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  • capriracercapriracer Member Posts: 907
    kyfdx said:

    Don't get too caught up with treadwear ratings. Did you know they aren't comparable across different brands?
    @capriracer explained this at one time.

    No, no, no, no no!!

    I explained that they COULD be compared, but you have to be careful as there is a lot of variability within the system.

    If you want, I'll explain it, but - fair warning - it's a long explanation with lots of boring details.

  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 235,186

    kyfdx said:

    Don't get too caught up with treadwear ratings. Did you know they aren't comparable across different brands?
    @capriracer explained this at one time.

    No, no, no, no no!!

    I explained that they COULD be compared, but you have to be careful as there is a lot of variability within the system.

    If you want, I'll explain it, but - fair warning - it's a long explanation with lots of boring details.

    Okay...that's why I tagged you, as I'm often wrong.

    I'm pretty sure long explanations with boring details is why we started this discussion. ;)

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 10,236
    I’m about to visit Discount Tire myself. When I had the Tahoe’s tires rotated and balanced back in June, they said there was almost no air pressure in the spare tire and aired it up. I checked my tire pressures the other night and found it was the same again. Aired it up, and heard the hissing sound of air coming out of it after I was done. I’m guessing I’m in for a new tire. Thankfully, it’s a full size spare in a size that they appear to stock. 
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056
    I've just resigned myself to consider myself lucky if I can get 30-40K out of a set of tires.

    @stickguy - glad to hear how much you are liking the Elantra Sport. I've yet to take the Jetta on any sort of a road trip, but I've seen north of 40 MPG on drives into Denver or out to the airport. But, it's all downhill from my house.

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 17,312
    xwesx said:

    Not sure if the newest generation of turbos have this, but there are electric turbos out there now, and they are supposed to eliminate turbo lag because they can spool independently of the exhaust flow. Traditional turbos don't spool up until often after 2,000 rpm, so that power band from idle to >2,000 rpm is without "boost."

    Offerings like "twin turbo" also served to reduce turbo lag by including smaller individual turbos that could spool faster (i.e., require less exhaust pressure), but they still depend on the flow of exhaust gas and, therefore, include some level of lag.

    Electric turbos are used as a booster of sorts, but many modern turbo motors have no appreciable lag as it is. BMW uses one twin scroll turbos on all of their inline motors except for the twin turbo S55 found in the M3 and M4. The V8s and V12 do get two turbos. I don't know about any other manufacturers, but BMW motors make peak torque from approximately 1400-to 5000 rpm.
    My Mazdaspeed 3 did have a bit of lag, but you seldom noticed it on the street. You want to talk turbo lag, my 1985 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe had it in spades; You had to be on the throttle at turn-in if you wanted to start accelerating when you clipped the apex.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 235,186
    Turbo lag= 9-3 Viggen. (Torque steer, too).

    It was a hoot!

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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,704
    Who's got the best racetrack in America for a guy with a 5-speed 2018 Subaru Impreza 2.0i sedan in Venetian Red Pearl?

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,333
    kyfdx said:

    Turbo lag= 9-3 Viggen. (Torque steer, too).

    It was a hoot!

    9-5 Aero, too.
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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 17,312

    Who's got the best racetrack in America for a guy with a 5-speed 2018 Subaru Impreza 2.0i sedan in Venetian Red Pearl?

    Don't bother unless you swap it for a WRX STI or a WRX with the Performance Package- brakes have been an issue on even the WRX until recently. In their 2014 Lightning Lap Car and Driver tested a WRX and reported:

    With just over 2500 miles on the odometer, the Subaru consumed the last of its front pads, grinding the backing plates against the discs. The metal-on-metal contact became apparent in the midst of a hot lap as the car careened through Hog Pen. We parted company with the pavement...

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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 10,236
    Who's got the best racetrack in America for a guy with a 5-speed 2018 Subaru Impreza 2.0i sedan in Venetian Red Pearl?
    Wait, are you reporting a punch here? 
  • graphicguygraphicguy Member Posts: 13,665

    xwesx said:

    Not sure if the newest generation of turbos have this, but there are electric turbos out there now, and they are supposed to eliminate turbo lag because they can spool independently of the exhaust flow. Traditional turbos don't spool up until often after 2,000 rpm, so that power band from idle to >2,000 rpm is without "boost."

    Offerings like "twin turbo" also served to reduce turbo lag by including smaller individual turbos that could spool faster (i.e., require less exhaust pressure), but they still depend on the flow of exhaust gas and, therefore, include some level of lag.

