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mr_brightside
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Fuck oath!seremify007 said:
I keep putting my foot...literally...to the floor and it just doesnt seem very fast.
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yeah, i was referring to pajeros/prados and the like, however since i dont usually cruise next to people when im racing them (if you call it racing) my accuracy could be off by about 20/30 Km/hCieL said:
oh, and btw, it isnt the usual "p" plater that is in the 4WDs, mostly its a dad or something.
congrats! now lets see how long it takes to lose itmr_brightside said:
kidding. you got your greens? for me it is kinda the opposite, cos my dad got an excel (which, to my dismay, isnt a twin cam) and found it pretty shitty in many aspects, the first being that it feels like it isnt gripping onto the ground, so you feel the whole car shift on a teeny slide, and also its acceleration used to be so-so. that is, until i learnt the art of double clutching to its proper extent. it feels a bit harder, but still not enough to match the corolla which, ironically, is auto.
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my corolla feels like shit between 50 and 80, because it is too high to shift down to first (unless i do it manually, in which case i have to shift back up real fast), and too low to have a real pull in second.mr_brightside said:
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Is it a 2.2L Camry or a 3L Vienta (If its an old one that is which I assume so). Personally Ive got the Vienta and they go prity well! The straight Camrys are prity crap though, way smaller engine yet they are only 50kg lighter, very sluggish.
Personally I still like acceleration
But after flooring it or hitting it hard I feel bad, knowing that Im just wasting petrol and putting more stress on the engine for no obvious reason, so I do limit it abit now It was good though when I first drove my car, stepping up from a pissy 1.6L small sedan that accelerated like a snail to a 3L V6 which goes like a jack rabbit!
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AHAHA Me too!!Schoolies_2004 said:
On the falcon I'm driving atm, it has something called Range, which gives you an approximate to how many kms you can still do on your tank.. I had about 197 on the dial.. and when I floored it to overtake this old man (going 30 in a 60 zone), the 4.0L revved to god knows where.. then I glanced at my range again.. then I realised I wasted 2km worth of petrol going 50m.. =[
That Range thing really makes you feel guilty >< I never noticed because my Honda doesn't have that..
mr_brightside
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haha I dont actually speed...Just accelarate fast as itll let me sometimesveterandoggy said:congrats! now lets see how long it takes to lose it
just got me reds
No its a 3L V6 camry.Schoolies_2004 said:
And im gonna have to downgrade when I buy a car
mr_brightside said:
its because its a family car lol their not designed for speed...their pretty cruisey the old camrey good for getting alot of ppl in...good for thrashing side ways hahahah...I know this crazy asian kid with a manule camery...full rare ...get in the car with him he is alwasy taking it sideways hhahah
seremify007
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Speed limiters kick in at 200? o__O I thought they usually kick in at 250.the truth said:
LOL... isn't there also an AMG M-class? If only BMW made an M-X5 or something.petar13 said:
Jiga
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Hmmm thats suprising, personally my Vienta seems to go prity hard, and when I floor it its very jumpy... maybe Im just comparing it to the 1.6L I use to drive. But even then, I drove dat car the other day and it was very noticable even when taking into account the smaller engine that it was sooooooo slow to accelerate.... like in my car you floor it and its heaps quick to 80, in the 1.6L it takes ages to get to 80 even with just one person im the car. Is it a wagon? They weigh like 100kgs more, maybe that has alittle to do wif it, either that or its on its last legs
With current fuel prices, thats more than likely a good thing :uhhuh:
mr_brightside
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It is a wagon. I think im just too used to the power =\Schoolies_2004 said:Hmmm thats suprising, personally my Vienta seems to go prity hard, and when I floor it its very jumpy... maybe Im just comparing it to the 1.6L I use to drive. But even then, I drove dat car the other day and it was very noticable even when taking into account the smaller engine that it was sooooooo slow to accelerate.... like in my car you floor it and its heaps quick to 80, in the 1.6L it takes ages to get to 80 even with just one person im the car. Is it a wagon? They weigh like 100kgs more, maybe that has alittle to do wif it, either that or its on its last legs
With current fuel prices, thats more than likely a good thing :uhhuh:
ahaha yeah spose your right.7th Sign said:
Havent dared to push it sideways...being rwd and stuff im afraid of spinning out.
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"Havent dared to push it sideways...being rwd and stuff im afraid of spinning out." quote
you still talking about your camry?
i could have missed something but im fairly sure the closest you are gonna get to a rear wheel drive carmy is if you drive in reverse all the time
you still talking about your camry?
i could have missed something but im fairly sure the closest you are gonna get to a rear wheel drive carmy is if you drive in reverse all the time
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he must be crazy since the only way to get a front wheel drive car sideways is to use the hand brake or you can use lift off oversteer.7th Sign said:
lift off never worked for me when i used to drive our camry,it didn't shift the weight enough
must say i never tried the hand brake on a tar road.
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