big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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Gotta be my girls 106 GTi, lowered 50mm on full Gmax kit torsion bar lowered to match the front, front strut brace and on 16s with 40 profile tyres tiz like a go kart
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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Erm....theres such a choice of cars for me.
Top ones have to be: -
Evo 9 FQ 340 - Obviously
Golf R32 - Rails
Audi RS6 - As above!
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Nobber
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Registered: 7th Nov 03
Location: Newbury - Berks Drives: Leon Cupra R & Mk5 GTi
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quote: Originally posted by jr
Rover Mini Cooper
Without a doubt!
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Bmw E36 328i
My corsa
and....................
Range rover (seriously not in a sports car handled way, but in a refinement and poise and steering and ease it as one of the best cars ive ever driven)
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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quote: Originally posted by Jambo
Bmw E36 328i
My corsa
and....................
Range rover (seriously not in a sports car handled way, but in a refinement and poise and steering and ease it as one of the best cars ive ever driven)
Do they have no corners where you live?
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James_DT
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Registered: 9th Apr 04
Location: Cambridgeshire
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My 306/my Dad's Laguna. But then again, I haven't driven that many cars.
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dhdev
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Registered: 22nd Dec 05
Location: Midlands
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My old E30 M3 was awesome, bilstein dampers, H&R springs, Whiteline anti-roll bars, Powerflex bushes. Turn in was fantastic and it refused to understeer
My old 205 rally car was fun too, Bilstein forest spec dampers which were rock solid on the road, it used to lift off oversteer at 15mph 
I had a mk2 escort estate 1.3 standard, had practically enough body roll to get the door handles on the tarmac but it gripped like a beast!
plus my nova's pretty handy, uprated dampers, hot-hatch springs, rose-jointed, rollcage and extremely light. Out handles most stuff on track, should be even better this year with sticky tyres, adjustable dampers and a load of welding planned!
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Jason Iles
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Bristol
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quote: Originally posted by Nismo
quote: Originally posted by Jason Iles
The S2000 on standard suspension, rear end happy as it was, it was easy corrected (in the dry) and loved powering out of corners
RWD is the way to go
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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@ Fad
Yes i wasnt talkin about sports car kind of "performance" driving.
But in terms of a driving experience, the range rover is awesome. At what it does, carry people in luxury slowly and comfortably it surpasses any other car in its class.
If u tried to go round a corner quickly on the otherhand 
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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quote: Originally posted by Jambo
@ Fad
Yes i wasnt talkin about sports car kind of "performance" driving.
But in terms of a driving experience, the range rover is awesome. At what it does, carry people in luxury slowly and comfortably it surpasses any other car in its class.
If u tried to go round a corner quickly on the otherhand 
I know what you mean absolutely love them real cruising barges
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
Location: Jimmy Bennett's la la land.
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Engineering wise what makes cars handle better than others, is it the dimensions of the car, etc?
Im intrigued, seems like out of the budget cars the french make good handling cars, clio, pug 205/306/106. Is this intentional? do they spend money on researching this rather than them not dropping to pieces?!
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Also I think the Ford KA handles bloody good. My Dad used to have one for running backwards and forwards to work in, it had 15" alloys on so better grip than standard and it was really good fun on a twisty road!
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Ultimate Corsa Driver!!!
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Registered: 2nd Oct 05
Location: Earth LOL
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quote: Originally posted by Jason2004
quote: Originally posted by Ultimate Corsa Driver!!!
Of the Cars I've driven:
1st GTO Twin Turbo and then i woke up
2nd Saxo VTS and then i woke up
3rd Corsa 1.6 and then i woke up
4th Clio 1.2 and then i woke up
5th Astra 1.4 and then i woke up
6th Transit Ice-cream Van and then i had to serve some kid and ice cream
[Edited on 12-01-2006 by Ultimate Corsa Driver!!!]
Yep i'm such an amazing driver that after driving those cars above whilst asleep I woke up and realised I'd just driven down some twisty country roads.
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
Location: Liverpool
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Mk2 Toyota MR2 until it rained
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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quote: Originally posted by M15T XE
Smart Roadster, out handled the lotus elise, but was slower.
shit forgot about these, they are as well
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