    Electric turbos are used as a booster of sorts, but many modern turbo motors have no appreciable lag as it is. BMW uses one twin scroll turbos on all of their inline motors except for the twin turbo S55 found in the M3 and M4. The V8s and V12 do get two turbos. I don't know about any other manufacturers, but BMW motors make peak torque from approximately 1400-to 5000 rpm.
    My Mazdaspeed 3 did have a bit of lag, but you seldom noticed it on the street. You want to talk turbo lag, my 1985 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe had it in spades; You had to be on the throttle at turn-in if you wanted to start accelerating when you clipped the apex.
    BMW’s twin scroll turbos (single turbo) have nearly no turbo lag. The one’s I’ve driven, you have to really concentrate to notice any, and then wonder if it’s your imagination. BMW does a wonderful job.

    My Caddy CTS with the 2.0 had a twin scroll, too. Not as good as BMW’s implementation, but quite good in its own right. Just a little bit of lag, right off the line, but turbo spooled up quickly.

    My Infiniti Q50 had a twin turbo V6. I wouldn’t call it “lag” per se. But, it was a little slow off the line, but things got real fast, real quick when the turbos spooled up (around 2,300 RPM). Where things got hairy, the transmission would go to the highest gear as quickly as possible. While I’m sure that was to keep the MPG reasonable. The downside was when you needed to kick down a gear or two while passing. The turbos would go from loafing to spooled up in the blink of an eye. Even though it was an AWD car, the (already too light) handling would get wooly as the car’s front end seemed to loose composure. And, that’s with the sport setting. That’s why I still think NYC’s Q50 with the 3.7 NA motor, with more linear torque, is the better set up.

    The Caddy’s 2.0 T did the same thing when you kicked it down a couple of gears. The turbo would go from loafing to all spooled up and handling got....well....for lack of a better word, quite interesting.
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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,704
    edited November 2017
    No, not yet corvette!

    roadburner - just checking ta see if you ate your Wheaties. Check please!

    This racing thing is actually kinda cool, though I'm an absolute newbie to it and a 3,000 lb. Subie sedan with a 2.0L 152-horse 148 ft.lb of torque five speed stick ain't gonna get it on the track.

    What track would you/do you race on?

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056

    No, not yet corvette!

    roadburner - just checking ta see if you ate your Wheaties. Check please!

    This racing thing is actually kinda cool, though I'm an absolute newbie to it and a 3,000 lb. Subie sedan with a 2.0L 152-horse 148 ft.lb of torque five speed stick ain't gonna get it on the track.

    What track would you/do you race on?

    The only track I've ever been on is the "roval" at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Have driven a Ferrari, an Audi R8, and a Lamborghini.

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 17,312

    No, not yet corvette!

    roadburner - just checking ta see if you ate your Wheaties. Check please!

    This racing thing is actually kinda cool, though I'm an absolute newbie to it and a 3,000 lb. Subie sedan with a 2.0L 152-horse 148 ft.lb of torque five speed stick ain't gonna get it on the track.

    What track would you/do you race on?

    It's not racing, just relatively fast lapping. My two nearest tracks are NCM Motorsports Park and Putnam Park Road Course. Pacific Raceways and Ridge Motorsports Park are located in Washington State.

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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,704
    What is the top speed you've ever recorded, roadburner?

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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,704
    Michaell - you've fast-lapped, too?

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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,704
    edited November 2017
    My 2017/18 Subaru Impreza will have that same road-racer look popular these days that my '08 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS had. I don't think I'm over that fateful day in the hot summer sun in late June of 2014 north of El Paso when my Lancer's engine blew up. I'm working on it now.

    I loved that car with an enthusiast's passion, brothers. :'(

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 17,312

    What is the top speed you've ever recorded, roadburner?

    130-140. I almost never watch the speedometer during a track session.

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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,704
    edited November 2017
    130-140. I almost never watch the speedometer during a track session.

    I would think that racing a car on a track would be one of the most stressful experiences one could have. Sort of like Steven Seagal grabbbing your neck in a Vulcan grip with that dreadful "I'm going to eliminate you" face.

    I wonder if Steve can really wipe out guys like he does in his movies?

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 235,186
    I did 147 mph in a stock car at Kentucky Speedway. B)

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,333
    Hearing rumors that the Civic SI is leasing really well right now....do I tempt myself with a test drive?
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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 16,373

    Hearing rumors that the Civic SI is leasing really well right now....do I tempt myself with a test drive?

