Recent content by rdollie

With an uninsured at fault, that's the only recourse with no option for subrogation.

The manual take rate will put it at just under 5k units but they're still making more. Unless you're planning to not drive it for decades, it's a poor option for a collectible from a financial return perspective. It's not exclusive enough to be frank. A high end Porsche built in similar or...

Wow, glad you're OK though. That's the most important part. FWIW, I don't think these cars are going to be that collectible. There's over 10k of them in the road and growing and with EV-only focus waning, it's only a matter of time before GM announces a hybrid or maybe even ICE (I can dream...

I ironically, I call my car and the V3 before it the, "Cock Magnet". I've never had so many dudes want to talk or compliment my M3 or any other car. It's always dudes. Good thing I'm married because this car would not help a single straight guy (I'm guessing that requires a Porsche or up if...

Maybe find a pro who can do it on the side? Either way, definitely keep something that minor off the history report even if it means doing it yourself.

I track my car so steelies all the way! Very easy to change out the pads for track vs street with more options for the steel setup.

Yikes, I forgot new cars still get smog tests in CA! We used to have them in WA State but they ended all testing 5 years ago here.

Key words, something jumped up and hit YOU. Tell your insurance company and in most states it's either free or $100 for a replacement under your comp policy. Safelite is a great option - just make sure they know you want an OEM glass with the right setup for your sensors (they replaced mine...

If you can leave your car outside overnight, the update should complete it's download if it's not complete already.

Then their current offering at Costco is the one for you as they cite things like inflatable paddle boards. I like the Fanttik units as they give you a pressure read out and are automatic set it and forget it for hitting target pressure.

I've encountered it about 5 times in 45k miles. Not sure why but it's infrequent enough to not worry about.

For an inflator, I'm fond of the small brick style Fanttik one I bought at Costco last year. They seem to currently have a larger multi-function one now which I'm sure works well but I prefer the smaller one.

When I bought the car I was 5'11', 255 and the driver's seat was a snug fit but works very comfortably (I'm a bit fatter now and the seat still works fine.)

Ok, I'm answering my own question! I didn't think there was an access panel behind the paddles but there is - it's just smaller than the ones on the manual cars so I wasn't seeing it until I looked at the back of the wheel through the windshield.

I've scratched up a portion of my steering wheel and want to remove it for a dye job. In older Cadillacs with the paddle shifters there as a small hole under the paddles where you could start the disassembly. That doesn't exist in the 5BW with the A10 tranny. Does anybody know how to remove...