[sleepydsm]

Hmm, I have thought about this a lot.

I had a very nice 1G. It was not a pile, got lots of compliments, made decent power (556awhp @ map per the last dyno day, woo stock 2.0L!!), and got a lot of intimidated stares from street racer boys.

I loved when owners of true sports cars would accept a challenge from me, and while cruising around rarely did anyone dare challenge me! I have had the unforgettable experiences of embarrissing a Ferrari, Porsches, Vipers; True high end cars, that were better in almost every way than my car (except in an acceleration contest).
I had fallen in love with 1Gs since the day I bought a clean black AWD as my first car. I learned a lot over the years, because I always had to fix these things. I cannot think of another 4 cylinder platform that can be modified with the same results, nor get the same kind of respect that a 4G63 brings to the table. Why did I sell mine? Why did I get out of the game? Over four years, I had spent about $20,000 on the car, gone $5000 of which was transmissions alone. I have to admit, I really hated the auto seatbelts, and those were the clue that gave away how dated that car was. I decided my priorities needed to change, there will always be a faster car somewhere, and I need to stop getting speeding tickets. I accomplished everything I ever wanted with a DSM:

Make over 400awhp at DB
Race, and beat, a VERY intimidating V8 Car (another great story)
Run a decent time at the track
Have as much fun as possible

I did all those things. It's time to move on.