First rwd car need tips

First rwd car need tips

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Ron240

3,423 posts

134 months

Saturday 16th January 2021
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Bloxxcreative said:
I've had more near death experiences in fwd by driving above my ability and not knowing the car than I have in rwd.
This is not a reflection on one drive system being safer than another...it simply means that you have been driving like an idiot more often in fwd vehicles. biggrin

Having said that driving above your ability will always be potentially more serious in a rwd vehicle.

brisel

930 posts

223 months

Saturday 16th January 2021
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Ron240 said:
Having said that driving above your ability will always be potentially more serious in a rwd vehicle.
And changing which direction you are facing as you go through the hedge.

But it is easier to recover from understeer than it is from oversteer

Ron240

3,423 posts

134 months

Saturday 16th January 2021
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brisel said:
But it is easier to recover from understeer than it is from oversteer
Which is precisely my point.

P.S. Had you said you agree with what I said at some point in your post then I would not have felt any need to reply. smile



Edited by Ron240 on Saturday 16th January 21:03

robbyd

636 posts

190 months

Saturday 6th March 2021
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Personally I'd turn whatever aids the car has off, and then you'll find out what its, and your limits, are going to be.

Fonzo

152 posts

74 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Tommie38 said:
You’re 23. Go find a Macdonalds car park and do some donuts FFS.

HTH biggrin
This. What's the point of being young if you're not going to be stupid?

Volvolover

2,036 posts

56 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Have you binned it yet OP?