    Rumors are true. $1,700 Lease Cash plus strong RV & cheapo MF make for a strong case. Think about it. Coupe & Sedan sales are on the decline due to SUV popularity & the Civic Si is ONLY available with a 6-Speed Stick which makes it EVEN less desirable than a "normal" Coupe or Sedan to non-enthusiasts.

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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,704
    kyfdx - that is pretty fast. I'd pass out.

    firefighter28 - how's your new house, man? What neighborhood of Seattle are you guys in?

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,333
    @nyccarguy Just ran a sample lease calculation assuming a sale at invoice less the $1700 lease cash and came up with a 0 down (except DMV and first month) 36/12 lease of $257/month including tax. That's a lot of car for the money.

    @iluvmysephia1 We are going to be moving up to Shoreline from Ballard. Closing next week and moving the week after.
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  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 16,756
    I think my top speed is 125 in a 1992 Toyota Camry. It was a brief thing, done for the wrong reasons. Don't tell my parents. :D
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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,433
    At that price, I might have talked myself into one!

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 17,312
    edited November 2017

    kyfdx - that is pretty fast. I'd pass out.

    firefighter28 - how's your new house, man? What neighborhood of Seattle are you guys in?

    The thing is, you get used to the speed so after a while it doesn't seem all that fast. I remember one time going through what I thought was one of the slower parts of the track at Putnam. I looked down and I was doing 80 mph.
    We make a point of warning students to watch their speed leaving the track because they have become accustomed to much higher speeds and will drive accordingly without realizing it.

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  • tifightertifighter Member Posts: 3,591

    @nyccarguy Just ran a sample lease calculation assuming a sale at invoice less the $1700 lease cash and came up with a 0 down (except DMV and first month) 36/12 lease of $257/month including tax. That's a lot of car for the money.

    @iluvmysephia1 We are going to be moving up to Shoreline from Ballard. Closing next week and moving the week after.

    That seems like a pretty strong deal. You'll have to work local Honda dealers to get it I'd guess; they still think it's the 80's around here.

    Separate note - auto show starts today I believe.

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,333
    tifighter said:

    @nyccarguy Just ran a sample lease calculation assuming a sale at invoice less the $1700 lease cash and came up with a 0 down (except DMV and first month) 36/12 lease of $257/month including tax. That's a lot of car for the money.

    @iluvmysephia1 We are going to be moving up to Shoreline from Ballard. Closing next week and moving the week after.

    That seems like a pretty strong deal. You'll have to work local Honda dealers to get it I'd guess; they still think it's the 80's around here.

    Separate note - auto show starts today I believe.
    Auto show is going to be a no go most likely - the fact it is only one weekend is a huge pain; Sam managed to stay healthy a whole 5 days before picking up his next childcare related bug. On the upside, at least his immune system will be awesome?
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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,704
    @iluvmysephia1 We are going to be moving up to Shoreline from Ballard. Closing next week and moving the week after.

    Excellent choice! You guys will like Shoreline. It's closer to where I grew up in Edmonds and you should have a lot more elbow room ta build that pool table in. Excellent choice. Aurora Village is the Mall I grew up in, you'll be within 5 miles of it pert-near anywhere in Shoreline.

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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,704
    edited November 2017
    The thing is, you get used to the speed so after a while it doesn't seem all that fast. I remember one time going through what I thought was one of the slower parts of the track at Putnam. I looked down and I was doing 80 mph.
    We make a point of warning students to watch their speed leaving the track because they have become accustomed to much higher speeds and will drive accordingly without realizing it.


    I can't forget this video of a guy in Atlanta taking his new Scion iA through a slalom course at a large Atlanta racetrack. I couldn't believe how fast he was taking these swivel-turns around the cones. I can't find the video now but I'm gonna still keep looking for it. He'd a left me in my Scion iA in the dust. If I had a Scion iA.

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  • tifightertifighter Member Posts: 3,591
    edited November 2017



    Auto show is going to be a no go most likely - the fact it is only one weekend is a huge pain; Sam managed to stay healthy a whole 5 days before picking up his next childcare related bug. On the upside, at least his immune system will be awesome?

    Bright side to missing the show? Your immune system will not be under siege after sitting in the Civic SI floor model that everyone has slobbered all over. Go ahead and lick the steering wheel, I dare 'ya...

