Hi Scott, On Wed, 18 May 2005 08:21:27 -0400, Scott Loveless wrote:
> Suprisingly, the Miata did well in the snow. Luckily, snow isn't much of an issue in Atlanta. :-) Mine wouldn't do well in snow, regardless of tires, because it's lowered so much it would be scraping the snow piles. I have to drive the blinking thing up on ramps to get a floor jack under it. But between the lowering, adjustable shocks, stiffer springs, adjustable sway bar, and some nice low profile tires, it drives like a go kart. > Now I drive an Xterra, and instead of looking for holes in traffic, > I'm looking for the guy in the Miata who's about to take it from me. Not a problem around here. It's usually easy to find a hole that would fit the Queen Mary. :-) Atlanta drivers aren't particularly attentive. > I always get a chuckle out of the ricers. But maybe, just maybe, the > Altezzas really do add about 10 horsepower. ;) The "Type R" stickers add more than the Altezzas. :-) > Besides, would you really want to risk your car to a track occupied > by a lowered Honda Civic with a typeR sticker and an inept driver? Sure. It's easier to pass a car that's stuck in the gravel trap. :-) TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
