Everyday Car Pics

[Sugarphreak]

Really love the new Defenders, great looking vehicles! White with black wheels is also a killer combination, nice rig!

Is your 110 the P300 or P400 powertrain?

[npham]

P400, the P300 is too under powered for how heavy this thing is. I'm too poor for the v8

[Rocket1k78]

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Such a sick ride! How are you liking it so far?

[npham]

It drives like a truck with a high COG, but the air suspension helps out a bit with that. Windshield is paper thin and vertical, so rock chips and cracks are guaranteed if you hit something. Doesn't help that it is $2-2500 USD for a new one...and I wish I had the larger infotainment screen, but this was COVID spec, it's missing a few things that the 2022's had access to.

But I've really enjoyed my time (2023 I got in July 2022) with it. Great family vehicle as there's more than enough room for us all and our crap. Interior materials are all super easy to clean, so I don't feel bad tossing the dog in the back without his "hammock"/protector down first. Inventory is good, so starting to see more of them on the roads. Everyone is douche-y enough to wave to other Defender owners right now...

[bjstare]

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Everyone is douche-y enough to wave to other Defender owners right now...

Is there like a "Defender wave" where you hold up the number of fingers indicating how many days it was in the shop last month?

[killramos]

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Is there like a "Defender wave" where you hold up the number of fingers indicating how many days it was in the shop last month?

That’s why you buy a spare

Love the new Defender.

[Sugarphreak]

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Is there like a "Defender wave" where you hold up the number of fingers indicating how many days it was in the shop last month?

Doug DeMero had one, and he drove it a lot without any major issues. I don't think the Defender is as bad as some of the other LR products.

[killramos]

Yea too my knowledge there isn’t really any major issues that have cropped up 4MY later.

[Buster]

I like them a lot. I'd get one.

[shakalaka]

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Nexens?

Yup. Cheap AF to be around 1K for all of them and good enough for occasional winter use the car will get. I have had them in the past and they are actually a pretty solid tire for the first 2-3 seasons.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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I like them a lot. I'd get one.

What - a Honda Element?
I guess you'd qualify for an allocation if you showed up in your Ridgeline. Prudent spending avoids predatory repair loans.

[BavarianBeast]

Loving the look @shakalaka very sharp. Enjoy!

[ercchry]

Getting those last rides in before it’s just ice and studded tires

[shakalaka]

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Loving the look @shakalaka very sharp. Enjoy!

Thanks bro. Will try to get some pics of it under the sun. It's very dynamic, just hard to capture it on the camera.

[Ekliptix]

X3 just before the winter tires, and with a new splitter (and side skirts) added yesterday. Also added a catted DP and stage 2 tune. Ran 12.44 at 110 on dragy today. Happy with that for now.

[nismodrifter]

Absolutely love your x3.

[Ekliptix]

Me too. I'm blown away with the 12.44 today. Great to have a quick car again, after 7 years without one.

[nismodrifter]

Functionality factor is what makes it even cooler. We are living that dad life now, so if you can have your fun while still being able to haul the kiddos it's a win win.

[Sugarphreak]

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Me too. I'm blown away with the 12.44 today. Great to have a quick car again, after 7 years without one.

I like the new splitter, really works with the styling to make it subtly more aggressive


I was wondering if I could even keep up with you, haha.

Your tuned power numbers are quite a bit higher, and I think mine is about 10~20lbs heavier on top of that.

[Ekliptix]

Thanks. I'll show the side skirts and rear spoiler later. Without the nice 21" summer rims on, the aero looks worse haha so I'm not as inclined to show off my fast and furious appearance package.

I think you and I'd have a good race. Your Macan GTS is rated at 3.5 0-60 and 12.1 at 112mph in the quarter. Those numbers may be a bit slower at our elevation, so we could be close. But you're stock haha.