City/Urban driving do dynamics matter?

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aircobra19

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I seem to spend most of my time driving around doing City/Urban driving. Bad surfaces, low speeds, speed ram after speed ram. Rarely do I drive out of that. Beginning to think that having a sporty car, is pointless in that context. Any thoughts?
 
agreed...my car is lowered and for driving around town it's a pita. Speed ramp, pothole, speed ramp, pothole, 'broadband repairs' (why are they always down the middle of a lane ???) more potholes....

Gonna buy a big cheap comfy cruiser soon and leave my car for open roads where it shines...
 
Kind of similar to my experience. We have a old micra as 2nd car with shocks that have gone a but soft. But I prefer it around town to my own ports saloon. As the micra it so light and easy to drive around town. My own car guzzles fuel too around town. Saw 15 mpg, avg speed 9mph in heavy traffic. I hope to be on the bicycle more, but I think I'll be downsizing the 2L saloon to a regular diesel saloon for the rest of the clan.
 
My car has 15" alloys. I recently drove the same model with 17" alloys. The difference in the ride was very obvious.
 
I don't think its the size of the tyre only but the depth of the profile that makes the difference. I guess with the larger wheels you always end up with low profile tyres.
 
Yes-the depth was definitely less on the 17" version, although it depends on the car I guess, i.e. in this case you would have to modify the car to fit 17" alloys with the same depth as 15"
 
God, folks, vanity is a terrible ything...sports cars in the city?!? Next thing it will be SUVs.....:D
 
Indeed :)

I do generally like a good handling car. Cars that drive like a boat, Vento, Golf III/IV just annoy me. However there are times when that sporty ride becomes a disadvantage.
 
Agreed - we have some roadworks around our area with some frightening temporary tarmac speed ramps. Real chassis smashers. I have to slow right down to nearly a standstill to get over them in my car or else the bottom of the car catches. Not pleasant. Mrs Goggin however sails over them in her 5 year old Fiesta.
 
CCOVICH said:
Yes-the depth was definitely less on the 17" version, although it depends on the car I guess, i.e. in this case you would have to modify the car to fit 17" alloys with the same depth as 15"
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The rolling diameter of the tyre should remain the same. So there'll be a significant difference between 15 and 17" rims on the same car.

Have 17" low profiles, and that stretch along the canal near Leeson St. bridge is a killer! Have heard stories over the last while of people buying SUVs for city driving to deal with the poor surfaces and speed humps!
Leo
 
Leo said:
Have 17" low profiles, and that stretch along the canal near Leeson St. bridge is a killer! Have heard stories over the last while of people buying SUVs for city driving to deal with the poor surfaces and speed humps!
Leo
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That stretch of road, between Leeson St. and Baggot St. bridges, is unreal. You really do need an SUV for it: I've seen better surfaces off road.
 
Leo said:
T...Have heard stories over the last while of people buying SUVs for city driving to deal with the poor surfaces and speed humps!
Leo
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I could see why people would do that. I was looking at a Nissan Murano's wheels at lunchtime wondering what it was like over speed ramps etc.
 
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