JXStern wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:49:52 -0700, jim beam
> <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote:
>
>>> Hell, I thought my 2007 Accord EX-L V-6 6MT Sedan was governed, until I
>>> got it out on an isolated stretch of interstate and made it to 125 mph,
>>> which is where I got scared and backed off the gas. I hate to think of
>>> trying to do 160 in my sedan.
>>>
>>> Now here is the kicker. Yesterday, while on the interstate, I was doing
>>> about 85 MPH and I was passed up by a Civic. I was like WTF because my
>>> late wife's 1997 Civic became so unstable at around 80 MPH
>> if that was the case, there was something wrong with it. maybe a broken
>> rear trailing arm bushing? dead shock? wheel balance? both my 89
>> civic and my 90 crx have the same suspension as the 97 and they're solid
>> for as fast as they can go - which is a good deal faster than that!
>>
>>> that I could
>>> not think of going any faster in a Civic. The one that passed me up was
>>> of the 2002 body style, so maybe those are a little more stable at
>>> higher speeds?
>
> Depends what you mean by stable. On a straight, flat, dry road with
> no crosswinds or traffic or intersections, yeah, stable.

if you're doing 80 through intersections, you're out of your mind.

>
> I've never had my Accord over about 90, nor any car much over 100.
> The Accord is marvelously "stable" at 80, but I wouldn't want to do
> any slalom work in it at that speed or higher. In a Honda 2000,
> mebbe?
>
find an empty road and push it. if it's been properly maintained and
has decent tires, these 90's hondas handle great and are dead steady.
if not, there's something wrong. my 2000 from factory was a pig in
cross-winds and followed grooves in the road like crazy. decent tires
and a decent alignment from someone that knew their business cured that.