MH:>hard braking and I could not slow down enough . . . (going down hill in SF)
This is typical of FWD (especially a relatively high, very nose heavy one . . .). My mother had a similar "I couldn't believe that I could not stop . . . going down hill" in another FWD car. You sound luckier. In her case the person she impacted claimed whiplash. Think Porsche 911 for the best braking downhill. Weight transfer is not your friend when you combine gravity and front heavy weight distribution. Eric Schieb Electron Speed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > NIGHTMARE. > > I had a 3 cylinder 94 Geo Metro for about 6 months. It was the scariest > piece of crap I have ever driven OR ridden in. I was commuting about 200-300 > miles a day back in '95 and the only good thing I can say about it is it got > great fuel mileage, even when flogging it hard - I averaged about 45mpg. > > It had 12 inch tires that were not much bigger than the one's on my HF > trailer. > It would lean ~5degrees when driving across windy bridges and sometimes I > would fight against the wind so hard that once the x-winds would slow down I > would have trouble staying in my lane - no joke. > The suspension and brakes were SO bad that I nose-dived under hard braking > and I could not slow down enough and actually drove UNDER a volvo that > stopped at the last minute to take a right turn (going down hill in SF). I > was amazed how crappy the brakes were. I actually laughed when I hit the > volvo - there was no damage to the front bumper, but upon contact the hood > crumpled up about a foot in the air. I pushed it back into semi-shape and > the hood latch/release still worked, SWEET. No damage to the Volvo, not even > a scuff on her painted bumper. > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Bill Cardell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> I know a bunch of you were talking about geo metros. Here's your chance >> to corner the market:http://westslope.craigslist.org/cto/831991765.html >> >> Bill Cardell >> TurboDog's Dad >> www.flyinmiata.com >> www.fmwestfield.com >> orders 1-800-FLY-MX5S >> Before you call our tech line (970.464.5600) please check out the FAQ >> <http://www.flyinmiata.com/FAQ/> section of our website >> >> >> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
