We drove past a photographer on our way over Snake Pass at the weekend. Nice to see that Roadrunnerpics managed to snap us on our way past!
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Great photo! 
Most of us have lots of pics of our cars, but very few photos of us actually driving them. So I treasure the few âaction picsâ that I do have.
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Drove up the hairpin bends to a local high point (only 480 m high!). Usually when I get to the top, the viewing is not as good as I expected; but on Sunday afternoon it was good.
David
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Nice pic. Iâd like on of me when I go into a bend too fastđ¶
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Porsche make great cars, but theyâve gotten bloated like most other cars. The 911 of today is nothing compared to the 911 we loved as a kid. If I was going to pay the P-tax, Iâd buy an older Cayman. My buddy has one and itâs a great car. Fast enough to be dangerous and fun, and still feels like an analog sports car.
This makes me appreciate Mazda even more for how theyâve stayed true to the original spirit of the Miata.
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Yesterday I drove to Whitby and have only just discovered Blakey Ridge. An amazing drive over and nearly got caught out by the snowâŠâŠ I was lucky to get over. I took the picture once I was starting to get back down and Iâm just above Danby Dale
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Ace! I was coming back from Bowness and I saw him too, just checked and was looking very glum for some reason.
Itâs a lovely spot isnât it.
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I noticed a couple of recent posts about âaction picsâ of our own cars. The following link has details about locations and dates (normally weekends/bank holidays) for âBikerpicsâ photographers. We have had some good shots from them on Hartside Pass in Cumbria. They take pics of motorcycles, bikes, classic cars, sports cars and anything else interesting. As you can see on their website, they have a wide number of locations from Scotland down to the south west of England.
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I had a 924S for twenty years, drove all over the USA, and loved it. Twelve years ago, when I returned to Europe, I bought a Panamera. This is an excellent car â well designed and made â but servicing costs were bloated. I traded it in for my 2022 ND, largely because it was too wide for the roads around here, as is also the current version of the 911. A pity, but I do enjoy my Miata!
David
Enviously saw NDs happily driving with the top down on a nice sunny, dry day, whilst my âbrainâ wouldnât let me do the same, given the amount of salt down 
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A run back from Windermere today, where Iâve been for the weekend.
A 100 mile run, mostly M6 south. Stuck cruise on at 70, roof down and off we went. 51mpg was the end result. I still find this cruising economy deeply impressive with the ND!
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Get a cheapo that doesnât cramp you style. You can buy a NC1 for the yearly depreciation on your main weaponđ
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lol youâre right there 
Saying that, touch wood, depreciation is off the charts phenonenal. Back in the glory days of '18, I paid ÂŁ17K as a week old, 3 mile, pre reg. The list price was ÂŁ23K with the colour. Motorway, when looking out of boredom, are quoting ÂŁ12.5K, and itâs not even summer, when it goes up a bit. So ÂŁ4.5K depreciation in nearly 7 years!! Imagine an electric car with that depreciation!
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The only problem with older cars is the urge to tinkerâŠ
Now beginning to take the view to drive the car when salt is still down, but weather is dry, and then put the investment into a good body and underbody wash after.
And given mx5âs rust from the inside out a lot, do salty roads affect that aspect much anyway?
Unfortunately salt dissolves quite readily in water and there in lies the problem.
So, at the risk of getting off topic, flushing with plenty of water should be ok? And that should be done anyway to get rid of contamination even in the summer?
For what itâs worth, Iâm also trying this stuff using a garden pump strayer to spray it underneath once cleaned.
I know some folk wouldnât even drive the car in the wet if they can help it, but thatâs not me 