Recent content by dreas02protege

SEP stands for Special Effects Performance. A really great auto-racing place in Albuquerque. Probably the best place for mods for sport compacts and other cars in NM. Autocrossing friends? Meaning.... ?

Actually I thought it was "The oxen are slow, but the earth is patient". LoL Either way, I get what you're saying.

I can see it's going to take a while to get this NM thing started up. Oh well, I have much patience.

My sincere condolences. Was the other guy insured? Was it his fault? Why isn't his insurance paying through the nose for it? I had heard some things about Allstate, that's for sure. But another friend of mine says Allstate's the best. Of course he's never really had to make use of their...

Any takers? I was thinking sometime in late January. Go cruise, hang out at SEP on a Saturday>...

Now I'm starting to think I'm the only New Mexican posting on this board. LoL Either way, I was thinking it might be fun to meet some more protege members over at SEP, if Shawn doesn't mind us storming his parking lot. Any takers?

Wow I wish I lived closer.... I wanna get the undercar neons, but mine have to be red to match the license plate neons.

Ah, the ultimate companions... my dog and my protege. No arguments and a smoooooove ride.

thanks for the useful advice. :) I'll figure it out eventually. I've got to take her out this weekend, get her nice and warmed up and let loose on the highway somewhere... I did get her up to about 100 or so the first week I had her (she's got 27k on her already) and I got scared and slowed...

LoL I do the SAME thing... It's definitely LOVE! :) But let me ask you. Do you peek your head out your door and tell your car goodnight yet? ;) And I've been burning cd's from friends to listen to in my car. I love sitting behind the wheel of my car... she just seems to "fit".

Well the reason I ask is because I don't want to redline in the high rpms... instead, I back off before it gets there. It seems the only way to pedal to the metal is if I am NOT in overdrive... then it gets to 5000 rpms and zooms off. But then again you need to switch into overdrive when you...

Welcome to the land of proteges. I just got my first new car:> a protege 2002 lx sedan. I am loving it to death. :) I need to find more excuses to drive around. LoL And cheaper gas.

Out of curiosity, I've tried to open up the car for a bit and put the pedal to the floor. Each time I do that in Overdrive, it gets too close to the red zone for comfort. And when I get close enough I back off the pedal. Is it better to speed up quickly when overdrive is not turned on? I...

From one "noob" to another... if you don't want to void your warranty, stick with outside and exterior changes, but don't mod the suspension. Anything to do with the actual suspension or the running of the car overall can void your warranty. I know, I have one, too.

incidentally my parents live in Prescott Valley Country Club. Would be all too happy to car pool up from there with someone. let me look into finding some more cars that would go from NM. I might be able to get at least one more and if lucky 2 more.