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RE: Need some Car ideas.
Some replies to what you've been talking about here... :P

Thinner tires give a better grip. Thicker tires are better for performance, fuel consumption and ride comfort (less noise too). "thinner/thicker" refers to the ratio between the base width and side width (I don't know the English terminology). Every tire is a compromise, there's no perfect tire.

The rim size by itself doesn't mean anything except for aesthetics (it will mess up the speedometer tuning though). Lightweight rims will slightly decrease the car's unsupported weight, which has some small advantage I forgot. In road cars though, they're mainly for aesthetics reasons too.

What's more practical is the tires' air-pressure. Higher pressure (in the allowed scale!) gives better grip, performance and fuel consumption, while lower pressure gives better ride comfort.

Spoilers increase the tires' friction as speed grows, to slightly improve performance, fuel consumption and grip. However, they're only effective in high speeds. But they are also mainly an aesthetics thing (in America at least), just like those body kits that decrease the car's drag for the same purposes...


Anyway, as I said before, I think this stuff is silly... If you want a faster, better-gripping car, get a Miata with a big engine (or if you can, a Boxster or a BMW 3:drool:). If you want a better-looking car, well, get a French car. :refuck: (see examples below:chrongue:)


Peugeot: classic aesthetics.

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Renault: wonderful creativity.

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IMO, those simple, clean designs are much more aesthetic than all those mumbo-jumbo "sportive" mods, and creative body shapes are much more attractive. :P OK, that's all.
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Need some Car ideas. - by wj on 12-06-2004 at 03:58 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by Pr0xY on 12-06-2004 at 04:53 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by wj on 12-06-2004 at 05:25 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by .blade// on 12-06-2004 at 05:44 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by Weyzza on 12-06-2004 at 05:50 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by wj on 12-06-2004 at 05:50 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by Pr0xY on 12-06-2004 at 12:51 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by sock on 12-06-2004 at 01:20 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by wj on 12-06-2004 at 04:50 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by CookieRevised on 12-06-2004 at 05:12 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by .blade// on 12-06-2004 at 05:14 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by Stigmata on 12-06-2004 at 05:21 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by .blade// on 12-06-2004 at 05:41 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by azn angel on 12-07-2004 at 10:55 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by MessEnGer on 12-07-2004 at 11:15 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by Wabz on 12-07-2004 at 04:03 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by Pr0xY on 12-07-2004 at 04:11 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by wj on 12-07-2004 at 04:27 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by st0rm on 12-08-2004 at 01:05 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by .blade// on 12-08-2004 at 03:23 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by Pr0xY on 12-08-2004 at 04:07 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by .blade// on 12-08-2004 at 04:33 AM
RE: RE: Need some Car ideas. - by Pr0xY on 12-08-2004 at 12:48 PM
RE: RE: RE: Need some Car ideas. - by .blade// on 12-08-2004 at 04:32 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by Pipish on 12-08-2004 at 05:08 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by .blade// on 12-08-2004 at 06:00 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by wj on 12-08-2004 at 06:28 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by Pipish on 12-08-2004 at 09:28 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by wj on 12-08-2004 at 04:42 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by .blade// on 12-08-2004 at 04:48 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by user27089 on 12-08-2004 at 04:50 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by CookieRevised on 12-08-2004 at 10:49 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by kangie on 12-08-2004 at 11:38 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by Pr0xY on 12-09-2004 at 04:30 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by .blade// on 12-09-2004 at 05:13 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by wj on 12-09-2004 at 06:14 AM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by sock on 12-09-2004 at 01:51 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by .blade// on 12-09-2004 at 04:25 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by user27089 on 12-09-2004 at 05:42 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by CookieRevised on 12-09-2004 at 06:13 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by .blade// on 12-09-2004 at 06:23 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by user27089 on 12-09-2004 at 06:26 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by .blade// on 12-09-2004 at 06:28 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by user27089 on 12-09-2004 at 06:33 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by saralk on 12-09-2004 at 06:46 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by .blade// on 12-09-2004 at 06:48 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by user27089 on 12-09-2004 at 06:52 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by Jhrono on 12-09-2004 at 06:55 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by sock on 12-09-2004 at 07:16 PM
RE: RE: Need some Car ideas. - by CookieRevised on 12-09-2004 at 08:06 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by Pr0xY on 12-09-2004 at 07:18 PM
RE: Need some Car ideas. - by saralk on 12-09-2004 at 07:26 PM


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