Post pics of your new 08-09's here!

[mkaresh]

My father's car arrived yesterday, 27 days after the order was placed.

He's out of town, so I took some photos for him. Actually, more than some: 48.

Let's see if I can figure out how to place a few here...

[mkaresh]

One more:



Sorry about the dirt, had just taken it for a twenty mile drive to verify that it's ready for delivery. Slight feeling of a tire out of balance on the highway at higher speeds, but might have just been V-rated tires + FE2 + expansion joints. Only other issue was barely audible leather on leather or vinyl on vinyl rub when driving over bad roads.

[WhtDmnd04CTS]

awesome color

[mkaresh]

Thanks, I hope he likes it, since I suggested it. $995 for gray? And this is dirty with overcast skies.

Wheels are polished, though the difference is marginal when they're dirty and there's not much sun.

A couple more angles...

[mkaresh]

[mkaresh]

Sorry, on a roll, two more ought to do it...

[mkaresh]

[Tony407]

Mkaresh, make sure you check out the vibration at highways speeds thread. There appears to be several people with this issue.

Tony

[mkaresh]

Thanks for the tip.

I'm aware of that thread, that's why I drove the car so extensively on the highway at a range of speeds. I don't think this was that problem, or at most was a very slight example of that problem. I felt it only through the steering wheel, not at all through the seat of my pants.

[Nashtyboy]

The steering wheel is where you feel it though, not in the seat. The one I drove that had the problem had a very shaky wheel at around 65 or 70. I've driven two since that were great though.

[mkaresh]

Let me put it this way: if I hadn't been trying quite hard to feel something, I wouldn't have noticed anything. It was that slight.

I remember some people having driveshafts and diffs replaced for the issue you're talking about. I don't see how a problem with those would be felt only through the steering wheel.

Instead, if I was feeling anything at all it was a very slight wheel balance issue as felt through steering designed to provide feedback.

[Nashtyboy]

Doesn't sound like you have the problem then. With the one bad one I drove, the wheel was rapidly jittering back and forth about 1/2 an inch. Like I had the serious shakes or something.

[Nashtyboy]

Oops double post

[mkaresh]

Originally Posted by Nashtyboy

Doesn't sound like you have the problem then. With the one bad one I drove, the wheel was rapidly jittering back and forth about 1/2 an inch. Like I had the serious shakes or something.

Yeah, that's what I thought. Nothing like that in this car.

[08cherry]

Here's my wife's 08 black cherry. AWD, 3.6DI, Ebony leather.Love it!