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is it me or does our car suck on the twists

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Old 10-27-08 | 11:46 AM
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My folks are still on Maui...$4+/gal gas...lucky they don't drive very far. Were you able to get CL stickers from the Hawaii CL? I looking for some.
Old 10-27-08 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by VelvetBlue
I don't agree. The pre-production cars they showed in Aug 07 were lower than the production cars and they handled fine at the track. My guess is the higher ride height has to do with passing low speed crash tests with less $$ damage to the car.
I couldn't see how .7" would really reduce the costs of low speed impact. the front end will be hooped either way.

I'm not saying you can't lower it, rather the rear and front have to be lowered in the same proportion.

The car has to be front heavy, consequently to offset it they raised the front a bit higher than the rear.
Old 10-27-08 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ISF FAN
My folks are still on Maui...$4+/gal gas...lucky they don't drive very far. Were you able to get CL stickers from the Hawaii CL? I looking for some.
I don't have any stickers...I really don't like putting stickers on the car, I even tried to debadge my car, but the F has prongs going into the fender which would require filling.

As for the car handling, there are too many variable here to say for certainty if it's the car or the driver. However, I think most F owners will agree the car handles very well for a production car out of the box. Yes there are better handling production cars...M3, Z06, etc. but for the most part I feel the F holds it's own and the road pretty well.
Old 10-27-08 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by is-eF
I don't have any stickers...I really don't like putting stickers on the car, I even tried to debadge my car, but the F has prongs going into the fender which would require filling.

As for the car handling, there are too many variable here to say for certainty if it's the car or the driver. However, I think most F owners will agree the car handles very well for a production car out of the box. Yes there are better handling production cars...M3, Z06, etc. but for the most part I feel the F holds it's own and the road pretty well.


Well said. It's how I should have stated my previous post.
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