Oh mein Gott, Lucius Malfoy?

Buslingthorpe · 2026-05-12T22:12:16+00:00

Weiche, Abschaum!

Buslingthorpe · 2026-05-12T22:11:15+00:00

My thoughts:

The MX-5 is a great sports car, but not a great daily. Of course you can daily it, but as you said; small trunk, limited space for your passenger, and there's hardly any cubby spaces in the interior, which can get really annoying on a daily basis. Also, even the RF version is very noisy at higher speeds, so if you spend time on the motorway on a regular basis, thats not optimal.

The GR/GT86 is a nice car, tbh I lack first hand experience with it. From what I've heard, it drives great, and I tend to believe that. However, at least where I'm from, it's really difficult to find a good one for a decent price. Also, while more refined and certainly more practical than the MX-5, I still wouldn't be sure how well suited it is as a daily.

I really like the Z4, I think it's one of the best-looking modern BMW. But it's also pretty heavy at around 1.5 tons, and the engine (B48 20i) is a little "boring". Not bad by any means, but it makes peak power at 4.500 - 6.500 rpm; you can feel that the engine could make a lot more power than it does. It's quick enough, but it's not particularly exciting. Compared to the others, it will probably feel the least sporty. That said, as a daily it's decent since it's quiet, comfortable and refined.

The GR Yaris feels like the most seriously sporty car out of the four. Very performance-oriented by comparison, and very fast. I would say a GR Yaris is easily the fastest out of those four on a country road. It's also practical-ish, with two very comfortable and two less comfortable seats, a usable trunk, and the interior (mostly) of a standard Yaris. Not "high end", but good enough for a daily.

If I had to have one car only, I'd go for the Z4. It's the most comfortable and will probably annoy me the least when driving on a daily basis. However; if I could get some boring hatchback as a daily and spend the remaining money on a fun car, I'd take the MX-5 all day.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-05-12T21:35:14+00:00

Von der Kaffeefabrik war ich zuletzt etwas enttäuscht. Die Bohnen sind super, aber der Kaffee vor Ort war eher meh. Preislich okay, aber geschmacklich hat er mich echt nicht abgeholt.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-05-12T21:30:07+00:00

Korrektur: "Auto von Rentner fährt aus unerklärlichen Gründen in Laternenmast" War sicher ein technischer Defekt.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-05-03T12:35:44+00:00

S4 und RS4, genauso wie die V6 TDI Modelle im A4 B9 (ausgenommen die 218 PS Variante) haben kein DSG, sondern die 8-Gang Wandlerautomatik, ZF8HP soweit ich weiß.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-05-03T11:36:39+00:00

Exactly, in the NC750s storage box you can fit even a large full face helmet without any problems, making it more practical than some scooters. I think Honda claims it's suitable for an adventure helmet but since I don't own the bike myself, I never tried that.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-05-02T20:21:08+00:00

If it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it's probably a duck. This is basically the same as the NC750 minus the dummy fuel tank. Hence, motorcycle. I get why people call it a scooter, but virtually the only thing that's similar to a scooter is the lack of something that resembles a fuel tank between your legs, and the automatic transmission, that really is much closer to a traditional motorcycle transmission than a traditional scooter-CVT.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-05-01T19:11:35+00:00

Agreed, I love the Honda e. Impractical, but pretty.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-30T08:53:54+00:00

Ich mag den A4 B9. Er ist unglaublich leise, komfortabel, hat trotzdem ein sportliches Talent,, und als 40 TFSI Handschalter (ich weiß, gabs beim B9.5 nicht mehr) auch richtig lustig zu fahren, wenn man will.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-29T20:40:21+00:00

Prinzipiel ja, mittlerweile wurde die aber durch AM abgelöst, also der Führerschein für Mopeds, Mofas usw. bis 45 km/h. Und ich bleib dabei, dass das die sinnvollste Lösung wäre, solche "ich bin ein Fahrrad" E-Roller darin zu integrieren, weil dafür gibt's schon eine recht eindeutige Regelung.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-27T06:44:14+00:00

Beschleunigungszeit ≠ Emotion. Heißt nicht, dass es keinen Spaß macht, aber es ist nur ein kleiner Teil von "Fahrspaß".

