Comments by "" (@frozenpete788) on "Tedward" channel.

  1. That engine loads everywhere you really feel that torque ! The shifter movement when it struggled for traction, that's the indicator for slip control ahah, and those downshifts, it blips very well I think
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  2. Driven cars while being maintained feels great, especially the interior. You can't replace patina and history. That v12, sounds really sweet. No wonder why Enzo Ferrari liked them 👌
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  3. The level of engineering and details in this car is insane. The shift with the cuts, no crackle pop bang stuff, just pure high revving na v10 made to sing. Thank you so much because this car feels so forgotten sometimes but to me, this has the perfect amount of engineers pushed so far, and man those shifts, omg.
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  4. This is what I like the most about this era, they were trying so many different things, layouts, basically rethinking almost every part. Electric hatch lift mechanism, I mean, this is wayyyy overkill but that part of the history! Almost no regulation, imagination was the limit aha
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  5. I enjoy this type of content just as much as super fast, loud and glued sports / hyper cars, because once in a while it's nice to lift the throttle a bit, relax and enjoy the coast or anything else ! This Bentley is perfect for that
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  6. "Don't worry about any noise" ahaha race car life. Feels so alive for a non M engine. Must be a real joy on the track
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  7. Their v12, while they are not screamers, they have this typical English melody, classy, a bit posh just like it should. Nice!!
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  8. This totally feels like an asmr type video. The ambiance suits the car and theme it's very different and still very very nice !
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  9. Feels so strange, a car from my land, soo far and being enjoyed and reviewed so nicelly thanks to you. My dad had one, the neighbors bought multiple BXs, I grew up with a red LNA (the same body as the Peugeot 104 but with the flat twin). Renault 4L etc etc, thats what we used to see in our streets. Not so much these days but when you do see one, it's like going back to my childhood. As always, thanks Tedward !
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  10. Ahah so nice, French dude tip on a 2cv, if the little retainers for the flap window are worn, watch your fingers when closing the door. It's the automatic closing window (on your fingers) feature. That engine noise is so unique, lots of memories from childhood
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  11. I had a great battle against not one but 2 of those last summer on a racetrack with my 325is e30. I had to use all the tricks and fight hard to gain time on the guys with their little rockets. Super fun times. Tires and pads were hurt a bit 😁
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  12. Omg this is why I love your channel so much, the diversity of content. Ultra rare Italian cars, supercars, EVs, Unimog, van etc. The color combination is so beautiful! One detail that wouldn't surprise me is, white could show those beautiful lines under less light rather than dark colors during an auto show (only my guess) but this cat being the very car from the show feels special. I mean it survived until 2021. This is why I like cars, for their history too, it's like a piece of history. Thanks for sharing as always!
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  13. My Alfasud Sprint has the fuel jet sign too for the choke, rather than the more conventionnal butterfly symbol we're used too. And the ignition barrel is on the left of the column, so you have to turn the key towards you. I love those details
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  14. Owww man I've waited this video for sooooo long. The 997.1 has "that" little something that makes it age very well. It might not rev to 9k but I wouldn't care one bit. It looks fabulous, it sounds incredible, it represents the 2000's so well I dont know I'm kind of speechless. I thought I couldn't afford a M3 in the past and then made it, hopefully I'll acheive it with that car one day 🤞
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  15. I think the Rapide is underrated. The sound, the styling and everything. I don't know but the fact that it has the older 6 speed auto, the shifts are there, it's not shifting 12 times with 200rpm drop between gears, somehow it make the v12 sing on a large band which is even better. I start to appreciate these big luxury sedans, must be aging, but man, spending some time in it, torque converter smoothing the load and shock in the drivetrain, can't beat that buttery feeling :D Thanks for sharing ;)
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  16. Ow man I love angry sleepers, ordinary look, but somehow you know it's not the end, just the beginning !
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  17. Soooo cooooool! So sad we don't get these anywhere else in the world (except if you have a lot of patience, a'd a bit money sometimes). Sporty kei cars emphasize perfectly less for more. And it is great to experience the whole spectrum of car industry. Big v8 or v10, 600ps+ cars, and at the other end, 3 cyl turbocharged 660cc lightweight street legal go kart with doors
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  18. Thanks for the review as usual Tedward ! Thing is (no news there), those new cars are being developped to be at optimal performance with an automatic trans (torque converter / dct / etc. ). It's great because manuals still exists and I do love my manuals, but somehow they feel and show that they are not being developped quite as much, which is obvious because it's time and money consuming for the manufacturer. And it's not as easy today slapping a good old manual in because of all the software that's involved (porsche gt product aside, I presume). The new shifter feels a bit too rubbery for my liking, but at least for every day you are not feeling everything coming from the old zf s5 trans. The sweet spot was the e39 to me. I had the opportunity to drive the F30 and G20 back to back and I felt lost I have to say. I understand the position they are defending (attracting new customer and so on). I really felt the evolution from one generation to another till the f30, but the g20, couldn't feel home (and the quality perception felt down to me). Anyway enough talking from me ^^
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  19. Man, I finally got a chance to get in an Atom 3 this summer on a small french race track. It was amazing, so .... ufo, not seen or felt ever before. That whine felt like it wanted to suck the helmet, hairs and shirt through the scoop. The braking was stupid strong without aero, I don't know it felt so wrong to be in that "thing", but so glad this exist.
