haha man, where the heck did you go i know all the first few under 580, coz' i always take 152 and then 101

for the weight, i don't think i had 600lb, but at least 400lb for sure, still i had no problem. and yes, i also figured that a full and empty tank makes quite a bit of difference in the overall height

 

Jawnthen,
I mentioned to you before that when I drove a long trip with 5 people and an equivalent amount of luggage, I was afraid to have a full tank. My zero finger rear gap went down to atleast minus one finger.

I cranked up the settings to full 16 F & R. I can tell you the ride did not suffer significantly because all the weight just balanced everything out. (Usually I drive w/all settings at full soft)

Rominl is right that the springs have a more direct effect on weight, but the shocks are our only way to try and compensate.

Considering all the weight I had in the car, driving down form Tahoe was a blast. I was still passing most cars on the twisties without the humongus lean that I would get, if I were driving other vehicles through the same roads. The feeling was very secure, the car was stable and controllable.

Usually when I drive a car with this many people, it's a pain to drive; I feel like a bus driver, but in the GS, it was still all fun.

 

yup, very true. i have had 4 people and tons of stuff on the car and i can still laugh at most people when i pass.

and btw, imagine driving a 4 cylinder camry le with 5 people and tons of stuff. now that's impressive...

 

OK, now you're looking to carry 5 with power? That's definitely another GS plus.

Jawnthen and I also joked about going up Hwy 5 on the steep Grapevine section, passing everyone. It's great to pass and hang turns while simultaneously going uphill, all with EASE ! ! I have driven several other vehicles up that steep incline with the throttle floored and maxing out at 55-60 mph.

 

Try driving a mini-van with 7 or 8 people...

 

Jawnthen, the car looks great!

Geez guys, I'm out of state for a few weeks and all the locals have gone mod crazy. Gotta catch up!!!

 

amen... did i tell you my minivan with 6 people and luggage overheat on i15 to las vegas? geez, talk about summer heat...

 

Grapevine...try it with a big Uhaul moving from L.A. to Bakersfield (culture shock). I was the only kid in town with a modded Beemer. In fact, I was the only kid in town with a beemer

So Jawnthen - no rubs at all??? How sweet is that???

 

I would say 97% of the time...no rubs...but with the car packed with passengers and luggage, i bottomed out and still hit the top of the wheel well going bout 85mph when i went over extremely big dips. This is of course with the HA set to 2/3. It may not have happened with stiffer settings. Also this happened maybe 3 times traveling a distance greater than 300 miles...so I'm pretty pleased with the results. If I'm just riding around on my daily commute I would say no rubs at all.

oh and for my grapevine story...toyota tacoma (the 4 cylinder one) hauling a sofa and other misc furniture...I had to floor it on the downhill sections just to make it up the next hill

 

That is awesome Jawnthen! Glenn - thanks for showing us the way!!

 

yeah thanks glen for the help.

and thanks chris for being the guinea pi umm i mean test mul uhh for being kind enough try it on your gs first.

 

noooooooooo sweat! it was worth it!!!

 

You're both welcome ! !

Thanks for trusting me with your precious babies.

 

i saw a 2000 platinum series that was silver. it was called "millenium silver" i believe. i didnt notice any gold overlay? it looked real good actually.maybe because its a platinum edition? or maybe i just cant tell? i have a fine eye too!

 

Don't know about the gold overlay, but park the 2 car colors together and you can tell the diff. Some don't prefer the "other" color. U B the judge.