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Re: 2008 Toxic Sol

Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:41 am
by Fred
Totally missed the word "warning".

Re: 2008 Toxic Sol

Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:30 pm
by ToxicGumbo
Of all the guesses sent in by our viewers, Fred Cooke's is the closest. The actual alleged speed is 42mph.

Congratulations, Fred. You win a Newton MessagePad 2100.


-Jeff

Re: 2008 Toxic Sol

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:14 am
by Fred
ROFL, hooray for me! :-)

Re: 2008 Toxic Sol

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 1:22 am
by ToxicGumbo
Fred wrote:ROFL, hooray for me! :-)
Only you are savvy enough to know the answer to life, the universe, and everything (including speed infractions):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2rS-ha8DbE



-Jeff

Re: 2008 Toxic Sol

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 2:18 am
by Fred
:-p

Re: 2008 Toxic Sol

Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 9:42 pm
by ToxicGumbo
This thread's going to end pretty quickly at this point. The car has been mostly reverted back to stock shape and will be up for sale in the next couple weeks.

My first dealer-new car that I toured the backroads of Louisiana and Kansas with, that I drove my dad around in while listening to 1940s music, that helped me destress after long days at the office, that took me back and forth to the Houston area when I was visiting my then-girlfriend, and that connected me to the car scene with a sense of wonder and increasing curiosity....will find its way into someone else's driveway.

It's been a good run. Bought on my birthday in 2008, sold in the summer of 2016.

Likely to be replaced by a Honda Fit or something. Oy.


-Jeff

Re: 2008 Toxic Sol

Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 9:47 pm
by ToxicGumbo
For reference, I believe this is the post I made as a Solstice owner which led me to FreeEMS.

http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/f12/ ... nes-67200/

I had read about a lot of EFI initiatives (include FreeEMS, lightly) over the year prior, but it was around this time that I really started investigated what was possible. Fred was very responsive through the various FreeEMS Facebook pages and the rest is history.


-Jeff

Re: 2008 Toxic Sol

Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 7:29 am
by Fred
It's been a pleasure, Jeff! Between you and Peter, you kept me in salt and vinegar chips and wine when I was otherwise incapable of buying a train ride! You're one of a kind! The car, though, can and will be replaced. It's only a matter of time before you dive into something sporty again. I'll wait for that moment patiently! Perhaps even have the privilege of advising on it! :-D Chin up! Thanks for the link, too! :-)

Re: 2008 Toxic Sol

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 3:59 am
by ToxicGumbo
The Solstice was traded in on June 21st, 2016. It was a rare build in its arrangement, 1 in approximately 25. After removing everything I put into it and fixing up the minor aches and pains over the years, it was delivered to a dealer with an aftermarket spoiler (~$110), exhaust (~$1200), and exhaust cover (~$400) that I couldn't remove due to parts sitting in another state.

Today, in passing, I saw it on a lonely country road as it was being driven to another dealer location for some minor body work.

Not much more to say.

-Jeff

Re: 2008 Toxic Sol

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 6:17 am
by Fred
RIP solstice! You'll be missed (by Jeff).