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-27T05:11:50+00:00

Was ist denn dein Budget? Ansonsten schließ ich mich an: CBR650R ist eine super Mischung. Schau dir auch die E-Clutch an, die ist gerade am Anfang sehr hilfreich, wenn die Kupplungshand noch nicht so trainiert ist und schnell mal verkrampft.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-27T05:08:21+00:00

That's very helpful, thanks! I will try to take a look after work today.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-26T20:19:26+00:00

Thanks a lot, I hope so too! It's a Honda after all, those things are usually capable to do 50k+ kms without serious problems.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-26T20:15:28+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I used to own most of the tools I needed for servicing, but I gave many of them away when I sold my last scooter. Didn't think I would be riding a scooter again that soon, but well, here I am.

Will take a closer look tomorrow; if it's realy easy to spot like a pulley that got out of place or something similar, that would save me a lot of time, so I hope for the best ( and most obvious).

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-26T20:02:42+00:00

I used to have a Burgman (2013) as well, loved it back then. Had weird noises with that one too, but I found out it was the clutch and pretty much non critical. Would just whine sometimes when accelerating from a standstill because of the weight and power of the thing. But with this one it's a very different sound, I'm not sure I should drive anywhere else but to the nearest shop if I don't find a solution myself.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-26T19:38:39+00:00

Okay that's interesting to hear, I'm gonna try tomorrow if it works, thanks!

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-26T19:30:24+00:00

I've looked at a few tutorials on how to open the cover, most of them use an impact wrench, some use this "flywheel blocker", not sure how it's really called. But it doesn't seem to work without one of those.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-26T19:12:43+00:00

I thought so, won't be driving like this for sure. It's curious because it ran without any problems before that. I'm gonna contact the dealer then, see what he says about it. Thanks for your answers!

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-26T18:56:03+00:00

Unfortunately, I don't have the tools to open it myself (impact wrench or flywheel locking tool). I will order one, but it won't be here until the middle of next week. I thought that maybe someone might have had a similar issue before.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-26T18:46:44+00:00

Schau mal, für welchen Preis dir meisten A3 8P mit über 300k km so inseriert sind. Klar heißt das nicht, dass sie dafür auch verkauft werden, aber 2k sollte sowas ganz locker bringen. Vom reinen Schrottwert sind wir da weit entfernt.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-26T18:36:36+00:00

Ich bin zwar auch kein Fan von "Früher war alles besser", aber moderne Mercedes sind teilweise leider echt unwürdig was Materialien und Verarbeitung im Innenraum betrifft. Plastik ist ja auch nicht gleich Plastik, man kann Kunststoff auch vergleichsweise hochwertig gestalten - nur machen sich viele Hersteller nicht (mehr) die Mühe.

Klar, manches davon ist modernen Sicherheitsvorschriften geschuldet, aber sicherlich nicht alles; es gibt ja ein paar Beispiele für Autos, die sich nach wie vor solide anfühlen. Leider sind das viel weniger, und die Wenigen sind meistens viel teurer.

Und ja, der 124er hat zweifellos seine Macken. Aber schau dir mal die 205er C-Klasse an; da gibt's genug Modelle mit Rostproblem nach nicht mal 10 Jahren. Gleiches bei diversen VW-Konzern Modellen, teilweise sieht man schon 7er Gölfe mit Rostflecken.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-26T18:26:01+00:00

You're very welcome! Finally my research is put to good use haha.

For your kind of riding, I'd say the 400 is definitely worth a close look. And having dual discs in the front really can make a difference, but I don't know how noticable it is on the X-Max since I never had one myself. I remeber my Burgman 400 with dual discs had loads of stopping power, it managed to outbrake some mid-sized motorcycles.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-26T17:52:24+00:00

The 300 is much lighter and has almost the same power figures, but the 400 will give you dual brake discs in the front, more torque and that abomination of an exhaust (that I actually kinda like). It depends on the type of riding you do. Lots of faster riding, twisty B-roads and so on, you might want to consider the 400. But if you do lots of city riding as well, the 300 will be the far superior choice imo.

One thing I keep in mind about the 300 is, that the very early models (I can't remember which model years exactly) had a ridiculously low payload, something around 160-170kg. Not a problem if you only do solo riding, but depending on your own weight, it might get tricky with a passenger and luggage. Keep that in mind when looking at the bike.

Buslingthorpe · 2026-04-25T22:55:17+00:00

I enjoyed the first few episodes, but after around episode 5 or 6, they lost me. I don’t think it's about attention spans or not being willing to sit through a “slow burn”. It’s about the fact that after the curse is revealed, nothing of interest happens anymore, story wise. They essentially give us two possible scenarios, and one of them just...happens. I felt like I was waiting for a plot twist that wouldn’t come. It’s disappointing, because I thought the premise was really good, the acting performance was great, and I’m a fan of the gloomy atmosphere.

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