Getting fed up of high-perf , being happy with less

str12-340 said
In my mind it's always a question of striking a balance. Where is the spot where the extra horsepower starts to interfere with what I want to do with the car.

Last year my wife and I drove across the country mostly on 2 lane blacktop. I sure was glad she chose the Plum Crazy paint! Every little stop somebody would come over and strike up a conversation - lots of Dart stories from their long gone one, to Aunt Sadie's Dart, to my grandpa's Dart... Part of seeing the country was meeting hundreds of folks and having conversations.
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I like the easy going talks and people remembering there old cars they had. I give a decent amount of Lee way to the brain forgetting exactly or details and even screw ups, but when the bull **** flys, in turn off.

The majority of people are really good people smiling and remembering the old days or even something recent. Screw ups like “I had a stock 489 Pontiac Tri power car and ….”

That’s supposed to be 389. Not a big deal at all. I’m cool with that.