Hi, I'm Dave, and, like the rest of you, I have a car problem...
I got my new 2025 CT4 BW 6MT in late Sept, and have been enjoying it immensely. Currently at 2700mi, so been out of break in for a bit now. Already switched to all-season tires for winter (hasn't been cold yet, but it should be). Dealer balked at doing the first oil change before the oil life monitor indicated a need, so I did the oil change at 1500mi myself (need to get Race Ramps, and thankful this forum warned me about the filter being on crazy tight (it was), and recommended the right tool to remove it (worked great)). The car is 99% wonderful... it's fast, it handles great in most situations, it's comfortable, it's beautiful (especially from the front), and it has a lot of nice features (love that heated steering wheel and no roll back on hill starts). I love the Radiant Red color, but thought the Tech Bronze rims would be darker. Got PPF on the front-facing surfaces, and had the rims ceramic coated (for brake dust mitigation). I also put tinted vinyl over the orange side markers, which improves the look significantly (not shown in these photos). Still trying to decide how much tint to get on the windows, and considering what rims to get for the summer tires. I've met a few Blackwing enthusiasts in the area, and they've all been great, so looking forward to meeting more of you in person.
I'm coming from 21 years of driving a Subaru STi (2004 from 2003-2008, when it was stolen the 2nd time; replaced with a 2005 that was my daily driver until August of this year). As a friend put it, I switched from a boy's hotrod to a man's hotrod. The Blackwing is superior in almost every way (faster, better suspension, more comfortable, equivalent stopping (which is high praise), etc.), but it doesn't rotate as well (physics of a longer wheelbase and more weight, I suppose), and the STi was, how to put it... blissfully analog (e.g. literally the only nanny on my STi was anit-lock brakes, but it took me about an hour over multiple attempts to figure out how to tell the Blackwing to stop warning me of every upcoming school zone, which happen about every 3 miles in central NJ).
Overall, I couldn't be happier with the CT4-V Blackwing. It's just an awesome car.
I got my new 2025 CT4 BW 6MT in late Sept, and have been enjoying it immensely. Currently at 2700mi, so been out of break in for a bit now. Already switched to all-season tires for winter (hasn't been cold yet, but it should be). Dealer balked at doing the first oil change before the oil life monitor indicated a need, so I did the oil change at 1500mi myself (need to get Race Ramps, and thankful this forum warned me about the filter being on crazy tight (it was), and recommended the right tool to remove it (worked great)). The car is 99% wonderful... it's fast, it handles great in most situations, it's comfortable, it's beautiful (especially from the front), and it has a lot of nice features (love that heated steering wheel and no roll back on hill starts). I love the Radiant Red color, but thought the Tech Bronze rims would be darker. Got PPF on the front-facing surfaces, and had the rims ceramic coated (for brake dust mitigation). I also put tinted vinyl over the orange side markers, which improves the look significantly (not shown in these photos). Still trying to decide how much tint to get on the windows, and considering what rims to get for the summer tires. I've met a few Blackwing enthusiasts in the area, and they've all been great, so looking forward to meeting more of you in person.
I'm coming from 21 years of driving a Subaru STi (2004 from 2003-2008, when it was stolen the 2nd time; replaced with a 2005 that was my daily driver until August of this year). As a friend put it, I switched from a boy's hotrod to a man's hotrod. The Blackwing is superior in almost every way (faster, better suspension, more comfortable, equivalent stopping (which is high praise), etc.), but it doesn't rotate as well (physics of a longer wheelbase and more weight, I suppose), and the STi was, how to put it... blissfully analog (e.g. literally the only nanny on my STi was anit-lock brakes, but it took me about an hour over multiple attempts to figure out how to tell the Blackwing to stop warning me of every upcoming school zone, which happen about every 3 miles in central NJ).
Overall, I couldn't be happier with the CT4-V Blackwing. It's just an awesome car.
