Recent content by Mutz

I’ll have to check out Rosie’s next time I’m out there. Thanks for the heads up. Look for me around Huntington if you’re ever out this way.

Took a drive to Amagansett this morning for some coffee

I went from a RS6 to a 5BW. Initial reason for the RS6 is that the wife was pushy at the time about my second car being an auto, my daily is a mt taco :). If I only had room for one car, the RS6 would win since I live on LI and the awd would be nice in the winter, and the amount of storage in...

Glad we have another 5BW on the island. If you’re out in huntington keep an eye out for me. Midnight steel with bronze wheels.

13mpg city is where I’m at. I did a 600mi highway trip and was at 21-22mpg which I was happy to see.

Reverse on my 5BW doesn’t unlock until you’re damn near stopped. I’ve found that out when trying to get into reverse when parking and still rolling forward a few mph. Also my reverse is locked out when the car is off so that to me would confirm the thought that reverse is normally locked out...

Black 5BW on I95 south yesterday afternoon in CT. I was with you from Bridgeport to NY about. Mass vanity plate. Nice spec and good choice on the 6MT!

I’ve tried a handful of times. Still hanging in there for now.

Anyone think the car helps you cheat a bit on a heel/toe shift? If I give the throttle a good quick whack the engine seems to go to the exact rpm needed to go down a gear. I’m still practicing heel/toe and once in a while it just seems too good to be true.

While there isn’t anything specific for the 5BW I believe there is a performance guide for the ZL1, which is essentially what a 5BW is. That calls for some oil changes early on along with diff fluid change. I did my engine oil at 500 & 1500 and diff fluid at 1500. Probably overkill but it’s...

Factory oil and only 5500 miles shouldn’t be in the same sentence. I’m sure I go overkill with my maintenance and only time will tell if it’s worth the effort.

From my experience using cast iron skillets, oil helps prevent corrosion. If anything I would be providing a service.

Should I be worried about the blast radius of the monstrosity I parked next to?

For the seat settings, check that you do not have entry seat memory on. That or turn it off then back on with you preferred position.

I have my suspicions that 5000+ lbs is “tossable”. Maybe you can toss it into a gravel trap or wall on track.