Did you take it to NTB? If not, I just wanted to remind you that you can get unlimited alignments for 5 years for about $250 and it can be transferred to one other vehicle during the term.

:iagree: Gaps are your friend. However, whenever I create a safe gap between myself and the car in front of me, a car always wants to come over into my lane and fill it -- at least in the NYC/Long Island area. To fix that, I close the gap, but make sure that I can see through the cars in front of me down the road so that I can see any potential danger :eek: and react to it in time.

That's how it is here. If you leave a gap someone will fill it. And of course the person behind you NEVER leaves a gap so even if you can avoid hitting the person in front on your own, you're just going to be shoved into them by the guy behind you. :shakes head:

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nice! ever since i was a kid i take things apart and later get yelled at my dad saying i broke it. :ugh2: here dad, some spare screws.... :ugh2:

with that experience i got while young, im pretty good at putting things together now adays. :tup:

fortune cookie: one needs to break things to really understand the limits of materials and one's self. :D

:icon18: hahaha

yah, i had no room to avoid either. :ugh2: and i have very quick reflex.

hahaha, yah, in j-land McD's sells smiles for free. :icon17:

wooah, wtf is that thing you are driving (riding?) today... :ugh2:

yah, this can be said about my area as well. i ask, why you in such a hurry? oh, bladder problem... oh, sorry you have to drive that and yes, go ahead...

i back off. i rather avoid rock chips. :icon17:

Couldn't afford NTB this time, just needed a quick fix for now. Dealing with all the other mess right now, finances are too tight.

Its a delicate balance to try and keep people out of your gap, yes. In traffic on my normal commute I will often try to position myself in the left lane behind a smallish vehicle for best maneuvering options (shoulder/grass on the left) and visibility. If traffic is light, then I don't care that much about people getting over in front of me as long as they keep speed. Big pet peeve of mine is idiots cutting people off in the left lane then cruising at 2 mph over the speed limit. In Texas there is signage all over that says "Left Lane for Passing Only", and it's apparently enforceable via ticket. However, I have yet to ever hear of anyone who has gotten one.

In heavier traffic I will often close the gap quickly when I anticipate that someone else is maneuvering or speeding up to sneak in front. Doing this and then immediately backing off to create a gap again seems to be a pretty effective method of letting people know I'm paying attention to traffic, I'm not holding up traffic, and they don't need to be in front of me. I generally want to go faster than them anyway once traffic clears. There are some people that will cut you off anyway, and after that happens, I like to let other tailgaters in front of me because they're more likely than I am to rear end the idiot.

:( maybe next time then. Sorry to hear - we're in same friggin' boat, except my wife wants a new car :ugh2:

yah, i dont like getting my cars aligned at NTB or firestone... lol :icon17: most techs there are not very good. some scratch your wheels with the alignment equipment. :icon14:

i take my cars to speedshops when needed.

That's good for you though! You get the Z :yum:

Yes ma'am! :excited:

First things first, start shopping for an exhaust. :tup:

:icon18: :tup:

very good advice. :tup:

This time I have a Dodge Avenger… initial feel is better than Maliboooo, at least it doesn't have the 20 -degrees play on the steering on EACH side like the Malipoo… but the susprnsion of this car is just weird~~ feels like its nose rise when braking n dive when accelerating.... something like that…… :ugh2: