| Author | Message | ||
| Modified348ts (Modman)
Member Username: Modman Post Number: 276 Registered: 11-2001 |
OK John maybe not the best in the world but at the time I had mine put on, they were the best predictable handling tires I've tested for both street & track and compared them to a lot of major brand tires from Pirelli, Michelin, & Dunlop. I know BF Goodrich has a new series of tires but have not tried those yet, they feel softer but sticky tires can be unpredicatable at slipping points. With the AVS's I can actually slide through corners & feel the cars slipping point. I've done a lot of slaloms & plenty of drifting with this car and I must say the AVS's are in my trust. It really depends on how you drive your car in my opinion and tires are rated differently depending on your driving attitude. Test the car on the track and drift the car and smooth out of it to see how it reacts to slip and gripping points and you'll understand what differences I'm talking about in tire handling. | ||
| John J Stecher (Jjstecher)
Member Username: Jjstecher Post Number: 281 Registered: 1-2002 |
Magoo - No the lock problem is still in existance...I have to take some more time this weekend and tinker with it some more. Modman - What makes you think the AVS's are the best on a 348 I personally like my BFGoodrichs much better and think they handle better. | ||
| magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member Username: Magoo Post Number: 3061 Registered: 2-2001 |
Ok John, thanks for the nice words. Did you get that lock problem squared away? Maybe I missed it? | ||
| Craig Dewey (Craigfl)
Member Username: Craigfl Post Number: 429 Registered: 1-2001 |
It looks like a bullet hole you would get if you cut someone off in South Beach  or maybe it's just a place to put the rear radar detector... | ||
| Modified348ts (Modman)
Member Username: Modman Post Number: 273 Registered: 11-2001 |
It's probably a tow hook hole in case the next accident that happens it may really be put to use! Nice AVS sports, you have chosen very wisely. On the 348, they are the best overall in handling perception. | ||
| John J Stecher (Jjstecher)
Member Username: Jjstecher Post Number: 276 Registered: 1-2002 |
Oh Magoo how could I ever get upset with you my friend! You know I got your back...anyone who talks door jams with me is always a friend in my book! John | ||
| magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member Username: Magoo Post Number: 3054 Registered: 2-2001 |
Now John, Don't get your panties in a knot I was kinda agreeing with you. but the five holes in the old chevy Nova was very true. Regards, | ||
| John J Stecher (Jjstecher)
Member Username: Jjstecher Post Number: 275 Registered: 1-2002 |
I know magoo just bustin his chops a little...you just cant leave something so funny left unsaid. :0) | ||
| magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member Username: Magoo Post Number: 3051 Registered: 2-2001 |
C'mon Guys, Give Martin a break here. He is still in shock about the rear ender. That hole looks like the ones I had in a old Chevy Nova I had in my younger days and the trunk had about 5 of those in it. Guess what they were from? I'll never tell so don't ask. | ||
| John J Stecher (Jjstecher)
Member Username: Jjstecher Post Number: 274 Registered: 1-2002 |
Man I respect that you love your car Martin...just dont "Love" your car. The hole is a little suspicious! jk :P I'm starting to question him a little Bruce!! | ||
| bruce wellington (Bws88tr)
Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 754 Registered: 4-2002 |
hey john which tool does he use for that hole?? only kidding martin, we love ya... | ||
| John J Stecher (Jjstecher)
Member Username: Jjstecher Post Number: 273 Registered: 1-2002 |
Damn Bruce I was just thinking the samething before as well! Good question...Martin can you fill us all in? Did you lose control of one of your power tools one day? :P | ||
| bruce wellington (Bws88tr)
Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 753 Registered: 4-2002 |
martin just for the hell of it, and im not be ignorant, what is that hole in your back bumper?? bruce | ||
| William Huber (Solipsist)
Member Username: Solipsist Post Number: 327 Registered: 9-2001 |
