RE: RE: DC Misdiagnosis...

From: Alan (alan721@gate.net)
Date: Wed Nov 03 1999 - 15:05:38 EST


> >I just want to add my own. First, I won't buy ANY car that is front wheel
> >drive, period! You just can't put REAL horsepower to them without major
> >handling problems. That's one reason I bought a sport truck.
>
> Don't let a professional rally (rallye?) enthusiast hear you say that. They
> may just laugh in your face.
> #1 aren't most if not all of those rallye cars All Wheel Drive now?

All wheel drive is a very different animal. Didn't Mitsubishi have all wheel
drive in their 3000? Not too many production, performance cars made with all
wheel drive.

>
> #2 Have you ever driven one of those Cadillac Seville's???? Self proclaimed
> "the most powerfull front wheel drive car in the world" my boss has one.
> Ive driven it. He told me to actually go ahead and punch it and watch what
> it could do,........ it chirped it's first & second gear with an automatic
> and handling ,... Oh MAN!!!! Me personally I am a fan of rear wheel
> drive,.... but there can be some good work done with those front wheel drive's

Drove my friend's STS with 300 HP. Way too much torque steer if you punch it
while hard cornering. Nice car, but I wouldn't buy one.

>
>
> Joe G.

These are just MY opinions, Joe.

Alan A.



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