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No one makes a winter tire in 275/35R18, however, Brigestone makes their famed Blizzak WS80 in 255/35R18, the front size on ATS-Vs. The Blizzak is one of the world's best, non-studed, snow and ice tires. If I was looking for winter tires for the little V, I'd buy an extra set of wheels and use...

No doubt you're asking the question because you think you can save money by doing that, but you likely cannot or the amount saved will be so small it's not worth it. If the engine requires premium fuel, you may damage the engine running it on 87-octane gas. If the engine is recommended to be...

ATS-V Ownership: a Love/Hate Thing? Apparently So. American as Red, White and Blue. Image: Author "A Little-V Blog" regulars know I'm an ATS-V fanboy, but some may have sensed my devotion to the only American rear-drive, high-performance, compact coupes and sedans is not blind. In more than a...

I disagree. The ATS-V clearly beat the M3. First, you can see both guys dial-ins: 11.50, so the race was a heads-up start with the BMW sleeping on the line. Secondly, I've played that clip back and forth numerous times and do not see the BMW's brake lights. No way was that guy on the brakes to...

This weekend, I took the "Blue BMW Buster" on three 2 and 1/2 hour drives through different parts of the greater Los Angeles area. Such a long period of highway travel and some congested traffic driving had me thinking about why I like my ATS-V Coupe as a driver's car on long trips. In the...

I don't have the rain sensing wipers on either of my Vs but...oil leaking from the sensor? Sounds really gross.:frown:

I hate BMW's. Ok. I respect them...sometimes, but I freakin' hate those overpriced, overly complex sports coupes and sedans driven by smirking hipsters. Today, I had to dust off my old Chevy Blazer for my Wife to drive while we take her ATS-V Sedan in to the dealer for some maintenance. After...

Out with the Old...In with the New For 15 years, my everyday car was a 2001 Camaro with a V6. When I bought it, I was still dating my future Wife and doing a weekly, 250 mile round trip to where she lived. Four days in the greater L.A. area where my office/shop was located and three days with...

A couple of days ago, I took the "Blue BMW Buster" on a trip into the greater L.A. area. I visited Transhine Auto Detailing so they could apply Xpel Ultimate paint protection film (PPF) to the "Triple-B's" forward facing surfaces as well as those exposed to road debris kicked-up by the tires...

Been spending some time over the last couple of days reading service information about certain maintenance processes. I usually put Odyssey Batteries in all my cars because they have noticeably higher pulse current flow ratings and have outstanding durability compared to most original equipment...

Finally!:smile: I had follow-up contact from my dealer, Bunnin Chevrolet/Cadillac, in regards to the noise and vibration made by the "Blue BMW Buster". The car exhibits this problem at 75-mph in fifth gear and it is loud enough that, on a smooth road, it can be heard when the windows are down...

A couple of weeks ago, the Blue BMW Buster went past the 1000 mile mark. I prefer to run new engines about 1000 miles, then do a first oil and filter change. My reasoning? First, by 1000 miles, any manufacturing debris will have been trapped by the oil filter so it's a good time to get the...

Last Friday (22 July), we had both ATS-Vs at Bunnin Cadillac. The GM Field Service Engineer was there first thing in the morning. After an interview with me about the vibrations made by both cars, we began test drives. The first road test was in Pearl, my Wife, Sandy's, 4-door automatic. The...

This thread is an interesting read. For what it's worth, neither of our two ATS-Vs have the dreaded "turbo rattle."

After five days and 250 miles I have found a few things to whine about with my new Blue BMW Buster. First, I had breakfast at Hardee's/Karl's Jr the other day and parked next to a Lexus. I was comparing the paint finish quality of the two cars and noticed some areas on the little -V's exterior...

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Does anyone really need two ATS-Vs? Not really. So why did I buy a second one? Well, first, in spite of a few quality problems we've had with my Wife's early-2016 ATS-V Sedan, I just really like the car's exterior design, its interior, its performance and its handing. Because I just...

Took delivery late Friday afternoon. That car is so freakin' blue–wow. The CF package with the blue looks really good. Only have 21-miles on it so far, so not much to say, yet. If I can get off work early tomorrow, I'll take it out and do some imagery of it. On of the first things we'll do...

Just got an email from my guy at Bunnin Cadillac, Juan Miller. He said my ATS-V Coupe arrived at GM rail terminal in Mira Loma, California today. I'm going to be taking delivery either Thursday or Friday morning.:rocker:

You didn't say which generation CTS-V you have, but I'm guessing its one with an NA engine. If you have a CAI, long-tubes, headwork and camshaft, you ought to be putting down more than 50-hp above stock. It ought to be more like 75-100 over stiock. At WOT, across the board, you want 0.85 lambda...