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As to the shudder at braking, be sure to push in your clutch... oh nevermind...
We kid because we love. Actually, if there is a shudder at braking you may have a warped rotor or something - it shouldn't do that. But yeah, everything else will come with use. Whenever I get into a rental, I'm always driving like it's my first day for a mile or so. Many modern cars have super grabby brakes! |
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Every car is tuned differently for their demographic. I think the FRS86BRZ has great feel on both accelerator and brakes. Last edited by bkharmony; 01-04-2019 at 05:10 PM. |
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As others have said, drive more worry less. ;-) The drive-by-wire accelerator peddle will feel very different if you are not used to drive-by-wire. It does feel like you just lay a feather on it to get moving.... lighter shoes with a rounded heal (back edge) will give you more feedback and finesse.
You would be surprised how complex and non-linear the drive-by-wire calculations are.... Here's a graph of one of the relevant tables from the stock programming. I got a little tired of it being so twitchy around town, and adjusted it so I got ~1/3 torque by ~50% pedal angle and the other 2/3 torque by 100%. (If you adjust it just leave the low RPM numbers alone, as that's an "anti-stall" feature.) |
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01-04-2019, 03:57 PM | #20 | |
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Nah, just realistic. Over the years of spending time on car forums and FB groups for various makes and models, I've noticed that occasionally someone will come in whining about an innate characteristic of the vehicle, and people will generally either try to convince him that it's not as bad as he thinks it is or that he'll get used to it. They do it half out of defense of the car they love and half out of a genuine desire to share their love for the car.
There's no point in doing that. If he's complaining about the brakes and throttle response of this car, it's unlikely he'll ever be happy with it. So it's better just to reduce his expectations now to move him smoothly on toward the inevitable conclusion. He should get rid of the car and go back to the luxury cars he feels comfortable with. I won't be offended by that. None of us here need his validation. His lack of enjoyment of the car doesn't affect my enjoyment of it in the slightest. |
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Driving over lots of land mines or IED's there? I complain about OR roads, maybe I shouldn't.
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Yeah, the shoes can make a huge difference. I got a new pair of shoes recently, similar style to what I always wear but the sole was a bit thicker and stiffer. Couldn't feel the gas pedal anymore. Got rid of those shoes after just a couple days. |
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Oh ya sure. I always make sure to measure the heels of my shoes with calipers before driving and throw away any that have worn more than .005".
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Hah! I'm pretty sure I didn't buy a new (non-recap) tire until I was in my mid 20s. My first two cars never had anything but used tires on them.
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My two cars are a manual 86 PP and an old Peugeot 307 diesel. They’re like chalk and cheese, and whenever I swap cars I’m crap for a few minutes until I recalibrate. My pug has the worlds vaguest clutch, whereas the 86 clutch has about 1/8” travel between on and off. Throttle response for both cars is worlds apart. Brakes on the 86 are much better than the pug. The pug even has the indicators on the other side of the wheel. The pug has a really upright driving position, whereas I practically lay down in the 86. The pug doesn’t go round corners, the 86 does.
So I swap from driving the pug to the 86, bunny-hop on the first few gear changes, wipe the windscreeen on the first corner, and check the seatbelt every time I hit the brakes. It’s quite a bit of fun. |
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