shouldnt do that get it checked out

they usually handle well

 

Yeah, I'd have it looked at...

You shouldnt spin out like that, unless your pushing the car to its limits?
But then... you already cleared that up ; )

 

ye i thought that myself it handles ok when dry but a little rain and its all over the place

 

at them speeds it should be good in eiether

unless your flying round then it shouldnt do that

 

ok cheers guys, gonna get it looked at saturday, hopefully it something stupid lol

 

how bad is it?

 

the rear just feels loose, especially when wet, dont know if its gonna be a suspension issue or maybe crap tyres ive no idea, only had the car a month

 

let us know what it is

 

ye will do cheers

 

I've done this twice now! Luckily no one about but I think I was probably taking them a little fast with not knowing the roads and thinking back they both had a bit of adverse camber going on!
Dunno my speeds though but they were quite small roundabouts so won't have been that high

 

its quite weird as ive been round it hundreds of times, never had any problems in my last car (saxo) and this rover just dont feel right to me, just passed its mot too so any faults should have been spotted

 

Check the tyres and especially the pressure - so far as performance in the wet is concerned, a bit high is MUCH better than a bit low.

 

nothing worse than that feeling though

remember i did it in a bmw lost back end totally

worst feeling ever

 

i find the tyres make a huge difference, when i had Avons on the car, it was very good in the wet, then some yokohama paradas where amazing in the wet and unbeleivable in the dry, but now i have acceleras on all 4 wheels and its totally appauling, driving in the wet might as well be driving on snow

Generally speaking the ZS cars are very good at handelling

 

tyres are all at 30 psi, is this correct?

 

Whats your tread like (inside and outside the tyre)?
What tyres have you got? ( No brand name snobbery going on, just wondering)

Have you had the wheels off?
Have you got directionals?

 

i have uniroyal rainsports all round and i find they give me a huge amount more confidence in them compared to the yoko paradas in the wet, hit a white line with them and it was like black ice!

 

basically im wondering how everyone elses car handles in the rain?

mines feels totally crap, it spun out on a roundabout today(quite scary) wasnt goin fast 15-20 maybe?

so how does everyone else think their cars handle in the rain? do you feel confident driving in it? iIdont know if i trust the car now tbh

going into a garage on saturday to be looked at see if theres anything obvious im missing

Only read this first post so the ground maybe already covered in later responses. Anyway here goes with a remote shot in the dark.

My 60,000 mile R45 Connoisseur did that on what I thought was greasy roundabouts and left it at that until come MoT time.

It failed on the two large rear trailing arm bushes. I got both replaced quite cheaply and the car soon had a retest and pass :~

Those bushes were on offer with Rimmer Bros. for about six quid each so I got two pair as we have other cars in the family which use these rear suspension bushes. They are usually about £40 each IIRC ..

There again it may be something else on your car, diesel spillage when the car let go ~ any car's tyres will suddenly loose grip on that stuff particularly if the road is wet as well or even poor quality, worn or damaged tyres. Maybe something else but from what you describe, those big bushes would be the first thing I'd check. The rubber in them perishes, cracks and starts to break up causing unwanted additional suspension movement at the rear.

There again, could be something else but those bushes must be a prime suspect.

Just read the replies.

tire on passenger rear admittedly hasnt got the most tread on it maybe 3mm?? dont have a gauge to check it, the two fronts have 4mm+ and the driver rear is brand new

Provided not directional, swap those rear tyres side for side too.

EDIT to add @ 20:33

Bush is Item 2 on this Rimmer Bros parts diagram

Since fitting these new bushes, one each side, car handles almost as well as the two MG ZSs in the family only with a more comfortable ride quality.

 

+1 with what John says re the rear bushes, our 400 felt a bit loose in the back end until I did the bushes.

Especially on roundabouts! Never quite had it to the point of hanging the bum out but it didn't feel quite right. Now with the tighter rear it feels a lot better

 

ive had a look at the tyre thats low on tread and its lower than i thought, about 1mm above the minimum marks so gonna get a new tyre on saturday get car checked over at same time

 

if its 1 mm above legal limit

id check other things first before replacing it

 

Having 2 tyres with different tread depths won't help.

And running a tyre at that sort of depth won't help.

First thing I'd check is the presures as you have and then the makes of the tyres.

 

Depends how good quality they are as well mind, I wouldn't drive on some cheap tyres with 8mm tread over decent ones with 4mm

 

i have the wrong attitude but il drive on anything that goes round

and that i wont get a pull on lol

 

ok ill get it checked over first then

 

Mine doesn't handle well in ANY weather. :facepalm:

 

Did you crash it into the sea and then fish it out after 4 years?

 

you win some you lose some lol

 

fair point does look a bit like that lol

 

Returning to the original subject...

There is a school of though that states that your best tyres should be on the back - the thinking being that understeer is easier to correct than oversteer.

As is happens I don't agree with this policy, and have argued against it when it has been discussed, but if the back end is loose, then this is something to consider. If you try this, then adjust tyre pressures accordingly (esp at the front).

 

Returning to the original subject...

There is a school of though that states that your best tyres should be on the back - .................

I always put fresh tyres on the back because you get many "free" miles from them before transfering them to the front and letting them wear down.