Pussifying American teens one vehicle at a time. Who needs ESC? Maybe driving school should actually teach how to control a vehicle in a dangerous situation, such as oversteer on a wet road.
In all honesty, it's extremely difficult to teach people that stuff if they have no interest in it learning it. Most people that I know that have recently gotten their licenses would just panic in a situation like that, even if they had been taught what to do. I was in a Taurus with a friend and she bounced it off a curb multiple times at 35mph because she panicked when I told her to floor it.
My physics teacher said to keep counter-steering until you gain control, yeah have fun, If you do that in any FWD car you will find a wall or a tree very soon. Two Fridays ago It was very wet after raining all day, after school I was driving home and went around a left off-cambered corner faster than I should've (30MPH, which was the limit), the back end slid out just a little bit, I already had my foot on the gas because I was going up hill, there was a guardrail already right next to me, I kept the steering wheel turned left and my foot stayed where it was, about 2-3 seconds later the back end snapped back under me like someone hit an off switch. My back bumper was probably only a couple inches for hitting the guardrail. If I counter-steered I would've smacked that guardrail before I would even knew what was happening. Good thing I learned this myself, I actually learned not to counter-steer in Forza 4, just about every time I did it a went off track. And my dad told me later.
Dont lift off the throttle is probably the best thing there, weight transfers forwards reducing traction on the already unloaded rear end. Can be pretty killer in a fwd. FWD cars, tail goes out, point the drive wheels in the direction you want to go and increase throttle. The rear will snap back in
someone drowned a liberty walk GT-R good friggin' riddance That guy should end up in the pond too, for taking vertical pictures.
I think that the camera just glitches and makes them look like they have 10 spokes because I think I can regonize those wheels (can't remember the name tho). They look good on Volvos but I would prefer them an inch or two smaller.
They are called Ocean MK18 and they are worshiped by Volvo rednecks as being the best rims in the world.
Turns out you can get BMWs pretty cheap. There's a 2008 528i with all the options and 113k miles for ~$12k. There's probably something horribly wrong with it, but if it's not messed up that's pretty neat. There's also a 2011 328 for 14k, and a 2011 328i xdrive with 76k miles for 11k
$3,500 I wouldn't even pay $200 for this civic the rice is strong with this one http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/honda/auction-982437198.htm thought it would be a bit of a laugh.
I found that the rear right tire on my E46 has a sidewall bulge. They have around 7,000 miles on them, and are only a couple years old. I can't get them warranted, as I wasn't who originally purchased them. It's a shame, since they still have a lot of tread left. I'm now having to get new tires in addition to refinishing the wheels, which will be very costly. It's a Kumho Ecsta 4X 255/35ZR19 96W XL. I'll be staying away from Kumho tires from now on.
I know very little about tires. Is a sidewall bulge dangerous enough that you have to replace the tire?
A sidewall bulge indicates that the inner liner has been damaged, and the thin sidewall piles are the only thing preventing the tire from a blowout. It definitely justifies getting a replacement tire. On another note, any recommendations for replacement tires?
Stupid question, I know. I asked mainly because one of our cars developed a small sidewall bulge a few days before it was due to have all tires replaced. It looked nothing like that whatever that is though .
