TL:DR - Get Winter Tires for driving in regions where winter is accompanied by good amounts of SNOW.

CENA GT: “I, a car, thought cars were supposed to be driven. It seems I was wrong. For that mistake, I shall forever pay, and forever ask myself the same question: What is my purpose?”

“You pass butter.”

“Oh my god.”

“Yeah welcome to the club pal.”

You are absolutely right and this is precisely the point of the article - weight savings at the wheels has a greater impact per pound than if you do it anywhere else on the car. Those last 4lbs at each corner make a very noticeable and positive impact in the areas of acceleration, braking, cornering, steering response…

the trouble now is that you have just that...an exclusively FWD car with 380whp and it spins all day... the Golf R haldex system allows you to use the higher power and stay on the road better. 

There is a cost for every minute of downtime and setup for a paint facility. Guaranteed VW has calculated this cost along with shipping custom colors to the US market.

No question the dealers are going to be getting something of that $2500 (they need it since they will be selling a custom Golf R instead of the…

Huh?

These days a really nice custom wrap can be done for about $3,000. Get the nice Green on any color and live with whatever the stock leather is.

My first car was a 1993 Ford Ranger pickup - 5 speed manual
2nd Car -1980 Datsun/Nissan Sentra - 5 speed manual
3rd Car - 1998 Legacy Outback - Automatic
4th Car - 2001.5 VW Passat - 5 speed manual
5th Car - 2003 VW Passaat Wagon - 5 speed manual
(Honda Odyssey Minivan!!! auto)
6th Car - 2007 VW Passat - Auto
7th Car - 2016…

15 year old 911 Turbo is a 996...not *yet* investment-grade. That of course could change in the next few years.

the word you are looking for is accentuate (as opposed to extenuate)

VW Golf R.

AWD = “safer” than GTI

Has room for twins in back seat and wife up front.

Ample trunk space for diapers and baby food.

Manual transmission.

~300Hp

Trust me.

I have 4 kids and had a Golf R.

GET A GOLF R.

DON”T LOOK BAK

my dad always taught me to be defensive in my driving or biking or walking around cars. Doesn’t matter who has “right of way” or if “you’re in the right”...you can be “DEAD RIGHT”.

Defensive driving/biking is the best way to stay safe. Neither driver was being defensive. The dick in the car pulled out without…

I’ve got a 2016 Tornado Red Golf R manual and I love the fucking shit out of it. After having the manual trans for a year I don’t want to go back to any DSG/PDK/DCT dual clutch setup. I’ve driven an M3 with DCT and a few Porsche’s with PDK. It’s insane how fast they shift. Incredible engineering but I’m having…

My personal experience jives with your second statement - I am far more focused on the task of driving now that I have a manual again (previous two cars were autos and 4 manuals before that). Before I start my drive I plug my phone into the car charger, set it in the magnetic mount, start some music if I’m in the…

I don’t see the Maccan cross shopped with the Panamera.
Base Maccan = $47k
Base Panamera = $78k

While they both offer more utility than a 911, the Panamera feels like the second car that 911 owners *need* to have in order to haul family, friends, things, do road trips etc.

The Maccan seems like the way to attract to…

The M2 is going to be VERY profitable for BMW in it’s little niche. The lease rate is higher than the M3.

M2 base lease rate - $770/month

Not even for the right amount of money at this point. The M2 is built in a BMW plant that doesn’t do anything for the BMW individual program.

It will require an aftermarket wrap, dipped car or repaint.

100000% agree. especially on the speed yellow. I’d love that.

There are no nickel and dime options. There are however some BMW Performance Parts which are quite spendy.

Not to mention the Lease cost of the M2.
The M235i is $499/month and the M3 is $757/month.

The M2 is $770/month base lease rate ($2500 down, 1st mo payment and acquisition fee $925 which is the same setup as the…