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Old 04-09-2021, 06:53 PM   #1597
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Fake euro plate, boom.

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Old 04-09-2021, 06:59 PM   #1598
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I'd rather have PP brakes...
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And ironically enough it seems that many (on here) that actually do use the car for the track change the suspension, wheels and pads on the PP cars anyway!
But they keep the calipers and rotors, which is really the most important part.
Even with stock pads you can get away with a few track days.
For $1500, those were a no-brainer to me ...and then I got them
basically for free after a salesman forgot to select the PP option in
KBB in front of me before negotiating

I also know a few really fast folks who still use PP suspension,
whether it came with the car, or they purchased it from someone else.
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Old 04-09-2021, 07:03 PM   #1599
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But they keep the calipers and rotors, which is really the most important part.
Even with stock pads you can get away with a few track days.
For $1500, those were a no-brainer to me ...and then I got them
basically for free after a salesman forgot to select the PP option in
KBB in front of me before negotiating

I also know a few really fast folks who still use PP suspension,
whether it came with the car, or they purchased it from someone else.
Oh the PP is a smoking deal there is no disputing that!
All I meant is that it does not convert the car instantly into a fully prepped track car.
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The part I didn't like is hidden by the license plate thank god! If I was someplace that didn't require a front plate I would be the first guy in forum history to say "Unfortunately we don't have front plates. What can I use to hide that big melted nose".
yeah, the free willy nose on the 1.5 has always annoyed me. too droopy, would need a novelty german plate just to cover it.
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it does look better in motion.
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I find it funny when race car drivers are forced by marketing to talk about safety nannies like Eyesight when their job is to evaluate the car's performance and dynamics.
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