Recent content by rubberduck

assuming one has a decent car, salesmanship skills can go a long way in resale price. Pray on their weaknesses like vanity and ego.

Is that what green energy is all about.

Drive the great car and enjoy.

3.5K to 4K rpm is a good range to shift for normal driving. I don’t like to get below 2K.

In my driveway caught on security footage.

Go to the dealer that the car was purchased from and attempt to negotiate price. That worked for me. It did take me 1 year to get the splitter for a 5BW in 2023, but my price was locked in. Keep in mind that many of the online shops add $300 for shipping and dealer does not.

mine works fine, just need to yank that stick. I do often go 2nd to 4th, skipping 3rd.

Does it actually grind? Never had that happen even at 20F parked outside overnight. Sure it can take some force, but it’s a big boy car. I’ve had 2nd be difficult after a long highway run when 115F out and transmission got very hot.

What else would you expect them to say?

I get the go kart aspect, I've owned 4 RX-7s and an RX-8. The 1st gen RX-7s I could toss around on the street like nothing else I've ever owned. I actually wouldn't mind owning one, if I could find one that wasn't beat to hell. Fact is you don't see many of them on the road anymore. Fact is that...

And the power steering you could spin with no effort with one finger and look like a boss parallel parking.

You must not be old enough when everything American was V8. I still miss cars with front bench seats. Those were some great times.

I agree the 4BW is a better Swiss Army knife car compared to the 5BW. When including factors of cost (street and track), fuel economy, long hauls, spirited street driving, and track. The 5BW really has too much power on hand to tap affectively on the street. Some people say that holds back the...

you can take the boy out of the country but you can't take the country out of the boy.

Tremec's New Six-Speed Manual Fits the Mid-Engined C8 Corvette https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a69265125/tremec-six-speed-manual-transaxle-chevy-corvette-c8/