SwampFightOner Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 And for me, since if there's even a drop of rain on the ground my Lincoln LS can spin out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowmagik Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 bueller, hyundais do actually make decent cars nowadays. we bought an 07 elantra recently and love it. 400ish miles a tank on hwy, 4 doors, roomy, sun roof, all the fixins...i think we paid 12k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 The MK4 TDI's get stupid fuel economy. I have an 02 TDI w/ less than a 100k on it and it's in great shape. I've had a glow plug fail and I should probably change the glow plug harness. Other than taht it's just been brakes, tires and oil changes for the car. The air conditioning's crispy and while we don't get much lower than 0*F here at the worst it's fine in the winter. My wife will get an Audi soon and I'll use the TDI for a daily, but I have no problem seeing this get a few hundred thousand miles out of it before any major expense is incurred. The intake manifold requires cleaning and when the timing belt is done at 100k I'll probably add a VR clutch, 3" exhaust and get a chip/injectors. It'll be like a whole new car then from all the torque you pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 oh, the sunroof drains leaked and the headliner needs to be replaced. That's the biggest problem/pain in the balls I've had w/ the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XJONATHONX Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 And for me, since if there's even a drop of rain on the ground my Lincoln LS can spin out I drive a rear wheel drive v8 truck with nothing in the bed. If you know how to control it, you're fine. And thats what I meant. Traction control is for people that dont know how to control there vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I've spun out twice, but both times managed to avoid hitting anything. I guess that's good enough for me ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XJONATHONX Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Personally I've fucked around enough in wet parking lots to know when and when not to apply power then learned how to control the power ive put to the ground xjonathonx/amateur truck drifter extraordinaire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I'd wager you've never driven anything fast w/ traction control then. That shit can work wonders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowmagik Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 i had a fwd deville that was rad with traction control. saved my ass when the roads got icey a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XJONATHONX Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 True, I've never driven an 8 second car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XJONATHONX Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 i had a fwd deville that was rad with traction control. saved my ass when the roads got icey a few times. Yeah but we all know youre a woman and women cant drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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metronome Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 And for me, since if there's even a drop of rain on the ground my Lincoln LS can spin out thats a tire issue, not a traction control issue buy some decent rubber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srebmun Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I've driven in the worst of the worst snow and/or ice. The worst ever was with BMW 325i (RWD light ass car) 3 hours on the highway in the worst ice storm ever once down 95, I was about 25 degrees sideways the whole way at 55 miles an hour, assholes to elbows with semis the whole way. Shut the whole area down afterwards for a week. Tires, traction control, I'll take anything worth buying as I'm not willing to lose the mileage I get with front wheel drive, but still want to be able to find my way home with minimal stress in any conditions. Look, the Insurance people won't give out their top safety awards to anything without it, and it's supposed to be standard in '12, so there must be something to it. Calling me a woman because I don't chose to make things more difficult on myself and my family, whatever, that's so ordinary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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