Recent content by Sandalwood

Yes, I'm in the industry, and exclusionary versus inclusionary coverage is a very important distinction that most folks do not even know exists. You are correct that exclusionary coverage is the superior product.

Classic Giugiaro. I took a good look around it, and it has wonderful lines.

Thank you! The accumulation of miles has slowed a bit, but I got to take it to meet some of our local group of sports cars last night.

The new Forza Motorsport (no number anymore...it's now a continually-updated sim) has the Emira. I have driven it in my sim rig, and it's pretty close. Enjoyable to drive, and likes to step out quite a bit during quick transitions, just like in real life. Great brakes, and rewards smoothness.

Don't forget that most national carriers have drastically different prices per state for those of us in the US. I got the most reasonable quote of $1346/year from AAA here in Tennessee (Auto Club South) for 100/300/100 after my normal carrier Erie gave me an absolutely laughable quote.

Good point. I'm thinking here of some hypercars whose wings fold back behind the car in track mode. (AMG One, McLaren W1, etc.)

I don't think it's ricey because the car won't see track use. (Think: 99% of Lambo Evo models sold.) I am more concerned about the effective transfer of the load without cracking bodywork, and I don't think the compromises required to cut the bodywork to do the GT4 mount would be worthwhile for...

Yeah, usually book time is based on the third time a repair is performed by a tech. Source: Had to go to a lot of service management classes.

It's my understanding it needs to come out from above, and removing the body panels makes it much easier to access. I have yet to see it in a video, but that is what I have gleaned from reading shop manual excerpts and talking to my mechanic about a clutch job on an Evora (and reading forum...

I sent my Emira through a machine last week. I had been up in the mountains, got the car covered in road salt, and felt very under-motivated to drag the pressure washer and undercarriage attachment out of the garage in the cold weather. I went to my local place that does hand washes, but they...

Mile high in the Smokies at Big Junction, near the TN/NC border. This is the famous Cherohala Skyway. It was...icy.

I totally understand. There are some Ferraris I like (F355, 458, etc.), but most I do not. There are almost no Lambos that I would want. On the other hand, I always think of McLaren as kind of the big brother of Lotus, and the 600LT seems to have a natural spiritual kinship.

I see you're in the US. I'm in the car business in the US and our extended warranties are one of the things I work on. One important thing to look out for is inclusionary vs. exclusionary coverage. Inclusionary means "we're naming these things and that's all that's covered." Exclusionary means...