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  20. Omg the sound of this engine, I remember when they released it after the 997.2 which was already a symphony (and to be honest didn't think they would go even higher with all the headaches associated to it), those last revs, it gives me chills, if I was owning one of these, I think I would also have chills but thinking about the valvetrain and the forces in the bottom end ahaha. Thanks again, one day I will show this to my grand children and watch their reactions :D :D
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  21. When pops and crackles were not electronic bs sport fart mode dual clutch something something
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  22. This my favorite era with Mercedes Benz. I really like the design of the W114/5, although I'm not used to see it with the big bumpers. I think it looks nicer than the w123 that followed (I saw 2 coupes this afternoon, 123 and 124 chassis). I'm gonna check a C124 tomorrow but don't know the engine yet, might be an in-line 6 I hope!
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  23. Wow so much memory, I remember travelling to Asia when I was a kid, 90"s Nissans, Toyotas, Hondas etc, and in a never ending traffic jam, a dark grey (or black ?) Evo 1, with the Evolution badge in red. The 4G63, not the best sounding engine, but the power delivery, and the chassis, one day man, one day, I'll get one :D
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  24. I really like the special details. It's ultra expensive for sure, but it feels extra special because it's not a Mercedes, it's a Maybach 😁. Nostalgia moment, remember the old days when a powerful black barge was starting in a super long gear, tried to light up the rear tires but that bright yellow /!\ was on till 2 gears later and the needle was far right on the speedo bullet train style?
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  25. Believe it or not, after a hard day at work (and of course a crappy one), watching this video really felt like a therapy, it made me calm down. I was too tired to go for a drive myself (and the tuned e28 does not really call for a relaxed drive either aha), I really enjoyed the rainy mood torque wave of that v12. The speedo is wild, thinking that everything goes throught the rear wheels only.
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  26. I was working for the brand when they released the f25 chassis. It felt like a huuuuuge improvement compared to the e83, which always have been terrible anyway. As for the run flat, it might save the joints and the suspension elements a little bit, and the nice M wheels, I remember at least half of the cars had flat spots, bent or cracked rims with those tyres.
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  27. Omg the sound, the whine of the gears, that inline 6 and the body line ! Man this is just rolling art. Thanks for sharing ! Tedward ftw
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  28. My favorite Era with Honda/Acura. When there was not too much technology and the gimmicks were cool as hell! My Prelude 3G had the alb light. The pump wasn't generating pressure I think. This is the car I regret the most, a cheap Honda, with 4 wheels steering, superb chassis and suspensions. This legend is really cool, clean, and with regular maintenance, will last until there is no fuel on earth
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  29. Ow yeah ! Unimog time, and with the inline 6, new ones are 4 bangers only I believe. This trans was a bit weird indeed, nowdays the automated manuals in trucks are way better, even the Volvo trucks dual clutch doesn't makes a lot of sense because it skips gears and you don't always benefit from the smooth shifting with the double clutches. Anyway this Unimog is very capable, and will go just about anywhere
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  30. As a european, I wouldn't say that we don't like to re-import japanese euro cars, but depending on the country, it can be quite a process to register the car. Even though most of them are lhd, they have to comply for rhd driving, the headlights for example. So when you re-import the car and ask to the manufacturer for a COC (Certificate of Conformity) that's used all across EU, you are gonna get a partial conformity and the document will highlight everything that doesn't comply with EU certification for that car. Then if you can make the car comply with the euro regulations (that's when picking up a brand a model with available spares or that can be borrowed at least makes your life easier), you'll get a fully compliant COC and then register the car, or that's going to be a isolated registration that can be a huge pain, again depending on the country and the year of the car.
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  31. Wow, 5 second in the intro, you can tell from the height of the pov that this thing is basically a baby Unimog. I really like the G wagen, especially in the 2000's period we're they felt old and still updated here and there, but man, clunk that door and it felt so solid. I miss my 190e and that star on the hood
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  32. A friend of mine had one of these, it felt modern and more spacious with the bubble windshield. It had rock hard Konis, we crossed railways and saw something flew off from the front of the car. Looked like one of the headlamp chrome ring but it was lost anyway. When we arrived we checked the car, and the headlamp was off the bowl, just holding from the wires ready to fall on the road 😂👍. I'll always remember that one
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  33. Those Zf 8hp trans are really good in premium sedans. My first test drive was in a 520d f10 (yeah what a brutal engine ..) but the transmission was so good, the shifts were like it was reading my minds. Smooth, reactive at the same time, not lost between 2 gears. They really pushed the limits of what an auto can do. And matched with a nice engine like in this Ghibli, rwd plateform so it feels more natural rotating and pushing. It's quite a killer daily driver !
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  34. Fwd will behave differently but it's a great learning experience too. On the other half it's true that rwd will give that low speed sideways satisfaction we're looking immediately. We even tried in a vw bug, there was a lot of understeer aha
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  35. With that much torque, cylinders and turbo to play with, having the old 5 speed gives more time to enjoy the pull aha :D
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  36. It's funny how this zf 4hp behaves exactly like my e28 did (or is it because it shares the same box ..). It works very well with torquey engines, it's quite smooth I liked it a lot around town. This Range is very well preserved, perfect time capsule !
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  37. This one is just perfect 👌 Soft top, supercharged, it doesn't scream like a bright orange Exige with the scoop on the roof would do (although I like that too). Very nice little thing
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  38. That v12 sounds lovely! That interior, the attention to details (soft closing storage ftw). Hey wait a second I have Rolls Royce parts! Yes the Vanos from the M3 (the tags says so ahah), I'm sorry but the only RR that has my heart is the V12 Merlin, and this one flies 😜
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  39. Some might say the interior feels a bit dated for a 2018 car, but I don't know I like that more classical feel. It's not cutting edge technology like an a8 or else but I wouldn't want more from this. I like that that sweet v8 and gear changes like not effort. Give it a brighter interior and a deep blue, where do I sign (if only ahah) happy new Tedward as always thanks to you for sharing!
