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Old 04-10-2017, 04:20 PM
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Police chase an xB.....I wonder if the driver ever thought she had a chance to escape.

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Old 04-10-2017, 07:13 PM
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Can't lie, this video will always make me proud to own an OG xB!
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Old 04-11-2017, 05:41 AM
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For a second, that look like my 2006 TCM Box.


But, that wasn't me driving



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Funny thing. My son and I went to a local SCCA Autocross with my 2006 xB a few years ago in order to have some fun running it. (I used to autocross quite often back in the 1980's but hadn't done it in a while.) After we registered and went to Tech Inspection, they gave us some bad news. "Um, the SCCA banned your car" they said. When we asked why, they said the SCCA was afraid it was going to roll over in sharp turns. My son pulled that video up on his phone and showed them. Nope, no dice. Yea, it'll fall right over.
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Dang!!!! Atleast let the Original xB get up to speed before it flips over. Every time I stab the gas pedal, getting on the highway, my daughter yells out, "FEEL THE POWER"!!!! And there is NO power......just AWESOME GAS MILEAGE.
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That's BS, I have autocrossed my box with no issues. They have a very low center of gravity compared to other similar vehicles.
I call my box a gocart with a tall shell. With the right springs and adding a rear swaybar it corners very flat.
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Originally Posted by bB2NER
That's BS, I have autocrossed my box with no issues. They have a very low center of gravity compared to other similar vehicles.
I call my box a gocart with a tall shell. With the right springs and adding a rear swaybar it corners very flat.
I totally agree with you, but the local chapter of the SCCA will not let us run. Mine has Hotchkiss front and rear sway bars, KYB shocks and struts, Tein 1.5" lowering springs along with 16"x8" wheels and sticky tires. Roll over? Not even close.
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