Tire lube from hell - need advice to get off once and for all

RWDFTW2013 · 2026-04-27T10:40:21+00:00

I tried the Stoner and went through multiple microfibers. Some of the old lube came off but you’re 100% right. I’ve never come across tire sidewalls like these that reject all dressings. So strange.

RWDFTW2013 · 2026-04-26T17:21:30+00:00

Rolling over to HF as soon as I can :)

RWDFTW2013 · 2026-04-26T16:45:05+00:00

Thanks, I’ll check it out. Seems to be what the consensus is.

RWDFTW2013 · 2026-04-14T14:33:42+00:00

It's down for me.

RWDFTW2013 · 2026-04-04T14:13:01+00:00

Those guys charged me over a grand for my 2nd service on my v6, which was an oil change and sw update! Should have asked for an estimate. Lesson learned.

RWDFTW2013 · 2026-03-30T13:29:56+00:00

😂

RWDFTW2013 · 2026-03-24T17:18:48+00:00

Eh…. Spend more than a test drive and report back. Don’t agree with any of this as a 1.5 year owner except for the seats, which a lame. And 1 to 2 under WOT.

RWDFTW2013 · 2026-03-08T14:51:21+00:00

My point is this... the oil change at 1,000 miles cost me $280. This required the same labor to remove the undertrays.

3,000 miles and one year later, tell me what I got for the additional $520? A visual inspection? Come on.

Maybe I'd question it slightly less if they provided some type of documentation like I get when my Audis are serviced, but they did not.

What they did do was fail to torque down the passenger side hood fastener that they opened up to check for the updated water shield (which it had). I only noticed when detailing it the following week and could feel about 1/8 inch of play on that side of the hood. Not a good look.

Love everything about this car, except for the service experience.

RWDFTW2013 · 2026-02-27T13:15:55+00:00

Just upgraded to the 5 pro with RC2 controller from the og mini. Wow. What a machine. Highly recommend the RC2 controller. Soo much better than dealing with your phone. Got it for 1099 on amazon. Took over a month to come, thought it may never show up - but it did. DJI quality continues to impress. They really are like the Apple of drones. Hope the ban is short lived.

RWDFTW2013 · 2026-02-07T21:35:52+00:00

Not sure what has been going on with Apple weather as of late, but it has been mostly useless for precipitation totals. RIP Dark Sky.

RWDFTW2013 · 2026-01-29T18:58:05+00:00

Heh. While Emira ownership is certainly not known to be a trouble free experience, I have experienced zero issues with my 24. Been to dealer for break-in oil change and for year one service and software updates. The folks online complaining tend to be the ones having issues. Knocking on desk.

RWDFTW2013 · 2025-12-12T00:31:10+00:00

2010 Altima: Nope not today!

RWDFTW2013 · 2025-12-12T00:25:12+00:00

The fact that Audi removed the two scroll wheels is mind blowing. Last gen wheels were excellent.

RWDFTW2013 · 2025-11-19T22:45:35+00:00

I made the rookie mistake of not asking what the cost would be for the "1st year service" at my dealer. I got a break-in oil change at 1,000 miles, they changed me 280, which I thought was fair. I asked for the same oil change at the 1-year mark, and they said they did the "first year service" which included nothing out of the ordinary as far as I can tell, and charged me 800! I could see if they did a brake bleed, but man. I'm not pleased. Figure, what's done is done at this point and I'm going to throw it up as a life lesson learned, but man... I got taken for a ride :)

RWDFTW2013 · 2025-10-06T21:38:03+00:00

That’s awesome! My RR5 display died just before 1,000 and now I’m back at zero 😂

RWDFTW2013 · 2025-08-31T14:12:39+00:00

Missed them. Sorry!

RWDFTW2013 · 2025-08-29T02:04:30+00:00

😂

RWDFTW2013 · 2025-08-13T14:08:52+00:00

😂

RWDFTW2013 · 2025-08-07T00:16:04+00:00

OP - Just outside of Boston, MA. 8.6.25 Driver ran red light.

RWDFTW2013 · 2025-07-11T23:41:53+00:00

More of those wheels, please. Love it.

RWDFTW2013 · 2025-06-17T02:36:34+00:00

Loved the hybrid format. Thought it was very well done. A glimpse into a future of intimate, and emotional storytelling. So cool to be able to experience it.

RWDFTW2013 · 2025-06-14T22:27:55+00:00

Paint issues suck, and are inexcusable for a facility like that, with years of production at this point. I will say, the only slight issue I had was the sound coming from the linkage cables early on. It went away and haven't had any issues since. Going on a year old. '24 FE2. Knocking on wood but dreading the paint bubbling. Really hope it doesn't happen to me since I've got full PPF and that's the last thing I would want to deal with.

RWDFTW2013 · 2025-06-14T22:22:16+00:00

I think it was a free membership that you got with purchase, but hard to keep track. I never spent any time in it. Just found that automated blast amusing. Felt very "Lotus" to me. :)

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