See if your turning radius has improved any over the '01 Model, because the '01 sucks, badly.
Some days I feel like i'm driving a truck, when trying to park. Let me know what you experience!!

 

LOL I thought my turning radius was great, probably since my last car was a Jeep GC.

 

A jeep GC has a smaller turning radius then a max because of the short wheel base.

 

I think it has to do with the tires, the 4th generation that had 15inchs can do it in 34.8 ft, then the 5th generation came along with longer wheel base and 16 wheel adn it turned to 36/7 I think... then the 17 inch wheel came and turning radius became like 40 feet I think...

 

i think its wheel base.. when i do a three point u turn in a honda odyssey its the same amount in a 328i and around the same in my max...

 

If it's according to wheelbase and wheel size, then my talon with 14s would have a great turning radius. But it turns out that I can only turn the steering wheel for a full circle (can't find actually turning radius) whereas civics can make 2.25 circles. There must be something else that determines the turning radius than this. Maybe how crowded the engine bay is?

 

There could be something to this. My car was one of the first batch of 2001-se's because I bought off of the truck. Whether I go left or right it doesn't matter, the pain of going back an forth will get to you, especially if your trying to quickly park. I wonder if the area of torque steer has anything to do with it!!

 

which odyssey are you talking about? the 99+ ones (big ones) or the older smaller one?

anyways doesn't really matter they got the same turning radius... (almost the same at least) like 37.9, thats horrible I hate parking that van so hard to three point turn adn park

 

I know what you mean, sometimes the wheel gets really hard to turn... I think its the chassis flexing then it it'll suddenly smoothen up, civics doesn't have that habit