I'm sorry to hear what happened to your car. The first thing you need to do is find a ferrari specialist body shop to over haul the rear bumper cover. You may have more damage that you can see. If a late model Benz gets rear ended it doesn't like it bad ($450.00) until you get the rear bumper off. The rear body panel, trunk, quarter panel, & a complete bumper on all new M Benz (C230, E230, S500) can be up to 2000 to repair. REMEMBER that insurance companies want to pay out the least amount to a claimant as possible. This is a hand car & most insurance field clam reps don't know how to write an estimate. I deal with this a lot on Bentleys & classic cars. Contact me if you need help. | ||
| William Huber (Solipsist)
Member Username: Solipsist Post Number: 326 Registered: 9-2001 |
Martin, I sorry to hear what happened to your car. The first thing you need to do is find a ferrari specialist body shop to over haul the rear bumper cover. You may have more damage that you can see. If a late model Benz gets rear ended it doesn't like it bad ($450.00) until you get the rear bumper off. The rear body panel, trunk, quarter panel, & a complete bumper on all new M Benz (C230, E230, S500) can be up to 2000 to repair. REMEMBER that insurance companies want to pay out the least amount to a claimant as possible. This is a hand car & most insurance field clam reps don't know how to write an estimate. I deal with this a lot on Bentleys & classic cars. Contact me if you need help. | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Junior Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 137 Registered: 8-2002 |
Martin, don't tell me, it was the 45 degree angle going in, right? | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 2654 Registered: 5-2001 |
Paul, here is a funny one. I fu*ked up my front spoiler again (3rd time) getting into a parking lot yesterday. Nothing major, barely visible but there... | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 2653 Registered: 5-2001 |
Just had the car checked out: NOTHING. It is really unbelievable. Maybe I should have told her that she put that hole into my bumper.  But really she hit me right dead on and that did not even leave a mark in the paint. Really funny. The real damage is that I ripped the door so hard that I broke off the cable and Daniella's ears are still bleeding from using profound language! | ||
| Paul Sloan (Sloan83qv)
Member Username: Sloan83qv Post Number: 376 Registered: 3-2001 |
Martin, It just goes to show how well built those Pontiac Fiero's are. Paul | ||
| J Dirk Carnahan (Dirk989)
New member Username: Dirk989 Post Number: 36 Registered: 9-2001 |
Martin, check your car VERY carefully. I had a ditzy girl in a pickup back into the front of my 308 last year. I thought the only damage was that the bumper had failed to spring back into place. Later I realized the turn signal lens had been cracked [when it fell out.] Months later I was having electrical nightmares. Weeks of trying to figure it out. I finally found that the headlight had been damaged and didn't quite open straight. This caused relays to trip and a wire got pinched etc. Believe it or not this led to all of the electrical problems. The girl had the nerve to offer me $20 if I promised not to tell her parents. Turns out the damage, while not serious was expensive. About $2000. | ||
| arthur chambers (Art355)
Member Username: Art355 Post Number: 606 Registered: 6-2001 |
Martin: Did you get her ID, etc. Have you put the car on jacks to look underneath? Art | ||
| Howie F. (Brokerofexotics)
Junior Member Username: Brokerofexotics Post Number: 162 Registered: 11-2001 |
Martin....Did this happen on Arthur Godfrey Road? I hope you retrieved her insurance and contact info anyway. I was involved in a similar situation years back, was hit, thought I had no damage, only to realize there was damage the following day to the tune of $ 1200. | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 2650 Registered: 5-2001 |
..and did I mention I heard some speach after I got back in the car for the "F-Word" I used in many forms...8 year olds can be so judgemental! | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 2649 Registered: 5-2001 |
I am standing in traffic and some mom tried to go from the right lane to make a left turn, blocking 3 lanes and some other mom in her Lexus truck, the big one, not the RX, runs right into my back humps me forward. Can you believe the damage on my car? NOTHING! I could not believe it. NOTHING! I was so upset that I started cursing like a sailor before I unbuckeled not realizing I had my friends 8year old next to me, then yanked the door open and actually broke the door handle. But there was NOTHING on the car. So to all of you that think a Ferrari is a fragile little thing...NOT! |