Recent content by parkerfe

The way to get the most performance out ogf your car is to take a performance driving school.

The 235s don't rub?

I just added a set of 225-40-18 to my MS3. So far I like them. They are very quite..much more than the stock tires, seem to handle well and the 225 size looks better.

IMHO, if you are not coordinated enough to drive a manual, you should not be driving anyway...

You should be able to find a drivers school with manual transmission cars in your area...I enrolled my 15 year old daughter in one near Atlanta just a few months ago...they use a Ford Focus with dual controls...pretty cool...

I taught my now 30 year old daughter in a BMW 5 speed when she was 15 and am now teaching my now 15 year old daughter in my 6 speed MS3. Its simple to learn...

Its better to ask for forgiveness than permission..

IMHO, the 2008 leather with cloth interior looks cheap compared to the leather and Alcantara interior with piano black trim of my 2008.5 GT.

I had a 2006 BMW e60 M5 which I replaced as my daily driver with my 2008 MS3 GT. The MS3 is much more fun to drive as a daily driver than the M5. The M5 was just too heavy and used to much gas on my 21 mile one way commute in Atlanta area traffic. While the M5 may be marginally faster, as a...

What are you testing for?

I have been wanting to get back to playing in the dirt so I just bought a 2008 KTM 450 EXC-R to keep my GSX-R1340 Hayabusa company...

I have a 2008 GSX-R1340 Hayabusa...you will love your new Suzuki

There is a service bulletin on that rattle...the rattle is coming from the front cowling...it should be repaired for free by the dealer...I believe it is the replacement of 8 rubber pads/insulators...

Every time a get a loaner from Rick Case Mazda in Duluth I get a Mazda off the lot...

Mine also makes a hissing-sucking type noise above 3k RPM . That's just the sound of the air entering through the less restrictive intake and filter