I DROVE THE SMURFMOBILE (short review)
12-29-2008, 06:40 PM
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I DROVE THE SMURFMOBILE (short review)
I wish I remembered a barf-and-poop bag. Yup, I shat my pants, then threw up afterward. The car's nuts! Power is unbelieveable. Not going to lie, even with coils, I like the steering feel of my TT and the ability to throw the car around more (after all, Smurfmobile is a sedan). But gosh, it pulls freakin' hard.
12-29-2008, 06:54 PM
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Hmm....I wonder which SmurfMobile he's talking about =)
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12-30-2008, 06:16 AM
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just wondering...
how well can you throw the TT around?
im not trying to bash on anyone for sure, but having just drove my bros[gdawga4] b6a4 with a handful of suspension mods [big rear sway, konis and h&r springs] though its very responsive for sure, its still day and night when im used to my stock suspension cooper s, jerking the b6's wheel 90 degrees gets me the response of a 15 degree jerk on my wheel, with much less body roll (Even tho its minimal in the b6)
obviously the comparison isnt that fair with a car almost 1000lbs lighter and with wheels on the corner of the car hahaha
anyhow, i've never driven a TT, but curious compared to a b5 how much better the handling is? This is coming from me having driven a c4 AVANT.... thing swayed like a BOAT hahahaha
im not trying to bash on anyone for sure, but having just drove my bros[gdawga4] b6a4 with a handful of suspension mods [big rear sway, konis and h&r springs] though its very responsive for sure, its still day and night when im used to my stock suspension cooper s, jerking the b6's wheel 90 degrees gets me the response of a 15 degree jerk on my wheel, with much less body roll (Even tho its minimal in the b6)
obviously the comparison isnt that fair with a car almost 1000lbs lighter and with wheels on the corner of the car hahaha
anyhow, i've never driven a TT, but curious compared to a b5 how much better the handling is? This is coming from me having driven a c4 AVANT.... thing swayed like a BOAT hahahaha
12-30-2008, 06:49 AM
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the TT is known for terrible understeer and a lazy turn-in...
at least stock. With the right suspension work it'll carve up anything. Switching from the B5 back to my car, the steering just felt much heavier, and I felt it had a much more solid road feel. Taking into account lateral G's and skidpad numbers it probably doesn't actually compare to a B5 with all that suspension work, but from driving it on the road behind the wheel, I just felt a lot more communication coming from the car.
Let me just say though, my sister has an 08 Cooper S, and my car doesn't even come close :-)
Let me just say though, my sister has an 08 Cooper S, and my car doesn't even come close :-)
