I’d advise against capital cost reduction (down payment) on a lease. I suggest you roll everything you can into the payment so that god forbid the car gets totaled sooner than later, you’re not out of several thousand.

Backroads driving is my absolute favorite. Nothing like some good twisties and the sweet smell of nature.

That’s Fresh Meadows, a really nice neighborhood. Wouldn’t expect that here at all.

Damn that’s Fresh Meadows! I used to work a few blocks away next to Napoli’s on 164th. Terrible. Wouldn’t expect that in this neighborhood!

F80 bro. Do yourself a favor lol.

Despite what some may say about Shell and whether they paid to have it there, I’ve worked with multiple tuners on several platforms including BMW, and many of them swear by Shell. They say it’s the most knock-resistant and allows for way more aggressive timing than Shell’s counterparts. Sunoco has really good fuel too I’ve heard.

I drove stick for the first 13 years of driving, starting at age 16. At age 29 I got so sick of the stop and go nature of my daily 40 mile commute from Brooklyn to Floral Park and back, that I got rid of it and got a car with an automatic (DCT) to be exact, so not a traditional auto, but no clutch pedal. Never looked back.