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What would you buy if you had an extra 3 grand laying around?

eohrnberger said:
Just wondering, why autocross? Isn't there a road circuit near you? It would seem a lot more fun to run on a road circuit to me.
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Nearest road course is 3.5 hours away and has only a few open track days a year.

Autocross is 25 minutes away and runs almost every weekend in the summer. The facility we mostly use is essentially a small road course. Its a training facility for truck drivers. We also sometimes use a track that the State Police use for training.
 
I've reached that point in my life that if I want something, I just buy it. Which of course, makes it pretty hard on anyone who wants to buy me something for Christmas.
 
Southern Dad said:
I've reached that point in my life that if I want something, I just buy it. Which of course, makes it pretty hard on anyone who wants to buy me something for Christmas.
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but what would you buy yourself with a spare $3000
 
I'm thinking on a used 400 Burgman. Their new price is ridiculous, you could buy a small car! Mainly for pootling around country lanes, or nipping into town, but capable of a mile-munching run through France or Spain depending which ferry I catch.
 
Mark F said:
Nearest road course is 3.5 hours away and has only a few open track days a year.

Autocross is 25 minutes away and runs almost every weekend in the summer. The facility we mostly use is essentially a small road course. Its a training facility for truck drivers. We also sometimes use a track that the State Police use for training.
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Ahh. OK. Gotcha. The State Police track sounds interesting.

I guess I'm lucky. I have a 1.4 mile 12 turn road course just 1/2 hour up the road, with at least 4 Porsche club sessions a season, and with all the other clubs accepting non-members, and the track's open track days, just about as many as I'd want to attend, during the week days.
 
I'd buy a very nice customized trophy to keep in my house for some exotic sport I've never played. When I have company over, I can make up really fun stories about how I won it.
 
I'd have to add a couple hundred.....


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I'd save it for one of these:

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and I'm over halfway there, so the 3k would certainly help.
 
The Panasonic/Leica 42.5mm 1.2 and the Olympus 40-150mm 2.8

Oh, and maybe a Fresca.
 
Probably start to move on these puppies: The Martin Logan ESL-X. It would cover most of the cost:

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Nothing like Electrostatic speakers.

Some day. Some day.
 
Fiddytree said:
Probably start to move on these puppies: The Martin Logan ESL-X. It would cover most of the cost:

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Nothing like Electrostatic speakers.

Some day. Some day.
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what makes electrostatic speakers superior?
 
justabubba said:
what makes electrostatic speakers superior?
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Soundstage and positioning immediately come to mind. My first sit-down with a mid-range Martin Logan set was nothing short of extraordinary. I was listening to some soft jazz and I could have sworn that the band was right in front of me. Furthermore, it seemed to make female vocalists absolutely shine. If I may be permitted to use an analogy, it is like being presented with 3D and/or VR technology without it feeling gimmicky or incomplete.
 
Nothing. Well...id buy maybe 2 grand of debt and put the rest into maintenance of my truck.


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Tanngrisnir said:
The Panasonic/Leica 42.5mm 1.2 and the Olympus 40-150mm 2.8

Oh, and maybe a Fresca.
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I love Fresca. Don't know why it ain't more popular.


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I have needed one of these badly, but I had to cut a big check to the IRS this year.

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I just finished up my 14' crabbing skiff, and have a 16' going together right now.
 
I'd take my elderly neighbors out to dinner more often, and one of my friends needs a motorized wheelchair. If anything is left over, I'd buy a lollipop.
 
Fiddytree said:
Soundstage and positioning immediately come to mind. My first sit-down with a mid-range Martin Logan set was nothing short of extraordinary. I was listening to some soft jazz and I could have sworn that the band was right in front of me. Furthermore, it seemed to make female vocalists absolutely shine. If I may be permitted to use an analogy, it is like being presented with 3D and/or VR technology without it feeling gimmicky or incomplete.
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thanks. had no idea
now you have me looking for electrostatic headphones ... especially if they might make Diana Krall sound even better
 
Stax. They require a unique amp to power the headphones, because of its plug.
 
I've decided that I would like a good, quality video camera. And some editing software.

There are so many things I could record for posterity! Like kittens, or particularly interesting conversations. Maybe a podcast or something?
 
Well, I'm down to about three grand left from my backpay. I'm going to spend it on college classes.
 
After a less than successful vacation my wife has officially announced her retirement from tent camping.

She wants a Pop-Up now.

A decent used Pop-Up can be had for,...

Sorry Artillery Luger. Maybe someday,...
 
Well if I HAVE to buy something and not save it would be an AR15, new Tablet and a husqvarna Blower/Vac and Pole saw.
 
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