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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Agreeable Slick on 23 September 2005, 11:33
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Errr, woke up this morning (believe me thats an acheivement for me) and had half an hour to get dressed and washed etc before going to uni, so was cutting it a bit fine.
Got all done jumped in motor and headed off. Got to a junction and went to pullout and just sat there spinning the wheels. Fair enough i thought, must just be cos its raining.
Got to the roundabout just before the uni and went round 2nd gear, 25mph tops no worries until the out comes the back end, "f**k me!" thinks head, a little bit of sliding antics later and all is settled and i am pootling into the uni carpark. Interesting little trip that.
Get meeting out of the way and get back in car, go to head back home, and sure enough same thing happens again at same said roundabout. Again correction and narrowly avoid a curb and back on the straight and narrow. Got home checked all tyres just to make sure and nothing is wrong with them, so i am thinking just not enough heat in them to make them fully grippy.
Interesting trip all the same. Think i might have to go back to bed to recover. :smiley:
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So its not just me who has back end slides in the wet! What width are your tyres?
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195s mate, was slightly interesting as its not happened before. then again i try to avoid rain if i can.
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More likely that there was diesel/oil on the surface. Either way, I'm sure brown skid marks have been left on the surface. :smiley:
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aye i just had to turn them inside out................. too much.... :undecided: :lipsrsealed:
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thats lovely slick, thanks for a little too much info!
sectet is to drive a slow heavy car and theres no way your back end will ever wander!
another reason to drive a mk3 :wink:
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That would be the only reason!!!
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my Polo used to do that for a pass time even in the dry.. was great fun.. the golf only seems to understeer never loses traction at the back..
the oversteer ya getting is dangerous.. understeer is a sign of good handling.. your car got modded handing?
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thats lovely slick, thanks for a little too much info!
sectet is to drive a slow heavy car and theres no way your back end will ever wander!
another reason to drive a mk3 :wink:
dunno bout yours bein slow phil, but mine aint....nothin like a bit of sideways action to keep yer ring muscles workin.....
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i have that problem a lot as the back end is totally empty and light. Luckly thanks to the way the waight sits at the front i usally boot it and pull the back end around and back into place. Plenty of brown trouser moments tho :|
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Having less grippy tyres on the back can cause that. Heat should not make much differernce on road tyres.
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What tyres you running? Semi slicks etc. not so good in heavily wet conditions.
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goodyear eagles all round. Tread is all good, handeling has been tampered a little, but nothing that would warrent this. Was just a bit strange thats all. Mine always understeers if i am a bit over zealous going into corners, but even so that is not that worrying. Need to get some stuff sorted out on it anyhow, oh well even more reason to get underneath it again.
Ho humm
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I reckon theres some diesel on the island , also check your tire pressures arent too high .,
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I have Eagle F1s too, can get the back out if pushed real hard.
Eagles are a dry biased tyre really !
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get real tires. Toyos forever :cool:
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Maybe you're just a crap driver Slick ! :wink: :laugh: :laugh:
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get real tires. Toyos forever :cool:
co-sign... Toyo's rock! car hasn't lost traction on the front yet since i had mine put on! its just 'point n go' now
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last time i saw it slick i do believe re-mould was printed on the side lol :wink: :laugh: