madmax

I admit it! Covid boredom has set in and here I am checking Autolanka after 4 yrs! LOL

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We did sign waivers, but it didn't say we were liable for the cars. I'm sure their insurance covers it.

The performance center delivery is not discounted like European delivery. It's free and they pay for the hotel stay and meals. It's a good marketing exercise that builds brand loyalty. Also the cars that we drive on the track are not our very own cars but a fleet of cars owned by BMW. These cars are properly broken in by the staff by everyday use before they get assigned track duty.

I added the black grill and a few more carbon fiber accessories to go with it.

Huh? Weirdly that topic has been coming up too much recently. But both me and the wife agreed we just don't want to have another baby at this time. Our daughter will be a teenager in another 4 years. Drives amazing, I had the chance to drive one on the BMW test track. BMW did an amazing job on the car except for the exhaust. I will echo what most people have said before, the exhaust sound is disappointing. At low rpms without any load and the exhaust valves closed (throttle on efficient) it sounds like a two stroke mo-ped and I'm not kidding. It does get better under WOT.

Picked up a new toy a few weeks ago. Those of you who follow me on FB may have seen it already.

I'm also curious how the current IT talent market is. I see most of the jobs posted don't have a salary range. Is there a local equivalent of something like payscale.com or glassdoor.com? I wouldn't mind being based in the US for a Sri Lankan company if they pay good.

I've heard of Fisker owners with cars in the garage without any support or parts. Wait till the Porsche Mission E comes out to give some healthy competition to the Tesla S. Have you seen the concept? It's a beauty.

I don't think it's mainstream enough to easily flip. The market demographic for these cars are early adapters with enough disposable income and are very likely to always buy it new. That probably explains why there are quite a few on sale without many takers.

I've test driven the damn thing in ludicrous mode and have to admit it is very cool. But for me it is still evolving technology. Look at how obsolete flip phones are and it's not even been 10 years. If I buy a BMW today it'll still look relevant in 10years but the Tesla might look like the old Motorola brick amongst newer EVs. That said I will buy a Tesla one day!

But it also needs a very good electric infrastructure and support network to work. They are only building that up in the US only now through supercharger stations. I don't know how practical that makes it in SL and I think that was Kavvz's question. I think people bring it to SL more for the novelty factor.

But with a $150k price tag it's competing with the likes of Audi R8, the Mclaren 570s, Porsche GT3 etc etc.

I still logging in occasionally. From the very first 10-20 members I think only Pericles and me are the ones that post although I know others login occasionally to check what's going on.

Getrag is one of the best known transmission manufacturers up there with ZF, Borg Warner and Allison. Did you say the Ralliart comes with a SST? That's a dual clutch. Nice!

Replaced the wife's 2011 X5 with a 2015. This is our first brand new BMW and this time we thought of trying out a 3yr lease. Specs on the car 2015 X5 xDrive 35d (diesel) Mineral White M-Sport Package Mocha Interior Premium Package Harman Kardon sound 20" Wheels Rear/Top view Camera

Try talking to the owner at Willy Automobiles, he used to work for Prestige (BMW dealer) before he opened the shop so he's familiar with German cars.

Just use google maps. You don't have to worry about updating maps. Get a good phone holder and charger and you're done. When I was in the coutry in June, I relied on google maps to go everywhere including the east coast that I have never traveled before. Does it? I couldn't get the voice navigation to work on Google maps on my iPhone while in SL, even though it works when I'm in the US. I thought it wasn't availabe for that region. Oh well...

Unless you're a car enthusiast buy a Vezel and call it a day.

They seem to be doing better in the hands of the Indians these days. The defender production ended not becuase the Indians took over. Regardless of the cult following the Defender was becoming less and less relevant in modern times. On other news the Honda Vezel has just hit the US shores as the new HRV LOL http://automobiles.honda.com/hr-v/

There used be one a few years ago where if you remit $100k in a local bank you got a permit that took something like 25% off your import taxes. I don't think it's in affect any more.

IMed you on FB.

From what I gather you're trying to send money right? I've done that for a few of my friends here. I in fact wanted to bring some money over here but the central bank is very restrictive of how much money you can take out of the country, regardless of visa, permanent residency or dual citizenship. So best is to get hold of someone who wants to do the opposite of you, and workout a deal where you give them $ here and they pay your contractor in SL in Rs.

By important I think you mean all engine related functions? What about systems like climate control, DSC those work through the ECU. What you're creating is a frankenstein. It's going to be less realiable than the original.

Homosexuality is not a choice and I respect that, have nothing against them. But dropping a 2C into a BMW is. LOL