Moving to Abilene soon... - LotusTalk

dfa2100 · 09-09-2008, 08:30 AM

Any other Lotus owners there? After a bit of searching, I'm guessing no but I figured I'd throw it out there. Having never been to Abilene, though, I'm wondering if anyone has any information about the area at all, from good roads to good eats to good places to live. I'll probably be down there a few times before I move, but figured if there was any inside information I needed to know one of the Texans here might be able to tell me.

R00ter20 · 05-23-2009, 12:23 PM

Hello, have you moved to abilene, tx. because i live there, however currently deployed i haven't seen any lotus's in abilene before or heard of any. until acouple days ago. i talked to my wife and she told one of my good friend who just purchased a vette that i was going to get a lotus when i get home that there is someone in abilene with a lotus. i was wondering if that is you because i can not find anyone on this forum from there but you?? i was hoping to be the 1st one but i can deal with that. i noticed that you call yourself a stick actuator, thats what i call the people that break my ****??

damiani2 · 05-23-2009, 12:42 PM

I’m in Abilene as well.

JRzCarz · 05-23-2009, 01:04 PM

Lived there for 2 years while active duty at Dyess AFB - woke up to the sound of B1's and ate alot of brisket there - don't miss the annual Rattlesnake Round Up, the Chili cook-offs, and really good Onion Rings at the Smokestack(?) restaurant in Thurber, Tx (population = 8) when you head "into town" for 3 hours east to Dallas/Ft Worth.....

R00ter20 · 05-23-2009, 01:28 PM

let me get this straight you currently live in abilene, man. how long have you been there with your lotus?? i am so surprised because i haven't heard anyone talk about seeing a lotus or anything like that around there. hope fully by Oct i can land my lotus, i have already told the wife that i am going to get the forcefed turbo kit for it. she asked y i needed it fast than it already is and i told her because. she said whatever as long as i am happy, always an advantage to keep the checking accounts seperate after getting married. not to mention she can't complain with her '09 CX-7 loaded.

dfa2100 · 05-23-2009, 06:51 PM

Jeez, you go to Dallas for the day and come back to find this old thread resurrected.

R00ter20 - All I am saying is that I take the credit if it ain't broken, and I blame you if it breaks. Hurry on back from your deployment since there aren't enough Lotus' in town.

JRzCarz - I missed the Rattlesnake Roundup this year, though I heard it was good times. I'll try and catch it next time, and I'll be sure to check out those onion rings. So far I'm a big fan of Perini Ranch.

damiani2 - We need to go for a drive this time, it's been over two years, I think, since I've gone on a drive with another Lotus. There are a few in Midland and at least one in San Angelo but I haven't managed to meet anyone yet.

Anyways, good to see Abilene has some more Lotus owners here and/or on the way.

MightyMike · 05-23-2009, 07:07 PM

I was stationed at Dyess in the mid-80s. I recall reading: "Did You Expect Such Sh!t"

eurosport · 05-23-2009, 08:14 PM

Perini Ranch in Buffalo Gap is some of the best steak you'll eat anywhere.

Check it out.

R00ter20 · 05-24-2009, 02:45 AM

dfa2100--well i have had my hands full of fixing "broken" aircraft on this deployment that aren't really broken due to bogus write-ups. oh well. you live and you turn a wrench.

well guys i was researching more about forced induction and am unsure which one i would like to go with, good thing is there are a couple to choose from. what is your take. it would be nice to met up with ya'll when i get back so i can check our ya'lls lotus's. i am looking at getting an '06 prolly, money issues and can't afford a real high payment.

mrcarcrazy · 05-24-2009, 09:55 AM

ALL the West Texas Lotus' need to have GTG...I know the 2 of us in midland would go....we're all about road trips.

we went with the Local Miata club to Perini ranch a cpl weeks ago. damn good food.

dfa2100 · 05-24-2009, 10:25 AM

I vote for any place that has a significant amount of twisty roads, but I don't really know where any real twisty roads are around here. Good food is also a factor, but I'm dying to find some curvy roads. Any ideas?

damiani2 · 05-24-2009, 02:11 PM

There is a very brief section of road on the 277 toward San Angelo very close to Abilene that has some twists and elevation changes. The road that Perini ranch is on eventually leads to it. I think we should all have a road trip out to Dallas when they have their next meet.

damiani2 · 05-24-2009, 02:14 PM

dfa2100 can you recommend any shops for window tint in the area? Appreciate it.

dfa2100 · 05-24-2009, 08:58 PM

I cannot, I have been doing my own work on the car and don't have my windows tinted. That and I haven't been here all that long.

R00ter20 · 05-25-2009, 12:17 PM

damiani2 - Magic Tint in abilene does a pretty good job i had them do my cavalier about 7 years ago, no peeling or spoting. I will have to say ask them to not put in their little logo thing inbetween the tine and window in the lower corner. back then they used a laser cutter that pre-cut the tint so it fit the windows exactly. i beleve they are still around. they are a sister store to audio magic who i do not recomend never had any good instances with them that i recall.

