> Here is the question. If Mike built a prepared car for the same price as
a
> new car (30K) would people buy them?
with a few exceptions, no, because a prepared car isnt a car, its a hobby
accessory that also requires a tow rig and trailer. a new $30K car can be
used to get to work, pick up groceries, take a date to the opera, and on
special occasions scare the heck out of porsches on off-ramps. then again,
you can do all of those things in a nice $4K car.
as far as tire wear, i didnt seem to have any more tire wear at atwater than
anywhere else.
after my first event driving on slicks, i do agree they are addictively
fun!!! however, they also almost certainly require a weenie trailer
arrangement. :)
james
----- Original Message -----
From: <CCoxx@aol.com>
To: <josh@sirota.org>; <lollipop487@attbi.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: Terribly expensive sport
> Mike Maier and I were talking about tire wear at Atwater in our Prepared
> cars.
> We both agree that the tire wear for us is much less than the stock and
> street prepared cars. For example Josh and I have run basically the same
> number of events on the same surfaces. He says that he has gone thru
> 3 sets of tires so far this year. His tires cost about a $1000 a set. My
> tires
> cost about $1000 a set. I am only half way thru my second set of tires.
>
> It makes me wonder why more people do not run prepared!?
> I think people don't realize that though the initial cost of the prepared
car
> my be higher, over time the prepared car is cheaper to run.
> Oh yea, and a lot more fun to drive.:-)
>
> Here is the question. If Mike built a prepared car for the same price as
a
> new
> car (30K) would people buy them?
>
> Chris
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