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Acceleration while towing 3,000lbs...vid

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Old Sep 11, 2013 | 08:58 AM
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Acceleration while towing 3,000lbs...vid

Thought some people would get a kick out of this. Listen to that Fujita scream!

Old Sep 21, 2013 | 07:37 AM
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That's some abuse there....
Old Sep 22, 2013 | 10:21 AM
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This will not end well for you. Even a truck, a vehicle made to tow, has a drastically shorter lifespan if you use it to tow stuff.
Old Sep 22, 2013 | 06:30 PM
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That's some abuse there....
Thanks. Notice this is with 110,000 miles too!

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This will not end well for you. Even a truck, a vehicle made to tow, has a drastically shorter lifespan if you use it to tow stuff.
We'll see I guess. Everyone called me an idiot early on last year when I put airbags in the rear to level the car out when I pulled the boat. I was pulling a 16' aluminum boat with a 9.9hp outboard then. I figured I'd step my dumbass level up this year and start pulling a 19' fiberglass boat with a 150hp outboard. I know 99% percent of the people out there wouldn't even pull a jet ski with a maxima (although I parked beside of a maxima with trailer hooked up at the boat ramp once) but I'm here to tell you that the car does amazingly well. I wouldn't recommend it if you have an automatic because they suck to begin with. However, the short gearing with the 6 speed manual makes it feels like it was made for towing.

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Old Sep 22, 2013 | 06:48 PM
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It's your car, do what you want, it's fine with me.
Old Sep 22, 2013 | 06:49 PM
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When your transmission explodes, can I have your wheels?

Old Sep 22, 2013 | 08:53 PM
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When your transmission explodes, can I have your wheels?


Funny you mentioned that.....j/k. But ever since I've had the car (3 years) the trans has leaked a little. Before I bought it they replaced the 3rd gear synchro and didn't seal the cases together very good. I should probably go add some fluid. FYI those wheels only cost about $130 a pop at tirerack.
Old Sep 23, 2013 | 07:32 AM
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Ohhh, those are the 18" clones. Sheesh. From a distance I thought they were the oem g37s 19"s! Not bad !
Old Sep 23, 2013 | 09:40 AM
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Ohhh, those are the 18" clones. Sheesh. From a distance I thought they were the oem g37s 19"s! Not bad !
I flat out love the 19" G37s but I just can't justify spending the $$$ for them. Also, this thing rides rough enough on 18s with the KYB struts, don't want to imagine it with 19s. Everyday I consider buying some regular struts and replacing them but then I fling it into a corner and decide to stick with the KYBs.
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