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Old 06-13-2013, 01:02 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by bestwheelbase View Post
Reviews mention the drift thing because it gives them an excuse to slide around for the camera and get more attention because we are all keen on watching the hoonage.

To me, what makes these cars fun is a lot more than that. Good dynamics, not too heavy, tactile feedback, sporty without sucking down 12mpg. And enough room to actually live with it everyday. Part of my fun experience is carefree feelings and these cars are easy to enjoy.

YMMV. :-)
Spot on!

As far as the handling, I really wanted to calm the tendency to drift down a lot after I put in the supercharger. @CSG Mike was correct, he said all I needed was wider/stickier tires. I had just put some 17x9 RPF1's on with some PSS@245, so I went and powered around some hilly mississippi back roads, and the car was absolutely glued to the ground. I really have to gun it at a corner to get any drift at all. My car handles like it's on rails now! You just need better tires.
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