S60R - Vinyl Wrap

As my winter break is finally wrapping up I managed to get some time to take a few shots of my new wrap! This wrap was done by iDetail here in northen New Jersey. It is a full panel off wrap using 3M Intense Gloss Blue. On top of the blue wrap, I also had the shop wrap the trim around the windows to give it more of a Polestar look. 

These shots are from the Skylands Manor in Ringwood, New Jersey which is one of my favorite sport to shoot during the summer and fall. (This was my first time visiting the park during the winter.)

For anyone wondering, the cost of this wrap was around $2700, which is a lot, but definitely worth it for a better than paint way to change the color of your car.

S60R - Holiday Charity Laps at Virginia International Raceway

While the United States may not have a track that is easily open to the public like the infamous tourist days at Germany's Nurburgring, it is still nice to be able to take you car to a track every so often and really scratch that itch for performance driving that road cruises never will. Every year Virginia International Raceway does charity laps where in they allow you to pay a one time entrance fee (donation) to run on the track in a group of around 30-40 cars. All of the proceeds from this event go to benefit charities such as Toys for Tots this holiday season. While they do not let you fully track your car, the speeds dictated by the pace car are more than enough to put some serious stress on your cars without risking a crash or spinoff. The way I explain it to people is that these events are more of a glorified Cars and Coffee, with a nice track driving portion to look forward to. While cruising to the event with Andrew in his G37S we happened upon a brand new Aston Martin DB11 that was also heading to the event and ended up adding him and his co-worker to our run group that day.

My car set up in the paddock.

While the run went fine, I found myself holding back due to the limitations of my Pilot Sports having lots of wear. Afterwards I also feel like the stock Volvo brakes just aren't up to snuff for hardcore driving. Its hard to say how the car would have done just because of the wear I have put on it in the past year. I wouldn't be surprised if I need new pads and rotors some time soon.

S60R - Scheduled maintenance.....yawn.

So I had planned on doing a write up on Friday detailing the process of removing my spacers as well as getting a resonator delete, however plans fell through at the exhaust shop. However, yesterday I did bring my S60 R Design in for its scheduled 75,000 mile service. While the car is at 78,000 miles now, I figured better late than never. I am slightly annoyed that my home shop (in New Jersey) failed to take note that the car needed this service 2 months ago when I went in for an oil change. For the service it got a standard oil change, new spark plugs, a balance and alignment. The one issue that they found during their inspection was oil leaking from one of the vacuum lines. While I am not worried now, especially since it was covered under CPO, I think that this issue should be monitored by other P3 T6 owners as their cars get into higher mileage. The the credit of the car, I have put close to 20,000 miles on in the past year, and this is the first time I have had any mechanical issue pop up. While I do not know who currently has the record for highest mileage on a P3 T6, I am excited to slowly make my way towards 100k and beyond.