The cars and bikes thread!

[litlmn]

It's in warranty - I'll take it to the dealer

Probably the sensible choice.

[geoffbot]

Is the thing those grill stripes?! Don't you hang out in r/bmw?!

Hang on you had an Audi before no? Is this a new car then?

[Raza]

Even if I won only £200k I'd still get a ferrari. Keep on trucking

What kind of Ferrari could you get with £200K? A pedal car?

[Raza]

Oh yeah the pdk cayman we started with was good except that even in manual paddle mode if you floor it it kicks down and changes down a gear which rev bombs the car. Terrible design!! Should be disabled when in manual.

Yeah, that’s exactly why I look at these types of transmissions simply as automatics and not as any sort of “race transmission” like they try to sell you in their marketing copy. It’s bullshit—the Tiptronic in my Mercedes didn’t shift up when you hit redline and that was a midsize sedan from 20 years ago. If you’re selling me “racing technology” that results in a gearbox that makes its own decisions, even in manual mode, it’s just another automatic.

[geoffbot]

What kind of Ferrari could you get with £200K? A pedal car?

F430 spyder, manual, red. Specifically this one. Spare cash for insurance, repairs, maintenance and fuel http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-deta...?atmobcid=soc3

[tribe125]

^^^

Not far from my sister’s house, that one. Not that she’d know a Ferrari from a Ferrero Rocher, so I won’t ask her to take a look.

[Samanator]

Oh yeah the pdk cayman we started with was good except that even in manual paddle mode if you floor it it kicks down and changes down a gear which rev bombs the car. Terrible design!! Should be disabled when in manual.

Something not right there. Did it have the Sport Chrono package? That would allow you to configure full manual plus a ton of other things. Porsches do allow full manual when equipped correctly.


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[litlmn]

Is the thing those grill stripes?! Don't you hang out in r/bmw?!

Hang on you had an Audi before no? Is this a new car then?

Yes it’s the M stripes as in X1 M sport. Hang out is a little strong, more like observe from afar.

I did have the A4. But after the water pump issue, and a potential Turbo problem, I made the switch. It’s a new to me car (2021).

[pacifico66]

@geoffbot like some watches they look beter in the metal

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[Raza]

F430 spyder, manual, red. Specifically this one. Spare cash for insurance, repairs, maintenance and fuel http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-deta...?atmobcid=soc3

Not a bad choice….but if you won 200K you’d blow it all on a car?