Unilat Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Any lingering doubts I had about my car (sqeaky seat and, uhh... well that's it ) were completely forgotten about yesterday. Central OH had a full day off and on drizzle, which along with the stock tires and a heavy foot made for the most fun driving I've had in a long time :D The conditions made for a forgiving, relatively low speed, slide happy classroom. This car, as mentioned many times before, tends toward understeer, but will rotate the tail slightly if you get the car started turning, then accelerate hard out of the turn. And boy, that's where the fun was! WOOT! I'm old and getting older, and that day in my average hands had me grinning like an 18 year old in my dad's '78 Alfa Romeo Veloce :D . I'm not normally one to hyperventillate, but I had to share ;) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red beast Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 i've been playing with the sport shift on my auto. if you let your window down you'll be able to hear my car revng in n.j. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Yeah it was raining tonight and I had a little fun.. :D -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. CentralOhioSubarus Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 I had some fun in the rain too. :) Join us at [url="http://www.centralohiosubarus.com"]www.centralohiosubarus.com[/url] :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepFreeze2 Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Yeah, I've had some fun in the rain too. Sometimes I was actually driving!!! LOL! But seriously, I found a downside to our frameless windows. If you ever have to lower your windows while it's raining, you're probably going to have a wet left leg (some of you may have already shared this experience). Time for the rain guards! YA RLY!!! Home of +2500 useless posts!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unilat Posted December 11, 2004 Author Share Posted December 11, 2004 [quote name='Mr. CentralOhioSubarus']I had some fun in the rain too. :) Join us at [url="http://www.centralohiosubarus.com/"]www.centralohiosubarus.com[/url] :)[/QUOTE] I'll take a look - have to revive my Yahoo account first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dv8ingvector Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 rain sucks i got gought in a friends muddy stone driveway last night and desimated the paint on two of my rims :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emlevins Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 [quote name='Unilat']Any lingering doubts I had about my car (sqeaky seat and, uhh... well that's it ) were completely forgotten about yesterday. Central OH had a full day off and on drizzle, which along with the stock tires and a heavy foot made for the most fun driving I've had in a long time :D The conditions made for a forgiving, relatively low speed, slide happy classroom. This car, as mentioned many times before, tends toward understeer, but will rotate the tail slightly if you get the car started turning, then accelerate hard out of the turn. And boy, that's where the fun was! WOOT! I'm old and getting older, and that day in my average hands had me grinning like an 18 year old in my dad's '78 Alfa Romeo Veloce :D . I'm not normally one to hyperventillate, but I had to share ;) .[/QUOTE] Well, I wish I could be as enthusiastic. I drove in the same conditions the other night in Western PA. On the interstate with no traffic around, I decided to test out hard braking in the wet conditions (have to be prepared for those wandering deer). From 72mph, hit the brakes (not that hard - ABS did NOT engage), and the car veers left. Did the same thing several more times - sometimes the car stayed straight, but sometimes the car veered left. It was NOT confidence inspiring. The car is going in next week for STS install and I will have alignment checked. But, as much as I hate to waste good rubber, I may swap tires (especially if these RE-92s do as poorly in the snow as some have reported - though they did fine in the snow on my WRX). Upgraded brakes may be in the future too 05 SWP Legacy GT Limited (aka "Pearl")- 5MT AP - Stage 2 Protuned (238/284) - wife driven 07 BMW 335xi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. CentralOhioSubarus Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 I know it's short notice, but we've been planning a GTG at Quaker Steak & Lube today at 4 PM for a while. There are about 17 Scoobies going to be there include 3 LGTs. You're welcome to join us. :) [quote name='Unilat']I'll take a look - have to revive my Yahoo account first...[/QUOTE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deer Killer Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Amazingly enough, the slicker it is, the more forgiving the car is to the driver. It seems practically impossible to spin out in the snow, unless I "threw" the back end out (oh, which I did many times).. Just remember to use the accelerator, not the brake :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 [quote name='red beast']i've been playing with the sport shift on my auto. [/QUOTE] I really started enjoying mine too in the last few weeks, to the point where I been mostly driving in that mode. Drive is great though for when you get the idiot doing 20mph and continuely hitting their brakes in front of you and you can't pass them. - Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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