Recent content by jbawden

Tesla phone key works pretty good, but not all OEM's have solved the engineering. My wife's Lucid phone key implementation is awful. It's cool to grab your phone and wallet and roll out, but no fob means no house key, so that is why I went back to fob-life when I drive her car. I'm sure the...

That is a lot of condensation...do you start and idle it frequently without driving it?

In my EV experience, the card is a last resort should your phone or fob have a flat battery. I'll take a physical key hidden in the fob, thank you.

^^^I agree 100% on the tangibles, but this is the epitome of a "collector" and with this type of thing its all about intangible rarity. I would assume they have to do some sort of validation on the emissions and power re-certifications, so that could be part of the MSRP bump.

I'd take the gamble all day long, but to your point, at well below market price. If it was a good color and a manual, then maybe $85k - $87k.

Looks like it's a larger SC and a pulley ratio change (presumably smaller upper one). 26 garage queens to be sure.

^^^Agree, and no sunroof but 10A...all for $110k...

I would expect the strut to match the condition of the spring and surrounding bits (road grime). I've had mag ride shocks on numerous GM cars and naturally spent time on the associated forums and mag ride seem more prone to leaks than standard units.

It could be the difference between a calibrated tool at the factory and your home torque wrench.

Well dang @NorCal Blackwing I guess one less north bay BW. Sorry you had to let it go, but maybe I'll see you at Turtle Rock in the Carrera.

Dealership doesn't necessarily equal competence. I understand that you need to start there to build a warranty trend, but I would still confirm the level with the dipstick and create your own baseline.

"Accelerated durability" is some decent wordsmithing, but also sort of discredits the premise that the car is track ready. I mean, most of us went to SM and accelerated the durability to be sure, but warranty shouldn't be blocked in my opinion.

I guess I would start with making sure the proper amount was installed in the first place. There are myriad underfill stories floating around here over the years. Flat level ground and let it sit overnight is where I would start. 1qt in 350 miles is extreme.

Of course you do! :cool: https://www.cadillacvnet.com/forums/threads/whats-wrong-with-this-picture.6670/post-129744

Decals on the sides of cars is a very hellcat thing to do. It's your car, make it your own, but I don't think that sort of things works on the 4/5BW.