I needed to drive over to Renton to pick up some magnetic pads. One way to get there is via a road here in town, which turns into a short freeway, attaching to two other freeways. I rolled up to a stop at the light. And I heard something I had not heard in decades - the v-rooom v-rooom of a challenge from the car next to me! I turned and looked - it was my neighbor's Dodge Charger! I looked to the driver and it was a female - I had seen her before but just never connected her with that car.
The light turned green, her engine roared to life, I thought - oh, what the heck! The Toyota flowed easily through its gears, running up to 6,000 rpm as the turbo kicked in. There was no contest.
It was as I had suspected: Dodge never had addressed their engine float issue, nor handling problems. My Toyota performed very well just as advertised - the Dodge did not.
The Dodge blew its engine and never has made it home again .. thinking about it, I wonder if that was why the Dodge was missing for so many weeks earlier this year?
Well, I will not be doing that again, for that matter either .... In the days since, I awoke to find my engine compartment open and my turbo gone. So it will be a spell until I will be driving it again......
July 6th is its appointment for repair. :(
Guess we will see how well a non turbo Supra runs ...
Sigh
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