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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Since when do FWD cars have drop-throttle/snap oversteer? That's the kind of stuff you get with old Porsches.
Typically, FWD cars have a tendency to understeer. You are correct about that. The FWD oversteer that I'm talking about is when the car is pushed too fast through a turn and the front wheels begin to push severely outside the driving line as they lose grip. If your on a 360 degree freeway onramp, facing a guard rail when this happens, you're in trouble, because you're natural instinct is to slow down to regain grip. When the throttle is lifted and the car begins to slow, guess what happens when the front tires regain their grip. The back end swaps with the front, and it happens so fast, it's nearly impossible to recover from. Instant 180. I've had it happen to me more than once.
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
PUTTING OEM WHEELS FROM ANOTHER CARMAKER ON YOUR LEXUS!!


I swear I am going to have some fun and try to slap some random Ford or Buick or something wheels on one of the LExus to show HOW RIDICULOUS this looks.

Teddy Bear wheels are the most ridiculous................
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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Putting an emblem that shows the size of the rims.... 22", 24" etc...

Japanese symbols on a domestic car..(saw one today)

Lexan windows on a civic that ran 16's all night at the track..LOL! (saw that last year)
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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 04:07 PM
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I have the window visors they were on the car when i got and i actually like them. YOu can go thru a drive thru when its rainng and not get flooded etc. If you dont like them then enjoy your wet interior lol.
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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by slvrboolet
I have the window visors they were on the car when i got and i actually like them. YOu can go thru a drive thru when its rainng and not get flooded etc. If you dont like them then enjoy your wet interior lol.
Should be standard equipment for those that frequent fast-food drive-thru joints in rainy regions, otherwise pass.
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 09:26 AM
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shocker stickers....just stop already.

bubble shiftknobs. gayest thing ever made.
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:48 AM
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Fart-can mufflers that never die, they are stuck on the back of old Civics for decades it seems.
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 04:26 PM
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i like clear turn signals.. if there is nothing else amber on the car, it looks nicer...
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 05:49 PM
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Atlanta has a chrome pep boys vendor vent epidemic!
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Atlanta has a chrome pep boys vendor vent epidemic!
Isn't that considered to be an urban blight problem?
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