Re: [Fwd: SCARRRYY!!!!]

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

George Turner, Jr. wrote:

> <<<<<<<<<<<<WITH ALL DUE RESPECT>>>>>>>>>

> george (a very disappointed list member)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S. Joseph Mann <joem@pswtech.com>
> To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
> Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 10:31 PM
> Subject: Re: SCARRRYY!!!!
> 
> >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
> >