Subject	for those playing along ...
Posted by	Guapo on December 15, 2005 at 9:14 PM
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In Reply To	a bit of history found: '89 motor trend review of 300zx tt posted by doug8867 on December 15, 2005 at 08:49 PM
Message	"In absolute numbers, the Turbo Z is the hardest stopping cr Motor Trend has ever tested" and "Nothing you can buy here can turn or stop its way out of trouble better than the Turbo Z" Uh, yeah... stock brakes suck. Petz #2 "What's the point of having the car if you don't drive it?" - Mrs. Guapo 08/20/05 Jeeeesus Christ - my Dad (after a ride in my Z) 12/26/04 YugoBernie: i dont really have anything against labree
Follow Ups	a bit of history found: '89 motor trend review of 300zx tt - doug8867 20:49:21 12/15/05 link dont work..the file has errors. (n/m) - stickeefingerz (Cali) 20:54:18 12/15/05 Works fine for me (n/m) - my91z 20:56:46 12/15/05 Odd... doesn't work for me, either: - TT XTZ 21:05:46 12/15/05 I created it on a Mac! Try typing the link address in your - doug8867 21:28:12 12/15/05 Link works fine for me>>> - racer2fst 21:41:24 12/15/05 Awesome, thanks! Added it to my collection (n/m) - vorpalZ 21:01:00 12/15/05 Hmm. I don't think I have this article in my collection. Thx (n/m) - Dave N 21:02:16 12/15/05 for those playing along ... - Guapo 21:14:21 12/15/05 Must be an '89 thing (n/m) - sfpearl300z (TT pending) 21:31:06 12/15/05 Apparently for its time it was king of the hill, besting - doug8867 21:37:36 12/15/05 In 1990, the TT was the best sports car money could buy.... - sorka 23:12:27 12/15/05 well just imagine how bad the other cars they tested were (n/m) - Spee 21:42:14 12/15/05 you<---------------------------------------------->the point (n/m) - Guapo 21:48:36 12/15/05 Stock brakes aren't that bad, most who say otherwise - Zster (Big Red) 23:25:22 12/15/05 indeed ... n00bs like Spee can't comprehend this (n/m) - Guapo 11:35:01 12/16/05 cracka please (n/m) - Spee 11:40:05 12/16/05 quit begging (n/m) - Guapo 11:47:53 12/16/05 the only way that could have been more weak... - Spee 11:54:37 12/16/05 Zcon06 will be fun... - Zster (Big Red) 15:23:50 12/16/05 I have stock SIZED brakes...but upgraded :) - Spee 20:14:33 12/16/05 I know! :) - Zster (Big Red) 22:54:47 12/16/05 I think I have one day left on my blues :) (n/m) - Spee 00:03:15 12/17/05 false (n/m) - Spee 23:44:17 12/15/05 officer Spee to the rescue. :) (n/m) - Zfreak(Dallas) 23:50:12 12/15/05 .95g on the skid pad & 60-0 at 111ft??? Is that right?? (n/m) - Eishozzzz 21:34:48 12/15/05 No - EVON8 21:37:28 12/15/05 120ft was for the NA. -stat is listed elsewhere N same issue (n/m) - doug8867 07:00:51 12/16/05 I'm sure they didn't make it up, but I have a Car & Driver - doug8867 21:40:44 12/15/05 Road & Track: 0 - 60 in 6.5 (must have left the parking - Dave N 21:43:40 12/15/05 I just looked and R&T says 7.1, but that's for the NA. - TT XTZ 21:50:30 12/15/05 The TT was covered in a separate article. To this day, I've - Dave N 21:55:01 12/15/05 wouldnt the NA be better in braking from 60-0? - Initial Z 23:00:58 12/15/05 You would think, but ironically no. In the same issue there - doug8867 06:54:53 12/16/05 maybe the shocks in sport mode have something to do with it? (n/m) - Initial Z 00:18:49 12/17/05 Look in here.... - EVON8 21:43:25 12/15/05 Cool, those numbers did seem a lil high (n/m) - Eishozzzz 21:45:11 12/15/05 can someone else re-host it? - Zfreak(Dallas) 21:53:00 12/15/05 You've got mail. (n/m) - doug8867 21:59:06 12/15/05 i hate the number 1989 - zleepertt(MD) 22:22:19 12/15/05 yeh, and you still can't buy cigarettes...:) (n/m) - vorpalZ 22:38:50 12/15/05 Dang! That article gave me a woody. Gotta get turbo Z! (n/m) - BillZ2+2 22:48:36 12/15/05 Handling and Braking Numbers - dpardo 10:39:06 12/16/05 Ding, Ding, Ding, we have a winner. Excellent observation. (n/m) - doug8867 11:55:08 12/16/05 1 more reason those "Z is not a sports car" people should - Technomancer 12:08:31 12/16/05
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