Diff fluid almost always comes out smelling nasty. What are you going to use? Redline is good stuff.

redline, I know diff fluid and tranny fluid smell terrible, but Ive read at least 7 threads where people changed the diff fluid at like 1600 miles and there was metal shavings and crud everywhhere in the fluid when they drained it.

That's pretty normal. Always a good idea to drain that shizzz early to get all that break-in junk out of it.

Damn, I need to do mine ASAP. This is good to know. Im almost at 3500 miles.

Heres what I posted earlier, bumpin those threads!
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Almost got taken out by an old lady in a big black caddy...

She decided that she was going to follow the truck into the post office parking lot. Truck had lots of room. The caddy not so much. She was 3/4 of the way into my lane before she got it stopped. I had the antilock brakes maxed out and just managed to steer around her. I think there was less than an inch between her bumper and my drivers side wheel.

Thank god no one was pulling out of the post office lot or I would have been screwed...

Very glad you're ok, Kirk!

Damn, glad you escaped ok. I know which post office you're talking about and I've had some close calls there as well.

Damn, dude.. sorry to hear that..Im glad luck was on your side!

Spending Presidents Day afternoon watching the Top Gear Marathon on BBC America -- AND doing some home network administration/maintenance..... Gotta love Top Gear! Jeremy Clarkson is such an "pompous @$$" -- probably why I like him so much! :icon17:

Just drove a cts-v coupe....well I found a car I like more than my Z. Blows the cl63 out of the water. Need that promotion here in may!

Nice :tup:

I was really impressed with it when I saw it at the DC Auto Show. Didn't get to drive one though.

cts-v is that nice??

Yes it is :yum:

http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/0/p/A/1/09_ctsv_interior.jpg

I'm thinking of trading in the Z for a 335i... mmm turbo

Already? Can't blame you though, I've been thinking about upgrading from the Z for a little while now. Only thing stopping me is not having the money to do it :roflpuke2:

Yeah the thought has crossed but the Z is paid off and being debt free is nice. I'd most likely have to return to having monthly payments if I were to get a new 335i and have no desire doing that. :icon17:

Plan B is to save up so I can buy a Corvette outright in cash in a couple years. Then the Z can be the beater car.

You can get a used 335i in the $20-30k range. :stirthepot:

C7 Corvette is on my list of possible next cars.

Ugh, ive got 5 years and 10 months left on my loan. But im only paying 3 percent so its not too bad.

Then theres the credit card debt........ :shakes head:

CTS-V is one badass ride.

I honestly think my next car is going to be a Viper, and it will probably be an addition to the current stable. I just need to get a house first. :icon17:

:yum:

blah!! being part of the NOVA m3 group, we had some of those show up and.....just blah. For starters, unless you put a full exhaust and chip it, its VERY boring. And even when you do, it doesnt handle the power very well unless you throw on coilovers (the stock suspension SUCKS on the 335) and new tires (which also suck). It also doesnt handle NEAR as well as the 370. Plus, unless you buy it new, its most likely been ragged on and those turbos have been very unreliable. Its very smooth and comfortable however, something I despise on a sports car. If you want a bmw sports car, get an m3.

(can you tell I dont like the 335?)

That might be my next car as well.

Hahaha well I would only buy new. (personal preference)

I do like the Z though so keeping it as a DD and getting a Corvette would be a better move. :icon17:

What about the Altima? I know people might balk at this, but if you get a Vette, might as well sell the Z and keep the Altima, so you have something easier to drive in bad weather, and something which has four seats.

Just my 2 pennies.

Nonsense. I needed a practical second car so I bought an S2000.

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Who needs 4 seats? Damn freeloaders, tell them to get a bus pass!! :tup:

amen brother

You need a beater, ive got an 08 honda pilot as my daily driver (dont really daily drive it though, considering I work from home 100% of the time). Id keep the altima and buy the vette. Not sure why youd need 2 toys and a beater, but, like I tell my wife and family regarding all the debt im in, you only live once! :driving:

Yeah you threw practicality out the window on that one LOL. You need to get a HOME first, stop throwing money away on an apartment! Hell brother even I know that. And im not underwater either ;)

And no, im not going to be like that guy on that thread a month back or so telling you how to spend your money that got you all riled up ;)

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I will get a house eventually when I am comfortable with price and location and all of the jazz.

And if you compare the S2K to other cars in its class (go karts) it is very practical!

I mean I cant say too much, at one point, up until dec 2010, I have a clk 500 and an m3 convertible. My wife has an 08 Tiburon. Yeah....I was real practical.

If I could do it all over again, id get a prius instead of a damn gas guzzling Pilot.

(Its the liberal in me!!!)

You'd be WOT all the time in the Prius, cancelling out any of that enviro-friendly nonsense. :bowrofl:

I was driving my mom's Prius pretty quick when we got ot and still managed to get 45 mpg :icon17:

Its hilarious, if you go onto prius forums, their big thing is seeing how many mpg they can get. One guy measured how low he could put his windows down (he measured them to the millimeter) to get the best mileage. Another guy literally bought like 5 sets of tires and ran them for about a thousand miles each to see what gave the best mileage.

Its a little opposite of what we do here.....

Liar, they talk about how fast they are and how much torque the electric motor produces allowing them to beat M3's and the like off the line. :roflpuke2:

Very true. Prius is unmatched in the 0-6mph test.

This has been proven to be a false statement after numerous real world tests.