Recent content by ViaDale

My 2 cents... my 2023 5BW does not do this, ever. Yet, years ago my 2010 CTS-V with 70k miles did exactly what you describe. It seemed correlated to clutch heat/use. At the beginning of any day, it was good. After enough first-gear start-offs, it would start to shudder and adding RPMs during...

Or, 47 in a 55(?)

I saw it after the race was over. Drift Metallic. I may have pee'd a little. Here is the link of it on YouTube:

When we were at the Cadillac hospitality tent at the Detroit Indy race a few years ago, the folks were there from Mobile 1 to do a tech talk. The manager of the group openly told everyone that they should ask to see the quart of oil before it goes into the car, like a fine bottle of wine. He...

Yep. Quite quiet. The radio can easily overtake it. Yet, when the radio is off, it can make one mental.

+1 on the HVAC clicking noise. Turning it off definitely stops it. Yet, it is always clicking when on. 5V BW w/9,800 miles. Please let us know what you find out!

Here are some photos of the BW in the Renaissance Center during the 2024 Indy Race. Maybe it says #307? Bummer that it is blurry, was holding the phone in the air trying to see if it was #1.

My son laser-etched a Yeti for me...

To your point, it may not have failed due to the winter-spring cycle. Yet, it was not an alignment issue. Please let me explain... The replacements had over 10k when I sold the car, and they were perfect. I am confident that they peeled apart in that one trip because I had just pre-inspected...

Example of a failed tire... Drove a Mini as a spare run-around through the winter with summer-only's on it. All was fine until the first highway trip in the spring. The tire literally wore out in 100 miles. The photo may look like an alignment issue, yet it was not (I verified it and had the...

I like talking about cars. And retirement. My 5BW was bought to be a daily. Then, I started liking it too much and found the excuse of no all-season tires. Now I bought a beater RAM for inclement weather, making the 5BW a great second car. Actually third since the spouse's X3 is daily. As...

If she wants to drive, ~$3,500.

Sign her up! She'll earn respect for the 5BW (over that x3m)! Seriously, she ended up loving the class. Her second place in the autocross solidified "happy wife, happy life". Otherwise, there were a number of spouses that were there, yet didn't attend. All seemed to have enjoyed themselves...

Please don't shoot the messenger... COOPER ZEON RS3-G1