 Van dies, so off I go in the 914, its -15 degrees with serious WCF |
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| r_towle |
 Mar 6 2007, 02:53 PM
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Custom Member  Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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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 |
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| djm914-6 |
Mar 6 2007, 03:14 PM
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Happiness is: Getting on the road Group: Members Posts: 1,864 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Burlington MA Member No.: 248 Region Association: None |
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.
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| r_towle |
Mar 6 2007, 03:15 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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no problems, it still handles like a dream.
wind is no issue. Rich |
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| rmital |
Mar 6 2007, 03:26 PM
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Northeast optimist Group: Members Posts: 1,947 Joined: 12-December 05 From: Park Ridge, NJ Member No.: 5,268 |
QUOTE(r_towle @ Mar 6 2007, 04:15 PM)  wind is no issue. ....it is pretty amazing....my Toyota Echo gets tossed around, where the 914's not affected by these winds at all. |
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| r_towle |
Mar 6 2007, 04:00 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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lower CG
Stiffer suspension (by a long shot) Stiffer sidewalls on the tires (by a long shot) Lower wind profile. |
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| william harris |
Mar 6 2007, 04:26 PM
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914 Restorer Group: Members Posts: 1,459 Joined: 9-January 04 From: Hamilton, MA Member No.: 1,539 |
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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| Aaron Cox |
Mar 6 2007, 04:28 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
ES100's? when it got to 30 here... they got scary LOL
tire rack : "ultra high performance summer tire" i guess they mean that |
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| r_towle |
Mar 6 2007, 04:30 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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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 |
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