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the Dragon is exhausting. I'm planning to go back there with my BMW (motorcycle) in a month or too, and honestly I think I'm going to have to take some breaks on the pulloffs if I'm pushing it at...

I would LOVE to own a set of the original M cars. Maybe $70-80 grand for the '88 M3, M5, and M6...and a few hundred grand for an M1. <sigh>

I have a Pioneer rear camera that's supposed to connect to my Appradio, but I also haven't figured out a clean mounting yet for it. So it's still in the box.

Mercedes is bringing in the E63 AMG as a wagon only in the S trim - so that's a six-figure 577bhp AWD station wagon. So Mercedes thinks that their wagon will sell only at the higher price (and not...

I would bring my RS6 of course :) We'll definitely meet up if I move on this job offer!

they sure did - I had quite a bit of fun locking the differentials and playing "rally driver" in snowy parking lots :)

funny how back then, 150hp was pretty powerful :P

the Panamera TT is a brilliant, practical, and wicked fast car. But it is hideous, even in person. It's one of those cars that you can love, particularly because you can't see it when you're driving...

I actually can deal with the basic A7 sportback styling. And no doubt the car will be quick. But it just doesn't have the muscular stance that nice fat fender flares would have given it.

My RS6...

is it pretty easy to import a personal car into Abu Dhabi if you're going to work there for a couple years? I'm kicking around the idea of taking a job there.

perhaps Audi needed to go with regular A7 bodies to keep the price down to what Americans would be willing to pay; keep in mind that we pay far less than what these cars cost in a lot of countries.
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I went to the dealership to look at an S7 in detail. In all honesty, it's quite functional and I no longer feel that only getting the RS7 would be all that bad. However, on top of fuddling with the...

yep, not a CLK-DTM. The interiors of those are very distinctive - EVERYTHING is carbon fiber, and I mean everything. Plus there's a plaque by the shifter.

ok, that makes sense! I was wondering why my headlights, even though they're too bright to look at, seem to light up the road less. Adjust them higher, got it :)

The Koni struts with the stock...

I just saw that the E63 AMG is coming with AWD now for the US, for UNDER $100K! I never thought I'd be interested in buying a Mercedes, but with the absence of the new RS6 I will have to seriously...

I'd use two; I'm wired for parallel batteries in my trunk.

I wish I had had more experience with LiFePO4 batteries when I bought my two PC925s. They work so well on my bikes and have a surprisingly large amount of reserve capacity; I will eventually replace...

just enjoyed a lovely Christmas adventure with my wife and the RS6, and what a testament to how close this car is to being a do-it-all-and-more car!

sedate highway cruising.

we were only able...

pearl white ur-quattro...if only I appreciated what I was driving in the 80s!! Back when 150bhp was quite a bit :)

nonetheless, even if it's slow by today's standards and despite the painful...

an RS7 with 5th seat and fold-down option would actually be better than an RS6 sedan. Maybe not as pretty, but a whole lot more functional, and since we're getting the RS7, it would certainly...

my Ducati ST4 has a 916 motor; it's a cranky little thing, isn't it? it's a bear to work with under 20mph, and if you do something silly to trigger the massive engine braking, you might just send...

my wife supports my habits, as long as the necessities are paid for first. extramarital girls are forbidden of course, and she'd prefer if I didn't tune another Skyline, but otherwise she's cool,...

wearing full armor seriously reduces - but does not prevent - injuries from inevitable crashes. I was thrown off my Ducati at 70mph in July, hit the road hard and tumbled. I rode home, then went to...

$10K. Dealers have no shame.

R32, owned it overseas and had to sell it at a huge loss when I returned to the States - Motorex scandal had already gone down and Kaizo had gotten busted too, so no avenues for import. It made...

just catching up and summarizing salient (well, to me anyways) points:
- 560bhp...good enough I suppose
- suspension choices are DRC (time bomb) or air suspension (think Audi was able to get it...