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My experience at the BMW Performance Center in South Carolina was sublime. The skidpad was great of course, but my favorite part was the "wet figure 8". I admit I did devolve from trying to be fast into just seeing how long I could keep going sideways, but it was an ABSOLUTE BLAST!!!!!!! You...

It's strange. I was the same way for a long time... I insisted to myself that there's just no way I'd ever consider a front-wheel drive a "real" sports car. But I started seeing and hearing impressions from people I deeply respected saying that the FK8 was a great driver's car but I could never...

I would not drive this car in heavy snow. If that's a use case for you, assume the car is compromised. Like others claim, I'd imagine it would work, but not a strong suit. I would have bought an RS3 if I needed it to perform in snow.

^ what was the ambient temperature, and I'm assuming you're on the OEM Michelins?

I'm tracking this direction too. I was strongly leaning coils, but waiting to see what HRC would bring- as it turns out just white label KWs. I spent whatever money I would have put to coils on wheels, so now will likely pick up a DSC controller in short order, especially if these positive...

All good. You're not pushing your subjectiveness on people (e.g., "night and day"), so I respect your resolve. For reference, I'm the guy who buys a $600 pair of headphones, a $300 amp and $200 DAC, and refuses to touch an EQ because it looks too complicated. (But I'm happy to turn knobs until...

I suppose if you've invested in it and would rather not just "live with it", there's no rule against tweaking it... maybe confused was the wrong word. I recall you just couldn't come to grips with the shifter stuff either... some people can't deal with the clutch feel... it must just be a...

So what I'm reading, is that the drone on the Remark exhaust for the DE5 is so bad you have to re-engineer the tone of the exhaust with additional aftermarket resonators? Admittedly I'm a bit confused. I've had enough aftermarket exhausts on cars in the past to know that I never needed...

No worries at all, I agree 100%. I just try to self-report my own habits, I have a tendency to be more... for lack of a better word aggressive than necessary in the way I communicate online, and some people don't take to it well. Those that have high emotional intelligence and communication...

If anyone knows the part number for the inserts, speak up!

I like to read my own posts, and hear my own voice. Cool that you didn't change your mind, driving a Type S may just put a bow on this decision-making process. Also worth mentioning, the new Apex Blue on the '26 cars is "Double Apex Blue", and is significantly different. It's a much lighter...

Sometimes I say things and think I'm making sense... and when I look back I wonder wtf I was thinking. I think my perspective was skewed because of past conversations I've had with the WRX vs STI. There seemed to be a groundswell of people who truly believed that the car to buy was the WRX, and...

I've had two E36 M3s, and they have a tendency to basically start dissolving themselves around 100k miles... I won't deny they weren't great to drive though. A little underpowered by modern standards but such a great platform.

I just want to buy OEM wiper blades without worrying about having to return them if they don't fit. I'm finding this non-trivial. Has anyone gone through this already? Surely someone in the last two years has replaced the wiper blades on their Type S? Are they indeed the same parts as the A...

Apparently there's still dealer shenanigans involved. Sound advice if you can avoid those though.

I don't know man. That's tough. The E39 M5 is just a living legend. I don't know if this car will ever live up to that level of icon status... But it is great to drive, can absolutely stand up to track use, and probably a better platform overall for that type of stuff. The cool factor almost...

That's funny, because it was that exact picture of @StingertimeNC's car that convinced me to get Apex VS-5RS as well. However now I'm in a position where I'm trying to figure out if I'm keeping them or not, because I just bought a set of 18" CE28Ns last week... ideally I'd like to keep both...

Look, you're not wrong to like your car and the mods you've done to it. Again, I'm just a dude on the internet and end of the day, none of us are professionals so technically all of this discussion is subjective. My point is that there are certain features of the Type S that honestly can't be...

I would absolutely avoid this route. Nothing against folks with the A-spec who've started modding- maybe you had an A spec before the Type S came into being and didn't feel like upgrading, sure I get it- but to start with the goal of modding in mind, I think the A-spec is a terrible move because...

:wave: I'm in Pasadena. I bought a DSC for my 991.2 Carrera S a few years back (~2022) and had it installed at what I think was the old building. I'm happy to work something out for testing.