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  40.  @Toxic2T  patina doesn't necessarily mean arlequin or torn surfaces, rust holes and so on, there is a fine line between patina and too far gone. An un restored classic car if being in good shape after decades will be worth more than a restored one even with hundreds of hours on the body
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  41. Omg the sound ! Coupled to the break when shifting it's a dream ! I do think about my S50B30 in 10w60 too when cold starting it, but I don't know, the warmup part, everything feels stiff, the white condensation out of the exhaust etc, I like that part, especially going to work in the early morning, it's like a warmup for me too, no radio, just my car and myself in another world
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  42. This is the best / last true 5 series with outstanding quality put from factory. I was working for the brand when they switched to the e60 and then the f10. The e39 always had that quality over the rest. My 530d has 155.000mi (250.000kms ish), when there is no traffic, at 55mph on the cruise, I get 45mpg. Yes it's a diesel but the best daily I ever had. I've always loved the carbon schwartz (black) in the sunlight, that deep blue, man it's so beautiful. E39 m5 is a keeper for sure! Not a rocketship, but only bmw knew how to make dual personalities cars 20 years ago 👌
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  43. That amount of torque must be sooo nice, it's like diesel minus the smell and the tic tic noises. I'm sure I would enjoy this for a weekend. One of those days you want quiet, or after a long trip with the old timer that broke your back, gave you carbon monoxide headaches and ears ringing ahaha
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  44. I drove one a lot when I was working for Bmw, when the winter or summer was coming, moving all the customers wheels around from shop to shop. It's like a car, very easy to handle. The Renault Master I'm doing right now at work (fwd electric), it's not that good, still feels like a big work van, and the turning radius is terrible with the front cv axles.
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  45. When I was starting at a BMW dealer, we had a used DB7 coupe in the lot. I really liked that car, with the name of the first owner on the door sills. The fact that the Aston and my Escort Ghia convertible had the same key and door locks made me laugh and made my first car even more special to me. It's also how I learned how to drive without 2nd gear synchro and never done anything about it. Heel and toe and double clutching, it never crunched👌
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  46. To be honest, I haven't driven last generation pdk or dsg (I've been passenger but not the same), but I really like the zf 8hp, depends on the calibration the car and usage of course, but that cushioning of the torque converter feels superior (which feels more appropriate in a heavier / bigger car). I do like the color more than the Macan too 👍
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  47. Mmm I think I'd get an Aston Martin Rapide and then get a F430 spider manual, you know that kind of logic where your daily has a v12 and the sport car has less 😁😁
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  48. My euro m3 e36 3.0 sedan. I bought it last year, by today standards it's not fast anymore, but back in 1995, it was a rocket ! Mine has around 100.000mi (167.000kms here in Europe). It is one of the 35 hellrot says internet, and funny fact, in my area, my buddy who sells spare parts at the Bmw dealer I used to work at, he sold parts to another M3 which is litteraly the car before mine, I have the chassis number 661, and the number 660 is Avusblau. Crazy how nearly 30 years after, 2 cars (of less than a thousand made) that were built one after another end up in the same city.
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  49. Honestly what I like with that kind of cars, even if you want to be agressive because you had a rough day let's say, there is that gentle British butler voice over your shoulder that may suggest sir that this beautifully handcrafted vehicle might reward you better with softer and gentler inputs on the commands. In the end, instead of tightening a 4 points harness as tight as you can so you can brake the latest, you leave some slack, sit comfortably, and enjoy the monster torque and creamy feel embraced with leather and wood. I even drive slower sometimes, just for the extra minutes of experience ahah
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  50.  @kevinly4695  that's also why they are very durable with smaller engines. The M113 will destroy a timing chain before the transmission grenades 😁
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  51. I have to say, putting this kind of content Friday afternoon here in western Europe is kinda dangerous. I'm surfing the internet for one. Wait a minute, bank account does not agree. We're safe (for now) 😁👍.
