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Originally Posted by Ironhorse
Unless you're this ######-nozzle at the Wednesday night car meet at New Horizon mall a few weeks ago:
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Originally Posted by 81MC
####ing Mustang guys man. They’re dodge guys of the car world.
Sorry pylon, but you’re running with some pretty fine goofballs.
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LOL, yeah there are certainly a lot of knotheads that buy these cars. I have my theories on why so many guys lose control of them.
I think what's happening is some guy who's been driving mom's minivan, or FWD/AWD cars their whole life, they get in a car like this, kill the traction control to show off to their buddies, and have no bloody clue what to do when things go wrong. They panic, target fixation takes over, and they basically freeze up.
Those of us than grew up driving RWD cars year round (gen Xers were the last batch of significance) can usually rescue one of these cars once they start losing traction because we've been there driving our IROC or Mustangs year round back in the day. I drove a 1987 Trans AM GTA in the mid 90s on Gatorbacks for 2 years, even took it to ski hills LOL. You threw a few sandbags in the hatch and hoped for the best. Hell, even the $500 cheap car if choice back then the Chevette, was RWD.
It's a lot like guys that start riding motorcycles in their 50's, and go and buy a 850 pound Harley touring bike with zero riding experience. They hook up with more experienced riders, end up way over their heads on a twisty road, and target fixate themselves right into a barbed wire fence.
At the end of the day, it's lack of experience, and an over abundance of confidence.