The cars and bikes thread!

[wschofield3]

Pining for a new vehicle to replace my F10 BMW, probably in the spring, and very seriously considering this...





I thought I read that it would be available in AWD soon, but can't seem to find the article. That would be a huge factor as RWD in New England is not a good thing.

[mlcor]

Pining for a new vehicle to replace my F10 BMW, probably in the spring, and very seriously considering this...





I thought I read that it would be available in AWD soon, but can't seem to find the article. That would be a huge factor as RWD in New England is not a good thing.

Why are so many car companies trying to out-schnozz each other? There, just made up a new word.

[geoffbot]

Pining for a new vehicle to replace my F10 BMW, probably in the spring, and very seriously considering this...





I thought I read that it would be available in AWD soon, but can't seem to find the article. That would be a huge factor as RWD in New England is not a good thing.

That's a nice bit of kit. What's the rear legroom like, or don't you care?

[wschofield3]

Why are so many car companies trying to out-schnozz each other? There, just made up a new word.

Yeah, but IMHO, this schnozz is bad ass.

That's a nice bit of kit. What's the rear legroom like, or don't you care?

Reviews say a 5' 8" adult fits fairly comfortably, however, there's hardly anyone ever in the back seat, that's what we have the brides SUV for.

[Raza]

Pining for a new vehicle to replace my F10 BMW, probably in the spring, and very seriously considering this...





I thought I read that it would be available in AWD soon, but can't seem to find the article. That would be a huge factor as RWD in New England is not a good thing.

Those are nice looking. I like them a lot.

[happyscrappyheropup]

Pining for a new vehicle to replace my F10 BMW, probably in the spring, and very seriously considering this...





I thought I read that it would be available in AWD soon, but can't seem to find the article. That would be a huge factor as RWD in New England is not a good thing.

Are you planning to drive it in the snow? I don't think AWD is going to help with the low height of the splitter/bumper.

[happyscrappyheropup]

Killing mosquitoes with a little Seafoam down the carb on the old truck (for those not on IG).



The truck runs better after the Seafoam, but it brought an exhaust leak to my attention. The LMC exhaust I put on it back in 2011 has rusted where the intermediate pipe meets the manifold on the driver's side. Disappointing that it didn't last longer - guess I should have done SS vs mild steel.

[Strela167]

With colder weather soon

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorz.../#532ae1a0344e

[Samanator]

Pining for a new vehicle to replace my F10 BMW, probably in the spring, and very seriously considering this...





I thought I read that it would be available in AWD soon, but can't seem to find the article. That would be a huge factor as RWD in New England is not a good thing.

It finished eighth in Motor Trends best drivers car for 2017. This is ahead of a Austin Martin DB 11, Nissan GT-R NISMO, Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Club, and McLaren 570GT. Just ahead of it is a Corvette Grand Sport and several other track focused cars that came out in 2017. Two of them have Ferrari engines so not bad company. None of this applies to the Hybrid version which is very over weight, and does not have the balance of the Naturally Aspirated V8. Since the track runs for this comparison are done by Randy Pobst (Americas Stig without hiding the identity) possibly one of the most talented drivers ever I see this as a reasonably uniform comparison. He also worked with Lexus on the tuning of this car when it was in development.

The Lexus nose I found not only is subject to the model, but also the color of the car. I like it here on the rad, but find it horrible on the same car in white or silver.

[OrangeSport]

Bad news:

Ghe Mrs write the Merc off

Good news:

Newer and faster Merc will be here on Friday