The cars and bikes thread!

[happyscrappyheropup]

I’m ultra pale, tint is a must for me. But, as Geoff says, tint and spoiler are easy to remedy if the rest of the car is good.

[litlmn]

Nice wheels. Spoilers and tint can be removed within 15 minutes. Black is good.

Do it.

This.

[Raza]

Nice wheels. Spoilers and tint can be removed within 15 minutes. Black is good.

Do it.

This.

It’s certainly on the table. Miles are good, price is good. I’m not thrilled about another black car, but when you’re buying German, black is like 50-60% of the options out there. I never thought I was the type, but I did have my heart set on the white. Either way, I need to run to the DMV in the midweek to renew my license. Pretty sure you can’t register a new car without a valid license in hand and my physical copy was lost in the mail.

I’m ultra pale, tint is a must for me. But, as Geoff says, tint and spoiler are easy to remedy if the rest of the car is good.

For me, tint is the kind of thing I have to avoid, despite its usefulness. Our summers are getting hotter and hotter, so tint is good for keeping the interior cool, but it makes you a target with the Philly PD and it makes night visibility that much worse. When you’re in a city and potentially parallel parking in tight spots at night, you want as much visibility as possible.

[Samanator]

Nice wheels. Spoilers and tint can be removed within 15 minutes. Black is good.

Do it.

Unless they had to drill holes in the trunk lid to install the spoiler. Many require this.

[Samanator]

I always wonder why mechanics don't use a really big tray to catch oil spills. Like, 1.5m square.

And why do they never have funnels?! Spilling oil everywhere, having to hack a bottle in half to make one... I have 3 and I live in a flat.

I did find this, but this is for if the car is down low.



This is the typical for a lift if you actually need to reach something with the way modern cars are set up to work on.

[Samanator]

It’s still available, but it feels like flipping a coin now and seeing which one you really wanted. The other one has an aftermarket tint job (not the worst I’ve seen, but I don’t particularly like having tinted windows) and a ducktail-style spoiler, which doesn’t look bad, but isn’t as appealing to me as the car’s stock shape.

It’s a clean install, might even have been a dealer-installed option for all I know.

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But I’d fallen in love with the white one.

There are a large amount of low milage ones (2020-2023) here in almost any color. I kind of like the new green they have though white is generally my go to color.

Not a fan of those wheels. Only advantage is they are easy to clean, but otherwise a bit too much standard OEM looking. Besides the rear one looks like it tested a few curbs.

[Raza]

There are a large amount of low milage ones (2020-2023) here in almost any color. I kind of like the new green they have though white is generally my go to color.

Not a fan of those wheels. Only advantage is they are easy to clean, but otherwise a bit too much standard OEM looking. Besides the rear one looks like it tested a few curbs.

The 20-23 models are all automatic, unfortunately. As for the wheels, I’m not a huge fan either, but I should note that they are OEM wheels for the S4.

[Raza]

Unless they had to drill holes in the trunk lid to install the spoiler. Many require this.

That is what I’m worried about, for sure.

[tribe125]

That is what I’m worried about, for sure.

Filler, can of paint, can of lacquer.

Actually, I wouldn’t be in a hurry to remove that spoiler. Looks quite natural to me, as if it could have been made that way.

[Raza]

Filler, can of paint, can of lacquer.

Actually, I wouldn’t be in a hurry to remove that spoiler. Looks quite natural to me, as if it could have been made that way.

I don’t love it, but it’s certainly not egregious.