u ever lost it on a roundabout?

[Pike]

I can't get the back of my car to move with my coilovers and Eagle F1's, even stupid amounts of lifting off in the wet won't get it to move   I can however make it push mid corner by getting too excited with the throttle.
A set of ARB's are nex on the handling wishlist but I'm afraid they'll upset my balance. I've also heard rumours that they're a bit harsh in the wet?

[Dizzie]

I use to be able to make mine scream around roundabouts understearing like mad. after fitting 17's with 40 profile tyres I tried it and got the understear and started heading towards the middle kerb. I left off and that's when it threw me into the hedge  

[Martz]

Intresting read this. I hav only lost a car when I was a wee pup. My Golf sticks to the road and I know her limit. I enjoy playing and seeing how far I can go before getting a little hint - then I back off and play nicely.

BTW the car I lost it in was a rear wheel drive car.







FORD CAPRI - What a fun car that was! lol

[Djspindizzy2003]

It is a known fact that the front end of all mk3's are far too heavy to be driven even in wet conditions, ou always have to watch what you are doing,

i knew a guy, no lies, who bought a mk3 two weeks later it was into a post, he lost it on a simple bend, going maybe 40 max?!!
two months later he bought a second mk3, after me harping at him, he got the front end lowered and the back obviously, it was in december and although it was not snowing it was wet again, drove straight into the back of a fiesta on the motorway, it just seems not to respond to wet roads at all.
now i seriously lock my car in the garage if there is any sign of snow at least, and try not to break the speed limit ever!!

serious problems with the front end just not responding to wet weather, i am on 15"s now as 16"s felt too dodgy it was not good enough.

[jte]

^ sounds a bit extreme!

I find my very heavy front ended VR6 ok in all conditions, of course you have to be a bit gentle in the wet, same with any car.  It's a bit wobbly on the standard suspension but there's plenty of grip.

Rear ending someone on a motorway sounds a bit more like driver error than a poor handling car.

[8vgti]

^ sounds a bit extreme!

I find my very heavy front ended VR6 ok in all conditions, of course you have to be a bit gentle in the wet, same with any car.  It's a bit wobbly on the standard suspension but there's plenty of grip.

Rear ending someone on a motorway sounds a bit more like driver error than a poor handling car.

I agree that it sounds a bit extreme. My mk3 8v doesnt have any of those characteristics...perhaps a different choice of tyre would have helped?