Groovium
05/26/2006, 06:43 AM
Oh my gosh...I LOVE my new VX!!!
When I told my friend Julian what I was doing, he replied, "Oh, you're going to Texas to get your horse." :bwgr:
After missing my red-eye to Dallas, I composed myself, booked another flight and met VX69 (Jason) at the airport the following day. He couldn't have been a nicer guy. We drove to his place, exchanged papers, and after breakfast I headed home in the VX. With the cruise control set at 65 mph and the exercise of my Jedi mind powers ("...You don't need to see my identification...this isn't the VX you're looking for...move along...") I stayed clear of entanglements, and such discretion gave me a feel for the VX's mileage and road manners. Drive like my dad and I get 21 mpg; drive like Chief Leadfoot and it drops to 11 mpg...the blast of power from the supercharger and dual exhausts guzzles gas but wow, what performance. VX69 had a very, very nice dual-exhaust system installed with Flowmasters, and at a gas station a guy approached me and asked, "Is that a Porsche?" :)
The Check Engine light came on just west of Albuquerque and caused me a furrowed brow, but it went away at the next fill-up and I put it down to the gas cap. Other than that the drive home was flawless. VX69 upgraded the sound to a Kenwood/Alpine rig with Sirius satellite radio, so I had tunes all the way home. I hopped off I-15 near Barstow for a quick spin around the desert in 4-low, just because :) We stopped in Ventura to visit a sculptor friend of mine (WyldWeasel, do you know about Art City, near the river?) and had a great time winding up Highway 1.
Two days ago, on the way back from town to Big Sur, I turned on the Old Coast Road at Bixby Bridge (the famous arch bridge you see in car ads) and took the scenic route. It's made for the VX: you swing off pavement onto a passable fire road that bumps and winds through redwood-filled creeks, oak-covered hillsides and past cattle pastures to a view up and down the Big Sur coast, then drop back down onto Highway 1 at Andrew Molera State Park. Yow! Yesterday I bopped up to San Francisco to pick up my aunt for the weekend, and she strongly approved of the new truck. He shoots and scores!
Still taking in all the wonderfullness of this vehicle. I literally wouldn't be here if not for this website and the new friends I've made here. Thank you all so very much! Next year in Moab.... :cool:
When I told my friend Julian what I was doing, he replied, "Oh, you're going to Texas to get your horse." :bwgr:
After missing my red-eye to Dallas, I composed myself, booked another flight and met VX69 (Jason) at the airport the following day. He couldn't have been a nicer guy. We drove to his place, exchanged papers, and after breakfast I headed home in the VX. With the cruise control set at 65 mph and the exercise of my Jedi mind powers ("...You don't need to see my identification...this isn't the VX you're looking for...move along...") I stayed clear of entanglements, and such discretion gave me a feel for the VX's mileage and road manners. Drive like my dad and I get 21 mpg; drive like Chief Leadfoot and it drops to 11 mpg...the blast of power from the supercharger and dual exhausts guzzles gas but wow, what performance. VX69 had a very, very nice dual-exhaust system installed with Flowmasters, and at a gas station a guy approached me and asked, "Is that a Porsche?" :)
The Check Engine light came on just west of Albuquerque and caused me a furrowed brow, but it went away at the next fill-up and I put it down to the gas cap. Other than that the drive home was flawless. VX69 upgraded the sound to a Kenwood/Alpine rig with Sirius satellite radio, so I had tunes all the way home. I hopped off I-15 near Barstow for a quick spin around the desert in 4-low, just because :) We stopped in Ventura to visit a sculptor friend of mine (WyldWeasel, do you know about Art City, near the river?) and had a great time winding up Highway 1.
Two days ago, on the way back from town to Big Sur, I turned on the Old Coast Road at Bixby Bridge (the famous arch bridge you see in car ads) and took the scenic route. It's made for the VX: you swing off pavement onto a passable fire road that bumps and winds through redwood-filled creeks, oak-covered hillsides and past cattle pastures to a view up and down the Big Sur coast, then drop back down onto Highway 1 at Andrew Molera State Park. Yow! Yesterday I bopped up to San Francisco to pick up my aunt for the weekend, and she strongly approved of the new truck. He shoots and scores!
Still taking in all the wonderfullness of this vehicle. I literally wouldn't be here if not for this website and the new friends I've made here. Thank you all so very much! Next year in Moab.... :cool: