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Aug 9, 2006 | 08:11 AM

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What is understeer?

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Aug 9, 2006 | 08:35 AM

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Heheheheheheeheh... Ghastly!

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Aug 9, 2006 | 07:32 PM

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Wow.

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Aug 10, 2006 | 05:12 PM

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love Top Gear.....they don't hold back at all

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Aug 10, 2006 | 06:57 PM

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OMG! That was just horrible to watch! I'd rather take a Fox Body mustang through the corners than that thing

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Aug 31, 2006 | 02:21 PM

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That is very very bad indeed..

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Sep 8, 2006 | 06:38 PM

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That reminded me of how my car performed at autocross. This is with tein ss-p coilovers and stock sway bars. Prolly didn't help I haven't aligned my car and the rear was cambered more than the front. =/

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Sep 19, 2006 | 06:06 PM

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OMG, that was funny. My box handles better than that...

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Sep 19, 2006 | 06:27 PM

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Begins in S, ends in T and it isn't Soot.

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I love that show..........lol.

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Sep 19, 2006 | 06:36 PM

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Talk about a s00ty car.....geez that sux

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Sep 19, 2006 | 10:11 PM

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Talk about a s00ty car.....geez that sux

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Nov 16, 2006 | 03:56 AM

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Dang, smack the e-brake a little to correct that, but then again you'll probly spin off.

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Nov 16, 2006 | 04:07 AM

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is that thing rear, front or awd? guess europeans are finding joy in straight line performance that we loved in our muscle car day, but what shocked me most is that somebody praised a ford!

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Nov 16, 2006 | 04:22 AM

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is that thing rear, front or awd? guess europeans are finding joy in straight line performance that we loved in our muscle car day, but what shocked me most is that somebody praised a ford!

Judging by the video, looks like it's front wheel drive. Most front wheel drive vehcles tend to understeer, but this one need some really serious suspention re-calibration.

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Nov 16, 2006 | 08:36 PM

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i have to thank cvrefugee for posting this, my new favorite passtime is watching this show online!

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