No, the feeling doesn't go away, even when the car is broken. My SVX is "walking wounded" with a trans issue. Tonight I drove it 40 mi @ 45 through what passes for a snowstorm here in TN. The roads were slick, and I passed 2 big 4x4's in the ditch, I even stopped to let the 2nd one's owner call a wrecker.
Imagine the look on thier faces seeing this "sports car" traversing roads they couldn't. I had the same pleasure in my '86 Subaru XT.
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Naught but by the grace of God
"42"
Current Stable By Age:
'89 Subaru XT6 Silver "Audrey" as in Hepburn
'96 SVX LSi #767
Brilliant Red "Lil Red" Now on the front burner. Looking for a totalled, but running parts car.