Picture of your car (2010)

[rezenclowd3]

This club organized the event.

Where he lost it was essentially a straight along the trees. Really, it was a fluke.

And yes, like I said, my A4 is 4wd. I would never buy FWD. BTW, I don't think the Audis have a system to change front to rear diff bias. I think its all mechanical. ( I know for a fact my gen A4 is only mechanical, no software) I do know if I want to change my bias, I would need to purchase a sTaSis center diff that splits it 40/60

On the other note, I would love to drive in a wet AutoX event. Good luck at your event. What do you drive?

 

[Cliff3]

I drive the 330 that you think has too much chrome: https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/9470160/ I just had the car painted and made a couple of suspension changes, so my preference for the sake of both the paint and to test the changes is for dry weather. My friend's A4 is a B6 with the 6 cyl motor.

I've been to Earl Warren often enough for Bimmerfest. I assume the course was set up in the main parking lot next to Las Positas? Where did the crash occur?

 

[radiantm3]

That's mainly evidence of poor course design. Sections where cars might be carrying some speed should not lead them towards obstacles like trees or light standards, either directly or via inertia. Who organized the event?

FWIW, I would much rather have an AWD Audi than a FWD drive Audi. A buddy of mine has an A4 that he has modified fairly heavily and that he tracks with the Audi club. I think he installed new software to change the diff bias further in favor of the rear wheels.

The first Golden Gate chapter (BMWCCA-San Francisco Bay Area) autoX of the season is this Saturday at Marina. Sure hope it doesn't rain...

I'd be there if my wife wasn't due soon. I have to attend birth preparation class this saturday.

 

[rezenclowd3]

I drive the 330 that you think has too much chrome: https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/9470160/ I just had the car painted and made a couple of suspension changes, so my preference for the sake of both the paint and to test the changes is for dry weather. My friend's A4 is a B6 with the 6 cyl motor.

I've been to Earl Warren often enough for Bimmerfest. I assume the course was set up in the main parking lot next to Las Positas? Where did the crash occur?

Hehe, don't take any offense to my dislike of chrome. It's your car, your money, your enjoyment. Anyway, you already know your car is far superior to mine There was a chromed out Shelby Cobra at the event, and I would have liked to have a word with him

Yes, the event was in the parking lot you refer to. It occurred parallel to Las Positas, which the straight was running along. The bumper hit the bank, and on the way up the rear quarter panel touched a tree. He then came down between another tree and cable guide wire. You can see the straight in my first to pics (to the left of my car), but happened about 50 yards back.

BTW, here's a cobra that was at the event. I bet you can guess my thoughts on its appearance ;-) (BTW some say it was a real Cobra.....but not all orig. Dunno how much I believe that.) Even so, I'd rather drive that than my A4.

 

[puma1552]

I drive the 330 that you think has too much chrome: https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/9470160/ I just had the car painted and made a couple of suspension changes, so my preference for the sake of both the paint and to test the changes is for dry weather. My friend's A4 is a B6 with the 6 cyl motor.

I've been to Earl Warren often enough for Bimmerfest. I assume the course was set up in the main parking lot next to Las Positas? Where did the crash occur?

Why would you repaint that car?

Having worked in a body shop, there's only one way to do it right, and that's to strip the entire car down to the frame and do it properly by blasting it all down to bare metal, so I hope you did it right...

 

[Cliff3]

Why would you repaint that car?

Having worked in a body shop, there's only one way to do it right, and that's to strip the entire car down to the frame and do it properly by blasting it all down to bare metal, so I hope you did it right...

It was repair for stone chip damage that was covered by my insurance company. The total cost of the work was around $8000. The hood, front fenders, bumper, and doors were repainted, and most of the trim was simply replaced. Separate from the claim, I had them repaint the rockers. Their detailer and PDR guy went over some other trouble spots on the car and took care of them. My 100,000 mile car looks like new again, so I'm happy. I am scheduled to have a clear bra installed by Premier Mobile Group on April 12.

edit: the photo I posted is post-paint job. I avoided taking photos of the front of the car prior to the repair. It looked terrible.

