Well ladies and gents for the 1st time ever I spun my S! I've had the S for a little over a year now and never had any problem with this till today. Headed to work this morning and coming around a 90 degree turn in damp weather. I always take this road to work every morning and have never had any problems till today. I'm coming around the turn at about 15-20mph and bam the rear comes out. I ease off the gas and try to steer my way out, but it was too late. I had spun a 180 jumped a very small curb and slid into some grass about 20ft from a fence . Got out of my car to inspect for damage and luckily there was none. I did however notice a film on the road which seems to have been the culprit of this accident. Fortuanatley there were no cars or pedestrians out at this time and by the grace of GOD I get to drive off unharmed.

P.S. Can we get a badge made for this?...

 

sounds like coolant. Thank goodness you were not on a motorcycle....

 

it appeared to be runoff from someones home or a spilled by bottle that trickled down the curb and made it's way on the road .

 

wait, you spun out going 15-20 mph?

 

Yea the road was a bit wet from rain and it appears the fluid on the road assisted w/ this as well

 

Lol, i would've been shaking. Good to hear no damage though.

 

Oh I was . I've driven a few RWD vehicles (Boxster, MR2 Spyder, and G35) in the rain w/ no problems. Although I did spin the Spyder once on ice, but that's another story. But yea I was shaking in my Pumas I'm not gonna lie.

 

thats kind of scary just at 15 to 20mph. glad to see you and your car are safe. hopefully this doesnt have to happen to anyone else..

 

from what i've learned with RWD cars, if you feel the rear start to go out, you don't lift off the throttle because you'll shift weight from the rear to the front tires, which will then cause you to lose even more grip from the rear wheels. instead, you're supposed to stay on the throttle as necessary while correcting the direction of the car's spin through the steering wheel.

i'm sure other, more knowledgeable folks will chime in.

p.s. glad you're safe, and you should see if you need new tires.

 

^ thanks for the info you're right. Now I think of it I have done this before w/ the S in the rain before and regained control. I panicked a bit when I was spinning