09-05-2008, 11:17 AM
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There and back again
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: 2003 BMW 325xiT; looking for a new fun car
Location: New York
Posts: 2,939
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Originally Posted by FC
I read that yesterday. I was surprised that while they praised the experience and insane acceleration/speed, they sort hid the not so great handling in a small comment in the summary section. They did mention that teh car was tuned for R-comps, but still.
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From the car's owner:
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Originally Posted by CalScot
We had been trying to get a workable time to conduct this test for months. Things were all set up and then my right rear Bilstien shock lost all gas.
I borrowed a set of non adjustable Koni's from Shinoo. Only the rears fit, so I had two rear non adjustable Koni's and two Bilstien fronts.
I explained how it really adversely affected the balance and handling. The rears are almost solid, the fronts on full hard are about "50" adjustment clicks softer. Edmunds said they would make note of it and make adjustments in the handling evaluation. So we went ahead and scheduled the test.
Needless to say, I am a little disapointed they forgot this and made no mention of it other than the handling felt out of whack! Yeah....no shit Sherlock!
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