 

[Cliff3]

Yes, the event was in the parking lot you refer to. It occurred parallel to Las Positas, which the straight was running along. The bumper hit the bank, and on the way up the rear quarter panel touched a tree. He then came down between another tree and cable guide wire. You can see the straight in my first to pics (to the left of my car), but happened about 50 yards back.

I parked next to those trees one year. The Z driver must have been out of control to get that far off course. Hopefully his insurance will take care of it.

And don't worry, I'm not offended by your comments. You just seemed to have a short memory and needed some reminding.

 

[WWU]

2000 Legacy Outback.

My first car all to myself.

 

[ankitsid]

Driving a
2005 Scion tC

and moving onto in the next couple months:
an AP1 2003 GPW Honda S2000

 

[MacbookJunkie]

January 2010 Production:

V8 Imperial Blue Metallic 1SS

BIG PICTURES sorry

 

[ankitsid]

i learned yesterday that giving someone SS muscle doesn't necessarily mean that they know how to use it.

this driver was literally one of the worst ive ever seen, he basically got an inch from wrecking into me going 45mph.
it was sad, a nice car with someone who can barely stay in their own lane

 

[rezenclowd3]

i learned yesterday that giving someone SS muscle doesn't necessarily mean that they know how to use it.

this driver was literally one of the worst ive ever seen, he basically got an inch from wrecking into me going 45mph.
it was sad, a nice car with someone who can barely stay in their own lane

Cool cars, but they do drive like a cruise liner

 

[RedReplicant]

My daily beater (E46) and my fun car (S14)

The 240 has a welded diff, stance coilovers, PBM suspension arms, 17x9.5 +15 all around, etc. I love it so much more than the BMW which is a 325 with a Shark injector, H&R coilovers, intake, catback, 18x8.5/18x9.5.

Had a 01 F4i trackbike for about a year and I sold that... really looking at picking up an 03/04 ZX6R as a track bike because I miss it so much, cars are pretty boring compared to bikes.

 

[Cliff3]

My daily beater (E46) and my fun car (S14)

Who belongs to the Z4M in the last photo? And is that a coupe or roadster?

 

[RedReplicant]

Who belongs to the Z4M in the last photo? And is that a coupe or roadster?

Mother, coupe. My car is in the E60 M5 spot, and under the tarp is a 997TT.

 

[quagmire]

Cool cars, but they do drive like a cruise liner

You're basing this off of what? Perception? The Camaro can pull a .90 G on the skidpad. Not bad for a cruise liner. The Mustang with its SRA can do a .94 G. The only car that can be said to be called a true muscle car of yore is the Challenger. The Camaro and Mustang have stepped up their handling characteristics.

 

[RedReplicant]

You're basing this off of what? Perception? The Camaro can pull a .90 G on the skidpad. Not bad for a cruise liner. The Mustang with its SRA can do a .94 G. The only car that can be said to be called a true muscle car of yore is the Challenger. The Camaro and Mustang have stepped up their handling characteristics.

Numbers don't describe how a car actually feels.

 

[quagmire]

Numbers don't describe how a car actually feels.

http://www.insideline.com/ford/shel...009-challenger-srt8-vs-2010-shelby-gt500.html

The opinion of the reviews out there for the Camaro's handling characteristics and feel is pretty consistent with that review. Well poised and nimble, but does begin to falter at the limit. But, overall still pretty good. And echoes my sentiment of the Mustang also handling pretty well with the Challenger still being a traditional muscle car.

 

[RedReplicant]

http://www.insideline.com/ford/shel...009-challenger-srt8-vs-2010-shelby-gt500.html

The opinion of the reviews out there for the Camaro's handling characteristics and feel is pretty consistent with that review. Well poised and nimble, but does begin to falter at the limit. But, overall still pretty good. And echoes my sentiment of the Mustang also handling pretty well with the Challenger still being a traditional muscle car.

Well yes, they are better than the traditional muscle cars and have improved greatly lately "nimble" is not a word I would use with an almost 4000lb car.

