Goddammit, GM... will you hurry up and take my money already???
PeterB
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I used to run with music, now I never do. My reasons for stopping were originally practical (I find it difficult to listen to something and not get into a cadence with it, so either the beat has to be very carefully chosen or you have to use one of those cadence-adjustment apps and they generally all fall down in one…
Wow! It looks completely different from how I thought it would look!
His *Harvard* pennant?
Apparently the groom knows guys who are really into cars. :P
I’ve seen one of these in the wild, amazingly:
The firm said in a research note that Tesla’s Model 3 sedan is a “proven hit” and serious competition from other automakers for the plug-in car market has not materialized, marking a sharp reversal from its previous stance.
“500,000 miles.”
I know what they’re trying to get at. It’s the same phenomenon that causes my S4 to feel quicker in casual driving than my Cayman S, even though they both make 340hp, the S4 loses more at the wheels from the AWD system, and the S4 outweighs the Cayman by about 700lbs 1,000lbs.
Today I realized that the arrival of the Taycan will roughly coincide with my trusty S4 wagon needing the dreaded timing chain job.
Good lord, that seems so absurd that I didn’t think it could be possible, and yet the internet tells me you’re correct...
DCT for track time, every time. I’m like a broken record on this, but that’s because it’s true: all but the best of the best drivers will perform better on the track with a modern DCT than a manual, and they’ll avoid catastrophic mis-shifts to boot.
Love the Alfa 4C suggestion.
Take my money, damn it!
Imagining the conversation if I rolled up on that thing with a “for sale” sign...
I truly believe that the NHL is the 4th pro sport in North America because no one new to the sport can figure out the rules due to this kind of bullshit.
Endorsed. I’ll defend the Porsche PDK as a track tool to my grave, but for a street car like this I’d also prefer a manual.
You’re talking about the difference between maximizing “run expectancy” and maximizing “win expectancy”. Here’s a win expectancy table that Tom Tango made: http://www.tangotiger.net/welist.html
I don’t understand the rationale of looking at repair cost vs. value, without also considering your alternatives. A 15-20 year old Audi S or Mercedes AMG will be hella pricey to maintain vs. the value, but... they’re also a hell of a lot of car for the price, and the heavy maintenance is why they’re cheap.