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King-Kong posted:2008 Audi TT 2.0T, FWD. Got her one week ago to replace my totaled 335i. Nothing helps you get over the old quite like the new! Ouch, insurance didn't pay out very well on that 335 did they?
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Jun 27, 2010 21:47
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Those fenders don't roll themselves you know..
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Jun 27, 2010 23:46
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Das Volk posted:Ouch, insurance didn't pay out very well on that 335 did they? haha... they didnt give me any additional value for it being a CPO, so I lost a couple thousand from that, but I could have easily gotten another 335i if I wanted to. Truth be told, I felt the 335i was more than I needed for a DD, so ultimately straight line performance wasn't my highest weighted attribute. I test drove a G37 sport which I felt was laughably bad compared to the 335i/TT. Then I checked out the TT and found that despite the lack of straight-line speed, it's other attributes (looks, amazing cabin feel, DSG transmission, and ~550lb weight reduction) made up for the deficit. One week with it, and I'm not missing the 335i. I won't try to compare the refinement or performance between the two of them - I still feel the 335i is the better driver's car. Mine was a 6mt with the sports package and I loved it, but the TT just speaks to me more. I don't know if it's similar to the love of Alfa's, where beautiful design overshadows horrible reliability and performance, but that's kind of where I'm at with it. ...I'll also be leveraging the cheaper payments to get a dedicated track car
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Jun 28, 2010 01:36
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Not to make you feel bad or anything, but the TT is exclusive of the Castro here in San Francisco and executive assistants. One of my co-workers was driving his wife's TT (granted, it was the fast one) and was quick to explain that his car was being worked on. Hopefully that's not such a universal thing where you are, and I do know what you mean about how they are inside.
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Jun 28, 2010 02:23
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MetaJew posted:The conclusion was: You want the "performance" brake pads, a higher temp brake fluid, and add brake ducting if you plan to track it. Honestly that makes a lot of sense in terms of price Vs performance. The only reason I like nismo is to keep the service guy happy for warranty. Still even the Nismo brake pad are a R-tune product. (no warranty, aftermarket)
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Jun 28, 2010 02:30
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 Yup. That poo poo was a lot of fun.
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Jun 28, 2010 03:03
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Das Volk posted:Not to make you feel bad or anything, but the TT is exclusive of the Castro here in San Francisco and executive assistants. One of my co-workers was driving his wife's TT (granted, it was the fast one) and was quick to explain that his car was being worked on. Hopefully that's not such a universal thing where you are, and I do know what you mean about how they are inside. If it's good enough for Clarkson...  I did strongly consider grabbing the TTS, but sadly I was talked back from the ledge by my own words of "not needing that kind of performance" (I think I hear the AI pitchforks off in the distance). The TTS will actually take a 335i down with ease. This Road & Track article is what put it on the map for me. In fact it was only a few seconds off the e92 M3 at C&D's VIR Lightning Lap. Maybe I can appease the gods by finding a nice E30 to turn into my track car.
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Jun 28, 2010 03:13
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It's good to see more TTs on the road. Enjoy. If you're near VA/NC, registration is still open for TT-East, which is on at the end of July. 
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Jun 28, 2010 03:19
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 Keepin it ~*FRESH*~
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Jun 28, 2010 08:05
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Are those tiffs?!
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Jun 28, 2010 13:32
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A5H posted:Are those tiffs?! No, its a JPEG. 
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Jun 28, 2010 14:36
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Das Volk posted:Not to make you feel bad or anything, but the TT is exclusive of the Castro here in San Francisco and executive assistants. One of my co-workers was driving his wife's TT (granted, it was the fast one) and was quick to explain that his car was being worked on. Hopefully that's not such a universal thing where you are, and I do know what you mean about how they are inside. Everyone knows the TTs are as much a chick's car as a Miata.
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Jun 28, 2010 16:46
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RealKyleH posted:No, its a JPEG. I think he was talking about the shoes. If they are real Tiffs, then I'm jealous.
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Jun 28, 2010 17:04
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Dude rocking legit tiffs would prolly have some baller rear end BBS' or something though. *Owns some tiffanys*
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Jun 28, 2010 17:11
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King-Kong posted:I did strongly consider grabbing the TTS, but sadly I was talked back from the ledge by my own words of "not needing that kind of performance" (I think I hear the AI pitchforks off in the distance). The TTS will actually take a 335i down with ease. This Road & Track article is what put it on the map for me. In fact it was only a few seconds off the e92 M3 at C&D's VIR Lightning Lap
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Jun 28, 2010 17:34
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destructo posted:Why the gently caress do these tests never use the same tires on every car? It's always the stock tires that ship with the car, right? It makes sense to some degree, that if you make a performance car, you're picking a tire to go along with it, and the car can be reviewed as such.
