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    Quote Originally Posted by Mysuprajust8u
    Ive only had my car for a month.. i still havnt gotten used to the power... going from 90 to 340 is a huge difference... Yes i know to learn how to really drive it i need to drive it.. but I have seen too many people get behind the wheel of a higher hp car and end up wrecking it.. I will be damned it i do that

    your car doesn't make 340hp at partial throttle does it?

    let me generalize this for everyone:
    by all means i don't want to see anyone wreck, but please don't try to make it seem as though the mountains are some super treacherous place to go for a spin because hundreds of people commute over these same roads and don't seem to have a problem with them. if you suddenly decide you're Colin McRae then you'll find yourself in trouble, but if you have enough brains to stay at a speed you feel comfortable with (speed limit is 35 on 99% of the roads, a monkey could drive these roads at the speed limit) and not break into the fast and furious "i gotta show that guy who's boss" attitude then you won't ever find yourself in a sticky situation. again, i encourage anyone that has self control to hit the mountains because it's great fun to spend a day up there and when you add the cookout and such it's even better. if you like to drive slow and check out the scenery, so be it. if you like to open it up a little, keep your wits about you and it's fun. if you like to try and show that you are somehow superior by trying to keep up with people or make stupid passes like you're going for a trophy, take your ass somewhere else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HiPSI
    your car doesn't make 340hp at partial throttle does it?

    let me generalize this for everyone:
    by all means i don't want to see anyone wreck, but please don't try to make it seem as though the mountains are some super treacherous place to go for a spin because hundreds of people commute over these same roads and don't seem to have a problem with them. if you suddenly decide you're Colin McRae then you'll find yourself in trouble, but if you have enough brains to stay at a speed you feel comfortable with (speed limit is 35 on 99% of the roads, a monkey could drive these roads at the speed limit) and not break into the fast and furious "i gotta show that guy who's boss" attitude then you won't ever find yourself in a sticky situation. again, i encourage anyone that has self control to hit the mountains because it's great fun to spend a day up there and when you add the cookout and such it's even better. if you like to drive slow and check out the scenery, so be it. if you like to open it up a little, keep your wits about you and it's fun. if you like to try and show that you are somehow superior by trying to keep up with people or make stupid passes like you're going for a trophy, take your ass somewhere else.
    I guess i misunderstood the whole mt run thing I didnt realize it was a whole.. go at your own pace.. sort of thing.. I thought it was something different.. I may come after all
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mysuprajust8u
    I guess i misunderstood the whole mt run thing I didnt realize it was a whole.. go at your own pace.. sort of thing.. I thought it was something different.. I may come after all

    some will run fast, others will cruise slow. ask ole Buford his max speed on the runs he's been on . he's a prime example, he moves how fast he wants to move and doesn't let others decide that for him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HiPSI
    some will run fast, others will cruise slow. ask ole Buford his max speed on the runs he's been on . he's a prime example, he moves how fast he wants to move and doesn't let others decide that for him.
    It would be fun to come out to the Mountains and get away... Im glad you explained it to me.. cause I seriously thought Mt Runs were a sort of race
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mysuprajust8u
    It would be fun to come out to the Mountains and get away... Im glad you explained it to me.. cause I seriously thought Mt Runs were a sort of race
    It better not be no race, I like living and I don't think Tank wants a pissed off Teg in his car
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    Quote Originally Posted by GA_Teg
    It better not be no race, I like living and I don't think Tank wants a pissed off Teg in his car
    Lol.. you ganna get good pics and vids?
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    I don't have a camcorder so as long as Tank keeps it smooth I can take some good pics.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mysuprajust8u
    It would be fun to come out to the Mountains and get away... Im glad you explained it to me.. cause I seriously thought Mt Runs were a sort of race
    You drive at what pace you are comfortable with...mike, john w., erin, and I plus several others can run a faster pace then most people and still not leave imprints on the steering wheel or even sweaty hands by the time we reach the top...we also know every single turn like it's our own driveway. (yeah, john...it IS your freakin driveway )

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    Quote Originally Posted by HiPSI
    some will run fast, others will cruise slow. ask ole Buford his max speed on the runs he's been on . he's a prime example, he moves how fast he wants to move and doesn't let others decide that for him.
    Thanks.... Glad I could be of some sort of help. My last car could have handled, but it had like no torque. lol.
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