Yes be careful how fast you take corners as the F and TF are not very forgiving in the wet :lol:

This happened to us when we first brought our F and it snaked but managed to keep it under control :broon:

 

yeah instinct kicked in and i took control of it

take it when you're goin fast, like on bends on motorways, i should watch the speed then? not got very good traction? should definitely remember im not in a ZT anymore!

 

Is this your first RWD car?

When cornering remember slow in fast out, in other words do all your braking before the corner. On good tyres there should be no problem in the wet with traction, just be careful how you apply the throttle.

 

Is this your first RWD car?

When cornering remember slow in fast out, in other words do all your braking before the corner. On good tyres there should be no problem in the wet with traction, just be careful how you apply the throttle.

this is the reason i will never let my brother drive my car, he always brakes mid corner!!!!

 

yer take a bit of getting used to lol , i came from an audi quattro

 

No, they take sensible driving


:getcoat:

 

yep first rwd car

just a wee shock because ive been driving all week no problem, even on motorway on relatively steep curves and no problems

is it only really when accelerating as opposed to general speed?

because i was at traffic lights and first in queue to turn left when they went green...just too quick while turning, yeah?

 

because i was at traffic lights and first in queue to turn left when they went green...just too quick while turning, yeah?

Sounds like it.

 

something it shares with the MX5,used to work at a repairers that covered the free insurance with MX5's years ago,every time it rained a handful would turn up lol

yer take a bit of getting used to lol , i came from an audi quattro

I had the old wedge shaped quattro on an A reg,it could lash down,nothing even phased it for a second lol great car,well high in my top 10 of cars i've owned list

 

on corners i ride on my clutch. i think its the fastest way out. u break and clutch it and down shift but ride on the clutch. once u've turned relese the clutch and u'll off the corner fast !

 

that is quite possibly the worst and most dangerous thing you can do in a rwd car.....and a fwd car come to think of it.

 

sensible driving...pah!

 

So nearly losing it at a set of traffic lights is a good thing???

 

that no wear clutch out? what gear you in while doin that and what advantage does havin clutch down prove?

 

dont think it wears out the clutch that much. but say ur on forth gear and then doing a shart left turn - if u shift it second and turn (and apply break) it will slow the car down. but with the clutch depressed and down shifted it will cut the gas but when u relese it it will still have the throttle and the car will be at higher rev so as soon as ur out and released it will give a faster turn. cant really explain. u can try and u'll see what i mean !!!
u can try this down shift and hold the clutch then realese the clutch as soon as ur out of corner.

 

it wasnt through not driving sensibly...it was through not having driven in this type of car in the pishing rain before!!!

 

im dreading when winter really kicks in with snow and ice

 

Then you just drive sensibly within your limits and those of the car. It is just a car. Years ago when we used to have proper winters everyone got around in their RWD cars just fine by driving SENSIBLY.

 

Perhaps it's time for another .ORG skid pan day

 

that sounds good chris

 

Most people's instincts cause them to brake and steer away from the skid. You must steer into the skid and accelerate gently to regain control of the rear-wheel drive vehicle!

 

It's getting to panic time again.


That's me that's starting to panic.

Getting near to 9 years of F & TF ownership and I've still failed to spin out on a public road. Looks like I need some lessons. I wish I'd read how bad the F was before I bought my first - at least I'd have been ready to wrap it around a post.

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It's getting to panic time again.


That's me that's starting to panic.

Getting near to 9 years of F & TF ownership and I've still failed to spin out on a public road. .

i've had few wet day skids on my previous cars. first thing first u skid only for 20/30 to 40 secs. during that time think how u r feeling(i mean feel which way ur cars tail is going) and steer accordingly.

every time i had situation like this i did do this all in those 20/30 secs. that 30sec felt like forever thou. god few times sharp 90dec right turn on wet on the green light at 80k/h skided and did 360 and end up my car on the other lane going back where i came from ! lucky for me did do all the steering when i was nearly having a hert attack. made a perfect 380 and drove off fast(there was cars comming behind me !)

well i drive crefully these days! but learnet how to stay calm while having a skid. really helps. i think i have been blessed.

 

had my first experience today!

its pouring down and light turned green, went to turn corner and the arse of my car slid out left, then right, then straightened up again!

this just cos it was wet or something?

was scary!

You need to take some of the lead out of your right boot my old fruit...

LESS LEAD, MORE HEAD!!

These things will bite yer arse if you put too much power on too early, we've all done it.

Good luck!

 

I did remind him it was a RWD car when he took it :lol:

 

It sounds to me as though you had a bit of diesel spillage on the road making you tires slippy. Or you have cheap tires with no tread on them. If the latter blame the LAST owner for his cheepness.

 

LAST owner for his cheepness.

haha unlikely!!!

 

In this case I doubt the tyres are a problem.

 

Toyos are good enough tyres, and I know that Curgy doesn't skimp when it comes to maintenance. I suspect the wet conditions, maybe a diesel spill, and inexperience with RWD may be to blame.