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Bent!
Well, cruising around with some friends on some back roads, my friend said i wouldn't be able to get my car sideways cause its awd. it was a little wet out. so i decided to gun it from a 90 degree stop sign intersection and crank the wheel. result?
car went sideways, then proceeded to nearly smack parked cars on BOTH sides of the road. and the were wayyy off the road nowhere near the actual road. never ever again will i attempt a traction loss maneuver in the SVX.
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Just for laughs i took my friends for a ride im my fwd svx and threw it broadside, pulling the emergency brake. Quite fun for a little until you about hit a hill
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I highly suggest you start ordering some of the guys' bushings (i.e. svxfiles) and the Koni inserts.... then try that again (in an open parking space with no cars )
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Cars aren't toys. dcb |
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Hmm. In the rain, if I jumped on it in my SVX, there was no amount of sliding involved. The front wheels slipped for a fraction of a second and the rears caught up. The car always proceeded straight (assuming I kept the wheels straight).
The corvette on the other hand...that thing twisted crooked from dead stop. RWD/Positraction does that to you I think. I don't know why one would try to get their car sideways...it does a lot of damage to the tires and wheel bearings - neither of which are cheap.
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in the train wreck of life, remind me not to pull you out of the rubble
Tom |
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I'm actually rather shocked that out of all the replies to this thread, only two have been critical.
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I agree.
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Also: No sex before marriage, enjoy alcohol in moderation, and do not remove this tag from mattress. yea, i was surprised to not see all that much tongue and finger wagging - see, ya tried something new, it didn't work out like you imagined it in your head, and you learned a valuable lesson. Theres and amazing curve in my hometown that circles a full 180 degrees with perfect visibility too see oncoming traffic and nice soft grass on the sides; the best part of my day is sliding sideways through it!
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the only real sidways sliding acton I had in an svx landed me in a tree.....
Dont kids theese days read warnings?
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Your car can fly?!?!?!
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Allow me to rephrase: Children shouldn't be allowed to drive, absent adult supervision.
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dcb Last edited by dcarrb; 10-19-2007 at 05:43 AM. |
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Why the **** would you even make a thread about this? The utter stupidity of some people like you are what lands innocent bystanders in the hospital. I could go further, but why even waste my breath. I had destroyed a Ford Explorer out of my own stupidity and its something I'll never do again. You should take that poor car, put a for sale sign on it, and get it to someone who is going to appreciate it and treat it proper.
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Damnit.. I made sure it was impossible for me to touch a car. And if i don't lose traction in a controlled environment and learn how the car reacts what happens when it uncontrollably happens in the rain?
I'm not the kinda guy who cruises down the highway doing 30 over the speed limit. I have gotten a ticket, learned my lesson. I don't drive like a moron or speed. i guarantee you that's the only time i ever do that in the SVX. car means too much to me to do otherwise. someone delete the thread please. I admit it was a stupid thing to post. it was more of a plea for what should actually happen if i encounter an awd traction loss.
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I am not saying that you can take it there and try drifting it... but it is a fantastic way to see how it handles at the limit. Jim
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