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Jun 28, 2010 17:58
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kimbo305 posted:It's always the stock tires that ship with the car, right? It makes sense to some degree, that if you make a performance car, you're picking a tire to go along with it, and the car can be reviewed as such. This probably explains why Evos fare so well in tests 
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Jun 28, 2010 18:36
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kimbo305 posted:It's always the stock tires that ship with the car, right? It makes sense to some degree, that if you make a performance car, you're picking a tire to go along with it, and the car can be reviewed as such. Right... could end up being a slippery slope. I think the best idea is to keep the cars completely stock and let them battle it out. In the R&T test, the 135i had softer rubber 
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Jun 28, 2010 18:42
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King-Kong posted:Right... could end up being a slippery slope. I think the best idea is to keep the cars completely stock and let them battle it out. kimbo305 posted:It's always the stock tires that ship with the car, right? It makes sense to some degree, that if you make a performance car, you're picking a tire to go along with it, and the car can be reviewed as such. destructo fucked around with this message at 18:52 on Jun 28, 2010 |
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Jun 28, 2010 18:49
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destructo posted:If you're just going by the treadwear rating you could very well be incorrect. While I appreciate the lack of standards for tread rating, we're still looking at 280 vs. 140. If the ratings were closer together, say 280 vs. 300, I'd agree, but I dont think it's an unreasonable suggestion to say the potenza are softer than the contisport3. Of course, the 135i comes with some pretty skinny tires (why did BMW do this, again?) while the TTS has 255's on all 4 corners. That's probably making more of a difference than the tread wear differences.
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Jun 28, 2010 19:06
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destructo posted:The only reason I can think of that makes this difficult is the variety in tire size/rim width that might make finding one tire to fit all the models tested. Maybe I'm being stupid here, but I'd much rather see the differences in the cars, not some arbitrary wear item. I'd wager 50+% of enthusiasts buying performance cars run down their stock tires before getting new ones. If that's the case, then the tests done with stock tires do reflect those cars' performance for the first year or more of ownership.
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Jun 28, 2010 19:10
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 respect the yellow centercaps
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Jun 28, 2010 20:37
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A5H posted:Dude rocking legit tiffs would prolly have some baller rear end BBS' or something though. May have a gay vw but I would never be caught dead with lovely nikes.
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Jun 28, 2010 21:36
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Hatebreed posted:May have a gay vw but I would never be caught dead with lovely nikes. The gently caress are they then? Proper look like tiffs.
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Jun 28, 2010 23:37
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 DC Radar SE's with green/teal instead of white. e: real picture. I'd love to find a updated version of them as they were REALLY bright when new. Now they're beat to poo poo because I don't care about em and I've replaced them with clarks/dressier DCs. Hatebreed fucked around with this message at 23:55 on Jun 28, 2010 |
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Jun 28, 2010 23:49
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Fags.
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Jun 29, 2010 00:41
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King-Kong posted:While I appreciate the lack of standards for tread rating, we're still looking at 280 vs. 140. You can't really compare different tyre companies' tread ratings, you can get very different lives out of equal rated tyres from, say, Pirelli and Bridgestone. Some car makers will spec a specific tyre and tune the car to use it (M3 CSL for example) whereas others use durable lovely tyres (Subaru and the RE92, for example). A5H posted:Dude rocking legit tiffs would prolly have some baller rear end BBS' or something though. Just the stock wheels on the Saaburu, sorry.
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Jun 29, 2010 01:53
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Dr JonboyG posted:You can't really compare different tyre companies' tread ratings, you can get very different lives out of equal rated tyres from, say, Pirelli and Bridgestone. Some car makers will spec a specific tyre and tune the car to use it (M3 CSL for example) whereas others use durable lovely tyres (Subaru and the RE92, for example). Lower rolling resistance tires can also give an extra edge in fuel economy, which can add up when you consider CAFE. The first gen Prius also used RE92s, it was all about the fuel economy.
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Jun 29, 2010 02:31
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 I really need to clean up those rock chips.
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Jun 29, 2010 16:27
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Just got it washed off for the first time. Have to wax it tomorrow with the Meguiar's wax I'm getting in. Used the same brand's wheel cleaner, and I think the results were great.
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Jul 1, 2010 02:09
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Thats an ugly rear end car.
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Jul 1, 2010 02:33
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-Spiffy- posted:Thats an ugly rear end car. They didn't have any Supras at the lot! Imagine my shame!
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Jul 1, 2010 02:55
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Why am I not surprised that VW fags are also shoe fags?
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Jul 1, 2010 03:26
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-Spiffy- posted:Thats an ugly rear end car. At least he doesn't have a turbo wing on a non turbo supra like a poseur.
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Jul 1, 2010 03:51
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_firehawk posted:At least he doesn't have a turbo wing on a non turbo supra like a poseur. Yet.
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Jul 1, 2010 04:05
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All the wings on MKIV supra's are the same hth.
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Jul 1, 2010 07:02
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frozenphil posted:Why am I not surprised that VW fags are also shoe fags? It's not all of us! Just washed and waxed my '03 tonight. 
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Jul 2, 2010 03:01
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-Spiffy- posted:All the wings on MKIV supra's are the same hth. In the US, only the turbo's have wings. The non turbo's look like this. 
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Jul 2, 2010 03:46
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_firehawk posted:In the US, only the turbo's have wings. The non turbo's look like this. Wasn't the spoiler a no-cost option on the turbo model too? The Japanese market ones could be optioned with the spoiler regardless of engine.
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frozenphil posted:Why am I not surprised that VW fags are also shoe fags?  Does a beat up pair of New Balance and some (on sale) red G-Force driving shoes make me a shoe fag? If so  (I was in the middle of swapping over to rain tires hence the mismatched wheels)
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