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 240,056
    @iluvmysephia1 - yes, I've fast lapped 3 different times at PPIR.

    Fastest I've gone is just over 100 MPH on the front straight. I took a quick glance at the speedometer.

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  • cdnpinheadcdnpinhead Member Posts: 5,498
    edited November 2017
    I'm no track rat, but enjoy driving in out-of-the-way places at high speed. Setting the cruise control at 115 mph and enjoying the ride for over a half hour is something that you have to be in the Rocky Mountain States to enjoy. I am and I have. The Fraser Canyon in B.C. provided me lots of curvy fun in both my MGB and my 240-Z, at speed, not nearly that high, decades ago. My testosterone situation is considerably different these days, but so far my memory is hanging in there.

    Have fun.
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  • corvettecorvette Member Posts: 10,236
    Byerly Ford, where I previously took the Mustang for an airbag recall and had a good experience, just called me from a blocked number and left me a generic voicemail explaining they had customers “interested in a vehicle like the one [I] have.” So they just went from being a dealer I liked to being one I feel indifferent about. 
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    So what are we lookin' at for monthlies?
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,092
    I'll be back in Germany with a car in 5 days, fast driving you say ? We'll see, weather willing. Some of the fun of the Autobahn isn't just the unrestricted sections, but the transitions in and out of said sections, along with dodging people - it requires concentration.

    I won't say how fast I have driven, but I did have the E55 for 7 years. I think it was as fast from 60-120 as from 0-60 B)
  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,704
    edited November 2017
    https://youtu.be/qPXvWbD6sZY

    If anyone is familiar with slaloming and wants to watch a competitive guy in a 2016 Scion iA slalom, check this out. I just watched it again, and I'm going OK, uh-huh. I can do that.

    Right. I am falling in love with the 2016 Scion iA all over again. You're right, driver100, I best not try and buy anything right now. I'm all over the map. But, in a good Gary Payton smile, you'll notice it's with only a few select favorites. I drove the 335 odd miles from Dodge City, KS, to Denver to buy a black 2016 Scion iA. And they told me someone bought it out from under me 1/2 hour before I got there. What?

    I was all set for them ta say it's at a holding lot of theirs or something. Not that the car sold. So that's loving a car, guys. I'm thinking about it again. B)

    I just thought of another one. I drove with my son in 2010 to Las Vegas to look in to buying a red 2010 Suzuki Kizashi 6-speed. I was ready ta deal and I gave them my best offer. Apparently my offer was $2,000 too low for them. :p Ya know what, though? I would've absolutely loved that car. Suzuki builds a good car, guys.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 32,889
    What is the top speed you've ever recorded, roadburner?
    130-140. I almost never watch the speedometer during a track session.
    You really can't. I mean, unless maybe if you had HUD. But approaching the end of the main straight,  you have to be laser focused on your brake point. Similar to you, I know I've crossed 130, but can't know by how much. I tried to use Harry's Lap Timer once upon a time, but could never get one full clean lap in due to traffic.

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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,704
    edited November 2017
    You really can't. I mean, unless maybe if you had HUD. But approaching the end of the main straight, you have to be laser focused on your brake point. Similar to you, I know I've crossed 130, but can't know by how much. I tried to use Harry's Lap Timer once upon a time, but could never get one full clean lap in due to traffic.

    Yeah, I don't know if my 2016 Scion iA buddy from Atlanta looked at any of his guages in his slalom on that video. I don't see how he could have. If I tried ta replicate that run of his above, I'd have to totally concentrate on pedals, modulating the gas and brake pedal (and clutch of course) and the look ahead and the steering wheel. Completely. And I'd either be way up or absolutely shot when done. I don't know - I'd have to try to find out.

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  • djkhoi888djkhoi888 Member Posts: 54
    is there any general advice that can be given if I want to start owning different cars more often?! I rcently bought a car, and thought the other day maybe I'll get in a new one again in 2 years, then do it again and again....If anyone can direct me to a beginner's forum that would be great!
  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 16,756
    djkhoi888 said:

    is there any general advice that can be given if I want to start owning different cars more often?! I rcently bought a car, and thought the other day maybe I'll get in a new one again in 2 years, then do it again and again....If anyone can direct me to a beginner's forum that would be great!

