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Old 01-20-2010, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by sIx
my brother-in-law has a '97 auto v6...


it handles good, and great gas mileage...but unfortunately that's all I can give it...
i can take a corner on the interstate rated 45 at 100 or more and get 35mpg or so on my fuel econ tune
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Old 01-20-2010, 10:35 AM
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well, not talking about a new edge, but thats cause your car is sitting on the ground (the handling that is)

I hit the sharpest on-ramp of my life the other day in VA, rated at 15mph I think I hit it doin about 50... im just glad the road wasn't wet :s
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Old 01-20-2010, 11:53 AM
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Yeah, its not only suspension, you better have some sticky tires if you plan on hitting ramps at that high of speeds.
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Old 01-20-2010, 03:31 PM
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yeah the tires are similar to south of the 200-150 rating hehe. got them mid last year and the rears are already popped to the front with about 30% left and about 75ish on the rears now. sticky? Yes. Long life? no... Fun? YEAH!

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Old 01-20-2010, 03:48 PM
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Thats the tradeoff's. My all seasons aren't too sticky. Next set of rims i might 315's out back with some decent tires, something relatively sticky.
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Old 01-21-2010, 11:45 AM
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yeah mine are bad enough but a friend of mine helped build a car that had 00 tread wear YES A DOUBLE ZERO! talk about SOFT! he left tire marks from turning the steering wheel lol. i don't want to imagine the price for tires for a year for that car.
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Old 01-21-2010, 11:49 AM
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Well by the next time I need a set of rims I'll have a winter car so I can get as sticky a tire as I want, within price rang, and not have to worry about driving it in the snow or ever rain really.
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