Recent content by atucker80

I've got the m240i now. Hoping the rumors of an Xdrive M2 are true.

I'm starting to buy into the no 2026's coming. I just sold my 2024 to a local dealer that said there was no 2026 and that they were buying used in advance to keep inventory. They paid an unusually high cash price for my used with >7900 miles and now have it marked up well above MSRP.

You're spot on with your analysis. My BMW is the absolute opposite of raw. Granted I ended up with the much softer M240 vs the true M. I love it but, I have little to no road feel in the steering wheel. But it's quick and really easy to drive fast. I have bench mark roads and I've found that in...

Funny you mentioned that. I just bought a BMW and the salesperson flat out said if you've got a CTR you're not going to like a BMW manual. I definitely appreciated the honesty.

The vast majority of Honda dealers are comically inept. I've not had any issues with the Type R, but after my recent experiences with Honda on a different car I'm moving away from Honda permanently. If you're frustrated now you're probably better off just cutting your losses and moving on. The...

The problem is the same as it always was with the Prelude. The void is / was very small, and the pricing for the new one pushes it into a class it can't compete with. Nostalgic buyers will buy, but at nearly $50k I question Honda's overall strategy with it.

If the plan was to hitch their cart to the Prelude they've drastically miscalculated. That car will be far from profitable and definitely low volume based on the pricing details in speculation.

They've made 50k of these cars, and a TON of people thought these were investments. Stock low mileage examples in 15yrs won't even be remotely rare. The only value in the FL5 is to enjoy the hell out of it now.

All around my vote would be Continental DWS06+

Unfortunately an SI just isn't going to be competitive against a 5.0 or SS. The 10spds are absolutely nasty from roll and the 5.0's can make big power relatively cheaply. From a roll a decently modded type R might hang or potentially win against a stock mustang. However if you want the best of...

Yes, basically covers 2 oil changes if you're willing to wait for the light at 10k miles.

If I had a bucket load of cash I wouldn't hesitate for a second to dump the R for a black wing.

I've seen 2 ITS in the wild and it was likely the same one twice just months apart.

I saw 3 this morning on a 11 mile commute to work. Cincinnati area is flooded with them!

I'm just north of Cincinnati and see at least one or two a week. Mostly boost blue and CW. I've yet to see a red one though.