SliChillax
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New F90 M5 pics leaked, looks great to me. Love those seats
New F90 M5 pics leaked, looks great to me. Love those seats
New F90 M5 pics leaked, looks great to me. Love those seats
It looks...90% the same as the F10? More like a facelift than a new car.
I'm pretty sure I even prefer the overall look of the F10 more than this F90/G30. I hate how the headlights touch the grilles now. Looks awful
Maybe lease an i3 till the i-pace or some other alternative is out?
Sorry I was just having a bit of a rant about the state of electric cars.
I'm looking at what will be available in the next ~ 18 months and I've been severely disappointed. The model S has been out for over *5 years* now and there still isn't any significant competition in the premium electric sector - with the one exception of the ipace (which looks damned near perfect, yet likely won't be an option for me 😟.
It's so odd. I'd have thought the luxury brands would have been falling over themselves to take advantage of electric's awesome performance, responsiveness, quietness and (especially) space saving. Yet it's almost exclusively economy cars that we're seeing, all trying to sell themselves on their low operating cost - which given the current high development and production cost for batteries and rock bottom petrol prices I wouldn't have expected.
I don't know about other people, but if I end up deciding to spend $60k+ on a new car, fuel/electricity costs won't be an especially big factor in what I choose.
Any mk7 GTI experts in here?
Got a couple of questions for y'all.
1 - Is there a visual tell on the car that says it's the performance package?
2 - How does their trim hierarchy work? Is it S>SE>Autobahn?
I was in Austin this past weekend and I was in a previous gen Mazda3 with the 2.5L trying to keep up with one in the twisties... and I was getting smoked in the straights(I also had 4 other people in the car with me lol) but I was fast enough to keep up on the twisties.
And I'm not gonna lie, after that stint... I kinda want one now. I ragged on it before after a lukewarm test drive at my old job, but I think I really need to give it a proper TD to really understand it.
It looks...90% the same as the F10? More like a facelift than a new car.
I'm pretty sure I even prefer the overall look of the F10 more than this F90/G30. I hate how the headlights touch the grilles now. Looks awful
Thoughts on the 5th gen Prelude? Im still looking for my AP2 S2k but was looking at Honda golden era lineup and realized I never considered the Prelude.
Si
Type R
Helped a friend drop off his Alfa Romeo 4C at the Italian Concorso for Monterey Car Week yesterday. Got to walk around before the craziness started.
Never seen a Renault Clio V6 in person before and the Lamborghini Miura is still the most beautiful car ever.
Went to get my oil change. While I was there I walked around the show case they had a Type R and SI
Talking to the guy that sold my Civic he said they're only getting 2 Si and 2 Type Rs. If they want more they have to sell all 2 models of their cars to get more. There are 9 people already in line reserved.
I didn't like that for the Type R they added like 11k worth of dealership crap on the damn car an illumination package
1 - front and rear GTI badges will be red instead of silver (like this), the front brake calipers are larger and have GTI printed on them, front and rear brake rotors are vented (rear discs on non-pp are solid).
2 - not sure as available trims are different in Canada, but that sounds correct.
Thanks!
I just looked at Autotrader right now and there's only one used GTI with the performance package in all of Texas.
So I guess the better question is, is the PP necessary?
I know the lighting package is a necessity but what about the PP?
Thanks!
I just looked at Autotrader right now and there's only one used GTI with the performance package in all of Texas.
So I guess the better question is, is the PP necessary?
I know the lighting package is a necessity but what about the PP?
tell me the truth boys, how bad is a base cayman vs a cayman s (981)?
All the S versions in the years I want (2014/15) are going out of my price range. I don't want to regret getting a base later.
I have a base 2015 Cayman. It's the same exact car with a smaller engine. The base engine is plenty quick for surface driving, although YMMV depending on what you're used to hauling around in.
I personally don't think it's worth the 10-15K price difference for the bigger engine. Especially with the new 718 being faster anyway. Best advice I can give is go drive one and decide for yourself. Not a head turner in the acceleration department but you can take hard surface street right turns at 30 MPH without so much as a groan from the tires.
Cayman is all about the handling more than anything. You're primarily buying a ticket for the chassis, not the engine. Remember that.
tell me the truth boys, how bad is a base cayman vs a cayman s (981)?
All the S versions in the years I want (2014/15) are going out of my price range. I don't want to regret getting a base later.
The PP adds, in order of importance:
- Electronically-controlled LSD
- Larger front and rear brakes (from the Golf R)
- 10 hp bump
The big selling point is that buying all that stuff separately would be much, much more expensive than speccing the PP to a new GTI. If any of that matters is up to you.
Ima be honest and say you only really need the PP for the LSD if you'll be tracking the car. Otherwise the stock brakes are fine and you can just upgrade pads.
I would say yes, only because installing a diff later if necessary would be a pain.Now, if you never turn off traction control and only apply brakes strongly to avoid an accident, then no its not worth it for you.
