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- From: bob1@cos.com (Bob Blackshaw)
- Subject: Re: Probe GT suspension
- Message-ID: <bob1.727651905@cos>
- Organization: Corporation for Open Systems
- References: <C0tr2p.MyL@wiretap.spies.com> <107308@bu.edu> <1993Jan19.222331.17633@ulysses.att.com>
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:31:45 GMT
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- In <1993Jan19.222331.17633@ulysses.att.com> jdt@ulysses.att.com (Jonathan D. Trudel[ftd]) writes:
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- >In article <107308@bu.edu>, heiser@acs.bu.edu (Bill Heiser) writes:
- >|> In article <C0tr2p.MyL@wiretap.spies.com> jcmiller@wiretap.spies.com writes:
- >|> >I really like the Probe GT except for the harsh ride. During a test
- >|>
- >|> Then why don't you get the regular Probe?
-
- >Well, I'm not the original person, but since I test-drove a new GT, I
- >can venture a guess - the Probe doesn't "stay put" on the road.
- >Instead, it reacts to every change in the road and the body is
- >almost constantly moving as a result. I don't care that the ride
-
- Oh sh*t, was this one of the improvements? My 89 will accelerate
- quite reasonably from a dead stop with no hands and straight down
- the road. At speed, it tracks like a cannonball down a chimney.
- Guess I'll have to go back to GM for the next one.
-
- >itself is harsh, but the chassis is seemed unsettled all the time.
- >It's something that I would hope new struts can fix.
-
- >I may buy it anyway, but I'm waiting to see what the new Jetta GLX is
- >like first (at least, there are plenty of places that sell the right
- >sort of parts for the VW).
-
- Bob.
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