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Did you mention your winter driving plans? Do you have another vehicle for snow? I’m NOT warning you in any way, I personally have driven many New England winters with rwd/manual.

ebonyandivory said:

Did you mention your winter driving plans? Do you have another vehicle for snow? I’m NOT warning you in any way, I personally have driven many New England winters with rwd/manual.

Rustproofing and a set of X-ice Xi2s! I did last winter in the Rockies in an old Crown Vic with a set of crappy Goodyear winters and it was great, and I did some winter driving in the C1500 with the insane rear gears that had it doing 3200 RPM at 70 MPH and that was pretty okay. I firmly believe that adequate preparation and technique will get most people through 98% of winter driving.

Thanks for the update. I've had one of these on my short list for a while. I've read that some of them have problems with high oil consumption. What have you found with yours?

In reply to Floating Doc :

Nothing too drastic. Check the oil every time you fill up, add as necessary. I've used about a quart over the last 3000km which is perfectly acceptable in my eyes. 

In reply to G_Body_Man :

A wise man once told me that you can add a LOT of oil before an engine rebuild is cost effective.

Hey, GBM: Regarding the seats, check out the ones in the G coupes.  I tried them in the showroom when my sister was getting her Q35, and I was very impressed.  How they work on the road, and how they stand up over time, I have no idea... but at least you know they would fit.

My buddy got a G 35 sedan when they first came out.  That is a whole lot of car. Plenty fast and composed for a good sized sedan.

Stealthtercel said:

Hey, GBM: Regarding the seats, check out the ones in the G coupes.  I tried them in the showroom when my sister was getting her Q35, and I was very impressed.  How they work on the road, and how they stand up over time, I have no idea... but at least you know they would fit.

The coupe seats are awesome, the hard part is finding a matching black pair in good shape for a fair price.

Matthew Kennedy said:

In reply to G_Body_Man :

A wise man once told me that you can add a LOT of oil before an engine rebuild is cost effective.

TBH, I'm surprised how few people check their oil these days. Maybe it's just because my first two cars had *ahem* "well-broken in" SBCs but I have a habit of checking at pretty much every fill-up.

In reply to G_Body_Man :

I always figure oil should be checked weekly on pretty much any car.  Not because I necessarily expect the level to have changed, but mostly so that I'll notice if something changes and it does start going through oil suddenly.