What do a Miata, an M3 and a Suburban have in common?

"Tristan" (casselts) 05/01/2017 at 00:34 • Filed to: None

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I drove my Suburban over the scales today and found that I have a front axle weight of 2350 and a rear axle weight of 2300 with the third row removed... 50/50 weight distribution! I kind of doubt the accuracy of that particular scale, though. Weighing both axles gave me a curb weight of 5,750, which seems about right, though it’s over a thousand more than both axle weights combined.

AestheticsInMotion > Tristan 05/01/2017 at 00:39

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According to my door jam sticker my Miata doesn’t have a 50/50 weight distribution... I’m too lazy to go outside and check but I think it was like 47/53..?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Tristan 05/01/2017 at 00:40

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If you had a garage with all 3 (particularly if they’re not all the new ones...), it would be a near ideal garage.

Roadster free from your children

performance sedan to impress clients

suburban to do actual things

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/01/2017 at 00:49

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But an El Camino could do all those things. Because someone who isn’t impressed by an El Camino isn’t worth impressing.

Tristan > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 05/01/2017 at 01:22

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But El Camino doesn’t baby like a Suburban does.

Tristan > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/01/2017 at 01:24

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Suburban: Check.
Miata: Sorta check (it’s under a thick layer of dust, shoved into the corner of a body shop in Minnesota)
M3: Well, I work on jet engines... I have no clients to impress.

Tristan > AestheticsInMotion 05/01/2017 at 01:25

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The door jam sticker gives gross weights, as in how much axle weight is allowed when fully loaded with people and cargo.