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Old 04-28-2004, 12:33 PM
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Fellow SL Fans, what is driving hard?

I have hit 110 mph in mine but it's got a lot left. I am changing the A-arm and sub-frame bushings and front brakes before I go over 110. I cruise at 85 but that is normal speed on the Chicago highways. Sometimes it will rev to over 5500 rpm on a wicked launch. It really sings over 3500 rpm when the timing advances. I wanted to take it on a race track but don't really trust it. I autocrossed it once. I slid it through a curve and the back end came way out. The correction slid it the other way (swapping ends) a couple of times. It was not easy to straighten it out and I could have crashed. That is when it feels most heavy.

I can't seem to pamper the car. After a death in my family I figure it could possibly happen to me anytime (accident, terrorist or whatever). My friend said "then someone else will be enjoying your car". I am going to drive it whatever way I want to (at the time) with safety as the major consideration.

BTW, bowbyeal, what is your paint code number? It looks like 199 but it's hard to tell from a photo.
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