Again, not trying to beat on the cars because I have nothing against them, numbers and reviews don't really give you anything except a dumbed down objective idea. Some reviews said the Mini is almost like driving a gokart - having owned a modded 02 Mini-S/racing shifter karts I would contend that those people have no idea what they are talking about. The experience level greatly differs and you have no idea what kind of background, biases, or objectives someone has when they talk about how something is.

With that said, Ford is hitting it out of the park lately with the new Mustang.

 

[quagmire]

Well yes, they are better than the traditional muscle cars and have improved greatly lately "nimble" is not a word I would use with an almost 4000lb car.

Again, not trying to beat on the cars because I have nothing against them, numbers and reviews don't really give you anything except a dumbed down objective idea. Some reviews said the Mini is almost like driving a gokart - having owned a modded 02 Mini-S/racing shifter karts I would contend that those people have no idea what they are talking about. The experience level greatly differs and you have no idea what kind of background, biases, or objectives someone has when they talk about how something is.

With that said, Ford is hitting it out of the park lately with the new Mustang.

I would trust what a review from the trusted magazines and review websites like MT, C&D, and Insideline about how a car drives more then what an average Joe says about it because average Joe tends to be more biased then anything when forming their opinions( not to say I don't question some of their comparison results). MR is more then enough proof for me to say that. Look at people here and how they respond. Apple sues HTC, and the thread is filled with members going, " YAY APPLE! GO GET THEM THIEVES!!!" Nokia sues Apple and that thread is filled with members going, " Nokia is just looking to suck money out of Apple's success!!!!!".

To make it automotive related, I also go to a BMW forum and you will not believe how many people rag on anything American even respected American cars like the Corvette. There are people there that think the 335i is the best car in the world. You can't count how many threads there are about how the 335i is better then the M3......

That is why I trust the magazines and the reviewers over the objective things like how the Camaro handles, etc over average Joe. There are tons of people out there that think OHC is awesome and OHV is an ancient POS despite OHC being older then OHV. So both are old designs. Just OHC wasn't used as widely until the 80's and 90's.

 

[Cliff3]

Mother, coupe. My car is in the E60 M5 spot, and under the tarp is a 997TT.

Nice collection.

 

[RedReplicant]

To make it automotive related, I also go to a BMW forum and you will not believe how many people rag on anything American even respected American cars like the Corvette. There are people there that think the 335i is the best car in the world. You can't count how many threads there are about how the 335i is better then the M3......

Let's not even delve into that area, I have a deeply seeded hate for most BMW owners and the communities... I'll stick with more grassroots cars because the owners tend to be much more friendly and knowledgeable.

 

[ankitsid]

Numbers don't describe how a car actually feels.

completely agree. no matter how much specs show something or how others review it. everyone will have their own opinion about how it feels.
not to mention that they are MASSIVE. and while they might not feel like a cruise liner, they sure as hell look like one.

im not all for the retro look of it.
but the 2011 Mustang seems to be doing things right. amazing car.

im on s2ki.com
and i mean while you do have some of the people who sit and and bash anything American. we're opening up to them. but it seems like almost on ANY board, Ford is doing the best.

 

[ankitsid]

My daily beater (E46) and my fun car (S14)

Gorgeous S14!!

 

[Cliff3]

You can't count how many threads there are about how the 335i is better then the M3......

As a daily driver, it probably is better than an E9x M3.

The performance limits on the newer M cars are getting awfully high. My Z4MC was just hitting its sweet spot at 80 or so. The newer M3 and M5 are crazy fast. I got to spend some seat time in an E92 M3, but I couldn't drive the car hard enough to even come within sight of its limits. You can't experience the performance potential of these cars on the street, not without taking crazy risks. The only place you can sanely savor what cars like these have to offer is on a race track.

That's one of the reasons I poured a bunch of money into my old E46 and stopped dreaming about M cars. For me, it's more fun to drive a slower car at 7 or 8 tenths than a fast car at 3 or 4 tenths.