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Deserved reputation for being slow! 200

posted by  Michae1 on  Sun Jan 6 19:54 CST 2002
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"Funny, either Ford pickups are slow, or they are driven by more mature people. They're never on my ass. But the Dodges and Chevrolets... that's a different story."


I might have a little useful insight on this. This past summer I helped my dad move car parts every weekend for a few weeks. Each time he rented a full size pickup truck, and each time it was different. A Ford, a Chevy, and a Dodge. They all had big gas sucking V8 engines, so acceleration was not a problem. On the highway, the Ford was apparently a pig. My dad didn't like the handling at all, and didn't really toss it into corners as much (note: he's an aggresive driver, and with a rental, the vehicles see their full potential for speed and cornering constantly). The Chevy was pretty good, with stable handling at the limits of traction, but the Dodge was the clear winner. It was the best handling of the three with the fastest cornering and it also did the best burnouts. Riding the brake and on a slight incline, it layed down a strip of rubber about 30ft long.
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Michael -- 1987 244 GT | Volvo 240 Links






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