What I said about it being a rwd transveres setup was more of a joke than anything else, I'm aware well aware of how pointless it would be, which is why I said I said I guessed it would be one of the later two options... because I honestly wasn't 100% sure if it was the engine bay of a DeVille. a fwd sub 2 liter still might oversteer into a ditch when off throttle or understeer into one while on the throttle, and yes even the older vic can break its tyres loose on demand at lower speeds from what I've read but I assume that it would be fine as long as you're gentle with the throttle
Vics weigh too much and don't have enough power to break both rear tires loose while moving at a decent speed on dry pavement unless you're really whipping it. Won't ever really catch you off guard cause it doesn't happen unless you set it up. In the rain, though, with the LSD and shitty goodyear eagles, it'll come around at the drop of a hat. Also on dirt and such. I can proudly say I've never let a car come around on me unintentionally. Of course there have been a few times I got sideways but wasn't able to recover, but only on dirt and I was prepared for it.
Most of you guys seem to think you know more than you do, The Eldo was an E-Body car, same as a Buick Rivera and Olds Toronado. Guess what, Most of the E-body cars were front wheel drive. 66 Oldsmobile Toronado. I was mistaken, The Riviera did not become FWD until 1979, However by then they were small and boring. 68 Cadillac Eldorado Whereas the DeVille was a larger, RWD C-body car. 69 Coupe DeVille. For those claiming that V8 powered cars are easy to lose control of, I've driven some pretty aggressive stuff never found myself beyond my ability, (1970 Pontiac GTO Judge with a supercharged 455 putting down almost 700 HP, multiple mud trucks with anywhere from 300-1000 HP, 85 Monte Carlo SS with a 565 BBC with nearly 650 all motor HP, and a bunch of other stuff) Obviously it has the ability to kill you, but as long as you think ahead and try to predict what the vehicle is going to do, so have you ever considered that maybe you just aren't a very good driver?
My accord with a 2.0 i4 that made 155 at the crank when it was new (and even that only on a good day) can break loose if you put it in a situation where you'd expect it to. Results only in severe understeer though, until it grabs again quick and weight slams back into the other side. It can actually surprise you if you've only driven it a few times. It actually can break traction with less than 50% gas in the wet. I'm betting it's just it being FWD with crappy tires, nothing special about the car itself. I don't think any i4 accords are known for fun.
RE: AE86. I think I'll start referring to that car as the Weeaboo Foxbody. SRA FR, same general shape (with two body styles), same cult following and large aftermarket... Also, remember that the whole point of that cartoon was that Takumi was driving an obsolete car but made it up with skills and (later) an unexpected 11000RPM touring car engine. It was never stated that the AE86 was a cornering monster, that was in incorrect inference made by fans. If you're drifting, an AE86 or AE88 will indeed do well, but if you want to go fast, you can do a lot, lot better, often for less money thanks to the scene tax.
2 questions: 1. What kind of car are you in? 2. How many counts of reckless driving do you have against you?
@HadACoolName It's most likely the car in his signature, a 1986 Volvo 245 but im not certain. Also if he was in Straya driving like that it would most likely be a VR/VS commodore. They all drive like twats.
Anything small and light weight is a cornering monster with the right suspension. His car wa Any small light weight car is a cornering monster once you ditch the commuter suspension. Once you start building economy cars with better suspension setups than Porsche and bmws, people who want to go fast but can't afford a sports car take notice and get to work.
No I ain't mofo, because i'm guilty of doing of doing 1st and 2nd gear pulls in my driveway in my little excel at the immature age of 16. I'm only on my L's here in Australia. I don't like doing burnouts, they are for pussies who don't have good car control. I like to do fast launches, they are much more fun especially when you shift to second and it keeps spinning the wheels.
The only SRA car I ever heard of that could hang with Porsches and BMWs was the '10-'14 Mustang. A true professional, i.e. someone who sets up race cars and custom jobs for a living, would probably be able to pull it off with a lesser car, but to say "economy cars with better suspension setups than Porsches and BMWs" like it's just that easy smacks of rice.
