Driving a sports car again.
For the last six or seven years my daily driver has been a Jeep Cherokee. Now that I have started driving my Eagle Talon again I have noticed several differences.
First, I had no idea how rough the roads had gotten. In the Jeep I just drive over the sped bumps, manhole covered, pavement transitions and others inconsistencies. In the Talon, I have to be ever watchful for these places or I get a resounding jolt as the suspension bottoms and jars my teeth. While the ride in the Talon is firm, its biggest problem dealing with the every day road conditions is lack of travel.
Another issue is parking. Compared to the Jeep, the door son the Talon are really long. And due to the lower seat height, they are more difficult to get in and out of. I have to park where I have plenty of room to open the door and get out.
Also due to the long nose and low clearance, I have to be ever watchful for tall parking bumpers. I have already scraped the bumper cover a couple of times. I can’t just roll up until I feel it stop like in the Jeep. Also, in the Jeep I could just drive over it if I felt the need. Not so in the Talon.
The power and handling of the Talon make driving in traffic much more interesting. In the Jeep I am usually content just to pick a lane and patiently go with the flow. However, In the Talon, I know a simple blip of the throttle with get me to the other lane and quickly past the car in front of me. I am much less patient in traffic. Also there is something about being pushed back in to the seat as the turbo boost builds that is addicting.