RE: stock tires do not suck (oh yes they do).

["Ng, Kevin (Bank of America Commercial Finance)" <kevin.ng@bankofamericacf.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Seann Dorand [SMTP:sdorand@lucent.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, February 01, 2000 6:23 AM
> To:	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject:	RE: stock tires do not suck (oh yes they do).
> 
> How do you tell the difference between what the chasis is doing and what
> the
> suspension is doing?  I used to drive an 88 Cavalier Z24... it was not
> very
> predictable... you either stuck like glue with no body roll whatsover or
> the
> ass end was GONE if you went in too hot.
> 
> I drive about 60,000 miles a year and have been driving fast my entire
> life,
> but I am STILL not very confident taking corners at very high speeds in
> this
> Jetta either due to the chasis or suspension.. not sure which one.  I feel
> like if I take an exit ramp too hot or something that the car would roll
> over or flip before ANY of the tires would consider sliding or drifting
> especially with the ASR turned on.  I do agree with Bill though that
> hitting
> a bump going while going around a corner the car soaks it up really good..
> the car feels a bit floaty at 100mph+
> 
Try a car with coilovers and you will know immediately it's the shit
suspension. The Y2K chassis is pretty tight.

> and yes... the gas mileage sux bigtime.  I have about 145 miles on the car
> by the time I hit half a tank.
> 
What do you expect? There will always be a tradeoff between fuel economy and
performance. Buy a TDI if you want great gas mileage.

> I either want to improve my ability to sense what the car is going to do
> or
> do away with the body roll.....  any suggestions?
> 
Just swapping in better springs and dampers will help tremendously. Sway
bars also help, but not as much.

Kevin Ng
97 Jetta GLX Windsor Blue