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Shame that....niggling issues. I loved and truly miss my old Audi S4 Avant but it was a constant hassle with various issues. I like all the Audi RS cars...but again not MT and they are so porky these days (like all new cars). My Audi was MT and compared to even the later S4s was relatively light...

There is a thread specifically concerning this - something like theft attempt in Texas or some such. I;m just too mush of an old fart to know how to link it for you but I expect someone else here will manage. If your BW is MT you at least have one level of protection from theft.

Welcome and congrats on the CT 4 V BW 2tirefire. How long have you had the Caddy and did you get MT? What caused you to switch? Was the QF a lease? Again, as you get more experience with the BW I'd like to hear more comparisons. I'm a big fan of the Alpha (and of the BW too) and if the Alpha...

I think the chassis on the CT 4 V BW is out of this world good - its probably the most special thing about the car. The steering is also great with great feel for EPS and of course the Tremec is a first rate shifting experience. I've never driven a Guilia QF but did get to sit in one and play...

Griffmac12 - Congrats and let us know your thoughts on how the CT 4 V BW compares to the QF. I love both...but am happy with the Caddy. If Alpha came in MT I would have considered it.

Auto driver's seat is a selectable feature in both cars i think. The 5 has panoramic sunroof and I think the '25 5 BW has an upgraded PDR....not sure about the 4 BW. Rear seat room is significantly better in the 5 and screen is larger. 5 may have 360 deg camera that 4 lacks...but I'm not 100%...

LOL - good suggestions....thanks for the reply. I will certainly look into and consider both. And its not that the 4 BW is bad per se - I have just been spoiled with high visibility cars my whole life and have gotten used to and rely on such in my (spirited) driving. Another factor, i think, is...

One issue I have with the 4 BW is rear and side visibility isn't up to my standards (I'm just spoiled). I need a high degree of situational awareness (I also drive with windows (at least partially) down weather permuting). I like to be able to make split second high speed maneuvers and I need...

Yeah I get that. For me - the Z4 would be the way to go. I love convertibles (though wifey is not a fan....her hair etc)...and I need visibility.

If I was looking to get a fun performance 2 seater right now I would really consider a BMW Z4 M40i. Check out the POV drive and commentary from Topher - it just seems like great fun with great capability...

The ZHP is such a perfect car....small, quick, nimble, somewhat raw (though not as raw as an e30) and roomy enough for 4. Its a joy to drive and just loves to rev and rewards doing so....I really love it. Its about the same size as the 4 BW but is lighter and feels so much smaller. I enjoy...

None of the unplowed sections I drove were un driven over....though I did plow some snow here and there. I had one opportunity to drive through deep virgin snow....perhaps if it hadn't also been a bit of a hill I would have gone for it. Back in the day with my Audi - when it snowed 1 ft+ I used...

Was out and about in the snow today - including on some unplowed roads etc. Car did great (running in snow/ice mode with Alpine snows). I ran the PDR for much of it but its probably only so exciting.

I've only been on the Dragon Twice - the first time in my Audi S4 - probably 2008-2010 or thereabouts - in was October and a bit rainy and there weren't many cars at all - I was able to to 4 full runs only really slowed down on one by a bunch of Harley's. This last time was in December and while...

Enjoy! Old guy here too. Funny though....the day I picked up my 4 V BW from Atlanta to drive to DC I detoured to drive the Tail of the Dragon and managed several .9g+ (very tight) turns. I was amazed how well the car carried its weight and could hold the road...

My wife drives MT but she learned on an old diesel Rabbit so she shifts very early and low in the power band. Our ZHP (her car) really wants to rev out to get in the power and she is always bogging it down. Its very painful for me as a passenger. Luckily I mostly drive when its the two of us...

We have an Alcantra steering wheel on our BMW ZHP and while its great its been a royal pain to maintain over the years. It greases up and flattens down pretty quickly and I have to spray it with special Alcantra cleaner and scrub it with the brush. I can never get it back to its original shape...

Back in the mid-1990s my wife and I were on a 3 week vacation in Turkey where we did lots of driving, including at times picking up hitchhikes, such as this wild Aussi couple we ended up hanging with for a few days. We were crossing a pretty remote stretch South to North - heading back to...

Have you seen this Vai documentary yet?

Yeah it didn't take long....but when he was playing Flexible in Hollywood (mid-80s) I'm not sure he had joined Alcatrazz just yet. I don't know for certain though. He was playing very small clubs and many at the shows were Zappa heads I knew and traded tapes with. He's certainly s guitar god...