RS4 Brakes are not so good
05-03-2007, 06:35 PM
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Just be happy you and your car are OK. Nobody ever really looks cool..
even if their stops really straight but runs into the one in front of them. You avoided the accident and that is what really counts.
05-03-2007, 06:38 PM
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Very true . . .
I used to have a Hummer H2 that would have stopped a day later. Of course, it would have splatted the guy who cut me off and I probably would have been ok.
05-04-2007, 05:06 AM
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Now you hurt my feelings ...
Well, not really. But, while I have been to the Aston factories and know they are not built here, you have a point. I did find some bits from the Ford parts bin in my DB7. They were the ugly bits.
The Aston was the most beautiful car I have ever had in my stable, and one of the most beautiful cars I have ever seen. It was a GT car, so no surprise that it did not perform as well as a few other cars I have owned. In a straight line it was sub 5 to 60 and all that. In twisties, not so good, long wheelbase, front heavy like the RS4 probably, without the better torque split etc.
The engine was silk smooth though and pulled seamlessly past 100. Same 420bhp as the RS4, but oh so different in delivery. It was an auto and the tranny came from the BMW 750i.
Its best feature, other than its looks, was its exhaust note. Better than even the RS4. Better than my Ferrari 348. (yes Bob W. there I go again). It had the sport exhaust on it.
Fit and finish were first rate for a hand built car. Overall I liked it, but not enough to keep it in the end. It did make me love the brand though and I will own another I suspect in the future.
The Aston was the most beautiful car I have ever had in my stable, and one of the most beautiful cars I have ever seen. It was a GT car, so no surprise that it did not perform as well as a few other cars I have owned. In a straight line it was sub 5 to 60 and all that. In twisties, not so good, long wheelbase, front heavy like the RS4 probably, without the better torque split etc.
The engine was silk smooth though and pulled seamlessly past 100. Same 420bhp as the RS4, but oh so different in delivery. It was an auto and the tranny came from the BMW 750i.
Its best feature, other than its looks, was its exhaust note. Better than even the RS4. Better than my Ferrari 348. (yes Bob W. there I go again). It had the sport exhaust on it.
Fit and finish were first rate for a hand built car. Overall I liked it, but not enough to keep it in the end. It did make me love the brand though and I will own another I suspect in the future.
05-04-2007, 05:11 AM
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I did . . .
I thought I already responded to this, but oh well.
Yea, it helps, but driving and riding are so different, being a former fast racer does not make me a great driver. The pro instructor at the Aston school told me I look down the road better than his other students. But he also said my turn in points and brake points were all wrong.
I probalby anticipate problems better and fill traffic gaps better and am not afraid of speed or sliding or fast cornering and braking, but I expect there is not much more benefit than that for me from motorcycle racing when I drive. I don't really know.
When I see cars tested in magazines by pro drivers on tracks I have raced on, my motorcycle lap times are always faster, but no doubt in my mind if I did those in a car, despite my knowing the track, I would be way way slower.
Yea, it helps, but driving and riding are so different, being a former fast racer does not make me a great driver. The pro instructor at the Aston school told me I look down the road better than his other students. But he also said my turn in points and brake points were all wrong.
I probalby anticipate problems better and fill traffic gaps better and am not afraid of speed or sliding or fast cornering and braking, but I expect there is not much more benefit than that for me from motorcycle racing when I drive. I don't really know.
When I see cars tested in magazines by pro drivers on tracks I have raced on, my motorcycle lap times are always faster, but no doubt in my mind if I did those in a car, despite my knowing the track, I would be way way slower.