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Originally Posted by 2000mc
But how much fun would it really be to drive a ferrari the speed limit? Lifeless steering on mountain roads sounds like some good white knuckle driving though!
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No. Handling limits and driving enjoyment are completely different. A Geo of course has a lower handling limit than the Civics due to suspension geometry and cg. But you will be able to push nearly any economy car to and past the limit (nearly) legally on public backroads.
The difference is that Civics will tell you what they're doing, and give you more grip and more control. You
need to know what your car is doing and how it will behave if you are to push it. Even just test driving a Geo for two minutes told me that it would give little to no information to the driver, leaving him guessing when the grip would run out, or what the rear end might do.
Yes, cars with lower handling limits are more fun to drive quickly compared to driving a "fast" car the same speed. There's no doubt about that. However, it's a matter of horse and rider. You need to trust your horse and in my opinion the Geo is not a trustworthy steed. It may get great MPG, but that's
all it does.
Please forgive my motorsport talk.
