Spinout @ 90mph
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Originally Posted by Bones45
how about you and the rest of you people stop driving your wanna be sports cars like a$$holes and we'll call it a draw?
I drive like an asshole? Please prove it. My one ticket ever is proof I suppose? Or is it just the e-thug way to talk about people you don't even know?
You really want to keep starting shit with me because I asked for you all not to needlessly flame someone on a lack of evidence to support your flames?
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From: Bethlehem PA
Originally Posted by Dave-ROR
I have to agree with you, but only because the car was in a previous wreck. None of us know if the car was rebuilt properly, it could have some issues making it more prone to oversteer (alignment issues, etc).
On the other hand, I can't blame the car for some mechanical issues either as those can be replaced/fixed by the owner before this happens.. that makes it the owners fault as far as I can see (if that was the case here that is, who knows what the actual cause was).
I think to just blame the driver, or the car, without knowing what the condition of the vehicle was and without knowing exactly what happened (for example, an oil spill on the road in the right spot could have caused this, no amount of driving schools will allow you to recover from a no traction situation at 90mph in 10-20 feet) is just as bad as useless bench racing.
Give it a rest and get on with more useful topics IMO.
On the other hand, I can't blame the car for some mechanical issues either as those can be replaced/fixed by the owner before this happens.. that makes it the owners fault as far as I can see (if that was the case here that is, who knows what the actual cause was).
I think to just blame the driver, or the car, without knowing what the condition of the vehicle was and without knowing exactly what happened (for example, an oil spill on the road in the right spot could have caused this, no amount of driving schools will allow you to recover from a no traction situation at 90mph in 10-20 feet) is just as bad as useless bench racing.
Give it a rest and get on with more useful topics IMO.
ohh ok, thats a different story then....Either I didnt carefully read this post stating it was wrecked before or I just didnt know.
Yeah it could be something isnt straight....maybe the frame isnt straight.
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From: Bethlehem PA
Originally Posted by Bones45
how about you and the rest of you people stop driving your wanna be sports cars like a$$holes and we'll call it a draw?
As I recall, Honda places the s2000 in their "sports car category". Not sure how its a wannabe.
Whats your definition of a sports car?
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From: Southeast Iowa
Originally Posted by bridow
get a bigger front sway bar and slow down...the s2k is pretty easy to spin if you arent smooth with your transitions(steering)
If it was from a defective part, or from a blown tire or ssupension failure.... it should be evident at the repair shop.
I want!!!
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they are that unstable?? man... maybe i dont want...
wow... well right now I own a 99 mitsubishi 3000GT SL, which is a FWD... its pretty heavily modded and is putting out around 240 horses or so, and I have various suspension mods including stiff lowering springs, huge front and rear sway bars, and front and rear strut bars.
I have been thinking very hard about selling it to get an S2000, I mean I LOVE the way the 3000 looks, and its a blast on the backroads, but I just want something else...
I have driven and modded various cars, my first beater was an 84 chevy scottsdale, since then ive owned a 96 Z28, pretty well modded, a 97 camaro RS convertible, and the car I have now. Ive also had a cavalier, talon, eclipse, but those arent enuff car to even count IMO.
Id like to think I am a decent driver, but if the S2000's rear wheels are that finicky, I may have to think twice... because honestly, I drive like a deranged idiot, and love it. Although in my own defense I am pretty calm on the straight streets, its the backroads that I go nuts on.
Now flame me all you want but I drive going 90mph almost every day on the backroads, which is where I get my kicks, Id be a lost puppy without those backroads, and I absolutely LOVE the stability of my car, theres no second guessing it, I never have to worry about me losing control, I always feel and know that there is plenty of leeway left in the suspension. Am I going to have this same confidence with the S2000? I dont want a car that I cant go crazy with on the backroads and have to worry about losing control of the car...
I mean I know a 3000gt is a pretty decent car, but I dont see how it could be better than something as modern and advanced as an S2000....can someone give me some more feedback on exactly how hard you can push this car before it loses it, and can u feel it coming? I simply HAVE to have something I can push around the turns going 70-80 and still feel stable, yes I do leave my car some definite leeway, I never like to get it to the point where I know im really testing its limits... I just want to be sure if I get an S2000 that the rera wheels wont suddenly go out on me while im pushing it.
I have been thinking very hard about selling it to get an S2000, I mean I LOVE the way the 3000 looks, and its a blast on the backroads, but I just want something else...
I have driven and modded various cars, my first beater was an 84 chevy scottsdale, since then ive owned a 96 Z28, pretty well modded, a 97 camaro RS convertible, and the car I have now. Ive also had a cavalier, talon, eclipse, but those arent enuff car to even count IMO.
