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fractoid Regular Location: Perth Registered: September 2004	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today Tue, 21 September 2004 07:32 wiso wrote on Sat, 18 September 2004 18:31 thats pretty funny how big people seem to drive the smallest toyota's money can buy I to am 6'4" my aw11 has an aftermarket 15" wheel, still kinda big, I think to be a little more comfortable I will need to get a 13" (330mm) one. apart from the limited room between the big wheel and the handbrake, they are actully pretty roomy This is what I don't get - why does everyone keep saying MR2s are cramped? If you have trouble fitting in an AW11, four words to you: Put The Seat Back. If Wiso can fit in one, you can too! Just get used to the steering wheel being much further away than in any other car. I feel cramped in the *Supra* now because the wheel's so close. As for new MR2 drivers' tips: 1) Ph33r t3h c0rnerz. There's a general rule that new MR2 owners (especially SC owners) will spin out within the first week. I managed to stretch it to 1 week 6 hours before I spun out, but that was partly caused by: 2) It weighs bugger all. Whatever you do, don't pump all the tyres up to 32+ psi. It will *not* stay on the road with hard tyres. Especially in the wet. [edit: OK, so as to be informative, I run my tyres at 24-25psi front, 28psi rear. This keeps it just a teensy bit tail happy but still quite sane for everyday driving. Beware, though, a 1-2psi difference changes the handling noticably. Also - Don't brake when cornering hard. It'll oversteer your ass into the wall. Don't accelerate much in any corners, hard or easy (unless the rear starts sliding out, in which case do so to shift weight back to the rears) or you'll understeer like a camry. Start correcting oversteer much earlier than you would in a front-engined car - low polar moment of inertia means you've got maybe 1/2 the reaction time available, if that. And above all, enjoy the gokart! They can be great fun. ] [Updated on: Tue, 21 September 2004 07:38] [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Picking up the Aw11 today	MrJoo	Mon, 13 September 2004 00:53
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Jag7799	Mon, 13 September 2004 01:01
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Ben Wilson	Mon, 13 September 2004 01:23
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	MrJoo	Mon, 13 September 2004 02:12
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Joshstix	Mon, 13 September 2004 02:30
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	fatmr2	Mon, 13 September 2004 11:22
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	feral4mr2	Mon, 13 September 2004 11:26
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Jag7799	Tue, 14 September 2004 00:25
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Cyber-punk	Thu, 16 September 2004 09:12
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Ben Wilson	Tue, 14 September 2004 00:57
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	westlife	Tue, 14 September 2004 01:21
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Clown	Tue, 14 September 2004 13:18
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	feral4mr2	Tue, 14 September 2004 13:26
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Spanktown	Wed, 15 September 2004 00:06
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Ben Wilson	Wed, 15 September 2004 01:53
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	feral4mr2	Wed, 15 September 2004 08:10
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Clown	Wed, 15 September 2004 08:46
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	gearb0x	Sun, 19 September 2004 09:41
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	old_mr2	Wed, 15 September 2004 08:52
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Spanktown	Wed, 15 September 2004 09:08
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Clown	Wed, 15 September 2004 09:40
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	MrJoo	Wed, 15 September 2004 09:34
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Ben Wilson	Thu, 16 September 2004 02:16
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Miss MR2	Thu, 16 September 2004 02:12
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	MrJoo	Thu, 16 September 2004 02:25
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Ben Wilson	Thu, 16 September 2004 02:48
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Benjamin	Thu, 16 September 2004 03:37
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Spanktown	Thu, 16 September 2004 03:39
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Ben Wilson	Thu, 16 September 2004 05:29
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Spanktown	Thu, 16 September 2004 10:23
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Spanktown	Thu, 16 September 2004 10:24
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	old_mr2	Thu, 16 September 2004 11:19
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Spanktown	Thu, 16 September 2004 11:35
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Jag7799	Thu, 16 September 2004 11:47
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	pjaw11sc	Thu, 16 September 2004 12:32
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	MrJoo	Fri, 17 September 2004 03:59
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Spanktown	Fri, 17 September 2004 05:30
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	old_mr2	Fri, 17 September 2004 07:14
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	MrJoo	Fri, 17 September 2004 10:09
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Clown	Fri, 17 September 2004 11:47
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	gearb0x	Sun, 19 September 2004 09:43
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	wiso	Sun, 19 September 2004 15:32
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	pjaw11sc	Sat, 18 September 2004 07:20
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	wiso	Sat, 18 September 2004 10:31
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	fractoid	Tue, 21 September 2004 07:32
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	toof	Tue, 21 September 2004 10:07
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	fractoid	Tue, 21 September 2004 13:44
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	pjaw11sc	Wed, 22 September 2004 12:29
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	toof	Sat, 25 September 2004 04:39
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	feral4mr2	Tue, 21 September 2004 23:00
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	fractoid	Wed, 22 September 2004 11:18
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Benno	Mon, 20 September 2004 06:02
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	old_mr2	Tue, 21 September 2004 06:10
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	toof	Tue, 21 September 2004 07:10
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	mk1sc	Tue, 21 September 2004 09:20
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	toof	Tue, 21 September 2004 10:04
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	mk1sc	Tue, 21 September 2004 11:26
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Jag7799	Tue, 21 September 2004 10:05
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	feral4mr2	Wed, 22 September 2004 12:02
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	Ben Wilson	Thu, 23 September 2004 03:42
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	pjaw11sc	Thu, 23 September 2004 06:25
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	dr trim	Mon, 28 March 2005 03:27
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	mk1sc	Mon, 28 March 2005 04:00
	Re: Picking up the Aw11 today	toof	Mon, 28 March 2005 04:54

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