beating your car too much ?
Originally Posted by bullseye
I floor mine regulary - especially when passing. I never get on the engine until it has at least been driven several miles. Flogging a cold engine is not a good thing in my mind. Anyway - my 01 is now at 102,000 miles and shows no sign of slowing down. 
holy cow! i have an 01 and I am at 37k miles and I feel like I drive all the time!
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Ya, my 01 is at 54.4k miles and I wail on that mo fo allllll the time. Like...all the time...man, now that I think about it, I should be nice to it more, hrmm 
I spent 1425 points to do this.
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Originally Posted by Changu-San: im almost always at 3-3.5k rpm before i switch gears...people get scared when they're in the car with me.
Originally Posted by dalaw
Scared that you are driving too fast or too slow?
thats hilarious! 
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Rep Power: 0 My 205/45/17 Falken 215s lasted 5 months thats front to back rotated. I cant go round a corner without back end stepping out, my ABS is working on on inside wheel on way in to each corner.
The Civic is well underpowered in a straight line but on a nice winding road it is very precise and that torque steer thingy is great, a FWD car that turns tighter when gassing round apex is nice. Get it wrong and understeer can be a bit sudden though.
I often get abused by more powerfull cars but if I can stay with them till next roundabout, off/on ramp or decent S bend then the smile is on my face.
My GF says I'm a Cardick and NFSU and MidnightClub2 have warped my mind.
Thing is I've always been a cardick and round here in Scotland there are soooo many SWEET corners, I mean the street I grew up on and learned to drive (and Crash) on is like a roller coaster for 2 miles.
Oh and yeah the fuel cutout is my shift signal.
The Civic is well underpowered in a straight line but on a nice winding road it is very precise and that torque steer thingy is great, a FWD car that turns tighter when gassing round apex is nice. Get it wrong and understeer can be a bit sudden though.
I often get abused by more powerfull cars but if I can stay with them till next roundabout, off/on ramp or decent S bend then the smile is on my face.
My GF says I'm a Cardick and NFSU and MidnightClub2 have warped my mind.
Thing is I've always been a cardick and round here in Scotland there are soooo many SWEET corners, I mean the street I grew up on and learned to drive (and Crash) on is like a roller coaster for 2 miles.
Oh and yeah the fuel cutout is my shift signal.
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