bidding farewell

[onefiend]

sorry to hear about your IS gettin hurt.

gotta be careful with those RWD cars in rain/snow/wet conditions.

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

there goes another solaraguy to an is300. whats that's the 10th person already....

[Steve526]

Sorry to hear man, my uncle totaled his IS last january, it started snowing right b4 he was commuting home and he spun out and hit a tree.

[st.augsolara02]

yea i knew was gonna be a lil different but i had no idea it was that drastic of a change..i mean i took the corner the same as i would in the solara but that RWD kicked my ass lol it just sucked tho cuz it wasnt one of those accidents were it annihilates your car and ur like yea thats gonna need some major work, it did just enough damage that i cant just leave it cuz it would just be embarassing and a disgrace to the lexus name but at the same time you feel like punching yourself in the face for having to dump 2-3k into something so small but needs a complete bumper replacement..long story short i will be keeping well within the speed limit and extra soft thru the twisties during the rain lol

[Steve526]

Yeah man my friend let me drive his 01' mustang gt, bleh man its wierd, that thing was a beast though haha.

[st.augsolara02]

damn steve sorry to hear about your uncle..was he hurt? yea that whole deal and hearing all the horror stories really makes me think twice when it gets wet outside now..its so tempting to wanna play around with it in those conditions and have a lil fun gettin sideways but its def not worth it lemme tell ya all it will take is one little scare like i had and it'll make u get nervous every time you feel like ur hydroplaning

[woa_its_j3ff]

yes, RWD is very differnt from FWD IMO.. handling as well as a few other things. at least just to me

[st.augsolara02]

care for a lil elaboration jeff?

[dominoSLEV6]

every since i can remember this has been been my dream car

Long term memory loss much? Car ain't been out THAT long

And Ahhhhhh, the sign clipping mod. I got luckier with my first wet pavement RWD high speed cornerning lesson, no urbs or anything. the way I try and avoid it is obviously be careful ni the rin, but think of your car not as somethign that can fit through things as wide as the car is, but rather things as long as the car is. I know it doens't really make sense, but I try and have an idea about me of what would happen if the car slid out on any corner. I still don't have it msatered by any means, but now I don't have those sliding incidents and if I do they're ever so small and well controlled. Almost nailed a curb swinging the backend out on a u-turn taking a buddy for a ride when I swung too far back to other way. You jsut have to realize you have a decent amount of power under those wheels, and once it's lost (not on the ground) it makes handling the car a whole new ballgame. I was ony pushing the gas in 3rd gear at a pretty low rpm going around a corner the first time I ost the back end, and it really took my by surprise. It happens a lot when peopel go from front to RWD, it's an entirely different feeling and you have to realy get in tune with the car to know what's going on. Using the seat, the steering wheel, the pedals, your gauges, and listening tell you everything about the car, and you'll learn when crap don't feel right and it's about to go wrong.

Now screw all that other crap I just said, you don't need to read it, go turbo the bitch!

-chris

[dominoSLEV6]

there goes another solaraguy to an is300. whats that's the 10th person already....

12th if you count 1MZ-FE (5S and 2A's can count as well) to 2JZ-GE, don't forget SPAD and I got Supras now

-chris

[st.augsolara02]

lol yea the turbo was the next mod on the list..i actually put enough money on the bank loan to have enough left over for the turbo kit but now the funds need replenishing after i get raped by the body shop lol

[Steve526]

Nah he was fine, now hes driving an 02 maxima i think.

[NeFaRiOuS_SLE]

there goes another solaraguy to an is300. whats that's the 10th person already....

12th if you count 1MZ-FE (5S and 2A's can count as well) to 2JZ-GE, don't forget SPAD and I got Supras now

-chris

Well, for the Solara to IS upgrade, it's safe to say that you're going from one MCV20L to the other.