The New Car Fanatic Thread

[G650 13728]

2 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

Yknow, the British are excellent engineers, imo.  It's mostly the manufacturing that brings them down.  Seems like low-volume vehicles (no mass production by chavs in Coventry) and regular SI fasteners (no more Armstrong-Whitworth), would have eliminated most of the reliability issues associated with British cars.

Quite.

[G650 13728]

So I went with Concours Blue, yellow calipers.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 22, 2020 by G650

[52-80 19023]

 

[G650 13728]

Bored today 52-80

[52-80 19023]

this thing looks nice

 

 

[52-80 19023]

16 minutes ago, G650 said:

Bored today 52-80

bored everyday.  when do u take delivery?  i think matt becker (lotus) is doing all the engineering for AM now?  supposed to be very nice dynamically

[G650 13728]

4 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

bored everyday.  when do u take delivery?  i think matt becker (lotus) is doing all the engineering for AM now?  supposed to be very nice dynamically

Yes, platform wise. AMG doing most systems I think. To be honest, my interest waned a little at the beginning of the year, but now that we are getting some physical testing going on and some of the driving dynamics are becoming known, I'm blown away and more excited now than ever. It can get 3" higher than my X5M for offroad and 2" lower for onroad, it's much bigger than I thought but weighs same as my car, has slightly smaller exterior dimensions that the Rover Sport, but actually has larger interior dimensions.

The target for delivery is first quarter of next year.

[PRONG HORN 3094]

Dallas Keuchel from factory 

 

 

 

[TwiceHorn 30966]

20 hours ago, 52-80 said:

this thing looks nice

 

 

Looks pretty good in person, too.  The one false note is that black panel on the c-pillar, which sticks out more on lighter colors.

I'm seeing credible rumors of a CT5-V Blackwing with the supercharged LS V8 @~640 hp.  Same as the last CTS-V, but lighter.  The Blackwing hotvee DOHC V8 is, alas, no more.

[52-80 19023]

been doing some shopping for wheels and discovered i cant buy anything with a spoke count other than 5 or 10, because the lugs are not radially symmetric with the spokes. 

 

and now that i see it i cant ever unsee it again -- lugs dont line up at , or between , the spokes

 

(the other solution is to steal a $200k porsche gt3 with centerlock wheels...)

[Pato del Muerto 52184]

Buy some with lug covers?

[Sam Lin 3538]

On 8/23/2020 at 6:47 AM, PRONG HORN said:

Nice C8

[Sam Lin 3538]

9 hours ago, 52-80 said:

(the other solution is ... centerlock wheels...)

Fuck those and the marketing team that (correctly) said "people will jizz all over themselves to run that race shit on the street." Special wrench, special socket, most shops can't change them correctly, they're a pain in the ass.

[TwiceHorn 30966]

21 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

Looks pretty good in person, too.  The one false note is that black panel on the c-pillar, which sticks out more on lighter colors.

I'm seeing credible rumors of a CT5-V Blackwing with the supercharged LS V8 @~640 hp.  Same as the last CTS-V, but lighter.  The Blackwing hotvee DOHC V8 is, alas, no more.

I "misspoke" when I said LS.  It's the LT4 from the Z06 C7 Vette.  I get confused by Chevy/GM recycling the engine names from the last generation.

[Okie State 3732]

Saw a black CT5 today and thought it looked pretty good. A V version could be tempting.

[TwiceHorn 30966]

1 hour ago, Okie State said:

Saw a black CT5 today and thought it looked pretty good. A V version could be tempting.

The actual V, as opposed to the V-Blackwing, doesn't have the astronomical power, but also is $50k to start.  Motor Trend and R/T loved it.

[TwiceHorn 30966]

Also, can a runflat with a slow leak be patched?

If I have to get a new tire, I think I'm going to pitch all of em and go with real tires.

[Okie State 3732]

The actual V, as opposed to the V-Blackwing, doesn't have the astronomical power, but also is $50k to start.  Motor Trend and R/T loved it.

Twin turbo V6 I assume? I drove a CTS V-Sport and liked it. I think those engines have some headroom to tune also.

[TwiceHorn 30966]

5 minutes ago, Okie State said:

6 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

The actual V, as opposed to the V-Blackwing, doesn't have the astronomical power, but also is $50k to start.  Motor Trend and R/T loved it.

Twin turbo V6 I assume? I drove a CTS V-Sport and liked it. I think those engines have some headroom to tune also.

Yeah, 3L not 3.6.  385hp and over 400tq, which is nice.

[Sam Lin 3538]

18 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Also, can a runflat with a slow leak be patched?

If I have to get a new tire, I think I'm going to pitch all of em and go with real tires.

Yes.

