I came into this article thinking it would be about an oil pump starvation when corning problem, like the Toyota/Yamaha 2ZZ-GE engine is known to have - but that’s really only a problem on sticky tires on a track in an MR2 or Celica GT-S.

Nah, could be silver.

David, which one are you going to sell so you can keep this one?

This is my thought, too. Plugs can get you out of a tight spot in the right conditions when you need it, with minimal effort and time.

My motorcycle plug kit has a CO2 inflator and a handful of cartridges. I have used the plugs but not the CO2 yet, but I think it would be plenty for a single inflation to a usable pressure. There’s like 4x 12 gr cartridges in there.

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I would have wanted to do a panic stop from 30 mph, no pumping, on a wet and/or snowy parking lot with the salesperson in the passenger seat to prove it to him.

Water pump failure?

Plot twist: After all these years, turns out it’s the head of Denso’s alternator division with that tattoo.

Styled by Pixar Animation Studios!

How about breaking out the orange cones and turning the oval into an autocross course? 😆

I don’t think you understand. I’m not talking about snow and ice winter tires - though I would say they certainly are a serviceable option in heavy rain, no worse than cheap all seasons.

I don’t agree with that sentiment either, though.

Those are the exact conditions performance winter tires are made for. So yes, winter tires.

Under-rated comment here.

Correction: You mean one electric crossover in 7 different shades of gray.

That’s something I miss, too - compounded by how common illegally tinted windows are now.

Yeah, I didn’t join that group because of the hoity-toity “Your 530xi E61 isn’t good enough for us” attitude. Granted, I’m completely over the “how low can I lower it” and “what are the biggest wheels I can fit” posts in the regular E60/E61 groups, so maybe I should.

That is pretty awesome. That’s where I’d like to be at with mine, though with stock mechanicals. I’d like to stay in stock F street for autocross, so once I replace the turbos it’ll be just a removable JB4 piggyback tune for me, maybe 18" wheels with RE71R ‘cheater’ tires (the best I can get on my 17s are PS4S, which…