I have been in abilene for almost 10 yrs now and know a bit about the stuff there. my wife grew up there and her family knows tons of people around. my neighbor down the street knows a lot of the roads around, he's a dang good motorcycle rider, does his usual saturday ride at different places, i can ask for some routes when i get back.

R00ter20 · 05-28-2009, 12:13 PM

Hey guys I put up a want add and came up with a couple of choices. Have any of you guys seen this car or know the owner, and also what do you think. Some REAL genuine help would be great.

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f94/...ed-move-66797/

mrcarcrazy · 05-28-2009, 02:20 PM

There's a backroad that goes from around abilene to around seminole...fun little road for west texas. Its one that Motorbikes frequent....

I can get name of road if needed.

R00ter20 · 06-04-2009, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by damiani2

I’m in Abilene as well.

My wife told me she saw a newer red "elise" in abilene today. she said they pulled right up next to her at a light by the first national bank of baird. thought it might of been you?? oh on the elise bit pay her no mind she doesn't know the differece between an elise and exige.

samsam5886 · 11-05-2009, 06:26 PM

Hello, I'm another fellow Abilene resident, although I'm just a Lotus fan and S2000 driver. dfa2100, I think I've seen your car at my coworker's apartment complex once and at the Drive Genesis event in DFW. Blue Elise with tan interior? Well anyways nice to meet you all. I'm always up for a cruise as well and I know some nice roads.

09-09-2008, 08:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
dfa2100 Mors ab alto Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Posts: 1,040	Moving to Abilene soon... Any other Lotus owners there? After a bit of searching, I'm guessing no but I figured I'd throw it out there. Having never been to Abilene, though, I'm wondering if anyone has any information about the area at all, from good roads to good eats to good places to live. I'll probably be down there a few times before I move, but figured if there was any inside information I needed to know one of the Texans here might be able to tell me. __________________ Nightfall Blue, Biscuit Interior, Hardtop Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...

05-23-2009, 06:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
dfa2100 Mors ab alto Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Posts: 1,040	Jeez, you go to Dallas for the day and come back to find this old thread resurrected. R00ter20 - All I am saying is that I take the credit if it ain't broken, and I blame you if it breaks. Hurry on back from your deployment since there aren't enough Lotus' in town. JRzCarz - I missed the Rattlesnake Roundup this year, though I heard it was good times. I'll try and catch it next time, and I'll be sure to check out those onion rings. So far I'm a big fan of Perini Ranch. damiani2 - We need to go for a drive this time, it's been over two years, I think, since I've gone on a drive with another Lotus. There are a few in Midland and at least one in San Angelo but I haven't managed to meet anyone yet. Anyways, good to see Abilene has some more Lotus owners here and/or on the way. __________________ Nightfall Blue, Biscuit Interior, Hardtop Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings... Last edited by dfa2100 : 05-23-2009 at 08:36 PM. Reason: Correct name for Perini Ranch.

05-23-2009, 07:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
MightyMike Legend in my own mind Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 833 Images: 9	I was stationed at Dyess in the mid-80s. I recall reading: "Did You Expect Such Sh!t" __________________ 06 ST Elise 02 SLK32 AMG BWR Supercharged w/CharlieX tune, Borla Exhaust, OCC, ACT XTSS Clutch, Zeitronix A/F Meter, LETSLA, Manly Mounts, RTD Brace, ReVerie Diffuser, Scoops, Side Skirts, & Shifter Ball, Forcefed Spoiler, & a bunch of other stuff

05-23-2009, 08:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
eurosport Soylent Green is People! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 127	Perini Ranch in Buffalo Gap is some of the best steak you'll eat anywhere. Check it out. __________________ Eric H. '77 Esprit S1 '94 RX-7 R2 '00 RC51 ?? '10 (or maybe '11, or maybe hybrid) Esprit

05-24-2009, 09:55 AM	#10 (permalink)
mrcarcrazy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Midland, TX Posts: 690	ALL the West Texas Lotus' need to have GTG...I know the 2 of us in midland would go....we're all about road trips. we went with the Local Miata club to Perini ranch a cpl weeks ago. damn good food. __________________ 2005 Magnetic Blue Elise - "the Lotus" (original I know) 2001 Jeep Wrangler - "soul crusher". If you dont GET it after you drive it, then you dont GET it - serpent

05-23-2009, 12:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
R00ter20 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Abilene, Tx Posts: 30	Hello, have you moved to abilene, tx. because i live there, however currently deployed i haven't seen any lotus's in abilene before or heard of any. until acouple days ago. i talked to my wife and she told one of my good friend who just purchased a vette that i was going to get a lotus when i get home that there is someone in abilene with a lotus. i was wondering if that is you because i can not find anyone on this forum from there but you?? i was hoping to be the 1st one but i can deal with that. i noticed that you call yourself a stick actuator, thats what i call the people that break my ****??