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  52. I should remember more often that they used to make twin cylinder cars back in the days when I think my Mini 998 is "slow" ahah. My neighbor and I got stuck in a big traffic jam once with our minis, small cars, put them side by side and have a chat! I'd really like to test drive a fiat 500 one day, I'm sure they are so nice little cars to drive around
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  53. You know what ? I'm crazy enough that I would do the bonnet latch the same yellow as the rest, not because money, because ocd, yes I'm that kind of crazy ahaha
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  54.  @Tanner_Teves  you can have understeer with rwd too, especially with a heavier engine and with a mechanical lsd (that has preload and ramps on deceleration). Though it can be corrected with a bit of throttle to make it oversteer, if it's icy under snow with a bit of speed to bleed off, it can understeer too. Giving it full lock won't help, on the contrary. It's the same in the wet (and on the dry at the extreme), you have to work with the available mechanical grip you have, once you've exceeded that limit, more steering angle won't give you more turn in, you have to bring back the wheel and try to gain back that grip, and then try to stay in that limit of available grip. Easy to say I know, when it's icy and curb is coming straight at ya. A little fwd with not much power, skinny snow tires and lightweight can be weapons in snow believe me. You'd have to work harder with a rwd to do the same
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  55. Congrats on your new car. Honestly, it's a good choice for a daily, when you need to do distance, don't think about it, reliable, fill gas, do an oil service and a few filters once in a while etc. Keep the toys for the week end, and they will feel even more special. I still think that any day is a good day when it starts with my M3 3.0, but you know, sometimes, the daily needs to be a daily, gas tank full, fill the trunk with stuff, cruise control on, drive for hours, key off, start again the next day without too much worries, it lets room in the head for something else rather than the car too
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  56. Omg this feels like new ! I really like this form of time capsule but also a car that can be driven. I've always wondered how it feels with a little M10 under the hood. My e28 (which is basically an E12 with new looking front and back ends) feels quite natural with the M20. I like the whine of the rear end and gearbox in those cars. I drive mine almost everyday, I don't feel in danger to be honest (false impression, could be but you know)
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  57.  @maarioambel2005  yeah it's sad but I don't even know if they would sell a lot if we did over here. Sprinters had diesel v6 though, Ford wise I don't know if you can still get the in-line 5 diesel
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  58.  @Chair991  no offense but this is not drama this is fake and bs. I can't stand Vw audi farts, Mercedes the same and probably the worst the inline 6 of the M3 M4 since f80 châssis. Sounds disgusting as hell. I say no offense because it's kinda a conflict of generation and I get that. I'm not that old but I've always been around old cars, and the new stuff makes me puke except a few things here and there. Take the fake engine noises through speakers, what a century, engines sounds so bad they make them even worse through audio, or maybe you are right, there is drama, but maybe not the way I meant it. Sorry, that's just my point of view, I guess if so much people like it.. The problem is what are we gonna buy if it all bs like that, that's why we keep older stuff maybe
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  59. Hey it's the same museum that Mustie1's patina Vw T1 has landed a few weeks back ! I had to check his video to confirm but that's what I thought. This 911 is really cool, and you could tell it makes some jam when that boost needle goes up aha !
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  60. Batman doesn't need a batmobile anymore, Urus ftw, with that exhaust, it's gonna put the vilains to a rest !
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  61. Best experience ever! My uncle has a military one from the French army but a bit later, I had it for a week, set the ig'ition advance, clean the jets in the carb, man it drove like a dream (for a willys), when I got my e36, the fist few miles I though it had a problem the chassis was so soft, like a puncture or broken suspension, but no, it was just living with a willys on drums and leaf springs for a week. And that Go Devil engine, the sound they make, so great!
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  62. Wow I'm kind of surprised this car comes from over here but it's so rare I shouldn't be surprised in fact. CL-xxx-XX tells me it was probably sold around 10 years ago when we changed the license plate format. 95 ile de France is the Northern area of Paris (but that doesn't mean anything as we can put any region tag wherever we live ..). The 993 really is a special car I think, last air-cooled, 90's icon, it had a spot next to the Lambo Diablo poster ahah
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  63. I remember playing with the Porsche car configurator, 911 and Cayennes. I remember the trans Syberia face-lift edition! I'd totally see myself towing my track nugget with that gts, clutch might say otherwise ahah
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  64. I feel McLaren is the new german engineer kinda thinking. Everything has a performance purpose in mind, and somehow it works beautifully! For a turbo engine it sounds very good, the interior is clean, and this color combo is very very nice. Congrats to the owner, and lucky you 😉
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  65. I would add it depends also on what you are expecting (technical aspects aside). If you like a 90% daily and 10% track duty or the opposite. A stock car is full of compromises, pad noise, tyre grip and noise, suspensions, etc. Or if you are ready to live with less comfort (keep in mind the daily aspect). I run Ate type 200 (previously racing blue) brake fluid. On my lighter cars I'm very happy with it indeed. It lives a bit longer than rbf I've found, it's a bit less effective but it's also less expensive. Anyway, good video Tedward, because I think we are a lot in that case 👍
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  66. A friend of mine gave me the keys of a M140i just before fitting and lsd. The torque was incredible, and dare I say it, too much for my liking. It's bloody fast for sure, but the shifter felt very rubbery, without the lsd even on the dry the back really tells you it looks for somewhere to put power. I'm just old game, but I liked my e36 m3 better everyday. It feels more special, more connected, older that's for sure, but any day starts well with a proper M car (don't worry, I also daily drive a 530d e39, stincky torquey diesel aha)
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  67.  @Roddy_Zeh  Oh yeah totally agree with you. Dual clutches are good for numbers only, and they are smooth for every day can't take that away, but where is the drama, I mean this is what is the closest to a manual, a nice sharp cut between gears and that downshift blip. I love this car so much
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  68.  @Chair991  flashed / tuned, maybe, but factory form, nobody cares, people want to be fast to the 0.01 sec wank thing, the only drama you get is that stupid fart on upshift and bang on downshift. Dct's are made to be faster and smoother because of the dual clutches, make them work against what they were designed for makes no sense
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  69.  @Chair991  Absolutely not, it farts because it retards timing and still puts fuel on turbo cars mostly. It has nothing to do with how fast the transmission shifts. You don't have to make fart anything to shift a dct, its tuned this way to make noise. Otherwise any dct would fart all the time, even a Smart car would fart, and it's not the case. Its just software, and fake so.
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  70. That shape, the sound, green dials, gold lettering, well done Porsche, this is why I love cars. The only thing that I have in common with that car is the choke on my Mini, pull and twist to lock and ladies were hanging bags from there and got horrible fuel economy ahaha
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  71. And right now I'm questioning myself if I enjoy the M3 as much as I would enjoy Boxsters I was looking at that time (to be honest I didn't feel strong enough in case of a potential big problem). Who know maybe in the future, fingers crossed!
