# Car handling/driving opinions **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** corolla, toyota\ **Created:** [July 21, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-handling-driving-opinions/52235 "2010-07-21T18:19:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-handling-driving-opinions/52235/21 "2010-07-25T00:39:52Z")
My 1970 Austin America had incredible handling - as long as I never used the brake. It was quite unnerving for a back seat passenger witout his seat belt on. I’d go around a street corner at 30 MPH and the back end would break loose. But I put 2 toes through the floor board and pulled it straight again. It was low to the ground, had the tires at the 4 corners, and was really slow. Bit it was still fun to drive - because it handled so well. You just had to know how and be fearless enough to try it. And no, I didn’t play this game if someone was in front of me. Then I might have had to brake. ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-handling-driving-opinions/52235/22 "2010-07-25T12:49:58Z")
Much like my SAAB two stroke used for ice racing. A tweek of the parking brake and it’s an immediate “oversteer”. But, like so many cars we used to drive, “the older we are the better they were.” My mind did a complete turn about after working with a police cruiser Crown Vic for years. One of the “safest” and most consistent handling cars ever made. No surprises when emergency maneuvers were called for. FWD, space utilization; RWD, better driving experience. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-handling-driving-opinions/52235.md?page=1)