SciFrog:
Well to be honest RC your GT500 issues are self inflicted because you modded the car. Your gearbox and traction issue are 100% due to the mods no?
Nope, they have nothing to do with the mods, believe it or not (clutch explosion happened due to a manufacturing fault, the clutch itself was OK but a part not related to possible excessive wear/stress broke and caused the damage). Traction is actually better now because I have different tires (road tires instead of semi-slicks) and a different torque distribution in the lower rev range.
With what Miami has become, I can't see it going back to what it ever was before. There seem to be more tech, fashion and more finance based companies moving there and the food scene is finally bubbling. Miami has become the prime destination for weekend getaways from the northeast and some world class schools are planning to open branches there. It also looks like we passed the peak of the emerging market tensions (just look at a BRL chart) and some foreign money should head back there again. There are amazing urban developments planed and Beckham trying to bring a soccer team, the port of Miami has upgraded to newer cranes to handle bigger ships. Honestly there are no cities in Europe that can offer what Miami can today as a package (entertainment, low taxes, safety, good weather, beach, international hub). When we landed in LAX in transit from Tahiti we could only be shocked at the smog engulfing the place.
I fully agree here and I guess we are not talking about Miami downtown per se but the greater Miami area. So much to do, to see, to experience, amazing! We are going to spend New Year's Eve again there (but not at Bayside again, we want something different).
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Porsche Macan Turbo, Ford Mustang GT500 Shelby SVT (2014), Mini JCW (2015), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014)