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  1. BimmerFan

    Is this a decent price for this car?

    Well, that's trade-in, not retail. And when I look at cars for sale (purely for research purposes) it seems that most of them have had engine replacements and buybacks, the latter of which often affects resale values. And KBB doesn't distinguish things at that granular of a level. But yes, it...
  2. BimmerFan

    Is this a decent price for this car?

    I agree with @TheShark, and whenever I see a car with a wrap, I wonder if they are trying to hide something. I realize that people do wraps for many other reasons, but I'd want to see the car in all of its naked glory. The price is probably fair if there had not been any accident history. As...
  3. BimmerFan

    Did you do or are doing V academy

    Maybe they figured that your grandson wouldn't eat enough to justify the higher price. Or she just liked you better than Nick. ;) Glad this worked out for you, sorry to read about your health issues.
  4. BimmerFan

    CT5-V CT5 Evaporator Purge Emissions Pump letter from GM

    I guess if you don't get a letter, there's no need to worry about it. Unless you bought your car used and neglected to tell GM.
  5. BimmerFan

    EV Thoughts Thread: cause the old farts did their usual thing

    I watched that Jason Camissa video again yesterday, and I generally trust his (and you guys') judgement, so I thought, hey, it may be worth a shot. No Lucid dealer near me. The closest, in Charlotte, it turns out is just a mobile repair guy, so either I go to D.C. or Miami. Yeah, D.C. is...
  6. BimmerFan

    Driver door handle not working

    The one who dies with the most toys, wins.
  7. BimmerFan

    Driver door handle not working

    It's probably just that little switch that you depress to unlatch the door. Potentially useless digression: I recently parted with my 2008 C6 Corvette. The C6 was the first generation to use these new-fangled door latches where you have a switch that causes the door latch to release. One of...
  8. BimmerFan

    EV Thoughts Thread: cause the old farts did their usual thing

    Leasing it is a good idea, and that seems like a pretty darn good subsidy that they have going on. You win the "made up word of the day!" award. Congratulations. Thank you for the chuckle this morning. I've borrowed and test driven and evaluated many EV, and initially I find the torque and...
  9. BimmerFan

    Did you do or are doing V academy

    Curious: Years before, the wife and I went to Vegas, and the car rental place would not let me take it out of state - so no Grand Canyon. I thought that was both odd and annoying. Natch Turo wouldn't be a problem, but I was curious if anyone else ever ran into such a thing. A local car...
  10. BimmerFan

    Precision Package Owners - How is it?

    LOL, I'm that guy. No NPP, and it had no value at trade-in time. Natch, if you sell it yourself then you are correct, it does make a difference - not so much in the money, but the speed of getting rid of it.
  11. BimmerFan

    Did you do or are doing V academy

    I posted in the other thread, but I'll try to summarize here. It's a beautiful facility with great instruction and excellent food (breakfast & lunch is included) and perfect for someone who has never been on track before. If you have track experience, the benefits aren't quite as great. I did...
  12. BimmerFan

    Precision Package Owners - How is it?

    Why is there so much hate here for the base seats? These "base" seats are better than 98% of the seats out there on other cars (yeah, yeah, I know, it's a Cadillac) and I'll bet any of you guys and gals that the underlying structure is the same on them as on the "mid-tier" or "upper-tier"...
  13. BimmerFan

    Break in 6MT fluid change

    Yeah, my bad, those pictures aren't very accurate. I still stand by the rule that you remove the fill plug first. Ah... (old man reminiscing) I remember the days of the Haynes manuals. Before digital photography, Internets, etc. when they had actual real pictures of actual real cars with...
  14. BimmerFan

    Introducing: The 2025 CT5-V Blackwing Le Monstre Edition & 2025 CT4-V Blackwing Petit Pataud Edition

    When I was car shopping, I remember dealing with these jokers, and before they would give me an actual price, they insisted that I "come in". Now, I get that, it's a standard technique, once you're on the premises it's easier to close the deal, but I made it clear to them several times that I...
  15. BimmerFan

    Break in 6MT fluid change

    From that picture in #4 it looks like the fill plug is perhaps not a standard bolt? Thanks for the info, @Dirkbg. I'm not going to be doing this anytime soon, but I do wonder what the torque specs are for those plastic bits like the level sensor. Of course, the standard rule (not listed in...
  16. BimmerFan

    Blackwings and Watches

    You can find a very nice used Omega Speedmaster for $3K or less (depending on your tolerance for scratches and "patina" and which model) and there are lots of other options for $5K or less. Unless you are stuck on the image and labels of fine Swiss watches, there are a crap-ton of second-tier...
  17. BimmerFan

    (Long) Cross shopped an RS7, M5, and CT5V Blackwing - I'm getting the Blackwing

    Did they change this in 2025? Because my base 2023 has CF and alcantara bits. The only difference is the seats, AFAIK. There is something about Audi - they make great interiors, but the otherwise very well engineered cars just seem to lack some soul and character.
  18. BimmerFan

    Blackwings and Watches

    Congrats! Yes, it can be a slippery slope. What's not made like they used to, Corollas? Or Fossils? ;) Sweet! I almost bought the new FOIS but couldn't pull the trigger, instead I found a very nice lightly used '57 in blue, and I'm loving it. The FOIS is likely my next purchase. Who...
  19. BimmerFan

    Does A Radar Detector Help Anymore?

    I found that the radar detector gave me a false sense of security. After being popped via instant on, I just quit using them.
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