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| groot |
 Mar 8 2005, 09:51 AM
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So, I got a new RX-8 a few weeks ago. I've only managed to get 620 miles on it so far and some a-hole ran into it when it was parked on the street last night.... and didn't leave a note or anything.
Man, I'm pissed. |
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| groot |
Mar 9 2005, 03:03 PM
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Brant,
SOAPBOX..... Beware of the non-OEM stuff out there, particularly software. The factory calibration is bad enough.... that 2.0L is stressed already and aftermarket tuners (if that's what you're talking about) do not have much of a calibration research program. We paid Cosworth and Roush to do that calibration and it's not that robust, compared to the other calibrations that Ford does. Calibrations are very complex and it scares me that companies throw a car on the dyno, lean it out a bit and sell a product that was only tuned in a very specific condition. Rant over.... There are 2 elements to the traction control on that car, brake intervention and engine intervention. I believe the defeat button only disables one of these features (if I recall correctly it turns off the brake intervention) and that's why people don't like it. It's still a great car and you might appreciate the traction control if it snows where you are. I swtiched from the Contis to GY Eagle F1 GSCs and that car went nowhere in the snow, but it was fun. It still pisses me off that Ford opted to not put in a LSD, it really needs one. |
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Posts in this topic
groot OT-People suck Mar 8 2005, 09:51 AM
skline You park on the street? I dont like to do that ove... Mar 8 2005, 09:54 AM groot No, I don't. I stopped at my brother's hou... Mar 8 2005, 09:56 AM Jeroen that sucks!
how bad is the damage?
and how do... Mar 8 2005, 10:00 AM JerryP That is so low. Man, I don't know how people l... Mar 8 2005, 10:09 AM groot Crunched quarter panel ahead of the rear wheel and... Mar 8 2005, 10:13 AM Toast Man, that sucks! http://... Mar 8 2005, 02:12 PM Brett W What color is the paint all over the quarter. I w... Mar 8 2005, 02:25 PM balljoint Mar 8 2005, 02:39 PM brant man that sucks...
thanks for the comparo against t... Mar 8 2005, 02:45 PM Scott Carlberg Now see, IF you'd stuck with a German car, the... Mar 8 2005, 03:20 PM groot Insurance covers the whole thing. Nothing out of m... Mar 9 2005, 07:14 AM wrpspddrvr Mar 9 2005, 09:17 AM brant Kevin,
I didn't know about the wheels. That... Mar 9 2005, 09:32 AM brant Kevin,
I'm pretty fearful of chips in genera... Mar 9 2005, 05:09 PM groot You're going to love driving that car on decen... Mar 10 2005, 06:45 AM Tom Perso Since you're associated with Ford, you must be... Mar 10 2005, 08:13 AM groot True. I live in Dearborn.
Do you get to Bell... Mar 10 2005, 09:07 AM 1bad914 On a good note, parked the BMW in a lot, went in a... Mar 10 2005, 10:08 AM Tom Perso Mar 10 2005, 06:55 PM
carambola had that happen to me, a 95 bronco in connecticut ... Mar 10 2005, 08:11 PM |
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