Recent content by jbawden

Too bad there aren't a mis-labeled front rotors! I have a diesel Ram 3500 and there are tons of counterfeit Cummins fuel filters and other Cummins service parts listed. They look really convincing, but they are not genuine and do not perform to specification. I have a policy of not buying...

I wouldn't say heavier, but not lighter either. Its hard to describe with words, but the 5BW feels quite nimble but you also feel the weight when you push it on track. I guess the engineers did a good job masking the 4,000lbs curb weight.

My dignity isn't designed to handle neutral revving.

The Alpha II chassis feels more athletic and well sorted, but you still feel the mass, all the masses. The SS deserved a more special engine. The LS3 can be made into a screamer, but I'm not much into modding my cars and 415hp felt like it was nothing more than adequate. The LSA or LS7 would...

Lets add up the clues here: No dash light, brakes work fine, 10k miles on the brakes, and the fluid is below the minimum recommended level. These are high performance brakes and 10k miles is a enough to cause some wear on the pads and the brake reservoir is just doing its job. As the pads...

@GoPlz Looks like Thunderhill West?

I certainly don't miss mine. It was a great car, but the 5BW M6 is way more inline with my view of a super saloon.

Consumer loyalty isn't what it used to be, either. If a dealer out of my area is selling for considerably less than my local dealer, I'm traveling. If someone from out of the area is willing to pay more at my local dealer, they will sell to them. The idea of establishing a relationship with a...

I saw this in town yesterday and it made me LOL!! It's the sticker on the passenger side rear window.

Are you 100% sure the dealer used the correct oil? I usually go back to the last thing that changed and start there. I'd either learn to do the change myself or find a good independent shop that you trust for things like oil changes.

Doesn't sound at all like a rod knock, its a ticking lifter. Rod bearing failure comes from the bottom and is a heavy metal to metal knock and sometimes isn't consistent, meaning it sometimes it isn't present at idle for instance.

I have an M6 but drove an A10 at Spring Mountain. The A10 is a fantastic transmission, no question, but I probably would have looked around a bit more at my options. With the manual I couldn't write the check fast enough. The market is normalizing, this is totally expected. The...

The Avengers make great music!

I thought it was a little bit irresponsible to spend $106k on a sedan the first time around, but if you don't have one yet, I highly recommend you do. However, doing it again and going out of pocket 10's of 1,000's of dollars in transaction costs just to "upgrade" to an EV dash? Man alive...

I guess if you live in a snow state you have a fine reason to buy an outback, but otherwise when I see a middle aged dude rolling a white outback, I think of him as the polar opposite of an enthusiast and judge him harshly for his choices ;)