Wonderboy
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Went out last night with my rear seats out, spare wheel, and another few bits which didn't weigh very much. I must say, my little 1.0L 12V felt a lot faster. What I found out though, is that all that weight taken out from the back, along with standard suspension, and 13" wheels, the car becomes very slidey.
This is was the first time I had ever driven without my spare wheel, and never again!
We were heading home and I went round a round about, maybe a little too fast, and my front wheels just slipped away from me and I hit the curb, followed closely by a mate who also hit the curb after me.
I had a flat tyre and buggered the wheel. Lucky enough my mate - who drive a corsa - had just left us, so we gave him a phone and he came down and gave me his spare wheel to fit.
Ironic or what?
Now I've got to get a new wheel and tyre, and take the old one too the dump. 
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Dave A
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so in short, you removed some weight from the car, drove it faster than usual, lost control on a roundabout and crashed?
sorry but 
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Wonderboy
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Basically, yes. Although I'm being honest when I say I wasn't going round it all that fast, my front wheels just slid away from me.
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MatthewR
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What is the point of this???/
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Wonderboy
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quote:
Originally posted by MatthewR
What is the point of this???/
The point in this, is to let people who that standard suspension, 13" wheels and no weight in the back isn't a good combination.
And to always keep a spare wheel... 
[Edited on 12-05-2007 by Wonderboy]
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MatthewR
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Right
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Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
so in short, you removed some weight from the car, drove it faster than usual, lost control on a roundabout and crashed?
sorry but
Ive done the same
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mattk
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corsas understeer like fcuk, I only appreciated how shocking the handling was when i got in the saxo, But errrm yeah I span my corsa 3 times on the roundabout at the top of our road
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Ian
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I think removing the stuff didn't actually affect the handling that much as the car still understeered. You were just going too fast.
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Carl
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also i doubt he has high performance tires on his 13" steelies.
Young drivers wonder why they get raped for insurance.
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Chris F
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Wonderboy
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quote:
Originally posted by Carl
also i doubt he has high performance tires on his 13" steelies.
Young drivers wonder why they get raped for insurance.
No, they aren't high performance tyres, and I admitted I was in the wrong.
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VegasPhil
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I love budget tyres 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Carl
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Originally posted by VegasPhil
I love budget tyres
yeah, best place to skrimp on seen as though its the only thing connecting nearly one tonne of metal to the ground.
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Chris F
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
I love budget tyres
195/45/15 Ditchmasters
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mattk
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mine are 185/50/14`s no shitty budgets for me, mine are mid range ones
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Chris F
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
mine are 185/50/14`s no shitty budgets for me, mine are mid range ones
Mine are ok Kumho (how ever u spell it lol)
cant complain for 27 each
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VegasPhil
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quote:
Originally posted by Carl
quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
I love budget tyres
yeah, best place to skrimp on seen as though its the only thing connecting nearly one tonne of metal to the ground.
This is why I get the decent ones haha.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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mattk
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mine were 55 quid each
they wanted 88 quid each for the perellis i wanted
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Hoddo
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I 180'd my corsa round an island in the rain the other night, this prolonged dry spell caught me out. back end just slid out and I ended up facing the other way.
I was going to fast for the conditions mind.
[Edited on 12-05-2007 by Hoddo]
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AndyKent
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TBF, you must've been, back don't just step out on its own does it....
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mattk
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I used to do mine on purpose, over did it 3 times thoug 
Approch the roundabout in 3rd gear at 35ish, turn in, the front slides, turn in more, then lift off and slideeeeee
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dannymccann
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why do corsas understeer so much, they are shocking, my sri particularly doesnt like accelerating (not particularly hard, mind) and steering at the same time
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AK
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if two of you did it..... prob oil on the roundabout
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaCF
quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
I love budget tyres
195/45/15 Ditchmasters
Tested and endorsed by Paul J.
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