Re: Packard Ride vs New Machines

Posted by ewrecks On 2018/3/16 15:56:47

I have never had the chance to ride in a Tesla but I have commented to many people that the torsion ride of the 55 Caribbean is pretty impressive on the potholes and rough surfaces that we call roads here in Western Pennsylvania. I think it is actually quieter going over bumps and railroad tracks than the newer Audi and BMW's that I have driven on the same roads.
I drove the car to Hershey on the Pennsylvania Turnpike last Fall and it cruised smoothly at 60-70 mph.
The car was fitted with gas filled shocks at the suggestion of Kamters and rolls on American Classic radials.
It would be nice if it handled and stopped like a new BMW but those vehicles never draw waves or thumbs up received while cuising in the Packard with the top down......and I have never had an identical car parked next to the Caribbean in a restaurant parking lot.