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   From: NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com   
      
   I don't need a new car now but I will and I want to understand   
   terminology.   
      
   I want a car with soft ride so I will not feel the bumps.   
      
   One article refered to base, touring, performance and R/T (or Super   
   Sport?) suspension.   
      
   And I thought that was the key, but the topic went to body roll. I'm   
   happy if I don't lose control on turns, but that seems unrelated to not   
   feeling the bumps and that is my goal.   
      
   So if those 4 words are not measures of level of soft ride, what do I   
   look for?   
      
      
      
   If I end up with harder ride than I like, can it be softened by   
   replacing the shocks?  Do I have to do springs too?  (I know about tire   
   sidewall height, and if the car has 17" wheels, I'll be unlikely to buy   
   it unless there is nothing else.)   
      
      
   For a short while I had a 2004 Sebring Convertible, and I felt every   
   bump, every speed bump and hump, like never before.   I thought it would   
   ride like a Lebaron, because it's also "compact" and a convertible, but   
   it was terrible instead.   Fortunately for me, the engine blew after 1   
   month, and I had to buy another car.  Now my world is back to normal.   
   (I never drove a convertible to be sporty.  I like the view and the   
   breeze on my face.)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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