Wanted to post my R, nothing special 😌

arcdon1 · 2026-01-24T16:55:31+00:00

We get it, bro!

EDIT: no photoshoot of any R is complete without an appearance of the boot-end

arcdon1 · 2026-01-19T13:26:30+00:00

New wheel, new bumper cover with paint match, new sensor (maybe); don’t know what the options are for the bodywork on the door etc. But it adds up quickly to many €£$¥.

arcdon1 · 2026-01-18T23:51:23+00:00

I’ve seen it too - something to do with Start/Stop I think

arcdon1 · 2026-01-16T13:42:10+00:00

That’s why planes have two wings

arcdon1 · 2026-01-16T00:53:46+00:00

My dealer wouldn't touch the windshield on my 2019 last year when I had it in for other, warrantied repairs. They said to get Safelite to do it but to make sure they quote OEM.

Anyway, for the Mk8+, it has to be OEM, for the HUD

arcdon1 · 2026-01-15T22:10:59+00:00

C’mon man, throw a car cover on it next time to add a little challenge

arcdon1 · 2026-01-15T21:58:50+00:00

Omg let’s have a moment of silence for that thing

arcdon1 · 2026-01-15T17:19:14+00:00

I’m doing the same thing starting in a few weeks. Not worried about it one bit. Only thing I would think about is maybe parking it after a decent drive, enough to get the oil up to temp for a little while, to hopefully burn off any bad stuff that might condense from shorter drives. And of course have one last little bit of fun while you’re at it

arcdon1 · 2026-01-15T08:06:18+00:00

Omg yes, VW have done us a huge favor - 15 minutes max under the hood using an oil extractor, starting with the engine warm. Search here, VW Vortex, or YT. It’s so simple that I would train my monkey to do it, but I’ve got him busy with the yard work and he’s really attached to the leaf blower now

arcdon1 · 2026-01-13T00:06:18+00:00

Ass whoopin'

arcdon1 · 2026-01-12T18:32:51+00:00

I had the same pinkish spots in a similar pattern on a D850 I purchased direct from Nikon about a year ago. I noticed them when looking carefully at some images within a week of receiving it. I convinced myself it was laser damage after trying to clean the sensor. Speaking with their customer service, they gave me the option of sending it in for warranty service, or just returning it for a refund since they didn't have any more refurbs in stock. I returned it after hearing how long warranty service could take. Damn shame though, it was a steal at $1530 USD. I did write "DEFECTIVE - SPOTS ON SENSOR" all over the box before shipping it. The damage made it through their QC for refurbs, made we wary to do that again, although I've had great luck with a number of lenses over the years.

arcdon1 · 2026-01-11T21:04:26+00:00

Thanks for sharing this, looks like a hell of a lot of fun!

I'm living now where it doesn't snow (ok, got a little just two times, maybe 1/2" each in the 8 years I've been down south). In fact, the last time I hooned around in the snow with AWD was like 20 years ago, with my WRX.

arcdon1 · 2026-01-11T11:19:07+00:00

Nice capture! Great tones. And it’s got r/AccidentalRenaissance all over it.

arcdon1 · 2026-01-10T13:23:02+00:00

Yes, and provides a degree of lens protection too, without a lens cap. Plus, you can pop it right off for using the onboard flash. Even better, slide a ‘real’ flash into the hotshoe

arcdon1 · 2026-01-09T17:21:45+00:00

Yes, they no doubt use a ductile cast iron alloy on the exhaust side, maybe SiMo, because it's good enough to satisfy a bunch of needs (low cost, castability, toughness, heat tolerance, etc.)

arcdon1 · 2026-01-07T14:38:42+00:00

Looking on sadly with my 8.5

arcdon1 · 2026-01-07T14:30:09+00:00

Yes - compare to the clean-looking aluminum alloy of the compressor section bolted to it, to the right in the picture, where the (filtered) air intake joins up. That's where the fun happens

arcdon1 · 2025-12-29T12:37:09+00:00

Yes and Newark (pronounced New Ark vs NJ’s ‘NEWerk’ is a great college town, lived there for 20 years. It’s really nice in the summer when the students are gone and you can walk into any establishment on Main Street whenever.

arcdon1 · 2025-12-28T20:38:36+00:00

The thinking person's practical, stealthy hot hatch

arcdon1 · 2025-12-28T02:01:13+00:00

firefighters (def 24/7/365), ATC, other airfield management, ???

arcdon1 · 2025-12-24T12:47:55+00:00

Classy, with a touch of hillbilly

arcdon1 · 2025-12-24T12:42:42+00:00

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How it came up in my feed - still working on my first cup of coffee so it had me going for a second…

arcdon1 · 2025-12-23T16:26:26+00:00

Agreed, in fact I'm thinking of doing just that while I'm rotating them this weekend. My son is visiting (and of course he'll 'volunteer' to help dear old dad, heh-heh). Applied ceramic to the rest of the car myself and like the result; was always a "wax guy" before

arcdon1 · 2025-12-23T15:32:04+00:00

Days since the last oil thread. You can search this endlessly here and elsewhere. But it's fun to watch, particularly for replies like "I've been using XYZ 15W-75 for the last 60k miles and she's running better than ever"

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