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Title: Turning Circle...
Post by: Dazzler on April 09, 2009, 12:41:46: Hi Folks,

Have had to do some tight U-turns in my SLX lately.. love the turning circle for what is basically a mid-size vehicle..

I realize the SR with 17" wheels has a bigger turning circle..

How does everyone else find it?
Title: Re: Turning Circle...
Post by: tji30 on April 09, 2009, 13:20:05: Quote from: dazzling_darryl on April 09, 2009, 12:41:46
Hi Folks,

Have had to do some tight U-turns in my SLX lately.. love the turning circle for what is basically a mid-size vehicle..

I realize the SR with 17" wheels has a bigger turning circle..

How does everyone else find it?

Awesome (& I have an SR with those beautiful 17's). Then again my previous car was a Kia Carnival!
Title: Re: Turning Circle...
Post by: bumpkin on April 10, 2009, 08:57:43: If there is one thing about the 18 inch wheels which spoil the car it is the cruise ship turning circle which come with them :lol:

I still manage to balls up some parking attempts after years of throwing the scooby in spaces :exclaim:
Title: Re: Turning Circle...
Post by: camerooney on April 12, 2009, 10:20:34: I didn't find the turning circle wonderful in my SLX.
With either the 16" stockies or the 17" Lenso's.

It wasn't bad, but my little 92 Ford Laser was much better...hehe
:lol:

When I had the courtesy Getz for a few days I had some fun with that in the car park.
Its so easy to park.
:P
Title: Re: Turning Circle...
Post by: Dazzler on April 12, 2009, 10:23:07: Quote from: camerooney on April 12, 2009, 10:20:34
I didn't find the turning circle wonderful in my SLX.
With either the 16" stockies or the 17" Lenso's.

We used to have a getz and I don't think my SLX is much worse than that...

I can do a u-turn in most thoroughfares without taking two bites.... :cool:

Your "Lemon" might have had a problem with the steering as well :lol:
Title: Re: Turning Circle...
Post by: camerooney on April 12, 2009, 10:40:30: Quite possible...lol
8)

That reminds me, I saw a girl trying to park her Getz outside Woolies the other night.
The spot she was aiming for was so big, yet she still managed to tkae 5 goes to park and ended up about 2 metres away from the gutter on an angle.
You could have fit a small truck in there easily!
:rolleyes:
Title: Re: Turning Circle...
Post by: Lakes on April 12, 2009, 11:11:02: Dazz are you waisting time going in circles mate? :lol:

Well i was used to my Falcon Ute, so the i30 seems to turn in a tight enough circle, but if i wanted to i could do circle work in the Ute that the i30 could not imitate.