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I'm going to be a little offensive here. @Turbowned. Don't be a twit. The suspension change was the worst thing they did to the MR-2. It was prone to idiot drivers who knew nothing about driving an MR car (you know, they usually cost 5x more at the time), that was the problem. The same could be said of an FR car today what with so many FF cars on the streets. Don't make wreckless comments like that. Nobody here wants the FR-S/86/BRZ to be dumbed down. WTF?!?!?!
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Exactly. We live in a world where most BMW 3 series drivers don't even realize the dynamic potential of their cars. Tell them it's FR and they will stare at you blankly. Just because you have driven an FR car, doesn't mean you know how to explore the limits of one. |
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Anyone can do stupid shit, whether it's someone who just got their first RWD car, or their 10th. |
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@Matador. Perhaps you missed the part where I said:
"Time will tell whether Toyota/Scion racks up enough complaints to warrant a change, or whether they will leave it as is... I hope they leave it, but we all know Toyota's reputation for building "safe" (read: sedate) cars." Guys, I'm not hating on the FR-S or the way it handles. I'm surprised and thrilled that they've built this car to handle the way it does. I'm just trying to find a possible explanation to it's behavior beyond the usual "idiot driver behind the wheel" reasoning.
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the frs even at 10th/10th doesn't snap like a 2nd gen MR2 when your off or on the throttle, when the FRS oversteers its very linear. they e-braked the FRS and the manufacturer has no way of disabling the e-brake while your driving to prevent this. also manufacturers will not tune their car to go beyond 30 degrees of slip out of the factory, and if it does go beyond its because it was induced by the driver.
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvM_olv7F80"]Subaru BRZ Wreck - Crash footage (Before/After) - YouTube[/ame] |
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Ouch. Hopefully no one was hurt.
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I dont mind the prius tires. im not one to push my luck in the frs anyways so i find the tires to be plenty okay. They get loose on my once in a while but ive never really lost control of it.
that had to have been one brutal crash for the whole body to be messed up like that |
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Is your VSC or trac off? I can never get back tires loose if both of those options are on and driving somewhat normal.. even in the rain. |
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i gave it too much gas just after entering a right turn. Tires spun loose and i went sideways for just a split second. I hit the clutch and adjusted the gas so thats really no biggy. Im wasnt saying loose as in 100% slidding out of control lol
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(Snow, ice, and track conditions are excluded from my statements) |
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Nope, no injuries from the wreck itself.
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Going to Jalopnik reminds me of why I almost never go there, my Noscript goes nuts.
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