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That ^^^ Private selling. Depending on potential buyer of the car, mods may or may not be a good thing. The skid plate is coming off and the shift knob too. The other stuff...dunno. Maybe too much work for the reward. I suppose I forgot about the APv2 ... That too. Shipping is always a killer.

It's quick and sounds good. My butt Dyno says that it's slightly quicker than the LGT with the 94 octane etune. It's a bit heavier but more power and very fast trans. There is no noticable turbo lag.

I need to figure out what parts, if any I should remove from the LGT. Maybe the boomba weighted short shift plate, Perrin steering lockdown, RacesEng shift knob, one of my sets of wheels, Hardrace engine front/thrust mount, skid plate. Possibly my HIDs + silicone harnesses+relays packs+ballasts+on-delay-module... But only if anybody wants them. Bilsteins, toe arms with lock outs, sway bar are all going with the car since it's cost me more than I'd recover.

That makes two of us. I'm loving mine. All kinds of great touches... Like the fenders are rolled from the factory. You can choose what audio sources the toggle on the wheel includes. You can configure everything. I love the oil temp, boost, torque gauges and full color display between the analog gauges. Is it true that you don't get the suede headliner, wireless charging, 360 camera, spare tire, or heated rear seats down in 'Murica (or is that a myth?)

Who says I'm leaving? I will probably keep lurking with all the other weirdos on here who don't have one anymore or who claim to have one locked up in the garage....plus I still need to find a buyer. Are there any Canadians on here that need an upgrade from a 2.5slow? I need to enable them in no uncertain terms.

Too bad the brembos aren't Juan Deer yellow.

This. Stinger GT Limited (which is like a GT2 in the US but with suede headliner, 360 camera, rear heated seats, and wireless phone charging) black leather, 3M hood film, 5% window tint, Blizzaks installed in addition to the Pilot Sport 4s tires. Got 5 % off MSRP and the above stuff thrown in. Went for a drive and it was everything I want. Transmission was excellent. Its fast and sounds great. And in deep snow it's a champ. Every bit as good as the Legacy. The LGT is officially up for sale. Didn't trade.

He was busy chasing after the CAWC mobile...

I'm not likely looking for a manual this go around, so thats not a factor for me. So far every review Ive seen says the transmission is right up there with a ZF8 or close, so I'll see when I can my butt in one. Regarding the infotainment - that "tablet on the dash" look is all the rage these days it seems, pretty near every car has it that way now. The infotainment system itself is excellent and has Android-Auto/Apple-Carplay (same system as my Hyundai Santa Fe Sport).

Yes. Not in a rush, but those two cars are shortlisted. I test drove a 2.0T Accord Sport 10-spd the other day... It was pretty great but I don't think I can do FWD. The 10-spd AT was fantastic, however and that motor pulls hard. It'll tear the tires off easily at part throttle. If it came in AWD it'd be a more serious contender but I haven't ruled it out. I listed my GT for sale on Kijiji.... to see if anyone is interested.

AWD There is no RWD/3.3T version, in Canada at least. The 2.0T is available RWD with 8spd AT or 6spd MT/LSD. The pricing is a bit steep though. So I put a deposit on a Stinger as well, GT-Limited, which is like GT2 in the US but also has a suede roof liner, cup holder cover, 360 camera, wireless phone charging, heated rear seats and other stuff not available in the US for some reason.

Preordered a Genesis G70 3.3T Sport... [emoji41]

Boo. Haven't been on here is a while. The new job is keeping me busy and been sicker than hell for weeks. First strep throat, then sinus infection, then influenza, then took a bad asthma attack, hospitalized twice, and been staying oxygenated by way of various oral and inhaled steroids and bronchodilators... Hope you all are well. Got to be better than me! In other news...just pre-ordered a Genesis G70 3.3T Sport. We'll see.

I think the manual one has that part gloss black. But if not, plastidip! I'll be taking one for a test soon enough.

Interesting. I've not seen anything about a manual gearbox. If so it'd definitely only be with the 2.0T I4 in RWD and not the 3.3T V6 and/or with AWD. I kinda doubt they'd do it though, unless it's carry over parts from the old Genesis coupe.

Fair enough. You were obviously driving base models because uptrim Subaru interiors are not even in the same league as uptrim Hyundai's. They just aren't. Look, I get it... They used to be total crap. Same was true for Toyotas and Honda's 30 years ago and Mazdas 15 years ago. I'm just saying that it's simply not true now. I can tell you that the warranty issues I've had with both my Hyundai and my Subaru make me wish that Subaru treated me even close to as well as Hyundai has. But hey. Maybe I'm just imagining it [emoji6] In any case, thanks for the background info.

Why? My Santa Fe Sport has 10x the build quality, fit n' finish, features, and dealer support than my Subaru. And a hell of a lot better reliability... Just sayin' [emoji6]

Speaking of Stinger GT, the spec sheets and preorder forms for the cars in Canada got leaked. In 2018 there will be no 4-pot and in Canuckistan there will only be AWD variants offered, and in two trims, loaded and loaded with tech and better seats. Canadian pricing. I thin 'murica pricing is about 5 grand less. In case anyone is interested... Highlights: Preorder form with more specs, color choices, etc: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3TFvNKNMYLsVDhKSmYtQlZyTTQ/view?usp=drivesdk

Ok. Cool. So my 3 to 4 mm guess was off but not crazy Glad it's sorted now.

You will need an alignment since all that caster is removed you probably now have a crap tonne of toe in. Probably 3-4 mm per side.

Here is what it looks like assembled. The shaft pivots in the outer bushing and the two ring bushings handle vertical load and squeegee crud away from the shaft. I use "pivot" loosely since it moves exactly zero in my hand but with 900 lbs on it, it'll moves. Greased up, it should last forever.

Looking forward to the upcoming Motor Trend episode of Ignition where Randy Pobst is reviewing a Stinger.

As in flexible QC.

It was on 91 fuel, and apparently the car tunes itself way down for 91. The rated HP/TQ is with 93, but no thanks. I'm much more interested in the G70 or Kia Stinger. That 3.3 twin turbo pulls the G80 to 60 in 5.8 and it's a boat.

Well a Ford Fusion Sport is definitely no longer a "next car" candidate. The Fast Lane Car just did a 0-60 and quick track test. What a pile of garbage. How can a car with 325 HP and 370 lbft of torque and AWD and decent enough summer rubber only do 6.8 vs 4.8 for a stock 340i awd, same driver and moments before. And crap lap time. Slower than a new Civic SI which is not quick neither. Fail.