944 on the water....:(

[thom]

I experienced with a certain bitterness last summer that my beloved and cherished 944s2 had a ridiculously bad roadholding in puddles....(if adherence hadn't come back my car would have fusioned with a tree)
Did some of you guys experience the same?

>>> Edited by thom on Friday 16th November 16:53

[thom]

oh yeah but I really don't like the lines of the convertible, I think the rear looks too thick
What tires do you use?

[thom]

Well I don't think I'll venture on making some set ups...I like my car for it's completely original:I bought it in Germany and it has a sticker "super bleifrei" on the right rear window which,I think, tells all about where it comes from;I like authenticity
Anyway thanks for the information
Oh yes, something else I'd like to know:which are the best places to go to in Great Britain for spare parts (if ever I hit that tree after all...)

Edited by thom on Friday 16th November 19:50

[thom]

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If you feel the back's a bit lively, try the old Q-car capri trick - a couple of bags of sand in the boot,get more weight over the rear wheels

It sounds a pretty good idea but actually the problem is not the back being too lively but both front end and back end are too lively: I think there is a too much important lack of mass in the "middle" of the car

[thom]

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Even simpler to fix, just follow JSG's example and eat more

Well my weight is 65kgs and I know I should be at least 85kgs...
but getting heavier might not improve the balance in curves I think:
the other day I drove my cousin (110kgs) and still the rear unscrewd in a tight curve (which my cousin will remember all his life I'm afraid