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Offline Agreeable Slick

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Never drive in heavy rain on cold tyres
« on: 23 September 2005, 11:33 »
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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Re: Never drive in heavy rain on cold tyres
« Reply #1 on: 23 September 2005, 11:40 »
So its not just me who has back end slides in the wet! What width are your tyres?

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Re: Never drive in heavy rain on cold tyres
« Reply #2 on: 23 September 2005, 11:43 »
195s mate, was slightly interesting as its not happened before. then again i try to avoid rain if i can.

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Re: Never drive in heavy rain on cold tyres
« Reply #3 on: 23 September 2005, 11:44 »
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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Re: Never drive in heavy rain on cold tyres
« Reply #4 on: 23 September 2005, 11:49 »
aye i just had to turn them inside out................. too much.... :undecided: :lipsrsealed:

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Re: Never drive in heavy rain on cold tyres
« Reply #5 on: 23 September 2005, 11:57 »
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:

thats the best mk3 ive seen..ever! its just clean and subtle.. :cool:

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Re: Never drive in heavy rain on cold tyres
« Reply #6 on: 23 September 2005, 12:01 »
That would be the only reason!!!

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Re: Never drive in heavy rain on cold tyres
« Reply #7 on: 23 September 2005, 12:06 »

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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Re: Never drive in heavy rain on cold tyres
« Reply #8 on: 23 September 2005, 12:14 »
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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Re: Never drive in heavy rain on cold tyres
« Reply #9 on: 23 September 2005, 12:17 »
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 :|