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Replying to: cdn_tch (Jan 09, 2009 7:21 am) OH NO !!! A technical geek. It's guys like you that are giving this place the rap that it has. What are your thoughts about safety systems?  jmonroe
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Jan 09, 2009 7:23 am) No it hasn't, we are trying to help Richard buy a car  However driving more carefully might have avoided the skid completely. theres always be the person that will say, "duh, what I need dat fer, I am a grate driver, and nothings going to help me, cuz I am super driver and never make uh mistake or misjudge". And who has never been in an accident or had absolutely no traffic tickets? |
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Jan 09, 2009 7:23 am) This sounds like the "favorable" side of "momentum" I mentioned a few posts back.  SC cannot repeal the laws of physics and over driving the vehicle. "Physics", it always comes back to "physics". As long as we're on this planet we'll have to pay attention to this. jmonroe
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Replying to: jmonroe (Jan 09, 2009 8:55 am) I have them and I am glad that they are there. When ABS became mainstream, there was a lot of talk that ABS actually lengthens stopping distances and that with proper brake modulation one could achieve shorter stops. While true, the problem was that when one is in a panic situation they have a tendency to hammer the brakes. Without ABS they would lock the wheels and skid, with ABS they would have a controlled stop. The same is true for TC, if you don't gun the engine and maintain an acceleration within the adhesion level of the tires, the TC will not kick in. So if someone has had an issue with TC leaving them not moving because the TC was engaged, what would the vehicle have been doing if there was no TC? To me all the safety systems are there to help keep a car doing what we want, but they cannot perform miracles if we get our car completely out of control. |
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Jan 07, 2009 4:51 pm) RightO! My first car had: 1. No power steering 2. Steering was not aligned 3. Wheel Balancing? Never heard of it then. 4. Firewall? Sure. The wall that was scorching hot and called the firewall. Could not keep your feet there after 2 hours of driving. Needed to cool off. Still enjoyed it thoroughly. Never had an accident. Car had decent speed of up to 65mph. |
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Replying to: richard64 (Jan 07, 2009 8:14 pm) >I don't mean to be, but $1,300 is big money just to have my color. >Richard Sales mistakes 101. Never tell the dealer the color you want. Negotiate the price and then ask for the color.
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Replying to: cdn_tch (Jan 09, 2009 9:19 am) I agree with everything you said, especially that. jmonroe |
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Replying to: chikoo (Jan 09, 2009 10:04 am) On color I always think that while I tend not to be fixated on one particular color I won't buy a car in a color I don't like no matter how good the deal is. I'm the same way about an option that I either must have or don't want. I don't want anything where I'm going to have to look at it and say "I paid all that money and it....." |
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Replying to: jonanong (Jan 08, 2009 1:46 am) Revenue in my field are down 30%. Sales is the same, due to the discounts that lead to the loss of revenue. |
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Replying to: percussionist (Jan 08, 2009 6:16 am) I fear for you Richard. I hope you understand what I mean..... |
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