Alright, so I said no mods, and after three months I've already broken my promise to myself. Well, I couldn't resist. The stock Cayman S exhaust tip is not my taste. The cost of Porsche's chrome tip is outrageous, so after sneering at the stock tip for awhile, I ordered the Agency tip from Vivid Racing. I think it looks A LOT better.

Alright, now I can safely say no more mods. Just like my spouse, her diet always starts tomorrow.

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As someone does that does his own maintenance, one of the jobs that I dread most, but I know has great value, is changing the fluids in transmissions and differentials. In manual transmissions (Is there any other kind?), transfer cases, and differentials, the fluid is unfiltered, subject to a lot of heat and shear action, and in many modern cars the fluid volume is being reduced to save weight and space. Yes, I know many manufacturers say these fluids are "lifetime". Well, when they...

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Those US-mandated stickers are really ugly, especially on the over-priced leather sun visors. So I thought I try removing the one on the passenger side. Not a good choice...

The stickers pull up easily enough, albeit in pieces, but they leave a stubborn adhesive residue behind, even if you heat the sticker first. Most adhesive removal fluids warn you against using them on leather. Water had no effect. Dawn had no effect. 409 had no effect.

The only thing that...

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A friend got a new M3 a few weeks ago. I saw it for the first time today. The Coupe. He foolishly ordered Jet Black, against my advice. It'll always look swirled, just like our Jet Black X3. With Red "extended" leather. A striking combination.

The seats are great. So is the steering wheel. Lots of power... winds forever. Awesome engine. The usual pretty good BMW shifter and horrible clutch, with what feels like the de rigor delay valve in it.

The...

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Go ahead, laugh at the Porsche rookie, but I really dislike the ignition key on the left side of the steering wheel. I can't break myself of the habit of going for the right, and it annoys me everytime I try to start the car. I had to explain why Porsche put the ignition key on the left to one of my BMW buddies, and he just said "You've got to be kidding." I couldn't agree more.

Of course, I'm going to have a long time to get used to P-car left-side silliness, because...

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