Discussion
Not long got back from my first drive in the Elise for about ten days and thought a moment of stupidity could be a good warning to those who've recently acquired their first Elise.
Rained hard today but thought the roads were dry. On my way home ... nice roundabout and clear road...playtime
In wide aim for the apex and .....whoops.... understeer big time. Half armful of extra lock and off the throttle....whooaay
... backend out.....wakey,wakey Tim. Opposite lock, feed in the throttle....straightening out and off in the right direction......BUT, so nearly a prang.
Of course all this happened so quickly I'm not sure that's exactly what I did (apart from the understeer/oversteer/phew!) but the point is I've been driving ESP equipped front drivers for the last couple of thousand miles and didn't give myself time to reacclimatize to the Elise.
Its been said a thousand times before but be careful, particularly in the wet
Rained hard today but thought the roads were dry. On my way home ... nice roundabout and clear road...playtime
In wide aim for the apex and .....whoops.... understeer big time. Half armful of extra lock and off the throttle....whooaay
... backend out.....wakey,wakey Tim. Opposite lock, feed in the throttle....straightening out and off in the right direction......BUT, so nearly a prang. Of course all this happened so quickly I'm not sure that's exactly what I did (apart from the understeer/oversteer/phew!) but the point is I've been driving ESP equipped front drivers for the last couple of thousand miles and didn't give myself time to reacclimatize to the Elise.
Its been said a thousand times before but be careful, particularly in the wet
When mine decided to fall off a roundabout last December I WAS being careful. At only 25mph it was a write off. AND i very nearly got it back.
I love the Elise but in my experience greasy/diesel/icey conditions are a threat akin to riding a motorbike. Once it goes and you start hitting stuff the damage seriously accelerates.
I was fishtailing and all I thought about was the damage and totting it up! "Funny how the mind works".
I love the Elise but in my experience greasy/diesel/icey conditions are a threat akin to riding a motorbike. Once it goes and you start hitting stuff the damage seriously accelerates.
I was fishtailing and all I thought about was the damage and totting it up! "Funny how the mind works".
sneakypete said:
When mine decided to fall off a roundabout last December I WAS being careful. At only 25mph it was a write off. AND i very nearly got it back.
I love the Elise but in my experience greasy/diesel/icey conditions are a threat akin to riding a motorbike. Once it goes and you start hitting stuff the damage seriously accelerates.
I was fishtailing and all I thought about was the damage and totting it up! "Funny how the mind works".
I did exactly the same.
Only had the car 4 hours, very slow impact with lamp post....write off....gutted.
Very similar situation to Tippers description above , but accelerated lightly, but too early
coming off the roundabout and fish tailed off the road. Have to say that it certainly taught
me to treat the car with much more respect when wet. I drive around grannyish when wet and
am planning on some sort of driving course or another in the not to distant.
Well done Tipper in keeping it together
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