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Posted by: r_towle Mar 6 2007, 02:53 PM

Wow,
Its cold out, the 914 starts right up after sitting still for quite a while.
The van had a dead battery, so after a jump start..off to sears I go.

Anyways....Aaron...these tires are wild when its -15 degrees out...like driving on ICE...I did a fishtail out of two streets with a 1.7 liter...to funny...

Rich

Posted by: djm914-6 Mar 6 2007, 03:14 PM

So how'd it do with the cross winds? I hope you didn't need to hit the highways. I could barely keep my Passat in the lanes at times.

Posted by: r_towle Mar 6 2007, 03:15 PM

no problems, it still handles like a dream.

wind is no issue.

Rich

Posted by: rmital Mar 6 2007, 03:26 PM

....it is pretty amazing....my Toyota Echo gets tossed around, where the 914's not affected by these winds at all.

Posted by: r_towle Mar 6 2007, 04:00 PM

lower CG
Stiffer suspension (by a long shot)
Stiffer sidewalls on the tires (by a long shot)
Lower wind profile.

Posted by: william harris Mar 6 2007, 04:26 PM

Rich - you are crazy. Say, you planning on dropping by IRA Porsche for the new members (NER-PCA) meeting at the end of March? Thought I would drop by in the teener.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Mar 6 2007, 04:28 PM

ES100's? when it got to 30 here... they got scary LOL

tire rack : "ultra high performance summer tire"
i guess they mean that

Posted by: r_towle Mar 6 2007, 04:30 PM

yup thems is the ones...

Dude, they were like driving on rocks today...lots of fun once I got used to it...actually brought back my youthful days of overpowered muscle cars....

ass waggin in a 1.7 is just to funny.

Rich