The cars and bikes thread!

[tribe125]

I genuinely feel I nerd a faster car.

Lovely typo.

[geoffbot]

Lovely typo.

Haha thanks!

[happyscrappyheropup]

I genuinely feel I nerd a faster car. I'm paying a lot for it and it's not perfect so... Gonna test drive something, but there aren't many sub 35k manual drop tops...

Unlike my old school V8 M3, with just a couple of bolt-ons your turbo M4 will be considerably quicker, no need for a swap.

(but what was the other car)

[wschofield3]

Shame about the DCT--after my S4 was essentially totaled because of a sensor fault in the DSG system that cost $8,000 to replace, I will never buy another DCT. Hopefully this one works out for you better.

Congratulations, though! I'm not a huge fan of the Jetta since they split it it off the Golf chassis, but that's an attractive car.

But 385HP in a front drive car? I think you'll be paying for your tire man's kid's college tuition with that.

Sorry to hear about that situation with the S4.

The GLI is the same platform as the GTI, BTW.

Limited slip differential and built in launch control will save the tires.

[happyscrappyheropup]

Shame about the DCT--after my S4 was essentially totaled because of a sensor fault in the DSG system that cost $8,000 to replace, I will never buy another DCT. Hopefully this one works out for you better.

Congratulations, though! I'm not a huge fan of the Jetta since they split it it off the Golf chassis, but that's an attractive car.

But 385HP in a front drive car? I think you'll be paying for your tire man's kid's college tuition with that.

Weren't those years of S4 dual clutch transmissions prone to that problem? That model had a laundry list of common problems.

Similar story with my 2006 E60 M5 SMG. Daily drove it for 3-4 years, no issues with it in 30k miles. Guy I know who owns a used car dealership bought it from me and put it on his lot. Potential buyer test drives the car and likes it, takes the car to local BMW dealer for a pre-purchase inspection. They gave the car a clean bill of health and the guy buys it. Fast forward 2 weeks, the car gives him the red cog of death and the sequential trans refuses to cooperate. He take the car back to the BMW dealer who did the PPI and they quote him $12,000 to repair the issue. The guy I know who sold him the car gets it back to his shop - SMG pump failure. They sorted it out for under $5k IIRC.

[happyscrappyheropup]

I keep forgetting they still make the Corvette--once they dropped the manual, I lost interest. I'd rather have a C7.

The list of new cars with manual transmissions is shrinking fast. In a few years it will likely just be exotics or used cars to choose from if you want a third pedal.

[mlcor]

The list of new cars with manual transmissions is shrinking fast. In a few years it will likely just be exotics or used cars to choose from if you want a third pedal.

Not sure about exotics, either, at least not new ones. Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, no manuals left. Lotus is your best bet right now, along with Porsche (which isn’t exotic, of course). Pretty soon you won’t even find a pure internal combustion engine in the exotics.

[happyscrappyheropup]

Not sure about exotics, either, at least not new ones. Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, no manuals left. Lotus is your best bet right now, along with Porsche (which isn’t exotic, of course). Pretty soon you won’t even find a pure internal combustion engine in the exotics.

I think you're right. Porsche has a couple manuals and then it's Camaro, Mustang, Challenger, if you want something with 600+hp and a third pedal.

I have said it before, for a fast car I prefer an auto or sequential trans. If you can drive a 6, 7, 800+hp car with 3 pedals at the limit, you're a better driver than I am.

[Raza]

Sorry to hear about that situation with the S4.

The GLI is the same platform as the GTI, BTW.

Limited slip differential and built in launch control will save the tires.

I thought the Golf/GTI was on the MQB platform and the Jetta is a North American Passat chassis that’s been cut down to size? Is that no longer the case?

Anyway, I ****ing loved my MkV Jetta Wolfsburg (same car as the GLI minus the cosmetics); the 2.0T and 6 speed were a pleasure to use everyday. I still miss that car. Hope you love yours as much as I loved mine.

[Raza]

The list of new cars with manual transmissions is shrinking fast. In a few years it will likely just be exotics or used cars to choose from if you want a third pedal.

I know. It’s a damn shame. But I assume that I’ll be able to find enough used manual cars to keep me going until they make driving illegal.