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- From: aland@informix.com (Colonel Panic)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Probe GT suspension
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.055912.9644@informix.com>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 05:59:12 GMT
- References: <107308@bu.edu> <1993Jan19.222331.17633@ulysses.att.com> <bob1.727651905@cos>
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- Organization: Helen Keller Bondurant's Performance Driving School for the Blind
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- In article <bob1.727651905@cos> bob1@cos.com (Bob Blackshaw) writes:
- >In <1993Jan19.222331.17633@ulysses.att.com> jdt@ulysses.att.com (Jonathan D. Trudel[ftd]) writes:
- >
- >>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.
-
- Just another data point...
- I've put 3K on my GT, and I'd have to disagree vehemently with Mr. Trudel.
- Mine tracks like the aforementioned cannonball, and is surprisingly good
- in the rain. I haven't heard Mr. Trudel's experience mirrored elsewhere
- (except for the pre-93 turbo GTs).
-
- Someone in the Saturn mailing list who also has a 93 Probe GT mentioned that
- the Eagles don't do so well in snow, but that's hardly a problem here.
-
- >>itself is harsh, but the chassis is seemed unsettled all the time.
- >>It's something that I would hope new struts can fix.
-
- The 93 Probe GT is certainly a firm ride; if you like a soft ride, the MX-6 LS
- might be a better choice.
-
-
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- Alan Denney aland@informix.com {pyramid|uunet}!infmx!aland
-
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