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StormDrain posted:Can you go park it next to the bagged Deville(? I think) so we can compare and contrast? Where do you see that? I’ll look for 1 at pickup today.
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Thom ZombieForm posted:Where do you see that? I’ll look for 1 at pickup today. Probably confusing you with another poster, but I'd like to see a pic of the rear 3/4 view. The wing looks garish in red, but I bet it looks perfect in black.
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Oh no, it's definitely another poster with the slammed Cadillac. You will have to seek them out to complete this quest.
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StormDrain posted:Oh no, it's definitely another poster with the slammed Cadillac. You will have to seek them out to complete this quest. Gotcha, I knew I was missing something.
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Theophany posted:Drove 6 hours to Edinburgh, stayed in a Premier Inn on an industrial estate and had a lovely meal. A worthwhile sacrifice of a Sunday to collect and drive home in this. Thom ZombieForm posted:After a 5? Month wait, my ct4 blackwing has finally arrived at the dealership. Looking forward to picking it up tomorrow After a less than great experience with the 1979 Fiat we picked up on Thanksgiving 2020 my wife was looking to try again and with nice spring weather she really wanted a convertible. This little thing popped up on fb marketplace about a half hour from us, test drove it on the 20th and brought it home on the 22nd. 1985 VW Cabriolet with the little 1.8L and a 5-speed, nice cloth interior. Odometer, with broken gears of course, shows 79k miles but overall condition I'd guess it's in the 80-90k range or maybe 100k. Paint is in good shape, interior is really good other than some strange trim damage. Will be something to tinker with and she wants to learn basic auto maintenance with it. Runs good other that right when it starts, smells overly rich. Grabbed this picture before we pulled out the seats to rug-doctor them and everything else. Once we get it back together and cleaned up I'll post some more pictures.  
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NitroSpazzz posted:Audi has been putting out some good looking cars lately, especially the S-line. That's a good looking autobahn stormer. Just booked my tickets to Europe on the Channel Tunnel for a bit of Easter continental hooning lol. I've yet to give it a proper thrashing, but I get the feeling that Audi went a bit gentle on the tuning because the DSG gearbox isn't up to the punishment that the 4.0 twin turbo engine is easily capable of delivering which is why they put ZF slushboxes in the equivalent RS models.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Audi has been putting out some good looking cars lately, especially the S-line. That's a good looking autobahn stormer. lol @ the dog, he makes that little cabrio look positively tiny. dope car
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Thom ZombieForm posted:After a 5? Month wait, my ct4 blackwing has finally arrived at the dealership. Looking forward to picking it up tomorrow Good. Goooooood. It's probably going to take forever to actually get an emira, and with spring here and it being nice outside, I want a convertible now. So I'm probably going to start shopping California Ts in the next few weeks.
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id wait a bit on the emira lol, awesome car for its price but new cars like that are bound to have problems on the first wave
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NitroSpazzz posted:Audi has been putting out some good looking cars lately, especially the S-line. That's a good looking autobahn stormer.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Grabbed this picture before we pulled out the seats to rug-doctor them and everything else. Once we get it back together and cleaned up I'll post some more pictures. Something we've learned from 1) owning a convertible and 2) dog-sitting for people in town as a side-hustle: Convertibles are for dogs. Put a dog in the back seat of a convertible with the roof down --> happy dog! HAPPY DOG The shades are fantastic. Excellent car, excellent dog. Nicely done. mobby_6kl posted:Nice bitch bucket!
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I’m nearly 40 years old. No matter how much longer I manage to milk this existence, I am nearly certain that I have never, nor ever will have been, that loving cool.
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tyrelhill posted:id wait a bit on the emira lol, awesome car for its price but new cars like that are bound to have problems on the first wave Yeah I mean I don’t need a car since I live in a city now so that’s not as much of a big deal. The California T will definitely get a wrap, but probably not a crazy custom one since it’d look kind odd. I’m thinking something like Porsches Miami blue for it. Should look real nice with a tan interior. The magnetic suspension or whatever will definitely be nice for touring, and a few track days for fun.
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My buddy had one of those in white back in the mid 1990s. It was a fun little car that endured many road trips.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Dog bucket pics That is dog of the year 2022 on display, awesome car.
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Re: blackwing rear/interior pic request (no classic Cadillac examples to park next to yet)    I need to find a 500 mile trip ASAP so the rev range can be unlocked
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That back end is badass.
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Thom ZombieForm posted:Re: blackwing rear/interior pic request (no classic Cadillac examples to park next to yet) That rules. Get some varied driving in that first 500, keep the revs moving and not using cruise control, etc.
