Re: SCARRRYY!!!!

["S. Joseph Mann" <joem@pswtech.com>]

George,

(I almost crashed 4 times!) PLEASE! With all due respect, literally,
LEARN TO DRIVE. OR, verify that all the original parts are connected
properly, i.e. SWAY BARS!  I've driven my bone stock GLX for over 3
years, often at the limits of it's speed, and never once come close to
loosing control.

Your car does not GIVE you control, you EXERT it.



> George Turner, Jr. wrote:
> 
>    I experienced one of the scariest things ever over the weekend.  I
> drove a GLX with STOCK suspension! (no disrespect to fellow glx'ers
> with stock suspension)  To make a long story short.. I got rid of my
> carrera coil overs and put back on my stock suspension till the H&R's
> come in.  I have been driving my car with a performance suspension
> about 3 weeks after I got it and forgot what it feels like to drive a
> stock GLX.  On Friday night I had to drive about 30 miles to a friends
> house to pick up a banner for the VW club, on the way I almost crashed
> 4 times!  I never knew changing lanes, going on and off on ramps,  and
> uneven roads could be soo dangerous!  I was never soo scared to drive
> a car before in my life.  It got to the point where I almost pulled
> over and called AAA for a tow back home!  The car totally has a
> different personality..  I hit a bump while driving and turning at the
> same time and the car almost jumped totally into the next lane.
> SCARY!!  even a crappy suspension set up is better than driving a car
> stock!  spinning out on the freeway while going 95 mph in traffic does
> not compare to how scared I was driving the car with stock
> suspension.
> MORAL:  forget chips, rims, and all that other stuff...change your
> suspension FIRST!!!
> btw..I measured the difference between the stock set up and the height
> in had the car with the coil overs.. it was 3 1/4 inches!!  The ride
> quality was still pretty good..
> George