The cars and bikes thread!

[geoffbot]

Faster than a tesla - Thai makes me happy. https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...y-the-numbers/

[happyscrappyheropup]

Oh, that would make me so mad. The ATS-V 6MT is a really interesting car.

I like them a lot. 450hp TT V6 with a manual trans and easy to mod to the mid-500s with programming and bolt ons.

[happyscrappyheropup]

Checking battery tenders on vehicles yesterday and saw this...



From the dirt on the intake manifold it looks like they were in there a while. This is regular pink home insulation, there's nothing like this under the hood of the car. It's just bare aluminum.



Cleaned up and traps set last night, 2 of the traps were full this morning. I reset them, hoping that's the last of them. My garage is heated and it's been really cold here, I can't blame them. I don't mind if they chill in the garage, just stay away from my cars!

[geoffbot]

Yeah, poor creatures, but get away from the wheels, agreed!

[happyscrappyheropup]

Yeah, poor creatures, but get away from the wheels, agreed!

I keep my ATV in my barn, they love that thing. There are holes in the bottom of the seat pan (drainage, I assume?), they burrow into the foam and live in there. Last time I had to plow I popped the seat off to disconnect my tender and a 1/2 dozen mice came running out from the holes under seat pan. Thankfully no real damage in 17 years, so I don't set any traps in there. Usually see rabbits living in the barn, too.

[geoffbot]

First photo I've taken of them together

[happyscrappyheropup]

First photo I've taken of them together

Great looking 2 and 4 wheeler. I love the color of the BMW. Are you enjoying it or still looking to something else?

We had temps around +15-16c this week and some rain earlier in the week to wash the roads, I was able to get some top down driving in on Friday afternoon. I'm still contemplating another car, but happy to sit out the craziness and wait for prices to stabilize.

[Raza]

I’ve actually started to have the E90 family M3 creep into my brain lately. Mostly been thinking about the sedan, but I could be convinced to go for a convertible. I need to do my research, though. I don’t know much about common issues/pitfalls/etc.

[geoffbot]

Great looking 2 and 4 wheeler. I love the color of the BMW. Are you enjoying it or still looking to something else?

We had temps around +15-16c this week and some rain earlier in the week to wash the roads, I was able to get some top down driving in on Friday afternoon. I'm still contemplating another car, but happy to sit out the craziness and wait for prices to stabilize.

15 is sunbathing weather! I had the top down the other day in 10 degrees Thank god for heated seats and air scarf.

What other cars you looking at? Do you like yours still? Selling and buying in a high market is fine. Only buying is not.

Yeah mate still loving it. Always looking at other cars (what else would I do whilst working) but I doubt I'll get anything better than this. A 911 I can afford has 100bhp less and even though its lighter I think I need lots of power.

[Raza]

I’m torn between replacing the Z4 or just fixing the issues with it (some dents from vandalism, a little freshening up faded paint and badges, potential hydraulic leak with the top) and buying something like a generation or two old GTI as a daily/winter car and just cutting my losses on the Z4, selling it as is, and trying to buy something that’s closer to a “do it all” kind of car. Which irks me, because I’ve always been a “two cars are better than one” type of person; I value focus over attempting to be a jack of all trades. But, the reality of it is that it’s expensive to run two cars, especially in a world where I barely drive anywhere at the moment and don’t really have a place to keep a second car unless I stash one at my mother’s house. Although, something like an E93 M3 with a proper manual could ease the pain of losing a proper sports car experience.

I’ll be honest, over the last few years, I’ve felt a little…I don’t know, exposed, I guess, in my Z4. Whereas I used to love every aspect of driving with the top down, recent events, including both country-wide, and personal, not limited to yelled comments, remarks, and threats have left me feeling the need for something perhaps a little less flashy, or where I’m a little less noticeable. Sadly, the reality these days is that I feel a need to protect myself. The compliments I used to get are rarer than before, the stares more nefarious, attempts at intimidation more common. I finally see the value in a hardtop convertible; it allows me to not feel so guilty when driving with the top up, if I so choose. A little anonymity doesn’t feel so boring anymore.