05-23-2009, 12:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
damiani2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4	I’m in Abilene as well.

05-23-2009, 01:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
JRzCarz GoFast+Turn Left OR Right Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 80	Lived there for 2 years while active duty at Dyess AFB - woke up to the sound of B1's and ate alot of brisket there - don't miss the annual Rattlesnake Round Up, the Chili cook-offs, and really good Onion Rings at the Smokestack(?) restaurant in Thurber, Tx (population = 8) when you head "into town" for 3 hours east to Dallas/Ft Worth.....

05-23-2009, 01:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
R00ter20 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Abilene, Tx Posts: 30	let me get this straight you currently live in abilene, man. how long have you been there with your lotus?? i am so surprised because i haven't heard anyone talk about seeing a lotus or anything like that around there. hope fully by Oct i can land my lotus, i have already told the wife that i am going to get the forcefed turbo kit for it. she asked y i needed it fast than it already is and i told her because. she said whatever as long as i am happy, always an advantage to keep the checking accounts seperate after getting married. not to mention she can't complain with her '09 CX-7 loaded.

05-24-2009, 02:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
R00ter20 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Abilene, Tx Posts: 30	dfa2100--well i have had my hands full of fixing "broken" aircraft on this deployment that aren't really broken due to bogus write-ups. oh well. you live and you turn a wrench. well guys i was researching more about forced induction and am unsure which one i would like to go with, good thing is there are a couple to choose from. what is your take. it would be nice to met up with ya'll when i get back so i can check our ya'lls lotus's. i am looking at getting an '06 prolly, money issues and can't afford a real high payment.

05-24-2009, 10:25 AM	#11 (permalink)
dfa2100 Mors ab alto Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Posts: 1,040	I vote for any place that has a significant amount of twisty roads, but I don't really know where any real twisty roads are around here. Good food is also a factor, but I'm dying to find some curvy roads. Any ideas? __________________ Nightfall Blue, Biscuit Interior, Hardtop Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...

05-24-2009, 02:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
damiani2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4	There is a very brief section of road on the 277 toward San Angelo very close to Abilene that has some twists and elevation changes. The road that Perini ranch is on eventually leads to it. I think we should all have a road trip out to Dallas when they have their next meet. __________________ 2007 Exige S - Ardent Red

05-24-2009, 02:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
damiani2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4	dfa2100 can you recommend any shops for window tint in the area? Appreciate it. __________________ 2007 Exige S - Ardent Red

05-24-2009, 08:58 PM	#14 (permalink)
dfa2100 Mors ab alto Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Posts: 1,040	I cannot, I have been doing my own work on the car and don't have my windows tinted. That and I haven't been here all that long. __________________ Nightfall Blue, Biscuit Interior, Hardtop Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...

05-25-2009, 12:17 PM	#15 (permalink)
R00ter20 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Abilene, Tx Posts: 30	damiani2 - Magic Tint in abilene does a pretty good job i had them do my cavalier about 7 years ago, no peeling or spoting. I will have to say ask them to not put in their little logo thing inbetween the tine and window in the lower corner. back then they used a laser cutter that pre-cut the tint so it fit the windows exactly. i beleve they are still around. they are a sister store to audio magic who i do not recomend never had any good instances with them that i recall. I have been in abilene for almost 10 yrs now and know a bit about the stuff there. my wife grew up there and her family knows tons of people around. my neighbor down the street knows a lot of the roads around, he's a dang good motorcycle rider, does his usual saturday ride at different places, i can ask for some routes when i get back.

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05-28-2009, 12:13 PM	#16 (permalink)
R00ter20 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Abilene, Tx Posts: 30	Hey guys I put up a want add and came up with a couple of choices. Have any of you guys seen this car or know the owner, and also what do you think. Some REAL genuine help would be great. http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f94/...ed-move-66797/

05-28-2009, 02:20 PM	#17 (permalink)
mrcarcrazy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Midland, TX Posts: 690	There's a backroad that goes from around abilene to around seminole...fun little road for west texas. Its one that Motorbikes frequent.... I can get name of road if needed. __________________ 2005 Magnetic Blue Elise - "the Lotus" (original I know) 2001 Jeep Wrangler - "soul crusher". If you dont GET it after you drive it, then you dont GET it - serpent

11-05-2009, 06:26 PM	#19 (permalink)
samsam5886 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1	Hello, I'm another fellow Abilene resident, although I'm just a Lotus fan and S2000 driver. dfa2100, I think I've seen your car at my coworker's apartment complex once and at the Drive Genesis event in DFW. Blue Elise with tan interior? Well anyways nice to meet you all. I'm always up for a cruise as well and I know some nice roads.