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  72. Man this v8 during the 3 - 4 shift, I gotta say, like others I fell in love with the v12 with the Dbs, Casino Royal style, but I don't know the v8 suits the Vantage very well, in manual, I like that sir, as always thanks for sharing, Tedward ftw
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  73.  @TedwardDrives  I can feel that. Throttle mapping is one important thing and when it's not done well, it really takes away some of the joy of the experience. Fortunately in the end it can be adjusted with an ecu reflash. And now I'm laughing thinking about my M3 S50 itb linkage with that clever lever ratio that opens smoothly each butterfly from no to half pedal, and then the rest is all screw it wide open and will see, ahh 90's vibe
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  74. Well, I'm trying to convince my sister to buy one of those so I have something to drive when I visit her in North America, otherwise she's gonna get a Wrangler anyway aha 👌 Honestly the tire noise is there, though audio it sounds like a truck tire roll but not the annoying whine you get with some super agressive off road tires. Abs on those tires sounded strangely cool though 😁
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  75. Vans have made so much progress, it's almost like driving a car, and I think manufacturers do a lot for comfort too because if you drive all day every day, and it pisses you off to even start the engine, just leaving the parking, your work day is gonna suck. In the heavy truck industry this something we care a lot and measure between brands, because driver give honest feedbacks (they spend more time in trucks than at home). I used to borrow a Peugeot J9 (check if you're interested), sliding front door openened the summer, diesel 4 cyl na right between the driver and the passenger in the dog house, slow as hell. That was punishment :D :D
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  76. Omg, this is why I love cars, especially older cars (I really have hard times with today fridges with wheels.. but I digress). I also have inboard brakes on my new Alfasud Sprint, but at the front ahah. That creamy v12, mmm, thanks Tedward !
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  77. And it has the same tailights as ? Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Bertone Coupe, what a lovely machine, classic italian curves and this v8.. wow
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  78. When I was working at the dealer, it was the switch between the e46 and the e9x chassis. The lack of low end torque is even more pronounced on the euro e36 3.0 S50 engine, but when it wakes up it's soooo satisfying !
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  79. Man that intro ! I love the Panamera Sport Turismo, Tedward's new video about one great I want to learn more => intro, right and left corner with a nice v8 grunt, me processing: did I read it wrong or what ? Oh, where is the like button
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  80. Super nice car I like it a lot (just as much as my 998 Mini !). If I remember correctly, the gear indication on the speedo is the top speed on each gear. It was a help when you didn't have a speedo and a few cars had them back in the 80's/90's. My 190e 2.6 had it also, square clusters Renault had them too (Renault 4L, 5, super 5, R11 I believe etc.). You could use it to not over rev the engine on downshifts too ! I like that era, it wasn't safe but I think this is why old timers still have a lot of succes today. Things were .... simple :D Thx Tedward as usual, speed don't always matter in the end, it's the smiles that tells the story
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  81. I know I drive smoothly when I or my passengers don't feel the shifts, and it's all engine torque that you feel in the seats. The same with braking, I do reduce the pressure just right before the car stops to smoothen the deceleration (of course not when it's an emergency braking). Some cars help more than others. Even full trottle acceleration can be smooth with smaller power cars, just need to be patient and do the shifts right in that rpm window. I do that a lot with my 325is e30, the 1-2-3 shift. It's a clean power cut between gears, feels like months compared to modern boxes though ahah. One last thing, I do push the clutch on startups too, my M51D25 (yeah 325tds e36 euro) has only half thrust bearing on the crank (cost reduction yeah ..) so it had a tendancy to wear it quicker because of the pressure plate force on the bearing and the oil pressure has to build up, but it still holding for now (if I remember I don't actually press the pedal on this one), thats the beauty with 9 cars, everytime you feel like it's a new purchase, until you remember the maintenance list :D
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  82. Even if a meteorite fell on it, just lock the diffs, low range, let it crawl from underneath it. But you know make sure the voltage is enough before. Just in case you know
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  83. I don't hate selling, I was flipping cars at the begining because I didn't have space and I could make a little money with a bit of work. But after a bit, driveway fixes became harder, I could store a bit, and more importantly I was buying what I liked, whether I had/have a bond, memories or lot of interest. Today I have multiple cars but I really have hard time selling any of them. The longest I own is 10 years this year. My 325is e30, if I have to sell everything but one, this will stay. The worst in that, I enjoy as much my 40hp Mini as my 290hp M3, hard to sell I guarantee :D
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  84. Probably an interesting chassis to drive for someone who doesn't care about the inline 6 (although it's the major point of the supra but why not afterall) or who might be still learning rwd. Better balance, I'm sure it has plenty enough poke to do some oopsy moments, 30 years ago we had no choice, inline 6 heavy nose but smooth and torquey, or inline 4, mostly na, great chassis but unless you rev the crap out of it (if you could because with a Bmw M40 ... you know).
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  85. It's true that it has that "sleeper" vibe, or less "extravaganza" compared to other supercars, especially in that dark grey, but what I like is it blends into traffic a bit more, and deep down, you know how much effort they put in and how they made it. From a craftsman perspective, it's one of the best ! (Thankfully they got away with that stupid move with the Tesla, good thing the batteries are so low, chassis are so good these days even with billion pounds of stuff in it, can't do that with my e28 that for sure ahah)
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  86. EV's aren't that bad after I drove a few (even light commercial trucks). The only thing that worries me is the lithium extraction situation, I'm afraid it's going to be worse than gas afterall. We do Hydrogen hybrid at work for now, then full hydrogen offer, depending on the process type it's not any that greener to be honest. So I'm biased, I feel like we've spend more than 100 years to perfect the combustion then all the sudden we should stop it for something else that .. I'm not sure is better in the end. Though times, but so interesting !
