The G-spot

[Morris Minor]

Mine has been sitting in the garage for two weeks. It's a classic - don't want to mess it up by actually driving it.

[Laconian]

I'm kind of craving something a bit more raw now...

The G37 goes fast quite easily, but it's not very engaging at lower speeds.

[68_427]

I'm kind of craving something a bit more raw now...

The G37 goes fast quite easily, but it's not very engaging at lower speeds.

S2000

[Laconian]

S2000

TBH, the ND is more appealing to me right now. Pristine S2000s are super scarce.

[68_427]

TBH, the ND is more appealing to me right now. Pristine S2000s are super scarce.

Your garage will be so... Haaaaaayyyyyyy

[Raza]

Interesting.  Generally bigger (longer wheelbase, at least) cars aren't as tailhappy.

I always thought that as well, but the worst car I've ever driven in snow was our old S320L. My E320 was way more stable.

[Raza]

I'm kind of craving something a bit more raw now...

The G37 goes fast quite easily, but it's not very engaging at lower speeds.

Duh. I've been saying this since you got it.

Get a 128i convertible 6MT.

[Morris Minor]

I'm kind of craving something a bit more raw now...

The G37 goes fast quite easily, but it's not very engaging at lower speeds.

My experience too. Not much fun in low speed or stop & start traffic

[12,000 RPM]

Duh. I've been saying this since you got it.

Get a 128i convertible 6MT.

Go balls deep, S2000 or ND.

[MrH]

Go balls deep, S2000 or ND.

Awww yissss

[Xer0]

Go balls deep, S2000 or ND.

Better do it quick, S2k prices are only going up.  My buddies AP2 went from being worth 18-20k a year ago to being about 21-23k now.  Clean ones without stupid modifications and decent miles are going to be harder and harder to find.

Speaking of which, I'm constantly on a quest to justify buying one.

[MexicoCityM3]

Awww yissss

Go balls deep, S2000 or ND.

A Miata is balls deep???

[12,000 RPM]

Better do it quick, S2k prices are only going up.  My buddies AP2 went from being worth 18-20k a year ago to being about 21-23k now.  Clean ones without stupid modifications and decent miles are going to be harder and harder to find.

Speaking of which, I'm constantly on a quest to justify buying one.

I am good on S2Ks, no torque. Seems like all the sports/performance cars I would fuck with are appreciating though. E36 M3, 996, Z3M shoe, AW20 MR-2, MRS... thank god for motorcycles.

[Laconian]

A Miata is balls deep???

More like quarter shaft.

[hotrodalex]

Just the tip.

[Laconian]

Lawl, I checked my tire pressures and they were all about 6psi down. Back to 39 psi and now steering response and feel are so much better.

[SVT666]

39 psi?

[Laconian]

That's the factory recommended tire pressure for the convertible.

[AutobahnSHO]

That's the factory recommended tire pressure for the convertible.

!!!!  Runflats?

[hotrodalex]

I run 40 psi.

[Cookie Monster]

Daily drive a 28-30 psi aww yee.

[GoCougs]

Any G owners have their dash clock LED light burn out? Turns out it's a common thing (but clock still works fine). Mine has been flickering the last month or so and has finally died. Dealership said it's $600?! I searched a few forums and everyone reports about the same. The cheapest I can find the clock new is ~$290 from some Chinese outfit on eBay. Lots of used clocks on eBay (and quite a few note the LED light is burned out) for ~$100 but meh. Amazingly the dealership said they feel bad it costs so much so they're gonna submit a claim for a "good will" freebee despite the fact my car is ~20k miles passed the bumper-to-bumper warranty. But Jesus, it just looks like some cheap plastic module...

[SVT666]

Ours is still working.  If it burned out, I wouldn't bother fixing it.  $600 for a new light bulb is certainly not worth it.

[GoCougs]

They actually have to replace the whole clock assembly - the LED is apparently integral. But still, it just looks like a cheap thing. Supply and demand I guess - who would expect a clock to burnout so why make bunches of spares? I'm a bit of a time Nazi so I need it.

[GoCougs]

Q50S AWD loaner. I've had 'em before but this white is stunning. So, random thoughts, some repeated from past experience:

Haven't had the steer-by-wire yet till this car and it is awful. ZERO on center feel. I'm constantly hunting for center no matter the setting - so much so it made me feel a bit woozy after a ~30 mile freeway drive.

Despite the 19" rims, 40 series tires, and sport suspension, ride and road noise is light years better than that of the G37 (the Q50 though does have ANC).

The touchscreen interface isn't nearly as awful as I remember though like most such devices it has a gloss surface finish, which is a PITA to see in the sun. Shockingly, I could probably live with this if I had to.

The AT is WAY more responsive than in the G37 - both in manual shifting and kicking down. The paddles are lightening fast but only if at ~50% throttle or more - below that and they're typical slushy slow. They also got rid of the useless DS mode.

Engine and exhaust is much quieter and gone is the looking out the windshield over curvy quarter panels, so it doesn't have the same visceral driving experience (by design, the were definitely going more toward luxury with the Q50).

This car is fully loaded - sticker is $55k. Jesus, nice car, but not worth it, not with a recycled power train.

[SVT666]

I like DS.  The transmission works better in that mode.

[12,000 RPM]

Yah wifey's car has an S mode. Car works much better. D= "EPA mode"

[MX793]

Yah wifey's car has an S mode. Car works much better. D= "EPA mode"

The Jetta has the "S" mode as well.  The only thing I like about that mode is that it doesn't unlock the torque converter or upshift when you let off the throttle to coast.  I frequently will flick between D and S (or M) when coasting towards a traffic light I know is about to turn green or even when coasting towards a tight corner so that the gear is correct and the throttle response immediate when I tip into the gas again after making the corner or when the light turns green and I can accelerate.

Can't wait for winter to be over so I can get back to driving a manual gearbox again...

[GoCougs]

The DS mode in the G37 basically means that when slowing down it may or may not do a rev match down shift or hold a gear longer when accelerating. It is horrifically unpredictable. It doesn't shift harder and isn't more responsive to kick down. It's awful.

[SVT666]

The DS mode in the G37 basically means that when slowing down it may or may not do a rev match down shift or hold a gear longer when accelerating. It is horrifically unpredictable. It doesn't shift harder and isn't more responsive to kick down. It's awful.

I disagree.  If you're driving even a little more aggressive than normal, DS holds gears when you're accelerating and when you let off the gas and shifts down much higher in the revs when braking.  Having said that, most of the time I just use the paddles in DS for full control.