Nervous on the freeway?
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Nervous on the freeway?
I can't believe I'm asking this about a car that'll do 155, but here goes.
I'm a prospective Evo buyer, fwiw.
I know these things have quicker steering and won't be as stable as a Buick on the freeway, but I've driven two of these and the second one was a bit nervous at 80 on a smooth freeway. The first car I didn't get to take on the freeway, but it felt fine at speeds approaching that. Car #2 rode considerably harsher as well. It could be that since it has 1800 hard demo miles, it's all whacked on the alignment. It could also be that Car #1 had a two salespeople in it with me and Car #1 only had a skinny lady besides me and weight difference had a hand in things.
At any rate - I do a ton of freeway driving at elevated speeds and if these things do tend to get darty there, I'll have to look at getting something different.
So what's the consensus? Is this a byproduct of that which makes these so much fun to play with?
Any comments appreciated, except moronic suggestions to buy a Buick if I want sluggish highway steering.
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Dan
I'm a prospective Evo buyer, fwiw.
I know these things have quicker steering and won't be as stable as a Buick on the freeway, but I've driven two of these and the second one was a bit nervous at 80 on a smooth freeway. The first car I didn't get to take on the freeway, but it felt fine at speeds approaching that. Car #2 rode considerably harsher as well. It could be that since it has 1800 hard demo miles, it's all whacked on the alignment. It could also be that Car #1 had a two salespeople in it with me and Car #1 only had a skinny lady besides me and weight difference had a hand in things.
At any rate - I do a ton of freeway driving at elevated speeds and if these things do tend to get darty there, I'll have to look at getting something different.
So what's the consensus? Is this a byproduct of that which makes these so much fun to play with?
Any comments appreciated, except moronic suggestions to buy a Buick if I want sluggish highway steering.
Thanks!
Dan
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I think the car is pretty stable at 80 mph.. in fact my girlfriend commented while driving it that it's more comfortable and stable at 80 than it is at 60, so I'd chalk it up to alignment. Alignment makes all the difference here... I once rented a Crown Victoria, and I thought that thingw as scary on the highway, with the Evo at least I know the car will go in the direction I point it.
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Nervous in this case means the car moved around more than it should've. Didn't really feel like it wanted to go straight. It seemed
that with hands off the steering wheel it wanted to wander, but I should also point out that the steering wheel wiggled back and forth with hands off on smooth pavement. Mebbe it had tire problems as well.
I take it you guys talking about how planted the car feels at 100+ are running the big wing. I was thinking of going with the small one with the idea in mind of being less of a cop magnet. However, since I'm planning to do track days next year, I may be wanting the helicopter blade after all. What's the real skinny on the big wing anyway? Does it really do anything other than look bad*ss?
I meant to say above that Car #2 only had the skinny lady in it with me. Car #2 also rode a lot rougher over bumps, which was strange. Maybe somebody had the tires overinflated. Would anyone car to share the pressures so I can check them before my next test drive?
I'm inclined to think the rougher car did have an alignment issue, but I wanted to check here and make sure it wasn't just an issue of these cars being more lively.
Thanks,
Dan
that with hands off the steering wheel it wanted to wander, but I should also point out that the steering wheel wiggled back and forth with hands off on smooth pavement. Mebbe it had tire problems as well.
I take it you guys talking about how planted the car feels at 100+ are running the big wing. I was thinking of going with the small one with the idea in mind of being less of a cop magnet. However, since I'm planning to do track days next year, I may be wanting the helicopter blade after all. What's the real skinny on the big wing anyway? Does it really do anything other than look bad*ss?
I meant to say above that Car #2 only had the skinny lady in it with me. Car #2 also rode a lot rougher over bumps, which was strange. Maybe somebody had the tires overinflated. Would anyone car to share the pressures so I can check them before my next test drive?
I'm inclined to think the rougher car did have an alignment issue, but I wanted to check here and make sure it wasn't just an issue of these cars being more lively.
Thanks,
Dan
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From what I've read and heard I expected the Evo to be painstakingly jittery on the expressway. On the contrary, I'm happy to report that ours is quite stable and locked down at speed as well. I once drove a '92 3 series that was way, way more jittery and nervous feeling on the freeway, it made me jittery and nervous.
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Originally posted by boostedwrx
FYI~ Dont get the evo that had a lot of miles on it. Stealerships are known for beating these cars.
FYI~ Dont get the evo that had a lot of miles on it. Stealerships are known for beating these cars.
Thanks for those psi's.
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According to autoweek, the wing starts generating meaningful downforce at around 88 mph. I don't think it's a cosmetic piece; mitsubishi has historically run the production aero pieces on their WRC cars with minimal modification, and I expect the same for their reentry to WRC for 2004. The low wing is basically useless from a aero standpoint.. might as well go wingless.
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If you drive with both hands on the wheel (as God intended), you'll have no problems. Remember, too, that your car follows your eyes. If you are distracted and look right or left, you'll drift over... Just pay attention and everything will be fine. And you'll be damn glad you have such sharp turn-in when you want to let 'er rip.
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If you drive with both hands on the wheel (as God intended), you'll have no problems. Remember, too, that your car follows your eyes. If you are distracted and look right or left, you'll drift over... Just pay attention and everything will be fine. And you'll be damn glad you have such sharp turn-in when you want to let 'er rip.
If you drive with both hands on the wheel (as God intended), you'll have no problems. Remember, too, that your car follows your eyes. If you are distracted and look right or left, you'll drift over... Just pay attention and everything will be fine. And you'll be damn glad you have such sharp turn-in when you want to let 'er rip.
Oh, and if you do take your eyes off the road for a second, youll wind up on the shoulder! lol... not that I have or anything...