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  87.  @TedwardDrives  I guess you are right. Things are changing a bit here in EU because we can feel a push towards hydrogen recently. If we make hydrogen from water instead of methane it could be a good alternative in the future, but I feel like people need to be more aware that ev's, while they are not making emissions while driving, the batteries are a big red flag factor to me. My little gesture for the planet, my old e28 drives 100% e85, and next year will have a euro 4 or 5 cat retrofitted, I'm not gonna win the Nobel prize but hey, still better than nothing 😁
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  88. Experience every end of the industry spectrum, with these guys, you can do it within the same brand. It can even talk Italian with Pagani, incredible
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  89. To be honest à friend of mine from bmw hq France came last year with the new model, I had hard times to feel at "home", I drove every generation (except e21) and I didn't recognize the brand. The quality felt down from the f30, the ergonomics BMW ergonomics were not there to me. I know the brand shifted toward general buyers, but it felt so diluted as a brand enthusiast I didn't like it (and I haven't talked about the exterior).. So I'm gonna stick to older generations sadly
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  90. I don't know why they stopped using the Mtechnic designation or something similar. Marketing bs I guess
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  91. The prior generation looked a bit "unfinished" in wagon body but this one is spot on to me. It seems that we got the 2.4 in auto only too in Europe, as well as the 2.0i and diesel variants. The trend over here goes towards suvs too, we still have nice sporty things but wagons are loosing terrain slowly sadly. 6sp swap the thing, K20 head and it will be a nice sleeper ahah :D
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  92. Snow, proper snow tires, rwd, bonus if lsd equipped, best trip to work ever 👌
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  93.  @Chair991  Do cars with true sequential transmissions fart? Even though they are rare, or race cars? They shifts 5 times faster and although they can bang on spark cut if it's set that way in the ecu. I could make a car with a zf 8 speed fart all day if I wanted too, even a manual if it has a cruise control or clutch switch. You have to understand how the engine and transmission work together with software and ecu's and be aware of all that the environment and remember, you said it yourself, pops bang and farts are drama today yes, because 4 poppers sound so bad if you remove that, with dpf, there is nothing you can do from factory except that to attract people. Through soft, they are zillion ways and as many tables to shift the trans with engine together and to play with and wreck stuff
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  94.  @Chair991  I work in the automotive industry / heavy truck industry since 10 years, I've played with hundreds of different engines in dyno cells or products on chassis dynos so believe me I didn't Google anything. Take a Nissan gtr, it doesn't fart at all, does it still shifts fast, yes, maybe the trans today isn't the fastest one, but still.
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  95.  @houseking9211  thank you, finally people who understands
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  96. That's the part I love, the first drive after winter storage. Although I do start them up and let the oil warm-up too. I move the car a few times to stress the tires around, work the clutch and brakes a little. And then I remember everything I've been gathering parts for the last few months ahah
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  97.  @TedwardDrives  you're right, my storage is the basement of a building, even if it's not heated it's always between 50 and 60 degrees all year so it's perfectly fine. That's also why I let the oil warm-up so that it doesn't get contaminated with water (even more on e85 in the e28)
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  98. Torque is super sweet on those big luxury cars, matched to a super smooth automatic, I can clearly see myself being driven to work ahah
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  99. Working in the industry for quite a while now, I can guarantee that there is a real gap between what (most ignorant) politics want and what manufacturers can or will do. EV's are part of a (small) begining of an answer, but it's absolutely not what they are trying to sell to people (that it will save the earth). Nor is the fuel cell technology (which doesn't even work in cold). We may stop burning dinausors bones but I think we won't be stopping burning stuff right away, because there are other fuels, alternatives etc. One day we will probably switch for something different, but now, stopping internal combustion engines in 10 years, yeah not gonna happen. Imagine yourself being on the table under a surgeon scalpel, "oh yeah we lost the patient because the backup fuel cell generator took 30 minutes to turn on, too bad". Because the future is very blurry, for now I still enjoy my old timers, maybe I will still be able to do it in the coming decade, or at least I'll tell my children some funny stuff from my youth
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  100.  @TedwardDrives  I wanted to have the M3 really badly (you know that old school poster from the 90s with that Dakar yellow e36 coupe ahah), I knew that I could fix it having worked for the brand in the past and they are pretty reliable for an M motor. But I keep that little Boxster in the back of my head, I've always bought cars when I wasn't looking for one so 👌
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  101. Man you wouldn't believe it. My other e36 went trough salt, like tons, dried, then there is what's left dry on the road, and then we had like 2 sand storms coming from Africa all the way up to europe. The car is supposed to be cosmo black but now, it looks like a rainbow of dirt. I'm going to wash it the coming week because it's just too dirty, but the weather was so bad these days.. I might even get the compound out for a light shine. The poor 3 series really deserves it ahah
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  102. One funny that just crossed my mind and made me laugh, I'm a petrolhead, but if we have no real choice but ev's, hoping they are still fun to hoon, we might not get enough electricity to charge all of them because we would be on full jam all the time ahah Not my kind of fun yet but I think I will get something that involves me driving a bit still, you know so I don't die completly inside :D Kill some tires, play with suspensions settings and have some opposite lock from time to time, at least I hope
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  103. That color is killer ! Personnaly I wouldn't mind a bit paying less for analog gauges, fits way better to me !
