Test drive now completed..............
Adelaide Hills destroyed.................
Got to the delaership this morning at 10am. Been raining so wasn't to optimistic for a hearty blast but the roads were drying out.
Anyway, got in the the car and started up, good throaty note and not like my MY08. Box ticked
Started fidling with the Idrive thingy only to be told that the #S mode won't engage until the transmission has warmed up.......................floored it
Transmission now warm and #S engaged, diff manually adjusted to max rear. Off we go.
That #S sharpens the cars reaction up to the ridiculous, I would breathe on throttle and we'd be off [400Nm at 4000rpm it's got some grunt].
So the rest is a little tale:
Up my usual route home to the Hills and the car was just awesome it was pin sharp, roll was minimal if not un-noticeable. Feedback from the steering was fantastic, it was like driving a car again and not a computer.
Took a couple of sharp corners at speed and the thing just kept going. We did go round a hairpin on the quick side and tree roots had raised the road somewhat, back end flew out due to harsh suspension and damp roads but the thing just got back on track and we disapeared up the road.
After that a few hairpins that got the traction control concerned, and my passenger
but to be honest I would have preferred if it had let me accelerate out.
Another plus were the Brembo's......kin hell they can see off speed quicker than Keith Richards at an amphetamine party.
So got back and all boxes have been ticked....'cept one.
Missus gets in car, "Oh, I'm only going round the block, don't worry will be 5mins"
So 50 minutes later she rocks up. Looking like this
. Last box ticked.
So pretty much strike the deal and get a call that her sister's getting married and the hen nights in Vegas next August [we live in Aus so gonna cost $].
Currently sat cross legged in the dark counting my copper drawer cos Monday there's one on order
Pics below [note was shaking like a 'itting dog and it's a new point and shoot so not sure what happened to the first two]
