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Yeah i've definetly been of the mindset recently that anything under 350hp can have a MT and even then i'd want a good MT like something from Honda or Toyota or Porsche. Anything above that needs either a DCT or a really good torque converter like our ZF8. Its been about 4 months now with the...

Haha someday i'll get to that point. yeah my mechanic tuned his and tracked his when it only had 300 miles on it and car runs just fine. Honestly i think the whole breakin thing doesnt raelly apply to new modern vehicles. Pretty sure (no real proof of this), that the factory breaks in these...

i honestly kinda hate it. Its so easy to keep an eye on my S2k which is supposed to be burning oil (yet it doesnt at all) and i hate i cant do the same with the Supra.

Congrats i'm glad you guys got a car! Definetly take it to the track. The nice thing about it, is that you can schedule it out pretty far, way past the break in. I bought my car November last year and i had my first track day with it Feb 22nd. The car had about 1700 miles on it at that...

i would reach out to your local dealership. I'd be surprised if they werent able to help you order it.

Ah this could have been a mis-reading on my part. I was pretty sure that right after the oil change it showed above that line but i could have not remembered properly. That being said since our cars and most modern BMWs dont actually use a physical dipstick, im pretty sure that line does not...

Be careful with this. Theres a few things to keep in mind when people say oil burning is normal. BMW states that during the breakin period, the engine can sometimes burn up to 1 liter of oil (roughly 1.05 qts)every 1500 miles. Our cars hold roughly 7 qts. Low warnings generally come on when...

It doesnt affect it. I have my rear windshield tinted and my mirror still dims. Also you cant code the windows moving down when you open then door. The window actually sits inside the rubber trim creating a seal. If the window didnt move when you try to open the door you could break your...

Getting back on topic, it think this affects the non-track goer, i'm gonna mod my daily, type of enthusiast little to none. What the EPA is trying to do is to make it illegal to modify a currently street legal car into a racecar. Right now, in CA, if you tried to purchase a non CARB compliant...

Yeah thats the best option to just wait. I drove 4 hours for mine so 1 hour out isnt too bad. Dont worry about addons like CF mirrors or PPF as those can always be added later (especially the mirrors for cheaper). As far as Drivers assist, i dont think theres a single 3.0 out there that...

Yeesh, sounds like the dealerships in my area. Glad you guys have decided on a color. The white is definetly a good looking color for this car. i went with the A91 Refraction Blue, but if that color wasnt available i would have gotten the white as well. Definitely stick to your guns. I...

@michaeljeff For fun i took a drive today and used my Apple Watch to measure the sound. What i found was a few things. 1. The apple watch is a terrible measure of environment sound. I could easily hit over 80db with normal speaking. 2. Road conditions play a HUGE part in noise generated...

I wasnt notified...i'll have to clear it...

However he also admitted that the run was also based on a run that was made last year. As i stated before, the same dyno can and will read differently even based on the day. What if it was colder that day and the Z4 was able to make and hold more boost compared to when he did a dyno run where...

you're using the dyno wrong. A dyno is a tool meant to gauge your improvement based on the mods that you added and not to compare your stock numbers vs someone else's. Thats why every dyno will read differently and on different days at different elevations. You could dyno where you are and...

where did you get these? I like them a lot.

So theres a few things that i think are also not mentioned in this thread. You have to also remember that tire sizes matter a good amount when it comes to road noise. Michelin PSS are supposed to be pretty quiet tires, however my BRZ with the same tires was more quiet road noise wise. Why...

Exactly my thoughts on modern manual transmissions. Remind me when i went with my friend to test drive the new Civic SI sedan. The clutch felt like you were stomping on air while also having the highest grab point and the entire thing somehow just felt artificial. My s2k and BRZ were both fun...

My M2 Competition is my second MT BMW i've driven extensively. First being an E36 M3. 1st-2nd gear in both for whatever reason could never be done smoothly. Theres always this weird clunk almost like i'm popping the clutch too early. I found i could only make this smooth with more time off...

Its not a regional thing. This is a Jeff thing. He's one of the few people who know how to work the system to get us the best deals possible. I'm in the SF Bay Area and people here were quoting 1100$ a month with 1500$ down. I had to drive up to Redding to get my A91 at invoice.