Id like to think I am a decent driver, but if the S2000's rear wheels are that finicky, I may have to think twice... because honestly, I drive like a deranged idiot, and love it. Although in my own defense I am pretty calm on the straight streets, its the backroads that I go nuts on.
Now flame me all you want but I drive going 90mph almost every day on the backroads, which is where I get my kicks, Id be a lost puppy without those backroads, and I absolutely LOVE the stability of my car, theres no second guessing it, I never have to worry about me losing control, I always feel and know that there is plenty of leeway left in the suspension. Am I going to have this same confidence with the S2000? I dont want a car that I cant go crazy with on the backroads and have to worry about losing control of the car...
I mean I know a 3000gt is a pretty decent car, but I dont see how it could be better than something as modern and advanced as an S2000....can someone give me some more feedback on exactly how hard you can push this car before it loses it, and can u feel it coming? I simply HAVE to have something I can push around the turns going 70-80 and still feel stable, yes I do leave my car some definite leeway, I never like to get it to the point where I know im really testing its limits... I just want to be sure if I get an S2000 that the rera wheels wont suddenly go out on me while im pushing it.
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Originally Posted by ThE B MaN
wow... well right now I own a 99 mitsubishi 3000GT SL, which is a FWD... its pretty heavily modded and is putting out around 240 horses or so, and I have various suspension mods including stiff lowering springs, huge front and rear sway bars, and front and rear strut bars.
I have been thinking very hard about selling it to get an S2000, I mean I LOVE the way the 3000 looks, and its a blast on the backroads, but I just want something else...
I have driven and modded various cars, my first beater was an 84 chevy scottsdale, since then ive owned a 96 Z28, pretty well modded, a 97 camaro RS convertible, and the car I have now. Ive also had a cavalier, talon, eclipse, but those arent enuff car to even count IMO.
Id like to think I am a decent driver, but if the S2000's rear wheels are that finicky, I may have to think twice... because honestly, I drive like a deranged idiot, and love it. Although in my own defense I am pretty calm on the straight streets, its the backroads that I go nuts on.
Now flame me all you want but I drive going 90mph almost every day on the backroads, which is where I get my kicks, Id be a lost puppy without those backroads, and I absolutely LOVE the stability of my car, theres no second guessing it, I never have to worry about me losing control, I always feel and know that there is plenty of leeway left in the suspension. Am I going to have this same confidence with the S2000? I dont want a car that I cant go crazy with on the backroads and have to worry about losing control of the car...
I mean I know a 3000gt is a pretty decent car, but I dont see how it could be better than something as modern and advanced as an S2000....can someone give me some more feedback on exactly how hard you can push this car before it loses it, and can u feel it coming? I simply HAVE to have something I can push around the turns going 70-80 and still feel stable, yes I do leave my car some definite leeway, I never like to get it to the point where I know im really testing its limits... I just want to be sure if I get an S2000 that the rera wheels wont suddenly go out on me while im pushing it.
I have been thinking very hard about selling it to get an S2000, I mean I LOVE the way the 3000 looks, and its a blast on the backroads, but I just want something else...
I have driven and modded various cars, my first beater was an 84 chevy scottsdale, since then ive owned a 96 Z28, pretty well modded, a 97 camaro RS convertible, and the car I have now. Ive also had a cavalier, talon, eclipse, but those arent enuff car to even count IMO.
Id like to think I am a decent driver, but if the S2000's rear wheels are that finicky, I may have to think twice... because honestly, I drive like a deranged idiot, and love it. Although in my own defense I am pretty calm on the straight streets, its the backroads that I go nuts on.
Now flame me all you want but I drive going 90mph almost every day on the backroads, which is where I get my kicks, Id be a lost puppy without those backroads, and I absolutely LOVE the stability of my car, theres no second guessing it, I never have to worry about me losing control, I always feel and know that there is plenty of leeway left in the suspension. Am I going to have this same confidence with the S2000? I dont want a car that I cant go crazy with on the backroads and have to worry about losing control of the car...
I mean I know a 3000gt is a pretty decent car, but I dont see how it could be better than something as modern and advanced as an S2000....can someone give me some more feedback on exactly how hard you can push this car before it loses it, and can u feel it coming? I simply HAVE to have something I can push around the turns going 70-80 and still feel stable, yes I do leave my car some definite leeway, I never like to get it to the point where I know im really testing its limits... I just want to be sure if I get an S2000 that the rera wheels wont suddenly go out on me while im pushing it.