[DonC]

Art:
You’re right, it was probably Bob’s fault, isn’t everything. You’d think the guy could get this stuff right, I mean, after all, he doesn’t have anything else to do does he?
3000+ miles on it since I got it in mid September. Had it delivered to me while I was in Denver visiting my niece and drove it back to Portland from there. 1200+ miles in 3 days. A really great trip.
The rest of the miles have been pretty much local but not much lately since our weather shut down in late October which is more or less normal. Have used the top, side curtains and heater to extend the driving season into the cooler weather and can operate in temps below 40 quite comfortably. Try not to take it out in the rain though cause it takes a lot of time go clean it up afterwards.
Got a break last week which only happens about once every 20 years or so and that was two days of 60 degree weather with no rain in the middle of January. The gods must have been smiling on me since it coincided with Dwayne Gregory’s car coming up from Las Vegas to Port Orford. Got 600+ miles in a day and a half almost all without needing the top. Outstanding trip given the weather and the situation.
Picked up a Serpent Express trailer for long range trips. Got three scheduled this year. March to Phoenix to visit a very old friend, June back to DVSF V and September down to Monterey and Carmel for a week. May just take the car in September depending on how much the wife thinks she can take. She’d like to make the trip from San Francisco to Portland up the coast on Highway 1 and 101. Probably make a couple of moderately long runs this summer and see how she likes being strapped the monster for more than an hour or so.
The car is running great and I couldn’t be more pleased. Everything I expected it to be and more.
DonC