And yes. Runflats absolutely are dog shit for ride quality and grip.

[TwiceHorn 30966]

1 minute ago, Sam Lin said:

Yes.

And yes. Runflats absolutely are dog shit for ride quality and grip.

I do not like them.  Sam I am.

[TwiceHorn 30966]

Doing a little pre-shopping in the event I have to get new tires.  The most common replacement tire, according to the forums, is the Michelin Pilot Sport 3 or 4.  Discount has Pirelli CS Sport for a good deal less and they are very high rated.

I have had pretty good experiences with Michelins, as I guess everyone has and they were the only maker of tires that fit my last 2-3 cars.

I had kind of a bad experience with Pirellis that cracked long before I got many miles on them, but it was my college car, so it didn't get a lot of miles.  They've been pretty good on wife's bitchin Camaro.

Any insight or recos?

[Okie State 3732]

Michelin or Continental seem to be the consensus every time this is discussed. I have Conti ExtremeContact Sports and like them.

 

 

[TwiceHorn 30966]

15 minutes ago, Okie State said:

Michelin or Continental seem to be the consensus every time this is discussed. I have Conti ExtremeContact Sports and like them.

 

 

My runflats are Contis.  Unfair, but booo.  They're also pretty spendy, but still a skosh less than the Michelins.

Quite some time ago, Falken made a tire that fit one of my cars and I went for them and was very surprised and pleased with them.

[Okie State 3732]

I know nothing about run flats. The Conti ExtremeContact Sport (formerly DW) and ExtremeContact DWS06 are consistently highly rated and priced lower than Michelins.

I'll also consider Michelin Pilot Super Sports or Pilot Sport A/S 3+.

[Chewbacca 7664]

I know nothing about run flats. The Conti ExtremeContact Sport (formerly DW) and ExtremeContact DWS06 are consistently highly rated and priced lower than Michelins.

I'll also consider Michelin Pilot Super Sports or Pilot Sport A/S 3+.

I have the AS3+ on my car. They are good tires. I can't manage to get more than 15k out of a set, but that's more a function of my car, i think. Heavy AWD cars with a lot of hp just go through tires fast.

[52-80 19023]

There was the original Michelin Pilot Sport. Which was okay. 

Then came the Pilot Sport PS2.  Which was okay. 

Then came the Pilot Super Sport.  Which is very good.  still in production because they're homologated for many cars, but they are outdated as an aftermarket option.

New are Pilot Sport 4, and Pilot Sport 4S, which are different in sizes availability, and slightly in wet performance and ultimate performance.

 

Those are all summer tires, and all you need year-round for Texas.

 

There are all-season variants of this line as the AS3, currently being replaced by the AS4.  But if you live in Texas, just stick with the summer variant.

 

Continentals are good (with much dumber nomenclature) and recent model Goodyears are great as well

[G650 13728]

17 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

Also, can a runflat with a slow leak be patched?

If I have to get a new tire, I think I'm going to pitch all of em and go with real tires.

I plug mine all the time

[ChiTownDoc 20999]

On 8/22/2020 at 11:27 AM, G650 said:

So I went with Concours Blue, yellow calipers.

 

 

 

 

Congrats, I really like this thing.  That may embarrass you, but here we are.  But you turned me onto the Cullinan too so you could go more lux instead of sport.  

I need to test drive that thing...It’s on the agenda. The dealer here has a DB9, in Gulf Livery, sitting in the showroom.  Need to go get pics of that anyway.  

[PittsburghTiger 6101]

On 8/22/2020 at 3:25 PM, 52-80 said:

this thing looks nice

 

 

I agree.

 

When I was growing up our neighbor on the one side was a Cadillac Man through and through. He was a really successful guy, but, still very down to earth and nice. But he loved his Cadillacs. I bet in the time before he died he had 20-25 different Cadillacs, and about half fucked him with horrible reliability. I'm 53 now so you understand the time frame I am referencing. I said to his son a few years after the gentleman passed that I wished his dad was still around because I missed him, and that I wished he could see Cadillac making some really good cars.

My biggest issue with Cadillac is that right about the time they get a car to be really good they go and kill it. It sucks. 

[Okie State 3732]

Yeah that CT5-V is a pretty nice looking car. If I was in the market I'd definitely be looking at one.

[TwiceHorn 30966]

Well, this is absurd.  Three of my tires are Conti SSR, and the fourth, the one with the slow leak, is not runflat.

It was not punctured or damaged, just corrosion between the rim and bead, so that's fixed.

So I guess I better hurry up and get that pump.

