Fall truly is spectacular here in New England. Though the cold of winter looms just ahead, the tolerable temperature and gorgeous foliage of autumn make it far and beyond my favorite season. It’s the most enjoyable time of year to be outside, a time when you can do anything and not suffer brutal heat or bitter cold, and looking just about anywhere in your scope vision reveals trees showing off the best colors they have to offer.
It also means that the fall is, at least in the Northeast, the best time to work on vehicles and make use of them alike. They’re content operating, being that it’s not scorchingly hot, and so are you. As such it’s impossible to not want to be doing something automotive-related every waking moment, be it simply tinkering with a project outside or off-roading deep in the woods so as to revel in the changing leaves and fair conditions. Bonuses like football on Sundays, a plethora of delicious beers in rotation, and more than a fair share of hiking only make it better. I’m doing everything in my power to take full advantage of it while it lasts. While many are knocking off autocross events and track days while they can, I’m doing the opposite: the above image is from an off-road trip this past weekend out at the wheeling paradise that is AOAA.
How about yourself? What car, truck, or bike related things are you doing to make the most of the autumn season?
Hooniverse Asks: How are you taking advantage of the fall season?
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34 responses to “Hooniverse Asks: How are you taking advantage of the fall season?”
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I want to tear down a wall that creates a separate room in my one car garage. This so I can keep both the Acura and the Lotus inside this winter. Otherwise the Lotus goes back to my brothers house and I know if not he, his sons take it out for a drive now and then.
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I have to add some trim to finish off that very same thing in my garage, I left a tiny part of the wall on each side due to the way it had been installed.
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Well, in the upside-down land of San Francisco October is out most summer-like month, whereas the rest of the year is what most of the populated bits of the planet would call Autumnal. So I’m enjoying sitting outside at night without a sweater. Motorcycle project is finally dealing with this 20 year old damage to my engine case.
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That happened in 1997. I’m fine.
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Just a scratch , bit of road rash. Proud scars.
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I was so sure that we this year, finally, get to take care of the rust spots on the Toyota, and polish it nicely. The last time is three years ago and, before kids, that was a sure sign of fall. Now, it’s already a bit too cold to apply polish. On the Honda, I experimented a little with taking care of one side two years ago, but not the other. The results on the poor side speak for themselves:
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Did a color tour (though it was still pretty green) with a few buddies on some fun roads in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan a couple weeks ago. With no real plans for it before winter, I’ll probably do a final wash/wax and put it away pretty soon so I can get some insurance money back.
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Looks like St. Ignace ?
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Yep. We started in Traverse City, hit the Tunnel of Trees early enough to enjoy the road and not get stuck behind the parade of 15 mph cars and Harleys that happens this time of year, then crossed the Mackinac Bridge for lunch in St. Ignace before heading back to base to run up and down the Traverse City peninsulas.
All 3 of us were a bit confused at where the actual ‘tunnel’ was for the tunnel of trees, but it was nice scenery and a fun road.-
We like it here .
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Me too! Like any devout Michigander I spend a fair amount of time ‘up north’ but I like bias my time more towards fall and will be back there a couple more times before the end of the year. Bit cold for the lakes this time of year (though an ill advised mid-November trip on a small sailboat while a winter storm blows in and pulling the dock out in gonad-shriveling water make for good campfire stories) but there’s plenty of good time to still be had in the woods.
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You’re north of the 49th state? https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alaska-admitted-into-union (waves) Hi Santa!
So far today we’ve gotten about 4 inches with another 2-4 expected. I still have the mower deck on my tractor and the plow for my Ranger is in the back corner of the shed and completely inaccessible.
We still have our boat, dock and boat lift in the lake at the cabin.
It’s too damn early for this.
I’m planning to sell my BMW and make room for something cheap and easy to work on, and focused on my driving pleasure. My 535i was supposed to be a family affair (and an opportunity to teach my 16yo to drive a stick), but the lack of airbags nixxed that possibility, according to my wife. So, I’m going to look for something just for me.
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I don’t like convertibles/roadsters either way, but a Miata certainly isn’t too slow at all. I’m more about experience and not outright performance. As long as I can connect to the vehicle, I’m good.
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Switch the E28 or earlier to an E39. I really, really like the 2002 530i sport package car I picked up this year. With a stock suspension in good shape they are a great balance of sporty and cushy. Getting 26-28mpg on road trips isn’t bad either.
Having had an E34 540i M-Sport before I can’t say I miss the V8, but I do miss the steering box the V8s get saddled with.-
I have huge respect for the E39, but it still won’t meet my wife’s safety standards for hauling kids, and it’s even more complex and expensive to maintain than the E28. I think I might dive deep into the early 70s or earlier, for something carbureted and simple to wrench on.
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Let me know when you are ready to sell. I’m planning on moving on from my RSX Type S next summer or fall, but if the right interesting machine comes along I might jump earlier.
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Will do, and considering you’re local, it’d be easy to arrange. I have a few odds/ends I need to tidy up, and fall isn’t the greatest time to sell, but I’ll see what I can get done to get it marketable. I hate for it to sit all winter, even though spring would be the better opportunity.
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Ha. Down here in the swampland it was 90 with 1000% humidity as late as yesterday, but it appears our first taste of something other than terrible summertime is upon us with a weak cool front passing through today. It’s a good day.
The temperatures have moderated and what deciduous tress we have in central Oregon are displaying fall foliage so I’m going to give old BMW motorcycle some minor servicing and ride up into the mountains. Plus I get to ride my mountain bike in optimal conditions now that we’ve had a few days of rain to settle the dust.
Mrs. Tanshanomi and I will be exploring the Mark Twain National Forest and a few Missouri State Parks later on this month.
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Dang, we’re still waiting on color. My kids just had soccer tournaments in the mid-80s and I’m ready for fall! We’re in central OH.
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Yep, my air conditioning was running Wednesday night and I turned the heat on Friday morning. I think I’m going to be mulching leaves well into December, once they finally start to fall Or I’ll come home to find all of them on the ground at once.
It has rained, or at least threatened to, every day for the past month with temperatures in the 40’s and 50’s. So autumn has been bit of a wash for auto related activities. Honestly, this whole year has been pretty miserable. It snowed until May, June was super hot and humid, July and August were also cold and wet. There really has only been like six or seven weeks of nice weather all year.
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Where are you at? Maybe I can shine a comparatively positive light on your autumn so far…our september brought a new precipitation record at 900mm. Yellow to orange landslide warning basically all month.
What fall season? I live in south Florida. The only thing that makes fall distinctive is (unfortunately) hurricanes.
That rock looks like a whale
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I was thinking a big, rusty submarine got stuck in a very small lake
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