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Old 28-06-2008   #61
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Re: new car, stilo or other?

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everyone knows stilo handling is crap, its the main complaint. rear suspension setup is utter tosh.
Apparantly not, Munkul thinks otherwise.
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Re: new car, stilo or other?

The 2.4 Stilo was a barge for handling, although the Eibachs helped massively. Having all that weight at the front did not help...

Now I am in a 100HP, that shows you just how a car should handle
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Now I am in a 100HP, that shows you just how a car should handle
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Re: new car, stilo or other?

im talking about H&R fully adjustable coilovers on a 1.8 dynamic here... compared to the rest of todays market his setup is rather good. ie, new civic type R (obviously not the old one, it is far superior)

and tbh i suspect that when some people say they dont handle they have just taken it straight from car reviews.

use the "seat of pants" method of testing... its a lot more accurate than reading 2nd hand tosh
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Re: new car, stilo or other?

the stilo does roll around quite alot but grips quite well i think.
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Re: new car, stilo or other?

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the stilo does roll around quite alot but grips quite well i think.
The new bravo uses the stilo platform and although rolly polley and unresponsive its a capable chassis and the decent ride makes up for lack of stiffness.
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Re: new car, stilo or other?

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the stilo does roll around quite alot but grips quite well i think.
The new bravo uses the stilo platform and although rolly polley and unresponsive its a capable chassis and the decent ride makes up for lack of stiffness.

Not bad to say it was designed when Fiat had sod all money
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Re: new car, stilo or other?

Originally Posted by dan-the-man View Post
the stilo does roll around quite alot but grips quite well i think.
H&R sorts that out completely
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decent ride makes up for lack of stiffness.
wow, thats the opposite of every other fiat ever made
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wow, thats the opposite of every other fiat ever made
Drive one they're not half bad!
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