I drive my GTI with traction control off majority of the time but the shitty part is that it's never really off all the way.
Yup, haven't done any vagcom related stuff to my car though. Might try obd eleven. I've read that it works well and you can do a lot with it.I was reading today that it's possible to enable full off (among other things) with vagcom or obd eleven.
Balls to the wall driving and taking fast corners? Definitely get the PP then lol. It does make a difference in those situations.
I drive my GTI with traction control off majority of the time but the shitty part is that it's never really off all the way.
Goodbye Ferrari California T, hello Ferrari Portofino.
https://www.carthrottle.com/post/feast-your-eyes-on-the-stunning-new-ferrari-portofino/
Gosh I hate car keyers. I purposely park far away from everyone in my apartment complex on a side where no one can park next to me on at least two sides.
Today I go my car and see a key mark from the front passenger handle to the rear passenger door. Its a single white line that I was able to rub off except in two places where the guy pressed hard.
What is frustrating is that the individual had to go out of their way to get to my passenger side as that had no parking spaces next to it.
Any guesses as to how much this would cost? I'll take better pictures later
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God damn assholes, I hope it doesn't end up being too expensive :/
Gosh I hate car keyers. I purposely park far away from everyone in my apartment complex on a side where no one can park next to me on at least two sides.
Today I go my car and see a key mark from the front passenger handle to the rear passenger door. Its a single white line that I was able to rub off except in two places where the guy pressed hard.
What is frustrating is that the individual had to go out of their way to get to my passenger side as that had no parking spaces next to it.
Any guesses as to how much this would cost? I'll take better pictures later
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Gosh I hate car keyers. I purposely park far away from everyone in my apartment complex on a side where no one can park next to me on at least two sides.
Today I go my car and see a key mark from the front passenger handle to the rear passenger door. Its a single white line that I was able to rub off except in two places where the guy pressed hard.
What is frustrating is that the individual had to go out of their way to get to my passenger side as that had no parking spaces next to it.
Any mk7 GTI experts in here?
Got a couple of questions for y'all.
1 - Is there a visual tell on the car that says it's the performance package?
2 - How does their trim hierarchy work? Is it S>SE>Autobahn?
I was in Austin this past weekend and I was in a previous gen Mazda3 with the 2.5L trying to keep up with one in the twisties... and I was getting smoked in the straights(I also had 4 other people in the car with me lol) but I was fast enough to keep up on the twisties.
And I'm not gonna lie, after that stint... I kinda want one now. I ragged on it before after a lukewarm test drive at my old job, but I think I really need to give it a proper TD to really understand it.
Wow, that is absolutely brutal... I hope it doesn't cost much or insurance covers for it... Why do people even do stuff like this? It makes no sense.
God damn assholes, I hope it doesn't end up being too expensive :/
If that scratch is down to the metal I bet the entire panel has to be repainted.
I'd say around 300-500 a panel depending.
At this point I'm basically expecting someone to come drive it and offer me some shatter as a trade.
Balls to the wall driving and taking fast corners? Definitely get the PP then lol. It does make a difference in those situations.
I drive my GTI with traction control off majority of the time but the shitty part is that it's never really off all the way.
I'm surprised you could keep at all lol. GTI has what, 100 horses on a 2.5 Mazda? The GTI is all about that APR flash. Will give the car another 50hp or so and another 75-100lbs of torque, for like $600.
I would just get a base GTI and do the APR. But yeah you might want to upgrade the pads. I have a tiguan with the APR tune and honestly even with nice pads the car feels like it needs better brakes so I kind of have to be careful. The stock braking distance on a tiguan is already pretty mediocre (although I believe the brakes are the same as the 2009 GTI which actually downgraded the rear brakes in 2010). But yeah there is a 700lb weight difference.
Selling my dc2 gsr is making me hate people.
No trades prominently in your ad? How about a jetski bro?
Random text: "Lowest price for your Integra". That's not how negotiation works you asshole.
At this point I'm basically expecting someone to come drive it and offer me some shatter as a trade.
Lol yeah, fun messing with guys in scoobies thinking they're automatically better drivers because they have awd and more power. Funny when they are too scared to go any faster on corners. There's a chicane going to the theater by my house and people who try and race constantly slow down way too much while I take it at high speeds and leave em behind.Yuuup. Balls to the wall driving is one of the reasons why I love my Miata.
Just earlier a Scooby WRX thought he was hot shit for swerving like a tool in the highway, but as soon as he got behind me, I dropped it to 5th and hit 100mph and dude was too much of a little bitch to keep up lol.
I just can't comprehend either, I always park far away from everyone as I can. Funny thing is that there quite a few cars in the parking lot that cost double if not more than my car. Lots of Mercedes CLSs and 5 Series BMWs. The only reason is that mine is bright red.
Sadly I think it's much deeper than I thought it was initially and it's across both front passenger and rear passenger.
I'm having a detective take a look at the footage so we will see what he can find. Not too hopeful tbh :/