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I remember renting a Ford Taurus in Toronto. Had a 3.5l V6, four speed auto, electric everything, and went pretty well in a straight line. Heaved it round a corner, and discovered a new meaning for the term "tyre squeal"... it was so great, felt like I was a cop speeding around... Although, in truth I took the corner at about 15mph and it sounded like I was doing a 100...
Discovered what the reason behind it was - they had inflated all the tires to only 22psi...!!!! Hahaha... looking around at the other American cars, so many of them are like that, to make the ride comfortable. Took it to a gas (sic) station, pumped up to 35psi, and did my best to break the car. I have to admit, it took a huge amount of punishment!!
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