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  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 16,756

    You really can't. I mean, unless maybe if you had HUD. But approaching the end of the main straight, you have to be laser focused on your brake point. Similar to you, I know I've crossed 130, but can't know by how much. I tried to use Harry's Lap Timer once upon a time, but could never get one full clean lap in due to traffic.

    Yeah, I don't know if my 2016 Scion iA buddy from Atlanta looked at any of his guages in his slalom on that video. I don't see how he could have. If I tried ta replicate that run of his above, I'd have to totally concentrate on pedals, modulating the gas and brake pedal (and clutch of course) and the look ahead and the steering wheel. Completely. And I'd either be way up or absolutely shot when done. I don't know - I'd have to try to find out.

    Same can be said for "high-speed" inclement weather driving. Last March, when we were on I15 in the Q7 through that blizzard, that was something like three hours of pure concentration. I want to say I was driving maybe 40-50 mph, but I so fully focused on seeing through the snow and maneuvering the road that I rarely glanced down at gauges. By the time we were through Salt Lake, I was shot. Those other folks driving 20-25 through that stuff may have taken considerably longer, but they probably weren't on nearly the alert level I was while doing it.

    I burned an on-ramp this morning through a couple inches of punchy snow in a long, enjoyable, yet subtle power slide in the Q7. I was surprised to find that I was at 60 mph as I closed it out. I think that the stability control system and I are beginning to reach an understanding.

    I sure love driving in this stuff; dry roads are boring.
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  • nyccarguynyccarguy Member Posts: 16,373

    @nyccarguy Just ran a sample lease calculation assuming a sale at invoice less the $1700 lease cash and came up with a 0 down (except DMV and first month) 36/12 lease of $257/month including tax. That's a lot of car for the money.

    @iluvmysephia1 We are going to be moving up to Shoreline from Ballard. Closing next week and moving the week after.

    If I didn't have a 328 hp behemoth that I was extremely happy with and wanted to go back to driving stick on a daily basis, I'd be more than happy to take one of those Civic Sis for a test drive.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 32,889
    djkhoi888 said:
    is there any general advice that can be given if I want to start owning different cars more often?! I rcently bought a car, and thought the other day maybe I'll get in a new one again in 2 years, then do it again and again....If anyone can direct me to a beginner's forum that would be great!
    My general advice is to NOT buy new. That's the surest way to the poor house if swapping often. Look used, look for those that don't depreciate like day old bread, and get a great deal. That's the best way to avoid losing your shirt when trading often.

    Now, if the goal is merely a new one every 2 years, just lease. 24-mo leases are a bit stiffer in payment, but keep your eyes and ears peeled for good deals when they come around.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,433
    Bradd, if the wife had been comfortable with the seats, and I decided to go back to a stick after all, and these kind of deals were presented, I would probably have an Si already.

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  • 28firefighter28firefighter Member Posts: 9,333
    edited November 2017
    Lots of talk about tires around here lately, thought I'd share a classic example of why good tire tread matters even in wet weather.

    Was driving on a local road with a reasonably steep incline (for @tifighter, @murphydog, @isellhondas, and @fintail it was N 65th heading west up to Phinney Ave N from Greenlake). It had been raining for a good couple hours and there were a number of wet leaves on the ground. I was behind a late model Honda Odyssey Touring. As we started going up the hill, the van started losing speed rapidly and I could hear tires spinning. I backed off and stopped completely figuring the driver might lose it totally and end up rolling back down the hill. The driver of the van kept increasing the engine power (and continuing to spin his wheels and slide backwards) until he finally backed off enough for it to gain enough traction to keep going, albeit at maybe 3 mph. When we got to the top of the hill and the stoplight, I was able to get a close look at his tires and could see they were basically bald and also way way way out of alignment.

    On the other hand, I was able to drive my GTI basically as normal without a single loss of traction due to the wetness. I attribute that largely to the decent tires I have on my car, but I even think in this case having any tires with decent tread would have made a difference.

    It always amazes me that folks would drop the coin for a fully loaded, feature rich, safe car only to skimp on something like tires when the time comes.
    2022 Tesla Model Y Performance, 2018 BMW M240i Convertible
  • tbirdmarcotbirdmarco Member Posts: 3,838
    all this talk about the race track all cool cool!
  • tbirdmarcotbirdmarco Member Posts: 3,838
    @iluvmysephia1 do I smell an punch cumming? so the Sole is going?
  • tbirdmarcotbirdmarco Member Posts: 3,838
    @28firefighter go for it an test drive is just fine! and we will all incurege it hear lollol
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