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  104. I daily drive my 525e e28 now, runs 100% e85. Here in France it's around 2.65$/Gal (did the maths), so even at 23mpg, it's still cheaper than my 530d which does around 40mpg but with the diesel at 7$/gal at peak (for now ..). When I need to have a long trip I still take the e39 to be comfy and be sure to have fuel, because a lot of people have been mixing with e85, and I had hard times filling the other day. Though times, but I admit that on e85, while it's still cheap, I enjoy the old M20 a lot !
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  105. I remember a few years ago, I was going to work one snowy morning. 325is e30, lsd, and 4 oldschool Michelin Alpin in 175/70r14 on steelies, growly but super agressif thread pattern. Sligthly worse conditions than yours but not by much. I had a blast, smooth drive, relaxed driving inputs, no stressed at all. I was travelling at a safe pace on the left lane (with the most snow) no drama. I saw a big fat x5 behind me, one with the big summer wheels, 19s or 20s the usual big meats, he probably thought I'm in a big suv I'm going to follow the crappy 3 series. Man he started to skate all across the lane like a feather in the wind, then he went back on the right immediatly. These suv people ... I swear. Not bad for summer tires that were frozen, heavy car and a dct trans, could be worse, and cheers to the 2 dudes that gave a push, warms the heart. Cheers from France ;)
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  106. What an experience, the sound is amazing, you have to be focused on your inputs, manage the transmission, "brakes" etc, this is what driving is all about. Going fast is fun, but driving heritage cars, respect them and enjoying every second of it, that makes feel alive too. Nice one ;)
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  107. We got Uniroyal AS expert on the Volvo V70 and man the sidewalls feel wrong, they are way too soft, they look you're flat even though the pressure is spot on, the turn in feels mushy through the wheel I really don't like the feedback. On light snowy / slushy days they work really well with the aggressive thread design. I drove on the 1st gen Crossclimates with my company vehicles, they gave better feedback through the steering, way better response but the thread felt a bit weird to me though. I'm not sure why, maybe I expected too much or what but I could feel a mismatch between the carcass being stiff enough and the thread being designed to work all year round. I'm picky about tires though (behaviour / feedback is the top criteria before pure mechanical grip because top brands will stick anyway but behave differently). Maybe I will change my mind on newer designs all seasons I hope to give them a try soon. Thanks for the vid 😎
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  108. I'm sure that little pocket rocket surprised a lot of people back in the days. You know that feeling, foot to the floor and that little thing stuck behind you like you were towing it. This is why I like my 91" little French hatchback, less than 1000kgs, chalk white like a commercial vehicle, super fun on back roads, used to be my daily too 👌
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  109. I think for some amount of people that like rwd (most of them ? all of them ?), it's this little "danger" red beacon light in the back of the head that gives this thrill, but it's so rewarding. On the dry not so much unless you have tons of jam or you really pushing. But as soon as the condictions changes a slight bit, wet patch, winter etc, you know you'll have to manage your inputs an this is what's cool (I like beeing involved in the driving part), sure, on a daily basis, in a bad climate region, having awd safety is a peace of mind and you know its works so good. But as a fun/second car or what, having something that can bite you is also part of the rwd fun. What I liked about the e39 m5 the first time, it's how docile it is at low speeds, but as you open throttle, man it's a nice car to be in !
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  110. The exhaust coming out the bumper bars is my favorite detail on a 356 ! I dunno, it's like the vertical twin pipes on a 240z or the rolled tip on an old italian car, detail. And now I remember this morning there was a plastic tupperware in front of me, with dual fake exhaust tip of course, it's not even that, but man my ocd and I got crazy when I realized that one insert was missing on the bumper. It looked so dumb ! My god how did we get from beautiful lines and details like that to that level of non sense, I feel old sometimes ahaha
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  111.  @The_One_Over_There  I had a Xantia 2.1td (the famous td12 with the Lucas epic injection pump). It was the face-lift model, and the hydractive suspension with the button on the dash and the 3rd sphere. It was a nice car. I almost kept the engine to swap a 205 or a 309 with a mechanical pump and make a rocketship aha
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  112. I don't have the rear fold down seats and I miss them in the e39. You can't put 2 wheels side to side in the trunk (the same wheels fit in the e28 ahah). Same with the e36, got the standard in the M3 but the diesel is very good for what it is even in sedan body. It reminds me a while ago when we were working on these at the dealer. Great cars that the e60 never felt as good
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  113. Instant like ! And now I regret my 190e 2.6 5spd ahaha. The w124 is such a good car, I was hunting for a wagon years ago. To me this is the best MB era
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  114. Night drives feel absolutely specials indeed, wether it's on back roads or just crossing the city, some busy streets, and some very quiet. The amber cockpit color is soft to the eyes, and you feel in a cocoon I like that feeling. I do use my fogs too, it gives the extra pop in light at the front and on the bacl roads, it's a lot safer because you can see the side of the road too.
