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Old 06-16-2025, 08:04 PM   #7061
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Manufacturers have been doubling down on very limited and restrictive colour palettes too. It's kind of stupid.
GM and Honda both seem to be bringing back a lot of color to their lineups. Base GMs seem to be pretty boring but when you start looking at the higher trims they have some nice colors. I saw one of the new Chevy Traverses today in a pretty beautiful purple color.
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Old 06-17-2025, 08:17 AM   #7062
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Yup, I would have loved to find my car in orange. I like the Dravit Grey in the sun but I mean look at this:



Yes please.

Or even the metallic-y red:

That Orange is a BMW individual color. You have to factory order and pay extra for that. As for the wine color I would not advise paying extra for a color like that.
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Time to start chasing the power wires, checking the headlight switch...and the grounds (cant forget the ground, cause no ground means the circuit is incomplete even if the power wire has voltage)
That is well above my skill set.
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Old 06-28-2025, 06:08 PM   #7064
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That Orange is a BMW individual color. You have to factory order and pay extra for that. As for the wine color I would not advise paying extra for a color like that.
For 440i any of the bright colours are $5k which is the cost of a good quality wrap + PPF, is reversible, and won't hurt resale trying to sell an orange car.

It really is the move at this point.
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Old 06-28-2025, 11:49 PM   #7065
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Figured, with the convo around boring colours, I'd shift gears a lil bit.

My favourite auto-journalist, in the greatest car ever made.


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Old 06-29-2025, 10:34 PM   #7066
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Recommendation for Mobile Windshield replacement ?

In Calgary of course.
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Old 07-08-2025, 02:26 PM   #7067
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More proof that BMW drivers suck (unless they're German). It's amazing that everyone survived but never should have happened.


https://www.reddit.com/r/BMW/comment...it.com%2Fembed
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Old 07-08-2025, 02:35 PM   #7068
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Looks like speed was a factor.
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Old 07-08-2025, 02:43 PM   #7069
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Looks like speed was a factor.
Not really. Its the 'suddenly becoming stationary' that really gets you.
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Old 07-08-2025, 02:57 PM   #7070
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Not really. Its the 'suddenly becoming stationary' that really gets you.

Going airbourne really is a detriment to handling.
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Old 07-08-2025, 03:07 PM   #7071
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Going airbourne really is a detriment to handling.
Not enoguh downforce. Needs more wing.
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Old 07-08-2025, 04:17 PM   #7072
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Recommendation for Mobile Windshield replacement ?

In Calgary of course.
I used these guys recently and they were easy to deal with. Quote was fair and they showed up on time - https://www.prairieglassworks.ca/
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Old 07-08-2025, 04:23 PM   #7073
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More proof that BMW drivers suck (unless they're German). It's amazing that everyone survived but never should have happened.


https://www.reddit.com/r/BMW/comment...it.com%2Fembed
eh I think the BMW is a little at fault but most of the blame should be on the Porsche driver passing on a turn and ultimately driving like this during touristenfahrten. Unnecessarily aggressive. Shouldn't be looking to set a record time.
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Old 07-08-2025, 04:31 PM   #7074
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Any of y'all had a Volvo V60?

I'm kinda jones on them.
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Old 07-08-2025, 04:36 PM   #7075
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The new ones? I think they look friggin' great.

I just wish the motors were a bit more exciting. The old I6 in the previous generation V60 was sweet, just the body style was too curvy and swoopy for my liking, and the current gen's I4 super & turbocharged engine sounds like a lot of things to go wrong.
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Old 07-09-2025, 10:06 AM   #7076
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More proof that BMW drivers suck (unless they're German). It's amazing that everyone survived but never should have happened.


https://www.reddit.com/r/BMW/comment...it.com%2Fembed
So much speculation on this from the internet, this is a pretty good analysis from some one who actually knows this track and how things work.

https://youtu.be/jF4XrBTJJFk?si=NU_1ufkP9ee7rgwa
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The new ones? I think they look friggin' great.

I just wish the motors were a bit more exciting. The old I6 in the previous generation V60 was sweet, just the body style was too curvy and swoopy for my liking, and the current gen's I4 super & turbocharged engine sounds like a lot of things to go wrong.
Yes the new ones. The exterior is beautiful and the interior looks good as well.

I haven't looked into if they do the Polestar Hybrid still, those are pumping serious HP. I am concerned that the regular engine might be a but under powered.
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Old 07-09-2025, 11:44 AM   #7078
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So much speculation on this from the internet, this is a pretty good analysis from some one who actually knows this track and how things work.

https://youtu.be/jF4XrBTJJFk?si=NU_1ufkP9ee7rgwa
Yeah I heard about it from Misha.
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Old 07-09-2025, 12:12 PM   #7079
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Yes the new ones. The exterior is beautiful and the interior looks good as well.

I haven't looked into if they do the Polestar Hybrid still, those are pumping serious HP. I am concerned that the regular engine might be a but under powered.
I don’t think do the Polestar. They spun that brand off as EV only.
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Old 07-09-2025, 03:59 PM   #7080
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Sadly no, Volvo is decidedly not a brand concerned with performance these days. You can get the 455 horsepower T8 powertrain in the S60 sedan, and that's it.

Everything else seems to be maxing out with the 247 horsepower B5 setup or 295 horsepower B6 (V90, XC90).
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