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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 10:26 AM
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Default Re: M Gone. New Choice.

Originally Posted by GaRn
Not true at all, not for the street anyways.

The only thing RWD is better for is redneck burnouts and a dedicated drag car.
I think more RWD drive cars have more favorable weight ratios though... 50/50 is much easier to achieve. Often times AWD cars are front end heavy and have understeering tendencies.
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Heiss M3
I think more RWD drive cars have more favorable weight ratios though... 50/50 is much easier to achieve. Often times AWD cars are front end heavy and have understeering tendencies.
True, but I think for a street car that performs double duty as a strip/track car, but has to drive daily in the rain/snow/etc, AWD is the best all around choice!

Soley a track car or soley a strip car are different matters though..
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 03:53 PM
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I would rather have the M3 over either of those cars
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 05:52 PM
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Default Re: M Gone. New Choice.

Originally Posted by GaRn
True, but I think for a street car that performs double duty as a strip/track car, but has to drive daily in the rain/snow/etc, AWD is the best all around choice!

Soley a track car or soley a strip car are different matters though..
Totally agree. For me though, I found that my car could get kind of scary in the snow or rain if I got onto it too much. In the snow its a handful, but still fun....in the rain it can get crazy sometimes too if I get on it - feeling your car drifting left and right as you're accelerating onto the interstate is a strange feeling. But fun nonetheless.
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Heiss M3
Totally agree. For me though, I found that my car could get kind of scary in the snow or rain if I got onto it too much. In the snow its a handful, but still fun....in the rain it can get crazy sometimes too if I get on it - feeling your car drifting left and right as you're accelerating onto the interstate is a strange feeling. But fun nonetheless.

mine usually just goes straight...but NEVER keeps traction.
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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mine usually just goes straight...but NEVER keeps traction.
Thats probably because you're making enough power to totally break all 4 tires lose.

My car is borderline, some will be grabbing, others would be slipping, not a full on all 4 breaking lose - that'd the interesting.
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Originally Posted by Heiss M3
Thats probably because you're making enough power to totally break all 4 tires lose.

My car is borderline, some will be grabbing, others would be slipping, not a full on all 4 breaking lose - that'd the interesting.
just put shittier tires on, then you'll be all good
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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just put shittier tires on, then you'll be all good
Haha,
Yeah an off-brand used set of tires with 25% tread. Also, i'll get them in like 195s or 205s.
Old Mar 9, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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I sold it to a friend that lives in the fairlawn area so you will still be seeing the car if your Fairlawn/Radford/Cburg area.


Update on my Civic. Handles way better than i expected, its really tight all around. Has enough power to pull out on a hill. and gets good gas mileage. Now its time to dump it. It looks goofy setting up all high and shit/
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