Someone seems butt-hurt over Kobe’s announcement. Why? Does it personally affect you? I’ve read some shitty articles in my days, but this just speaks out “I have personal issues, and I must take it out on the world”.

You have never owned one, have you? I owned an ‘07 for just over 1 year. What a mistake...I tried doing some of the maintenance myself in a small space. Forget it. I’ll never own an Audi, BMW or Mercedes out of warranty again. My S4 is just about up on its warranty, so I will be selling it. It has however, been the…

Very well explained! I do appreciate it. You’re correct, it is a very complex subject. I understand the basics, and how safe it is. Now if I can just get over my slight anxiety of long distance flights :) I fly 2-3 times a month, but mostly from BTV to ORD for work. When I travel to LAX, that is where the anxiety…

How risky are these manuevers? I am not privy on what is involved from a physics standpoint to get an aircraft back into proper speeds for this. Are they still at “take-off” speeds at the point when you decide to go-around? I assume so after watching the video a couple of times. It didn’t look like they put the brakes…

I’ll one-up you, I’ll do it with a camel. Two humps provide the possibility of weight transfer from the rider/driver.

Also, I think it’s fair to consider the dynamics of the testing environment. MT and R&T beat the crap out of the cars they test. They do it over and over until they get their best time. The 3 hypercars in the video are owned by the same person (correction, I am not certain if the 918 is his, since he crashed his…

Manufactures need to come up with different headlights. They all seem to be copying Audi and Mercedes. At least it seems that way to me.

That’s gold, Jerry, gold!

0-60 in 2.5/6ish.. Sure, plenty of time to react if something goes wrong and you veer off towards on of your spectators. Oh wait, the guy in the suit didn’t know you were going to launch at him?

All this can be had, for a low low price of...$60k and up.

Exactly. The Hellcat can’t even put the power down, nor can it push through the air because of it’s poor engineering. Designed correctly, the limited RS could be a very capable car. Not that I’d buy one, but I’d like to see it give the GTR a glimpse of competition.

Nothing wrong with sharing the wife’s car. Certainly saves $$$.

With some launch control and or traction control, a beetle can rule all.

I agree. I’ve driven the new Audi RS7 with the updated gearbox, it’s nearly as quick for shift times, but has none of the bs clunkiness too it. I’d opt for the new S4 since it will have the same ZF transmission, but, much like ‘12MY, I’m not certain if I want to get into “new” technology again, warranty or not. What…

That just blew my mind! I put it on the side of “Is it REALLY necessary, though?” I mean, c’mon gents...

Yeah, I noticed that as well. Especially after driving a tuned one that my friend owned. We’re missing out at the top end range for sure with a stock engine.

Thank you, Sir. I hope it works out as well. Otherwise, I’m not sure what I will move on to next.

Great stuff! Mine is just over 30k miles on it. It does shift a bit hard in the cold, but you’re spot on. When it warms up, especially in dynamic, the shifting is almost unbearable. You can’t drive it normally without it clunking into gears. I just scheduled a service for my 35k to have the DSG flushed but also to…

2012 MY. My warranty runs out next spring I believe. I have not met the mileage, but I will with the 4 year. I just relocated to CA, so I suspect there will be a much broader choice of dealerships willing to help, I hope I don’t eat those words... Aside from the DSG worries, and the fuel leak recall, the car has been…

My 335d was actually a phenomenal car. It was my first diesel engine, and what a monster of an engine it was. If I had bought it used out of warranty, I would be looking at over $20k in repairs in just two years of ownership. I couldn’t use it as it was intended to be used. Longer trips, highway speeds etc.. it had…