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njzfinest247
post Jul 22 2008, 02:19 AM
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hey guys, im going to ask a dumb question. Does everybodys 3g eclipse's have horrible HORRIBLE turning radius or is it just mine? i cant even do a friggin U turn cause my car wont make it -_- horrible turning. so i was wondering if its just the eclipse in general that suck or if mines just retarded?
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post Jul 22 2008, 02:29 AM
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QUOTE(njzfinest247 @ Jul 22 2008, 02:19 AM)
hey guys, im going to ask a dumb question. Does everybodys 3g eclipse's have horrible HORRIBLE turning radius or is it just mine? i cant even do a friggin U turn cause my car wont make it -_- horrible turning. so i was wondering if its just the eclipse in general that suck or if mines just retarded?
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The eclipse does have a horrible turning radius but look at it this way, it's still better than most sports cars in its class. It turns better than the celica, the civic Si, and most of the other ones, but it's still not good.
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post Jul 22 2008, 03:32 AM
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i can turn just fine... must be operator error
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post Jul 22 2008, 06:10 AM
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i dunno...... mine turns like a champ. i can make a complete u-turn in the road without nailing curbs.
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post Jul 22 2008, 08:34 AM
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The turning radius isn't all that great so you just need to learn how to compensate around that.

Make a wider U-Turn, go farther into the intersection so you don't have a curb, etc.
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post Jul 22 2008, 08:30 PM
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QUOTE(bobthecow @ Jul 22 2008, 03:32 AM)
i can turn just fine... must be operator error
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No I'm just used to my corrola that could turn around anywhere. And I just haven't learned to "compensate" for the wider turn that this car makes as SC said. They do have a good turning radius just not what I'm used to.
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post Jul 23 2008, 04:38 PM
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yea im still trying to get used to mine i can't back up well in it like i could in my old 91 Bonneville.
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post Jul 24 2008, 10:19 AM
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lol no its not a driver error liek a regular u turn my old galant would be able to make this car cant. its weird but i guess thats just how it is haha i was thinking maybe theres something wrong because its pretty bad but thanks anyways guys!
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