darbgnik
04-28-2015, 05:42 AM
My car finally showed up on Friday, a day late due to the truck breaking down on the way. But better late than never! Ordered the car from Ontario Chrysler, and can say that they were very easy to deal with.
Plan was to do a lot more break in miles, before hitting the track, but winter showed up for the weekend, so I made it to the track with 507 Kms on it, but made up for it by not wringing the neck off of it.....much.
I have a few observations I can make, which I hope may help some in their search. First off, no matter how terrible the roads, there was not a single rattle, squeak, bump, chirp in the interior, not one. I am assuming the few issues with the 2013 have been taken care of by now, at least on my car. And all you southern US drivers who complain about the roads in your neck of the woods, I dare you to drive on the frost heaved, cobbled moonscapes we call roads in Canada. Truly third world by comparison, and I do a lot of driving in the US. Also, the road noise is less than my Gallardo, with low RPM cruising engine noise surprisingly low, especially compared to my Gen 3. There is a drone at certain RPMs, but managed to drive around it without being too much over the speed limit. The only serious drone is on decel from 4000 down to 2500 RPMs which is quite loud, but can be solved with a little gas pedal pressure.
The paint easily makes the paint on my Gallardo look like it was done in the shed, it's that nice. I parked my car outside a friends shop, which was across the street from a respected body shop here. The crowd started small, but ended up being 10 guys pouring over the car, as they'd never seen a new one yet. The painters were blown away by the finish! One asked me, "How many times has this thing been cleared and polished?" I told them about the paint process, and invited them to find a flaw, but they gave up....
I have mentioned before, my lack of interest in the 2 mode suspension, as a firm ride has never bothered me as much as road noise and engine noise, and I am quite happy with my decision. The car's firm, no doubt, but it's never harsh, again on Canadian moonscapes. The suspension stiffness is on a comparable level with a friends first year production Lexus ISF, granted the first ones were very stiff for Lexus. This was confirmed between myself and the ISF owner during some back to backs on the same crappy roads.
The red GTS in one pic is LmeaViper's car, we met up on my way to the racetrack. The GTS interior is a very nice place to spend time, and the seats especially, just look quality. But after test fitting both cars, we both preferred the ballistic nylon seats in my SRT, they are much more roomy for some reason, and will surely breathe better. The SRT seats are definitely more "big man certified".
I had the TA alignment performed on my car before delivery, so I can't comment on how they come out of the box, but as delivered, the car drives arrow straight without a hint of tramlining. Perhaps this could be a fix for others who experience this. On the track, it just stuck, best feeling I've experienced on a road course. I love this car. And I'm sure my poor Lambo will gather a lot of dust this summer. :cool:
Plan was to do a lot more break in miles, before hitting the track, but winter showed up for the weekend, so I made it to the track with 507 Kms on it, but made up for it by not wringing the neck off of it.....much.
I have a few observations I can make, which I hope may help some in their search. First off, no matter how terrible the roads, there was not a single rattle, squeak, bump, chirp in the interior, not one. I am assuming the few issues with the 2013 have been taken care of by now, at least on my car. And all you southern US drivers who complain about the roads in your neck of the woods, I dare you to drive on the frost heaved, cobbled moonscapes we call roads in Canada. Truly third world by comparison, and I do a lot of driving in the US. Also, the road noise is less than my Gallardo, with low RPM cruising engine noise surprisingly low, especially compared to my Gen 3. There is a drone at certain RPMs, but managed to drive around it without being too much over the speed limit. The only serious drone is on decel from 4000 down to 2500 RPMs which is quite loud, but can be solved with a little gas pedal pressure.
The paint easily makes the paint on my Gallardo look like it was done in the shed, it's that nice. I parked my car outside a friends shop, which was across the street from a respected body shop here. The crowd started small, but ended up being 10 guys pouring over the car, as they'd never seen a new one yet. The painters were blown away by the finish! One asked me, "How many times has this thing been cleared and polished?" I told them about the paint process, and invited them to find a flaw, but they gave up....
I have mentioned before, my lack of interest in the 2 mode suspension, as a firm ride has never bothered me as much as road noise and engine noise, and I am quite happy with my decision. The car's firm, no doubt, but it's never harsh, again on Canadian moonscapes. The suspension stiffness is on a comparable level with a friends first year production Lexus ISF, granted the first ones were very stiff for Lexus. This was confirmed between myself and the ISF owner during some back to backs on the same crappy roads.
The red GTS in one pic is LmeaViper's car, we met up on my way to the racetrack. The GTS interior is a very nice place to spend time, and the seats especially, just look quality. But after test fitting both cars, we both preferred the ballistic nylon seats in my SRT, they are much more roomy for some reason, and will surely breathe better. The SRT seats are definitely more "big man certified".
I had the TA alignment performed on my car before delivery, so I can't comment on how they come out of the box, but as delivered, the car drives arrow straight without a hint of tramlining. Perhaps this could be a fix for others who experience this. On the track, it just stuck, best feeling I've experienced on a road course. I love this car. And I'm sure my poor Lambo will gather a lot of dust this summer. :cool: