Blowjob Overtime posted:

drat, thanks for the rundown. I forget there are "regular" cars that focus so much on the rear passenger.

Blowjob Overtime posted:

I always think of the rear as where kids go, so the idea of putting that much control back there seems real bad.

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Weirdly harsh ride sometimes, an inescapable jolt when coming to a complete stop as the brakes do this weird thing where they CLAMP right before you'd naturally stop so you always get a little jerk, no matter what you did.

Admiral Bosch posted:

behold, my wife's new car

GramCracker posted:

As the thread title suggests, I did something stupid.

Enos Cabell posted:

Learning to wrench on a malaise era boat is like EZ mode. Engine bay is cavernous, and everything is super easy to get to. RIP 78 Cougar and 81 Bonneville.

Infinotize posted:

Lastly part of the reason I got the CX5 is because it was supposed to be fun, and well, it's not. I think I bought into reviews of it too much but after owning it a couple of years I'm just not going to find a CUV entertaining. So I'm gonna get a proper fun car later. But anyways.

Voltage posted:

However I did drive it back to back both times with 911's - when I test drove the S i also drove a 997 S, and when I drove the GTS i drove a 992 GTS, so definitely clouded my judgement.

kill me now posted:

I'm not sure I follow

RIP Paul Walker posted:

Took delivery of something I ordered a couple months ago:





It's a 2023 Q5 45 Prestige in District Green with an Okapi Brown interior. The color changes a ton depending on the lighting conditions, it really stands out against all the monochrome blobs floating around.

RIP Paul Walker posted:

Where were you?! It would be super funny if it was me - and wouldn’t shock me too much since it seems to be a pretty rare combo.

TheFonz posted:

I did something stupid.

2017. 11,950 Miles on it. Very Well optioned. I traded in my 2018 Scat Pack Charger - got 8k less than I paid for it brand new in 2018.


The 2 car seats uh. Fit.
Kinda.

TheFonz posted:

I did something stupid.

2017. 11,950 Miles on it. Very Well optioned. I traded in my 2018 Scat Pack Charger - got 8k less than I paid for it brand new in 2018.


The 2 car seats uh. Fit.
Kinda.

TheFonz posted:

loving LOL Nevermind.



I was in the middle of an intersection at night turning left, as the light turned red. Didn't see a young guy in a van trying to beat the light. He told me he sped up to make it, but I honestly didn't see him until I was a foot into his lane, so I failed to make sure it was clear.
Back to searching. Just gotta wait for the check. Thankfully I don't owe anything on it so that should be simple. And very appreciative the kids were asleep at home and not out cruising with me.

RIP Paul Walker posted:

Right after we moved to England, my mom crashed her new car pulling out of the dealership. Right turns aren’t nearly as safe there. 9 year old me was in the passenger seat and still remembers the crunch.

Poor teal-green K plate Vauxhall Astra CD… I also remember when our visa was up and my parents were trying to sell it, nobody wanted to buy a car like that with a massive 2.0l engine.

Darchangel posted:

School zone is like the one speed limit I actually pay attention to.
Dude actual went around you on the left to make the right?

polygon_monkey posted:

I posted this in the Porsche thread a few weeks back but forgot to post it here. My first Porsche, a 2013 Boxster S in Agate Grey with red extended leather interior and all the spicy options (chrono, pse, pasm, ptv etc):

OBAMNA PHONE posted:

nadmonk posted:

A little hard to see with the wire in the way, but the post the PO used to connect the negative cables for the truck and plow was way too long, so they needed to shim it.
They shimmed it by wrapping it with solder. Obviously, this was a little loose and had some issues completing the circuit.

This will most likely live at our cabin for hauling and plow duties.

Scionix posted:

lmao at the Z discussion

nobody is going to see that car and assume he's a russian nationalist you lunatic

MrYenko posted:

Friend, you did not settle.

nerdrum posted:

knox_harrington posted:

gently caress I've just noticed the garage put the front wheels on backwards again.

davecrazy posted:

So I went from February knowing next to nothing about Alfa to buying one in September.

My main priorities are getting decent all-season tires on the rims it so I don't kill myself when it gets cold and a decent set of snow tires for the winter.

It drives as advertised. Extremely docile an d easy to maneuver in traffic and then you get into the open highway and punch it and it roars to life and it goes exactly where you point it. It's like nothing else I've ever driven, the closest thing I've owned before is my '92 Nissan Sentra SE-R, but even that is a light year away from this.

TenaciousTomato posted:

Owns. CF spoiler and gunmetal wheels are stock?

davecrazy posted:

That’s loving awful.

NJ is front plate state and I have not had the factory plate bracket attached to a single car I’ve bought here.

I use Sto-n-show on everything. Worked great on every Jeep (Grand Cherokee/Grand Wagoneer/Gladiator) and my Durango.

They install in seconds and you can pop the bracket off and on super easy.

The only thing I don’t have a front plate on is the Alfa. The front splitter extends at speed in dynamic mode and solutions that mount under the splitter just don’t exists for that reason.

I bought a towhook mounting bracket but have not bothered to instal it.

davecrazy posted:

Put Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 on it today. It's only been a few days under 40 degrees and it has not snowed a lick, so I was not in any rush.

The OEM Pirelli P Zero Corsa have maybe 1/4-1/2 their life left at 7000 miles, 6/32 front and back.

As long as I keep it in "A"daptive mode and don't drive like an idiot the Corsa have been perfectly fine even in the rain. Once I got used to the car I never felt nervous. Once the Corsa's run their life I'll probably want to move to something that his a bit more tread life.

Voltage posted:

My buddy just got a stelvio QV and hes over the moon, he drove just about every single CUV on the market and said nothing else feels likes it's even in the same category, they are crazy cheap used if you can swing the maintenance.

Darchangel posted:

I hate that this is even cause for celebration.

Powershift posted:

Correct car, correct color.

I can't imagine the torture of having the keys and waiting on insurance.

davecrazy posted:

You get used to it. Does it have the Corsas on it?

They’re not as bad in the rain as people say but keep it in A mode when it’s wet out.

Even in D the car will save you from yourself unless your an absolute lunatic.

In Race mode know what your doing. I broke the rear lose in Race mode once was it was not fun. I was not in traffic and recovered, but ESC is your friend.

More then once I’ve casually gunned it to pass somebody on the highway and found myself going 100+.

It will be incredibly planted at speed, you won’t realize how fast your going. There is a setable speed alert in the gauge cluster menu. I have mine set to beep at me when I hit 110.

Woolwich Bagnet posted:

Great color and great car.

I really dislike the Pirellis on my car. I think this year I'll be replacing them with something else. They have poor traction below 50 F and even above that they aren't exactly confidence inspiring. Below 45 any amount of throttle makes the car squirm.

davecrazy posted:

Car needs a bath but I got the carbon fiber V grille installed.



Also put in the CF illuminated door sills, CF rearview mirror caps, and the logo puddle lights.

All of which should of been factory, but so be it.

davecrazy posted:

Have a link to where you found that?!

TheFonz posted:

Ok Ok - Hear me out - Let's try this again.


2018. Similar Spec. Black instead of Red interior. Slightly Different Wheels. 5,995 Miles on it. We'll see in 24 hours if it was chance, or if the gods really never want me to have an M4.