Cali safe?
. I've lived in Cali, and there is no greater hive of villany and scum. They drained the rivers from the north to water the Sacramento valley and while growing up it wasn't unusual for the rivers and creeks to dry up to little puddles during the dryer season even though there was plenty of water flowing.
I actually bought the Forza 3 platinum edition recently. Loving it. I actually spent way too much money swapping little FWD econoboxes to RWD just to see if they handled any better. The Mazda2/Fiesta duo is my favorite. But for true RWD cars I stick with Mazda's Miata and Rotary series. The RX-8 is still my favorite body but the Miata is just so much smaller and agile. I went and bought a 22B due to Ichitaka, and then converted it to RWD and swapped out the turbo engine for the flat 6. Sounds better now
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The only reason I would have chosen a console besides the Wii is because of exclusive games. I haven't liked the FF series since Secret of Mana 1 and just about anything for the PS3 or Xbox360 was on the PC which I had at one point. I'm not as big into simulation as I am into modifications so Forza3 hit the spot. Although I'm reminded how much of a noob I am when I upgrade the power and the cars just slide. I turned off all the electric nannies and started out with manual clutch so it was a crazy first race BTW. I'm actually such a terrible driver that I can barely compete with the medium level bots, easy is just a matter of finishing the race which isn't easy when you swerve as badly I do while driving.