OT paging car buffs with apologies to Simon Atkinson

On the gas, in a FWD car, you shouldn't lose the back end, the car will
just understeer, sometimes a lot.

What exactly were you trying to do that caused this freaky occurence?

 

Depends on the car. If there's more weight at rear it's quite possible
to induce a rear-wheel slide in some circumstances.

 

You're saying she's got a fat arse aren't you?

 

Is that when it goes wobbly and you think ooo it shouldn't have done
that? You can add understeer to the list of terms that i really don't
know exactly what it is describing - much like torque. (whistles
innocently) I just know it is fine for the school run but no use for
anything else as I can't throw it around like I did in the golf. Still
it was only meant to be a boring school run car.

You know that bend onto the A50 - well if you try to go round it at 95
the back tries to overtake you. But the golf and the ZXR do it with no
probs so how was I supposed to know the thing wouldn't? That was the
first one. Stamping hard on brakes coming up to a roundabout that
wasn't there last time was the second. And it is so slow at the top
end, you need about 5 miles to get it from 95 to 107 which is where it
stubbornly stayed. And I think it needs respraying from dark blue
because invisible to 4 by 4 drivers who kept trying to change lane
when I was next to them. And it's longer and wider which means I have
to think about narrow lanes and parking. Oh and I've made the speakers
sound funny already - I hadn't realised Iron maiden had rereleased
Number of the beast.

And what's with the top 3 - Iron Maiden, a cover of Against all odds
and Elvis FFS.

 

[understeer]

No, understeer is (hmm how can I best describe this in girly-speak?)
OK.. understeer what happens when you turn the steering wheel to say 2 o
clock, keep the accelerator floored and the car steers as though it's
going at about 10 past 12.. pretty much all front wheel drive cars do
this, to some extent.

I think I know where you mean. I'd just stick it in top cog early on
and keep the grumble pedal planted, it's a diesel, that's all you can
do.

That's expected behaviour... surprising you didn't see a roundabout
until brake stamping distance though.

Like I said the other day, the soul of an accountant..

That's called a new car, on their insurance... I've had a truck do that
to a fiesta I was in, it's exhilarating.

Chart nonsense, I guess.

 

3 hours sleep, no coffee before going out the door...

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lady Nina

You silly mare, that's just bloody stupid.

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Yeah, but I'm alive and the sex was worth it.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lady Nina

Oh. You should have said.

<confession mode>

I once drove from Stornoway to Tarbert whilst fucking *hammered*, just
for a legover.

</cm>

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Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

ITIYM for 'I'm sorry, it's never happened before, it must be the
drink'

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lady Nina

Oddly, no. I seem to be completely immune to brewer's droop. I have no
clue why.

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Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Nigel Eaton says...

Same here. Booze has the opposite effect.

 

I gather that our chatting on the phone kept Matt awake? Either that or
you just decided to wake him up for the hell of it when you went to bed?

I was knackered this morning and I got 4 and 1/2 hours sleep so I'm not
surprised you were tired. Aside from the usual suicide pheasants my
school run passed without incident. Although I did have an unexpected
encounter with a herd of cows on the way home - car definately needs a
wash now.

 

Lozzo wrote

Coo I wish. Show me a glass of beer and me dick goes on strike.

 

No, this was the Saturday night.

I'm always tired.

Yuck.

 

steve auvache says...

Some of my most memorable shags have been when I was 3/4 shitfaced.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Grimly Curmudgeon

" "

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Memorable for you, maybe.