I read people saying "I got the V6 to prepare myself for V8" or "That kid doesn't....

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Originally posted by epic:
Having a few scares, I only open it up when I know it's safe.

That's funny, I heard the same thing from 16 year olds with LS1s.

"I only street race when I know its safe."

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RWD and FWD are a huge difference, especially for me. For example, my first car was a 1980 Dodge Aspen, 225 c.i.d. straight six. Not a ton of power, but it was RWD. Took a little time to get accustomed to driving a car period, let alone driving a RWD in the rain and snow. After that car I had a 1977 Buick LeSabre, 407 V8, huge engine, huge car. Winters were fun in that car, especially when trying to stop 6000 lbs. with the ill equipped brakes that car came with and no ABS. But while driving that car, it taught me how to control a possible spin, how to stop according to the driving conditions I was in, and how to keep myself from getting into any possible trouble. I had the Camaro after that, a fairly light car compared to what I had been driving before, with a little bit wider tire tread (believe me, tires have everything to do with control of a car, bad tires, less control, etc.) and a quicker car. Little bit more responsive in the steering of a Camaro than the helm of a '77 LeSabre, much easier to control than a heavy car. I would be able to control the car so well in the snow and rain I could have it sideways and keep it that way for several hundred yards without going into a full spin (which i don't really recommend). After the demise my Camaro faced, I had two vans and a truck, which for the most part was kinda like driving the LeSabre again. But all the cars that I had up till now have all been RWD cars. The car I own now is a FWD car, and after driving it for only 3 months, it handles completely different to what the others before did. I am basically having to relearn the characteristics of driving with a FWD car. Everyone says that FWD is better in the snow, but for me, I could control a RWD car better that these people could control a FWD car.

My whole point is that every car has a little bit different characteristics than the next. Take time to learn how that car handles in ALL situations and driving conditions. I am not one of these people that say a V8 F-body is a bad choice for a beginning driver, if he can be easy on the throttle in certain situations and conditions, then there is no reason why he should be able to have that car. You just have to be patient and learn the car.

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Originally posted by Stefan:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by epic:
Having a few scares, I only open it up when I know it's safe.

That's funny, I heard the same thing from 16 year olds with LS1s.

"I only street race when I know its safe." </font>[/QUOTE]Hey ***, I run at the track. Did I say I street race? I'm glad I go out of my way to help you sometimes.

Let me guess Stefan, you are perfect in every way, too? Give up on it.