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I have a soft spot for the Azenis. The 615s were game changing when they came out 15 or so years ago. I bought many sets and put them on all my daily drivers. However, Grassroots Motorsports has a huge tire comparison chart (page 83 in the Feb issue), and the Michelins look better in that table...

Add PDR to 6MT and no sunroof already mentioned - that was my non-negotiable, with CCB also high on the list

I never made any claims about what "we should" or should not do. I was trying to point out that if you have some skepticism, that does not make you a wacco. Rather than telling me "the facts are clear" this is human caused, as another poster did, a more convincing argument is as follows: if...

I am a long time autocrosser - so I regularly (and safely) approach limit handling of my car and exceed it. All my cars except the Blackwing are old and I have never had a car I thought had bad "steering feel" - in fact, I'm not sure what every one is talking about with "good steering feel"...

Everything you listed is a correlation. Again, correlation does not equal causation You didn't comprehend my question. I never mentioned climate scientists. YOU stated the data are clear. I asked for YOUR understanding of the data since you stated it is clear. I am absolutely certain...

Since you claim knowledge of the data, what percentage of annual global CO2 emissions is caused by human activity (aka anthropogenic)? My guess is you overestimate it by an order of magnitude The climate was much warmer many times in the past. It was far hotter than even the most dire of...

On at least some models of sprinter van there is concensus that those insurance obd plugs don't play nice with the ECU - don't use them. I'd suggest trying the GM engineer's advice for at least a little while before deciding the Allstate plug (which was probably designed and manufactured in...

Changed the oil at 600 miles. It looked fine. I haven't sent the sample in to Blackstone yet. I have a bunch of prepaid labels I cant find - and have had too much going on lately to find them.

An E46 BMW is NOT for you. I love old cars - currently have 8 cars 25 years or older. My E46, that I sold a year or two ago with 120k on the clock, is by FAR the worst car I have ever owned - and I currently have 3 cars that are approaching 400k miles. Mine was not a ZHP, and it had all...

It is very basic. Only cost me a tank of fuel and had a fantastic time. You get to set the pace for 3 laps 3 times, plus you lead 3 laps in one learn the track session. So that's 9 laps flat out. The instructors will let you go as fast as you want / can when it's your turn to set the pace. If...

I had the same issue. Did my first oil change and forgot to grab the bottle for the Blackstone sample - Fuck. I had a few seconds to decide what to do. Didn't think I could retrieve the bottle in time. Decided to put the plug back in while the oil was gushing out - hadn't spilled a drop up to...

In the 5BW, it is difficult to put the power down in the first several gears. Once you get the tires warm, and if the road is very smooth, it WILL put the power down. First thing in the morning, on a potholed, bumpy road (or God-forbid a slightly damp one) 50% throttle might be the limit...

I have 2000 miles on the car now and there has been no change or improvement. I try to buy gas from a different gas station each time I fill up, but it has not made a difference. It is worse some days and better others (but always present, just more or less). I think it is related to the...

Same issue. I've not had a problem with a dozen other cars. Drove a 4 BW on the track and heel and toed subconsciously without issue. Can't pull it off on the 5. Trans tunnel is wider?

Yeah, I wish I had kept the first car. It had way more than it's share of issues, but it drove perfectly. The biggest concern was not having confidence the trans bolts were actually tight as it's impossible to reach them without dropping the subframe. The last car had a lot of paint issues...

Tried again today. This time with half 91 and half 101 for 96 octane mix. With the cold weather this morning it was difficult to use full throttle, but once the tires got warmed up I managed a half dozen WOT pulls into the rev limiter in 3rd during 40 miles or so of driving. The car pulled to...

This is a personal question - my opinion isn't right for everyone. What else do you own or have you owned in the past? Does your garage have a 60s muscle car with a 4 speed or a Lotus Elise in it? (The manual trans experience in the 5 is a lot more like the former than the latter). The only...

What would fuel trim tell? That the ECU thinks the car is running lean (or rich or normal)?

I'm just over 1000 miles. I've bought gas at at least 5 different stations (locations, brands, etc). I really doubt it is bad gas from 5 different stations. Last weekend I took the car out to recreate the problem with the fuel mixed down to lower octane, but what passes for rain around here...

My blackwing has preignition knock (the marbles in a can sound that most of us haven't heard since the 70s or 80s). It doesn't happen all the time - it's only at wide open throttle under high load, and not every time I use WOT. I am convinced this is NOT normal as this is my second 5...