So we're talking about Mazda6's and this is what came out of it. we went from talking about purchasing an EVO to 6's. and man.. gotta love that body roll.



Minbxxx (11:29:12 PM): i was looking at the mazdaspeed 6's but i dont konw the reliability of those
Accordboi2k (11:29:26 PM): good.. but slow and lots of body roll
Minbxxx (11:30:04 PM): haha..yeah..i love the body roll..i dunno about anyone else..but that's just me
Accordboi2k (11:33:30 PM): body roll FTW
Minbxxx (11:34:10 PM): am i the only guy in the whole wide world loves body roll?
Minbxxx(11:34:22 PM): when drifting or racing?
Minbxxx (11:34:30 PM): its just the adrenaline of thinking you're going to flip your car
Minbxxx (11:34:32 PM): lol
Accordboi2k (11:34:41 PM): HAHAHAHAHA
Minbxxx (11:34:50 PM): geez..some people dont have that adrenaline rush
Minbxxx (11:35:04 PM): always wanting to lower the center of gravity..wanting stiffer ride
Minbxxx (11:35:08 PM): blah blah blah..screw that
Accordboi2k (11:35:11 PM): I am sooo posting that up on rx8 club if you dont mind
Minbxxx (11:35:17 PM): sure! lol

 

wow, he sounds like a bright fella...

first of all, why would you want body roll at all? Miss the feeling of boating maybe?

and second...um...if he's liking the idea of drifting...an AWD isn't the best place to start.

I for one love the feeling right before i flip my car, and then sittin in the ICU for months on end, enjoying the view of the window from my full-body cast.

stupid.

 

gotta love body roll

 

 

tell him to get a jeep

 

wtf? body roll? get a hummer or something.

 

He would like the 77 Olds Delta 98 I learned to drive on. That is a good way to experience body roll. Like driving a rolling pin.

 

dude i drove a 76 delta 88 for awhile. my friends used to joke about the room inthe back- they called it the queen size bed

 

Oh yeah gotta be said again Body Roll FTW!!

 

About a year ago I saw a midsized, badly balanced, too tall ,american car launch upward like a breaching whale, flip over, spin until luggage and passengers were scattered by centrifical force and I ended up doing C-spine on some poor kid until the ambulance could arrive - The driver had fallen asleep and went just a little off road and must have hit something that let the car become airborne, flipping and rolling and spinning like a top - total lack of stability .....
No flips, launches, spin-outs, or rolls for me - like nice little road hugging hunker down with wind and hi speed 8s!

 

Body roll doesn't feel anything like rolling a car. Don't aske me how I know.

 

How do you know?

 

Ok because you said that we have to know!

 

When the olds is a'rockin, don't come knockin...

Did yours have bald tires as well? That car was a blast in the winter. I remember accidentally doing a 180 pulling out of a parking lot on a snow covered street once - ended up in the other lane facing the correct way. Made me look like I knew what I was doing...

 

And by a blast I mean absolutely terrifying.

 

mmm... jelly roll

 

I wonder how many owners here have made their car handle WORSE (slower around a given track) in their quest to eliminate ALL body roll?