Mitsy

I test drove a 2003 Mitsubishi eclipse like this one today. It was a pretty fun car. The 3.0 V6 in a small car had plenty of power, and I liked changing gears with the short-throw shifter. I was disappointed at how worn the interior was. For a 4 year old car it seemed much older inside with lots of squeaks and rattles. Also, the stupid previous owner put a big coffee can exhaust on it, so it was abnoxiously loud at all RPMs.

If I find an 02-05 Eclipse in a better shape, I might give this model another chance. This one was just a little too worn and molested. Plus, who would want to drive around in a cream colored car?

Neil Gaiman

I've caught a little of Comic Con coverage on G4 this weekend, and was surprised to see 2 Neil Gaiman movies coming out soon. Stardust and Beowulf. It would be better if they were turning the first Sandman graphic novel into a movie, but these might be good. The Beowulf one look particularly interesting.

I got the throttle now, Baby you steer

I test drove 2 cars today. The first was an Audi TT. I was unimpressed. I know its a small car, but it was pretty tight in there. It had enough power I guess, but the big turbo lag made it difficult to shift smoothly. What I disliked the most was the boring suspension. It didn't have that point and shoot grittyness that I expect from a sports car. I felt too disconnected from the road.

The second was a 2000 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS. I stopped by a dealer to check out a Mitsubishi Eclipse, but it was an automatic. I noticed this old Suby, and the dealer talked me into taking it for a spin. I was really impressed. The suspension and gearbox were the most fun I've driven since the Subaru STi's I test drove recently. Unfortunately it has too little power (same engine as my wagon) and too many miles (92k). I wish I would have found this car 5 years ago. I'd still be driving and bragging about it today.

I guess the search continues. I'm planning on checkin out some 3rd gen Eclipses this weekend.

Hello new day

Its about time I started doing something with VirtualTim.com, so I might a well blog.

I'm not sure how often I'll post stuff, but I might as well give it a try. I'll be making lots of changes to this page as I learn all the features of blogger. Maybe I'll switch to myspace or something later since Blogger is kind of OG.