Recent content by bloominguez

From what I have seen That's probably true From west Miami On up to the Sault

No comment on going into gear with engine off, but... What's this about your "previous car"? The goal is to keep the Bronco for the winters (I see you're in Boston) and add the BW for fun!

Now you're going to make all the neurotic people on this forum go check their oil level. I'll be right back... ;)

Same experience here. Followed the tips in this thread. Made sure I was opted out of everything (never opted in, but apparently that doesn't matter to GM). Did whatever I could at LexisNexis. I had 59 events in the Telematics section. 9/21/23 is the earliest record. 2/28/04 record appears to...

I hate to sound like an old man yelling at a cloud, but... The pain of talking to a Sirius XM rep on the phone just isn't worth it to me. Whether it's to get a low rate, or to jump through hoops just to cancel service ... no thank you. I did it for a while, but it got more ridiculous when I...

I don't disagree with you, SM if a blast regardless of what transmission one drives. I only buy manuals but I agree that an auto wouldn't detract from the experience. I'm just making the point that shifting the manual required almost zero cognitive bandwidth given how few gears were needed and...

Although I drove a manual transmission at Spring Mountain, I recall the instructors telling the automatic transmission drivers that they were going to be doing all the track sessions in manual mode. Is that no longer the case? Seemed harder for them, actually, since they had more gears to...

Not sure where to post this, but... https://www.streetinsider.com/dr/news.php?id=22921013 Bad news for GM. The new guy is a grifter who somehow gets in the door and manages to hang on just long enough to make his resume look good for the next con. He'll also bring a lot of low quality...

I assume you're talking about the Eleqtriq Esqualade??

That was a good thread, but didn't we ultimately find that the math was somewhat flawed? Idle Hours were subtracted off of total hours, but revs while idling weren't subtracted off of total revs. Such that a lot of time idling would make it look like you revved your car more! Might not make a...

I don't disagree in general. I guess I don't weigh those factors as heavily. The ride isn't as fun if you add too many people. As for planning, the roads are so good in that part of the country you can just get lost and have a great time on some great roads--probably even *more* fun off the...

No experience with them but..... Why not just go for a drive in that area on your own? I took a look at the rough itinerary. https://www.ramblerrallies.com/circlethesmokiesrally Any rally that goes through Gatlinburg, much less actually stays the night there, is a hard NO from me. Why go on a...

Now I'm really impressed. Tracking fit & finish issues, and then sending matching hats??? Wow. ;)

Yes, the Lexus V8 is fantastic. However, mild disagreement on one point: The automatic in the Lexus does not rise to the level of "middling". I would describe it as "below average" at best, especially for a car in this class. If you only drove the Lexus as a luxury car, maybe that's fine...