Also, another absurdity.  Discount was doing some virus things so they had me drive into the bay.  I'm not sure if I was supposed to go in the waiting room or not, I think  it was closed.  Anyway, I left my key in the cupholder, which prevents the car from automatically locking.  What it apparently doesn't do is disarm the alarm.  When they jacked it up, it went off and locked the doors.  Same when they let it down.  Thankfully, after a period of non-movement, it unlocked.

I had keyless entry on the CTS, but I don't think it armed the alarm when you left the keys in.  It spent almost zero time in the shop, so I guess I never had to figure it out.

Edited August 28, 2020 by TwiceHorn

[G650 13728]

4 hours ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Congrats, I really like this thing.  That may embarrass you, but here we are.  But you turned me onto the Cullinan too so you could go more lux instead of sport.  

I need to test drive that thing...It’s on the agenda. The dealer here has a DB9, in Gulf Livery, sitting in the showroom.  Need to go get pics of that anyway.  

Shit man, we have more in common than different, notwithstanding all the grief I give you. Not RM watches tho ...

 

My dealer is supposed to have their demonstrator in a week or two, mildy excited to say the least.

 

I think the front quarter shot in the build photo is one of the weakest angles, the front profile though is fucking sick, like with most Astons.

 

 

 

[ChiTownDoc 20999]

Beast.  Love it.  How can anyone buy a Lambo SUV over that?  I’ll never know.  The Lambo is a rebadged Audi.  And I like the Audi version...that’s 200k cheaper.  

[G650 13728]

I was looking at the Lambo in Miami this past March. Not a fan, though it was better in the flesh than in pictures I will admit.

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

I saw an Urus in Yellowstone last week. I hate all of these silly SUVs, though.

[Prepuce of Doom 20948]

39 minutes ago, G650 said:

Shit man, we have more in common than different, notwithstanding all the grief I give you. Not RM watches tho ...

 

My dealer is supposed to have their demonstrator in a week or two, mildy excited to say the least.

 

I think the front quarter shot in the build photo is one of the weakest angles, the front profile though is fucking sick, like with most Astons.

 

 

 

Do a better job at scribbling out your name next time, Gollum. 

~~~~~

PSA: I saw a very, very stealthy undercover cop car today in the NW Chicago suburbs (Glenview, for CTD and anyone else) that was a blacked out Dodge Charger with none of the usual tells, but it did have an extremely low-profile light bar on the roof in front of the sunroof, but it was shaped so it more or less just looked like the little air deflector doodad that some sunroofs have. It was slimmer than any light bar I've ever seen, but from the front, it was unmistakable that that's what it was. 

Edited August 29, 2020 by Prepuce of Doom

[CooterBrown 17807]

I saw an Urus in Yellowstone last week. I hate all of these silly SUVs, though.

There’s a matte black Urus in Austin. Saw it on shoal creek a while back. It’s definitely something.

[G650 13728]

10 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

I saw an Urus in Yellowstone last week. I hate all of these silly SUVs, though.

I've been in the silly SUV game since the 5.9 Jeep Cherokee, the O.G. silly SUV.

[ChiTownDoc 20999]

Where do we stand on the Aztek?

[G650 13728]

3 minutes ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Where do we stand on the Aztek?

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

I actually think that if it wasn’t so ugly it would have somewhat succeeded.

It was a softroader before softroaders became a thing.

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

Also, a new Grand Wagoneer is coming, too:

[G650 13728]

13 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

I actually think that if it wasn’t so ugly it would have somewhat succeeded.

It was a softroader before softroaders became a thing.

Dude those things are steaming piles of shit.

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

Dude those things are steaming piles of shit.

Correct. Being shitty doesn’t stop current GM unibody SUVs from selling, though.

 

The Buick Rendezvouz was the same platform and sold quite a bit more.

[G650 13728]

Just now, Anton Chigurh said:

Also, a new Grand Wagoneer is coming, too:

 

I saw a mint 80s one yesterday. L

My pops had 4 of them back in the day.

[G650 13728]

1 minute ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Correct. Being shitty doesn’t stop current GM unibody SUVs from selling, though.

True.

[Prepuce of Doom 20948]

9 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Also, a new Grand Wagoneer is coming, too:

My paternal grandparents retired to the mountains of western North Carolina, and my grandpa drove a few of these off the side of a mountain road over the years. 

Fond family memories... 

[TwiceHorn 30966]

Seeing that Wagoneer, do we really like sunroofs?  I suppose its a Texas thing, but I'm not really down for blazing hot sun beating down on me, even through a piece of tinted glass, four or five months out of the year.  I guess they can be nice in the cooler months  . . . .

Because the hot months and the cold month combine to rule it out for about half the year, I wind up not using it much.

[Prepuce of Doom 20948]

I also saw a maroon Typhoon today. 

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Can you imagine illegally daily driving this around town? 

 

Edited August 29, 2020 by Prepuce of Doom