. Evans. There is a nice succession of long corners that allows you push the car. I give all I got on the uphill. The downhill kind of scares me as gravity always works with you to bring your car down the ravine [/b]

Im with you on the downhill stuff. I am scared shitless of the downhill sections.

[Stealth01]

I enjoy the downhill sections too, now that I have a manual tranny. SOOO much easier to keep the car under control without smoking the brakes.

I had some trouble with it being hesitant early on, but then I figured out that I was still shifting before 3400 RPM, my gas mileage technique. Once I started letting it boost....MAN that was fun!

[RX-7 Chris]

I love taking my car on those roads. The problem with my car is a carb.

[S4poor]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rich @ May 9 2008, 12:20 AM) [url=index.php?act=findpost&pid=45210]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div>

Isn't the MS6 great at elevation? When every other car is sucking wind at 8k feet, you can just breeze right on. I'll never have another N/A car as long as I live here....[/b]

2nd that. I'll never have another car that doesn't have AWD either.