w2aew

Spotted a new Winning Blue 8 in Hillsborough, NJ tonight on the way home from work - looks like it had Flemington Mazda tags?

Are you here??? Nice to see another 8 in my neighborhood.

bay

Hillsborough.. thats not too far from Edison. I think i went mountain biking down there. Isn't that where the canal system is and Six Mile Run?..

w2aew

Yep, the Delaware & Raritan Canal runs from New Brunswick, though Bound Brook, Manville, Hillsborough, and then further south through Belle Meade, Princeton, etc. I have ridden my m/b over the entire length from New Bruns to Lawrenceville.

bay

awesome, i wanted to do a canal ride but i have yet to organize it... return transportation and all that.

one thing that im curious tho weary is a rack that might work on the 8.. a roof rack might be possible, but what happens with the sunroof?.. can you turn off the sunroof, maybe pull a fuse or something so you don't break crap up there?

hmm.. curious.

w2aew

The "ride" I was assuming was a mountain-bike ride down the tow-path, not a boat ride down the canal. With the latter, you have to be prepared to carry your boat around the locks. Either way, return transportation isn't an issue, 'cause you just ride/row back. There's no current to fight (in the water), and no grade to fight (on the path) except for the occasional grade shift at the locks, and a couple of spillways...

flatso

I live close to you guys in Iselin. If you see a Sunlight Silver on Oak Tree Road say hello. Have you been able to take your cars out lately it really sucks.

w2aew

I had mine out yesterday and today. Washed it today :-) but hit puddles on the way home :-( I hadn't had it out since last weekend, and I was having serious withdrawls!

bay

i gotta get mine washed.. heres some pics from today, with my winter wheels on.. ASA 17"s with Dunlop Wintersport M3's

car is all salty.. what carwashes do you guys recommend around here? flatso is probably closer.. any recommendations?

bay

also, i meant a mtb'ing on the trail.. i want to bike really far south, and i gotta figure out a good way back =)

flatso

Never I repeat never take your car to a Car Wash. Your black car will show swirls fast enough without running through brushes loaded with dirt. There is a hand wash place in Rahway but half the fun of owning a nice looking car is polishing it yourself imho.

bay

yah, thats why i am worried about car washes... was wondering about a good hand wash place. with this weather me going out to the car with a bucket is pretty slim. today might be ok tho.. but my motivation is low .. plus i gotta get some goods to pamper the car first....

Irish_in_a_RX8

iTrader: (1)

Looks good bay. About the wash, hold your breath and wait. Untill warmer weather arrives I wont touch my exterior due to ice and the possibility of rocks etc perhaps scratching or creating noticiable swirls.