Recent content by Super Saloon

I get a lot of people don’t want to drive a manual in stop and go traffic. To offer a different perspective, I briefly had an automatic (current gen CLA45 AMG) and I found the auto to be the most annoying in traffic, specifically varying speeds from 5-35mph ish. My commute to work takes me right...

Spotted on 294. Saw in my rearview and wondered if a BW then heard it under a bridge and knew. Appropriately equipped with 3 pedals (save the manuals sticker on back). I was in a black Miata if you saw me, we passed each other a couple times.

Yes it is fun in regular driving if you get the manual. The shifter and pedals all feel amazing and it’s fun to just row the gears without breaking the law. When you want to get crazy it’s there. I traded in a CLA45 AMG for my Blackwing because it was only fun when you had your foot all the way...

Manual because it’s more enjoyable to drive and if we don’t keep buying them manufacturers will have no incentive to keep making them. Save The Manuals!

I had a good experience with Joe Ignoffo at Heritage Cadillac in Lombard, where I bought from. I also had a good experience with Erin P at Patrick Cadillac in Schaumburg, I initially placed an order with her but they did not have an allocation and I grew impatient and got a good deal at...

As others have mentioned the OEM rotors and pads sound like they suit your needs other than the brake dust, and it’s questionable if a replacement pad that fills your need has more or less dust. Have you considered ceramic coating your wheels instead, making them easier to clean? The OEM pads...

As Vagabond said, it’s hard with rear facing car seats. I’m 5’5 and my wife is 5’3. Our kids are also small. I have plenty of room because my daughter is facing forward. The passenger seat is so far forward that her knees basically touch the glove box but it has to be that way to fit the...

That sucks and it sounds like you are unlucky. With the exception of one small imperfection in the paint about the size of a dime, my 4 BW is pretty solid. I have not had any mechanical or fit/finish issues. While the materials aren’t as nice as what I had in my AMG, the build quality is the...

Sell the truck, buy the Blackwing. Then you will have 2 fun cars. That’s like having 2 dicks. Pretty awesome.

I bet Argent Silver with a matte PPF would get you pretty close.

Doing my part - millennial with two manuals. Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there rocking badass Blackwings.

Here is the Pataud in Naperville. It’s pretty sharp, the blue carbon is pretty hard to see. Almost looks like regular carbon to me. Maybe it pops more in sunlight. A couple of edition details I captured in the pics.

Is a 2 car solution an option? You can picked up a used Miata in great shape for relatively cheap. I have a Miata and the Blackwing and it’s the perfect 2 car combo for me. I think if I got rid of the Miata, I would miss the fun-ness of it (plus the open top and fuel economy), and if I got rid...

Hope you enjoy the new M2. The styling of the M2 also grew on me and I think it looks better in person. Kinda reminds me of a Renault 5 Turbo from the 80s with the boxy styling. Did you get a manual? Let us know how it compares.

I have the same setup and have not heard this before. Have you tried calling Apex? I know it’s a pain but if you are able to swap the OEM setup back on that might tell you if it’s the wheels or something else and it’s just coincidence.