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Now, I do tend to "engine brake" somewhat (I have a 5-speed), but I guess I should get down and check them. The front ones at least are probably wafer-thin!
Meade
Ummm....well, I could say that some MALE drivers need close supervision too, right?
Especially the ones who have squirrels attacking their pants.
--Dale
Let's hope this is good news for the Mustang and not bad news for the M6.
Meade
I think the garage ripped your wife off.
;-)
(But I'd rather the 6 share a plant with the Mustang than, say, the FOCUS!!!!!!!)
Meade
http://autosite.com/garage/encyclop/ency14f.asp
My Protege is nowhere near as fast, but it feels much more solid. On bumpy clover leafs, the Mustang's rear end would hop and skip around. The Protege just digs in and bumps in the road don't seem to upset it. The steering on the Protege is 10 times better. The Protege rides better. The interior in the Protege seems luxury compared to the Mustang's burlap seats, vinyl door coverings, and Econoline dashboard (The speedo did go to 140, and so did the car). The Protege is much quieter; the Mustang had 2 chamber mufflers and between 70 and 75 mph in 5th gear the resonance was the loudest. You could feel the exhuast sound in the floor. Obviously the Protege is a better quality car although I don't think it could withstand the kind of mechanical abuse that the Mustang went though. I like some Fords and I like Mazdas. They make cars that are fun to drive.
BTW, Rally Sweden is running today to Sunday!
http://rally.racing-live.com/en/
http://www.wrc.com/en_GB/default.htm
Dinu
Bruno
I find that these tires run smoother than the Bridgestone RE-92, probably due to the softer sidewalls. I run them around 37 PSI for optimal balance. They are very comfortable on the highway. I did a couple of 4 hour road trips with no complaints. They were quite quiet but they are still pretty new. I think the treadwear rating was around 300. I have 205/55/15's installed on the stock 15 inch mags. The extra width over stock really makes it hard to spin the wheels upon start-up and braking at the limit in noticeably better, the ABS does not kick in as fast as before.
I got me a rental too. It's a 2002 Protege DX auto. Green lights, no tach, crank windows, the whole works. It rides a little better than my ES, but, Holy Automatic!! I'm glad I have a 5sp.
Meade
I have no idea what all that means, but that's what I got.
Gotta get mine rotated, and my oil changed!!! Been 9K on this batch of synthetic -- time to change!!!
Meade
The Michelin X-Ones I put on my Lexus are warranted for 80,000 miles. I hope the car makes it to 200K.
What'd you get?
Meade
Meade
Malt---what do you think about having 3 used struts and one brand new one?
Bruno
But alst 2 winters, whenever the temp fell below 25F, it would groan when it went over the first bump. After that stretch exercise, I would not hear any more groans.
What is causing this?
Bruno---They had to order the VTCS thingy. I'm not sure if they have to order the strut also.
http://www.mazdastuff.com has them for relatively cheap, check it out!