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  115. On the 530d e39, this summer I suspected the thermostat to do the same not closing fully, the car was longer to warm up but once fully openend, solid 12 o'clock temp gauge, but I was suspicious. I ordered the thermostat with a water pump (plastic turbine, I broke one on my 325tds last year). During fall, the temp was just over the 1/4 mark, except in traffic or in city (and was going really cold during big downhills). Just to wait a week or two, I covered barely a half of the radiator with a piece of cardboard being cautious not to cover the turbo intercooler of course. It worked great, back to solid temps. Then I changed all this stuff, and cleaned the fins because man they were loaded with crap ! Back to almost new now (155k mi)
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  116.  @TedwardDrives Aha I bet, technically speaking, if done wisely and correctly the cardboard trick works well during winter (it's just manually resizing the cooling capacity to the winter temps). I also removed the top rad panel to let air escape (don't remember how the e92 is built though, my dealership years are far now 😂)
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  117. I think I'm ready for a big sedan, like a XJR supercharged x350 or something like that, Lexus or anything with a nice leather, v8, auto, etc etc. and you know what, one day I'm gonna do it, not because of you, but thanks to you :D I don't know I think I enjoy every aspects and opposites the car world has to offer ahah
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  118.  @TedwardDrives  it is! This is why I can't sell my 78" Mini that I like as much as my e36 M3. So different and yet so complementary 👌
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  119.  @GoldenCroc  I live in Europe and depending on where you live, burning a clutch is easier than you think if you are not a bit careful. Ever tried a X3 2.0d on a hill ? believe me you don't have even have to tow anything.
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  120.  @GoldenCroc  no offense taken. I mostly drive manuals (9 cars on 10), I tow my stuff around with an A6 avant Quattro tiptronic because its the only trans option and that has a hitch. I've driven cars on road and track, 4x4, heavy duty trucks. Believe me heating a clutch and burning it doesn't take much if it has seen use or it's older. You might get away with a brand new one sometimes and it depends. The clutch on my 530d has 257.000kms and is original, the trans on the A6 has 347.000 and is original too never been opened. Take the original clutch on my e30, the disc is warped when hot. Being gentle with your ride will get you far for sure. Sometimes you do need to push the limits a little and that has nothing to do with fear. You have to feel when it's time to let things cool or back off a bit that's it. Why do you think we have clutch temps warnings on big rigs even with automated gearboxes. Try to take off even half the max weight of a big semi with limited traction on a big hill a few times. Things will get hot quickly. Our race driver welded the clutch to the flywheel on the race truck too, and it's a very expensive part, sintered metalic pucks disc. Just slipped too much on the start.
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  121. 325iS e30, Clio 16s mk1, Mini 998, I've just adjusted the rockers on the 525e e28 this morning, and clean the e36 M3 because I put it away dirty after sand storm after winter drive full of salt (not proud of that one but hey, meant to be driven right?)
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  122. A sports car is a compromise of your usage for being fun and involving to drive. A modern (place choice here) is a compromise of everything and trying to be fun for your usage. I could get the 1 car do it all for 2% of fun once in a while and 98% daily Tupperware commute, my happy recipe, 530d for longer drives with people, range etc, all the rest, fun (doesn't means fast) cars while we can 👍
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  123.  @icedareaper  the engine alone does not make a vehicle good or bad. As good as the engine is, the e83 was terrible. If you like this engine try it in something else. In this you need torque otherwise it really struggles.
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  124. I almost bought a w211 face-lift E500 wagon (so that I didn't get the stupid sbc module). I liked that sleeper vibe with the E220 badge on the bootlid 😁👍.
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  125.  @TedwardDrives  ahah I believe you. Thanks for sharing this moment. I bet in real life it feels really really special 😎
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  126. Wow this is my kind of ... everything. The color, the shape, the sound, and the mods, make it a little bit better without changing the original behaviour, but make it suits you a bit more. Time capsule like. I like this era because you're right, in the 80"s they started to make the cars a bit more ... 80's, technology started to appear, efi, abs etc, in the 70"s, you the steering, pedals, and the feel of living through every pore !
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  127. A good 1-2 shift is one you wait a little bit. You learn to be patient but when it happens it's even better. For sure it's nos lightning fast, but when you match the full power on both gears, and perfect rev match shifting, man it's so good 👍
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  128. Now it makes me regret selling my W201 2.6 manual. The M104 does sound better than the 12v before, a nice throaty sound.
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  129. 100% agree on the DRL situation, this is so stupid to me I don't get it. When they first implemented it over here, I remember that Vw had a light sensor that turned off the backlighting of the cluster to force you put the headlights when dark. It worked well to me because I was aware of that too, but the rest, I find it so dumb, even the police, it's dark, I saw them coming, but no backlight on..
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  130. Multi link rear ends are good at hiding clunks and play. The noise the sometimes make are awfull but still it can be difficult to localize the culprit. And now it reminds me to do that front diff bushing on the M3, I've been avoiding it for a year.. I went for the Castrol LS 75w140 on my W201 after diff rebuild, with lsd and asd (variable lock hydraulically controlled by a module). Mercedes required some weird fluid. This stuff is cheap, works on all my Bimmers with lsd, extra pressure hypiod gears clutch pack lsd etc, so I put that in there and it was great. There are more expensive alternatives but I'd rather change the diff fluid more often
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  131. To me, the 997.1, with those exact wheels (lobster claw aha didn't know they were named like that in some part of the world), S or not, with a stealthy color, I really like it. I hope one day I'll get one, without selling my M3 :D
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  132. The perfect Aston Era to me, the only thing that would be frustrating to me, I'd get terrible fuel mileage just to hear this v12, not even hooning but man, how can't you feel Commander 007 Casino Royale style in one of these (yeah its a Dbs but DB9 still plenty enough). Glad these existed before uncertain future. Thanks Tedward!
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  133. Man everytime I watch a new video from you I have a page opened up next to it to check what's for sale. Being greeted by a flat 4 on a pallet, a red Pagoda and the big "9" on that Bentley grille in the garage, wow, makes me want to turn some wrenches.
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