Huh. How'd that get in there?

[clyde]

Originally Posted by rwg

JST asked about the knee into the wheel problem on the CTS-V. I don't have the issue, but I adjusted stuff of I could see what he was talking about.

I have to say - if that happened to me in my preferred driving position, there is no way I would have bought the car. It's really irritating. But the seats go up and down and backwards and forwards and the wheel tilts - it's not a problem for me, fortunately.

I don't know what you did (aside from inducing a rattle ), but I was paying specific attention to knee steering wheel issues. I had none and was thinking that JST must have crack withdraw fits every time that he shifts if he was having an issue. I wonder if there was an issue of some sort with the car that he drove on his extended test...would explain why he didn't notice it before.

I nearly hit the door lock button when you got out and closed the passenger door yesterday. I didn't do it, but I'm not sure if I made the right choice. I researched the OnStar issue Saturday night...just in case I might have needed to know.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by lemming

blech to both.

bridgestones are heavy and not communicative at the limits (had the re070s on the STi and an experience with s03s on the xiT).

The RE040s aren't that bad on the RX-8. Even though I have a second set in my basement, I won't be replacing with them (but there are other reasons for that).

[JST]

Originally Posted by clyde

I don't know what you did (aside from inducing a rattle ), but I was paying specific attention to knee steering wheel issues. I had none and was thinking that JST must have crack withdraw fits every time that he shifts if he was having an issue. I wonder if there was an issue of some sort with the car that he drove on his extended test...would explain why he didn't notice it before.

I nearly hit the door lock button when you got out and closed the passenger door yesterday. I didn't do it, but I'm not sure if I made the right choice. I researched the OnStar issue Saturday night...just in case I might have needed to know.

Maybe.

I've actually driven 3 of them. The first one I don't remember any trouble with. The second one I noticed that my knee was rubbing, but it might have been possible to get used to. The third one was completely unacceptable. The difference between the second and the third was almost certainly the shoes I was wearing. Interestingly, I had a similar (though less pronounced) problem with the '04 G35 I drove, but they added a telescoping wheel to the 05 and the problem went away.

Incidentally, the other thing I noticed about the Cadillac was that my hair rubbed on the headliner in about the same way that it did with the M3. Kind of lame, given how big the car is overall.

Dunno. Perhaps I just have a fucked up driving position, or a weird lower leg proportion.

[rumatt]

Originally Posted by JST

I hope TD is on the phone right now to that guy.

It's already sold. Wait a minute. Where's TD?

[clyde]

Originally Posted by JST

Dunno. Perhaps I just have a fucked up driving position, or a weird lower leg proportion.

Dunno what's what.

[lemming]

it's weird how a tallish dude manages to fit in a 3 series but has trouble finding a good driving position with headroom in the CTSv or g35.

[ff]

Originally Posted by lemming

blech to both.

bridgestones are heavy and not communicative at the limits (had the re070s on the STi and an experience with s03s on the xiT).

Have you ever driven on the 040's?

[killerdeck]

Originally Posted by lemming

blech to both.

bridgestones are heavy and not communicative at the limits (had the re070s on the STi and an experience with s03s on the xiT).

the pilot sports were a fad. comparing to the PS2s to the PS1s you can see how michelin learned the error of their ways. those trendy v treads give up way too much dry grip and there are other CAD-assisted ways to design treads that can spit water out of the grooves with better dry grip.

I agree. I unfortunately got the RE040s on mine and Im hating them. Fortunately, I have 12K on them and they probably will only last another 8-10K more (treadwear of 140!! ). I will moving up to PS2s probably.

[lemming]

Originally Posted by ff

Have you ever driven on the 040's?

N O P E.

only the 070s and the S03s.

am not a huge bridgestone fan at all after experience with the 750s, the 950s and those other two. they're just heavy, get too greasy when heated up and are expensive.

[Melissa]

Very nice, JST!!!!