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wow! just came back from o'reilly's
the beetle did very well.
only a stock petrol 2.0 but it was always able to keep speed up.
i let some tailgating smartasses overtake and then surprised them by having no problems being much faster than them. 2008 corolla on the way up and new mercedes c250 on the way down. plus plenty of other cars but those guys looked like they were really trying. much newer cars beetle by old mark 4 design? shame!
didn't have anyone qlse overtake me on the way up or the way down. fantastic road and the beetle ate it up.
saw a heap of s13 silvias at the top and was keen to run behind them on the way down, but only because i know their stock brakes are inadequate and i'd be laughing.
areas for improvement:
-reduce undesteer (it's much better than most small cars i've driven though)
-too many turns of the wheel to go around tight u turns
strangely enough i was quite happy with the power. as long as it was in the rev range it was fine on the uphill.
exterminating toads on the way back was fun too
the beetle did very well.
only a stock petrol 2.0 but it was always able to keep speed up.
i let some tailgating smartasses overtake and then surprised them by having no problems being much faster than them. 2008 corolla on the way up and new mercedes c250 on the way down. plus plenty of other cars but those guys looked like they were really trying. much newer cars beetle by old mark 4 design? shame!
didn't have anyone qlse overtake me on the way up or the way down. fantastic road and the beetle ate it up.
saw a heap of s13 silvias at the top and was keen to run behind them on the way down, but only because i know their stock brakes are inadequate and i'd be laughing.
areas for improvement:
-reduce undesteer (it's much better than most small cars i've driven though)
-too many turns of the wheel to go around tight u turns
strangely enough i was quite happy with the power. as long as it was in the rev range it was fine on the uphill.
exterminating toads on the way back was fun too
- to read some people's comments on the engine you'd expect that half way up a decent incline you'd have to stop and get out to push ... Maybe it's not as peppy as the 1.8T, but I've never found my 2.0 lacking in regard to its willingness to tackle hills - in fact it seems to thrive on them ... The ratios of the gearbox are well matched to the engine and acceleration is not a problem ... Long live the 2.0!
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