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Welcome! Are you color changing via the wrap, or just adding decals for business or something? And more importantly, Venom ACR you say...???? Tell me more...

Good to hear you came out alright. I was thinking the same thing as I watched the video and thought, as the red car started to cross the yellow line, "what would I have done in this situation?" Not a whole lot different. A counter swerve to the left would have involved the Jeep, and swinging...

That's helpful, and reassuring, thanks. I was not familiar with that particular one, but I've heard of consumers filing legal challenges to the established "dealer rule" before, and winning. Guess I should brush up on exactly what I need for this car. I have only bought "standard" trim Mobil...

Will have to check out Fuelly. Yep, I have a google doc for maintenance too, handy nowadays. I just copy the tab each time I get a new addition to the fleet. So this is where my question comes in. So if you enter all the info you have (let's say oil jug receipts, oil filter receipts and diff...

If he only drove a short while, and after a cold start too, the duration of the drive may not have been enough to put much of any charge in the battery. That being said, I would agree with testing the charger and keeping an eye on the charge level. I set up a trickle charger on my '25 5VBW...

What do DIYers do to prove they have performed required maintenance (IE basic oil changes) in order to avoid potential future trouble at the dealer, in case they have to make a claim but have never been to that or any dealer for service? Save receipts for oil purchases? Keep a basic logbook of...

Finally got the whole thing closed out. Gave up trying to satisfy the O2 sensor at about 370mi. Got an appt with the nearest State Ref (which luckily happened to be at the local city college 5 miles down the road. Showed up, no one but the tech was there. Initially he said he would come back...

Amen to that!!! And an "Enthusiast" edition package with the LT5 and 100 kilos weight reduction would be much desired too. But I could dream all day. Might as well be happy with what I do have...

So after I called yesterday and was told waivers were not available for sensor readiness issues, I got a call back from a tech. I missed the call, but he left a voicemail stating to call back and set up an appointment. I called in and after the representative checked the car info, I was given a...

Thanks for posting this. Hope the sub 50F step is not rigid, that temperature ain't gonna happen for months around here... It sure would be nice to have added details from the car's onboard modules pertaining to I/M readiness so that a user could focus on specific areas to satisfy. Granular...

Was the wheel lock key already damaged, or did Discount Tires damage it during this episode? I have never seen the "circular angled teeth" wheel lock key in all my years of working with wheel lock keys, so I'm a bit skeptical of it. Maybe it's an older style of lock?

Every time I see one of those setups I think the same thing. I have often wondered why boat/trailer manufacturers don't position trailer axles farther forward to help with weight distribution. That would also change the pivot point on the trailer and how it behaves, especially when reversing...

If amusement is your thing, you really should have stuck with Findlay. Amusing does not even begin to describe the experience. I only stuck with them after a debacle with the first joke-of-a-salesman because I made a stink about said joke-of-a-salesman embodying the terrible experience I'd had...

Interesting we are in the same boat, at the same time in not so far off the same place... I am indeed in CA, but I am an outlier in that I got my car from Findlay in Henderson, NV (a la Vegas). I can only hope it does not take until 500+ miles to satiate one last sensor check! I will have to...

Trying to get my '25 5VBW smog ready. Smog check failed early on due to O2 sensor not being ready around 102 miles. I have done almost everything I can think of to get this thing to get happy: long freeway drives at 55-59mph on cruise control, fast freeway driving, varied load/revs city driving...

2017 ACR Extreme. All white with carbon package. Kinda wanted the Brass Monkey wheels but had to "settle" for what the dealer had at the time. Which was a massive inventory, I think they ended up with a LOT of build slots for the final year. +1! Still wish I'd bought one before they got too old...

Same here. Heavily considered a 2011/12 CTS-V with the LSA, but that combo just wasn't enough for me to pull the trigger. Felt to me like one of, if not the first, "world-class" Cadillacs in terms of being the whole package (brakes, suspension, engine, looks, 'Ring-tuned, etc.) BW takes that to...

Funny how such a small thing can be so irritating. Only makes it worse that this is happening on a $100k+ car. Were it a $27K Hyunkiasubishi I could _maybe_ live with it.... Thanks for the input. I will keep an eye on it. Guess it could always be worse!

While we are on the topic of "probably dumb questions".. Is it just me (don't answer that ;) ) or is it a lot harder to get the trunk to pop/open than it needs to be? Yesterday, I parked my 5VBW in the garage, made sure the unlock button had been pressed, turned the car off, got out and went...

And those aerodynamic wheel covers look downright silly! ;) But really, that color is starting to grow on me. In that light (slightly overcast?) it looks more robin egg blue and less metallic than I thought, though I have not seen that shade in person. Looks good.