New title, How to Look Cool While Driving So-So. I got similar results while counting in my head :-)
You guys might want to cover the Euro Auto Festival next year held on the BMW Zentrum grounds near the plant. They often let people buy tickets to drive their new BMWs. It is different every year as far as what they do with the new cars. I've driven (new) Z4s and 3-series on autox, M3s on wet oval rat race style, M5s…
Big Fan. The drift teaching video is an instant classic for me. On that note I would suggest
It is laughable how easy it is to change pads on cars with Brembos. I just did my rear pads on my '05 STi with factory Brembos. My wife's Cayenne also has Brembos. I used a t-handle to loosen lugs, floor jack to raise the car, needle nose pliers to remove cotter pins, brake cleaner because you gotta clean while you…
My refund of $150? (25% of the parts) In the mail I suppose. I filed the claim with the attorneys responsible for the lawsuit. There are varying levels of refunds. Mine was the rapiest. If it was CPO then I would get it all back but that would have been $2k instead of $600 plus whatever CPO markup. I'm way ahead on…
I would buy the Cayenne again. Although I would have it inspected by a dealer before buying then use the repair bill as a negotiation point. I would have rather spent the $1,100 on repairs for the coolant pipes and drive shaft support bearing on upgrades. Also, we live in a smaller city so everyone knows we drive "the…
Bought a 2004 Porsche Cayenne Turbo with 67k miles. I knew what we were getting into and we love our pig. I've spent over $4k in parts over the course of 33k miles. Towed once. The difference is I do the work myself and buy non-oem parts equivalent when possible and suitable.
1985 Nissan 300Z. I saw one just like the picture for sale for months. Granted it did not have a turbo but it was supposed to have a 3.0 160hp V6 and some pedigree as a sports car. Compared to the other turbo 4's I had driven (XR4Ti, Shelby Charger) and even the 1980 Chevy Citation carb'd 2.8 V6 it was so…
We purchased a new 2005 Ford Freestyle. We knew we would take it past the standard power train warranty so we bought an extended warranty. Being a car guy I saw the CVT as a ticking time bomb. This particular warranty was refundable if not used. However, that dealership did not file the paperwork. Before we could…
I'm a fan of salvage titles. I agree this car should be inspected before buying. That should be obvious. The car should be scrutinized by someone that knows Corvettes of this type. They should take off as many plastic covers as possible.
Who's got that good D?
The fact that it is from New York area with a BMW rear end probably means Phil from PM Motorsports did at least some of this work. I've seen Phil put 500whp down on his Merkur with a BMW rear end at a mobile dyno at Carlisle.
That's weird. I was driving in this morning and saw an Altima V6 and thought I wonder how fun that would be if it had the RWD setup out of a 370Z or AWD? Then I thought, I wonder if which smaller and lighter Nissan you could put that drive line in with a backseat?
Great idea, lame name. Let's call it the Assured Safe Halo Lamp (ASHL). Because if you activate it you're an a55h0l3!
My experience with a warranty is this: The dealer tears it down, taking pictures of everything. Files a claim with corporate. Corporate sees signs of abuse because you actually drove it like a sports car. Probably at a dealer-sponsored autocross or manufacturer sanctioned event. Ford/Dodge/Subaru want their rankings…
A coworker of mine also does this banana/mayo spread. My dad makes peanut butter and mayo sandwiches. I occasionally will still eat one. Haven't tried the banana option. Sounds reasonable to put together the three though. Banana, Peanut Butter and Mayo.
Non-Stop Toe Thumbs?
The first minute goes like this...