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Thom ZombieForm posted:I need to find a 500 mile trip ASAP so the rev range can be unlocked LOL thats a 'thing'?
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I'm assuming it's a new engine thing, now they can lock higher RPM off with software instead of trusting the driver not to just mash the pedal potentially causing engine damage while it all wears in.
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Pretty sure bmw was doing it a long time ago but don't quote me on that.
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I couldn’t use launch control or Track mode in my SRT until after 1500 miles.
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Suburban Dad posted:Pretty sure bmw was doing it a long time ago but don't quote me on that. I know BMW would (still does?) lower the limiter during warmup, but I don’t know about break-in.
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I just saw the Hagerty video on the Blackwing and that car is insane. 1/4 mile in the 11's and handles great to boot. Great purchase, very jealous. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7YqdGt19tw I didn't look in to it enough to see there were different models of Blackwing, interesting. LloydDobler fucked around with this message at 19:50 on Mar 28, 2022 |
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LloydDobler posted:I didn't look in to it enough to see there were different models of Blackwing, interesting. Yes. The ct5v bw featured in that video is the V8, slightly larger chassis (and ~20,000 dollars more expensive than my v6 twin turbo ct4v bw) And yes, the model naming convention is horrible. Edit: I looked at the owners manual. The recommendation Is to not exceed 4000 rpm for the first 1500 miles. God knows why the gauge changes at the 500 mile mark to expose the full rpm range instead of at 1500 miles. Thom ZombieForm fucked around with this message at 21:35 on Mar 28, 2022 |
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yea just drive it without cruise control and dont go crazy, the 500 miles goes fast haha
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And then do a burnout
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opengl128 posted:And then do a burnout obv.
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 Don't think I'll have two homologation specials like this in my possession at the same time ever again.
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Umh March Superturbo!
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Humphreys posted:LOL thats a 'thing'? It's not a strict data set or anything but from reading 13 years of posts now most of the BMW people who have NOT suffered rod-bearing issues prematurely (a "thing" on both E46 and E92's) religiously follow the break-in/warmup period rules. Could be unrelated, could be luck, whatever. However it seems to be worth it for low-tolerance/high-performance engines especially so you can brag about it on BaT in 20 years for an extra $300k.
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KakerMix posted:
Man, I have lusted after the Celica GT-Four since they were hooning around the muddy Welsh countryside in the late 90s.
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Ether Frenzy posted:It's not a strict data set or anything but from reading 13 years of posts now most of the BMW people who have NOT suffered rod-bearing issues prematurely (a "thing" on both E46 and E92's) religiously follow the break-in/warmup period rules. Could be unrelated, could be luck, whatever. However it seems to be worth it for low-tolerance/high-performance engines especially so you can brag about it on BaT in 20 years for an extra $300k. The only brand new car I've ever had was a company Toyota Kluger. Which I promptly from delivery put 3000km in it's first week.
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Ether Frenzy posted:It's not a strict data set or anything but from reading 13 years of posts now most of the BMW people who have NOT suffered rod-bearing issues prematurely (a "thing" on both E46 and E92's) religiously follow the break-in/warmup period rules. Could be unrelated, could be luck, whatever. However it seems to be worth it for low-tolerance/high-performance engines especially so you can brag about it on BaT in 20 years for an extra $300k. A BMW specialty shop posted:BMW owners should consider replacing their rod bearings as preventative maintenance to reduce the risk of serious engine damage in the event of rod bearing failure. Owners of S54/S65/S85 engines should consider replacing the original rod bearings by 70,000 miles. Lol. Owning an M car is one of the purest forms of automotive self-flagellation.
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KakerMix posted:
A duck car. I am wildly, unbelievably jealous
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MrYenko posted:Lol.
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I always love going to a Porsche specialist and asking to see their collection of IMS bearing that had nothing wrong with them but the owner was terrified of it failing.
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Ether Frenzy posted:A prophylactic $2500 part replacement at ~60k miles (along with regular Blackstone oil analysis to ensure you do it before it's a problem) isn't exactly insane levels of masochism but it's the only thing wrong with the cars so everyone gets very excited about the 1% of cars that have it happen, I guess. Having to go into the rotating assembly of a modern car (even something as extreme as an M car) in the first 100,000 miles is uhhhhhhhh… …Not a good look.
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MrYenko posted:Having to go into the rotating assembly of a modern car (even something as extreme as an M car) in the first 100,000 miles is uhhhhhhhh… Car enthusiasts don't exist anymore-- just people chasing status symbols. If the rotating assembly grenades itself out of warranty you probably just didn't do the proper maintenance or something. /s
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